Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS El Paso, TX

546 
WWUS44 KEPZ 222128
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
228 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES...BRISK WINDS...HEAVY
SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH FROM THE
FOUR CORNERS REGION INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA TONIGHT...MOVE OVER THE
NEW MEXICO BOOTHEEL EARLY FRIDAY...AND THEN TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO FRIDAY NIGHT. TONIGHT A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL
USHER IN A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS INTO THE REGION ON GUSTY
WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TWO FEATURES WILL PRODUCE A MIX
OF HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BORDERLAND AT
ALL ELEVATIONS. WITH BELOW FREEZING SURFACE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MOST AREAS...ALL ELEVATIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO GET SNOW. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER AREA
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS A LARGE PORTION OF THE LOWLANDS...ESPECIALLY
THE LOWLANDS OF SIERRA AND GRANT COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF LUNA AND DONA ANA COUNTIES. AS THE UPPER STORM
APPROACHES THIS EVENING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN OVER THE GILA
REGION. AT THE SAME TIME SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AS UPSLOPE EASTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT PRODUCE SNOW. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL
OVER THE REGION AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS ACROSS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF WEST TO EAST LATE
FRIDAY WITH SOME SNOW REMAINING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR
MOST OF THE BORDERLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE CHRISTMAS
WEEKEND.

NMZ030>032-230600-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T0600Z-111224T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.111223T0600Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
228 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY
NIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
  OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS
  SOUTH. SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH...3 TO 5 INCHES NORTH.
  SOME NORTHERN LOCATIONS COULD SEE UP TO 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW
  OVER THE HIGHER LOWLANDS.

* TIMING: THE SNOW COULD START AS EARLY LATE TONIGHT AND LAST
  THROUGH FRIDAY LATE FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED AFTER FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE DAY.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY.

* WINDS:WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE EAST THIS EVENING AND
  INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AT AROUND 5000
  FEET THIS EVENING...AND QUICKLY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY MIDNIGHT
  AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.


&&

$$

NMZ022-023-230600-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.111223T0000Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
228 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY
NIGHT...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED AFTER
  MIDNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MID-DAY. GENERALLY 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW
  IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER 9 TO 14 INCHES IS LIKELY OVER HIGHER
  TERRAIN WITH UP TO 18 INCHES OVER PARTS OF THE BLACK RANGE.

* TIMING: THE SNOW COULD START AS EARLY AS SUNSET THIS EVENING AND
  LAST THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED
  AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY.

* WINDS:WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST THURSDAY 
  EVENING AND INCREASE TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AT AROUND 5000
  FEET THURSDAY EVENING...AND QUICKLY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY
  MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&


$$

NMZ025-230600-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.111223T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
228 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* EVENT: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO
  MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EAST SLOPES DUE TO
  UPSLOPE CONDITIONS. GENERAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS
  EXPECTED. HIGHER SNOW AMOUNTS LIKELY OVER SOME EAST SLOPE AREAS.

* TIMING: SNOWFALL WILL START EARLY THIS EVENING...PERSIST THROUGH
  FRIDAY...AND TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY. 

* WINDS:WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST THURSDAY 
  EVENING AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AT AROUND 5000
  FEET THURSDAY EVENING...AND QUICKLY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY
  MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&


$$

NMZ024-230600-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T0600Z-111224T1200Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO
228 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...


* EVENT: LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATE
  THIS EVENING...WITH PERIODS OF HEAVIER SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY.
  SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE OTERO COUNTY
  LOWLANDS. SOME LOWER MIDSLOPE AREAS COULD SEE HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING: FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW COULD START AS EARLY AS TONIGHT.
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MID MORNING FRIDAY...
  LASTING OVERNIGHT...AND DIMINISHING SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS
  OF THE REGION.

* WINDS:WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST THIS EVENING
  AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 30 MPH...HIGHER GUSTS OVER WEST
  SLOPES.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AT AROUND 5000
  FEET THIS EVENING...AND QUICKLY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY
  MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

TXZ055-056-230600-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T1800Z-111224T1200Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
228 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO
5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* EVENT: A FEW OVERNIGHT FLURRIES WITH NO ACCUMULATION ARE
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO DEVELOP
  AFTER MID MORNING ON FRIDAY AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL OF 1
  TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SOME EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS MAY SEE
  HIGHER AMOUNTS.

