Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued by NWS
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1113 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013
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UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
1113 AM MDT WED JUN 12 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WILL MAINTAIN HOT
AND DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND IN THE
GILA REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL
NOT PRODUCE VERY MUCH RAINFALL WITH ONLY SPOTTY LIGHT AMOUNTS
EXPECTED. THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS. SMOKE FROM
THE SILVER FIRE MAY SETTLE DOWN INTO VALLEYS AND COMMUNITIES NEAR
THE FIRE BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
MOISTURE WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM EAST TO WEST ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ISOLATED LOWLAND AND
SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BOTH DAYS. THE
INCREASED MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES
THROUGH SATURDAY. HOT AND MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE
AREA ON SUNDAY AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH
LOWER 100`S EXPECTED FOR THE LOWLANDS. RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL HELP
FUEL ISOLATED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY...BUT REPORTS OF
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ARE ALWAYS WELCOME.
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