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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
619 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-231230-
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-
619 AM MDT WED MAY 22 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CONTINUED VERY DRY
WITH SEASONALLY WARM TEMPERATURES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST UP NEAR THE
BREEZY CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW RED
FLAG WARNING CRITERIA...BUT WILDFIRE DANGER DOES INTENSIFY DUE TO
THE EXTENDED DROUGHT CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. CONTINUED DRY WITH
WARMING TEMPERATURES. AFTERNOONS WILL BE BREEZY TO LOW-END WINDY
HELPING TO KEEP WILDFIRE CONCERNS ELEVATED. LOWLAND TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE 90S EACH AFTERNOON. THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...GULF
MOISTURE MOVES OVER HUDSPETH AND OTERO COUNTIES GIVING THOSE AREAS
A SLIGHT RISK OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WHILE THE
REST OF THE AREA REMAINS FREE OF STORMS. MONDAY ONWARD LOOKS LIKE
THE MOISTURE SLIDES EAST OUT OF THE AREA WITH ALL AREAS DRY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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