Hazardous Weather Outlook Issued by NWS
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1138 AM MDT SUN JUN 16 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-
1138 AM MDT SUN JUN 16 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
SCATTERED MOUNTAIN AND ISOLATED TO SCATTERED LOWLAND SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORMS MAY
PRODUCE PERIODS OF MODERATE RAINFALL...SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT
LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER. DENSE BLOWING DUST
RESULTING FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR IN DUST
PRONE AREAS OF THE LOWLAND DESERTS. STORMS WILL DISSIPATE LATER
TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
THERE SHOULD BE A DECREASE IN THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON MONDAY AS A
DRY WESTERLY FLOW BEGINS TO PUSH MOISTURE MORE TO THE EAST. AREAS
WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE SHOULD BE MOSTLY DRY AND WARM WHILE
ISOLATED STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE RIVER. MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS MAY STILL BE ABLE TO GENERATE A FEW ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SPOTTY AND LIGHT. TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY SHOULD BE EVEN LESS ACTIVE WITH FEW IF ANY SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING. A SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY RETURN FLOW
PATTERN ON THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL ALLOW
MOISTURE TO RETURN TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN
A INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THAT WILL PERSIST
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE
NORMAL AND HOT WITH LOWER 100`S EXPECTED FOR THE DESERT LOWLANDS
ALL WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUIRED...BUT SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO REPORT OBSERVED SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THIS OFFICE.
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