Short Term Forecast Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
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SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
106 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
NMZ526-538>540-232100-
CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-EASTERN LINCOLN COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST CHAVES COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELK...PICACHO...ROSWELL...RUIDOSO
106 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
.NOW...
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND EASTWARD ACROSS THE
PLAINS OF EASTERN LINCOLN AND CHAVES COUNTIES. MOST OF THE ACTIVITY
WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT SPEEDS AROUND 20 MPH. SOME OF
TODAYS STRONGER STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS
AROUND 50 MPH...A BRIEF DOWNPOUR AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING. STORMS ON THE PLAINS OF EASTERN CHAVES COUNTY WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A HEAVY DOWNPOUR AND HALF INCH DIAMETER HAIL. A
FEW STORMS OUT ON THE PLAINS COULD TURN SEVERE AS THE AFTERNOON
PROGRESSES.
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NMZ512>515-527-528-232100-
EAST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-FAR NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET/RED RIVER-
RATON RIDGE/JOHNSON MESA-SOUTHERN SANGRE DE CRISTOS ABOVE 9500 FEET-
WEST SLOPES SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANGEL FIRE...MORA...CAPULIN...PECOS...
CERRO/QUESTA...RATON...SPRINGER...RED RIVER
106 PM MDT THU MAY 23 2013
.NOW...
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS. MOST OF
THE ACTIVITY WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT SPEEDS AROUND 20
MPH...WHICH SHOULD CARRY SOME CELLS ACROSS THE FAR NORTHEAST
HIGHLANDS AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. SOME OF TODAYS STRONGER
STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WITH
SMALL HAIL...A BRIEF DOWNPOUR AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING.
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