* TIMING: FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW COULD START AS EARLY AS TONIGHT.
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MID MORNING FRIDAY...
  LASTING OVERNIGHT...AND DIMINISHING SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS
  OF THE REGION.

* WINDS:WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST THIS EVENING
  AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 30 MPH...HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE OVER WEST SLOPES.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START AT AROUND 5000
  FEET THIS EVENING...AND QUICKLY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY
  MIDNIGHT AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

BIRD

258 
WWUS44 KEPZ 230502
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES...BRISK WINDS...HEAVY
SNOW TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA WILL
CONTINUE DROPPING SOUTH AND EAST OVERNIGHT...TO BE NEAR THE NEW
MEXICO BOOTHEEL FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND OVER WEST TEXAS SATURDAY
MORNING. AT THE SURFACE A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH WEST ACROSS THE
AREA OVERNIGHT. CURRENTLY THE FRONT EXTENDS NORTH AND SOUTH UP THE
RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SHOULD REACH THE NEW MEXICO-ARIZONA BORDER
BY AROUND DAYBREAK FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY THIS FRONT OVERNIGHT...WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 40
MPH ALONG WEST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. COLD AIR LAGGING SOMEWHAT
BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL MOVE IN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND CHANGE MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION OVER THE LOWLANDS FROM RAIN TO SNOW. LIGHT
SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING INTERMITTENTLY TONIGHT OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS
AND SHOULD BECOME HEAVY FRIDAY MORNING.

HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWLANDS... ESPECIALLY SIERRA
COUNTY AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LUNA AND DONA ANA
COUNTIES. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL OVER THE
REGION AS IT SLOWLY TRACKS ACROSS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF WEST TO EAST LATE FRIDAY WITH SOME
SNOW REMAINING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THERE
IS POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR MOST OF THE BORDERLAND
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND.

NMZ030>032-231300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.111223T1200Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE
  NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE ZONES...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE
  SOUTHERN SECTIONS.

* TIMING: THE SNOW SHOULD START EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH
  LATE FRIDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST THROUGH THE NIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG
  WEST SLOPES OF TERRAIN.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS THIS EVENING WILL BE AROUND 6000
  FEET...AND QUICKLY FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS BY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ022-023-231300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
FRIDAY NIGHT...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
  15 INCHES OR GREATER OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN FALLING AND SHOULD BECOME
  HEAVIER OVERNIGHT...AND LAST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO THE EAST LATE TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD BE AT OR NEAR THE SURFACE AT
  THIS TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ025-231300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 10 INCHES. HEAVIER
  SNOWFALL UP TO 14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN FALLING TONIGHT AND
  SHOULD BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS
  EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

TXZ056-231300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T0600Z-111224T1200Z/
HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES LIKELY.

* TIMING: A FEW RAIN SHOWERS MAY FALL OVERNIGHT...TURNING TO SNOW
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON
  AND EVENING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WEST
  SLOPES OF TERRAIN AND THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH LATER FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS AT AROUND 5000 FEET TONIGHT WILL
  QUICKLY FALL TO THE SURFACE BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING..

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NMZ024-231300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T0600Z-111224T1200Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES.
 
* TIMING: SOME LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS TONIGHT WILL TURN TO SNOW BY
  AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER
  WEST SLOPES.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AROUND 5000 FEET WILL FALL TO
  THE SURFACE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

TXZ055-231300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T1800Z-111224T1200Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
1002 PM MST THU DEC 22 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO
5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING: A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS OVERNIGHT WILL TURN TO SNOW
  FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST SLOPES AND CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT AROUND 6000 FEET WILL FALL TO
  THE SURFACE BY AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

HEFNER

406 
WWUS44 KEPZ 231307
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
607 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.AN STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF ARIZONA TODAY
AND TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. AT THE SURFACE A COLD FRONT BARRELED WEST
THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE
AREA. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IN RESPONSE
TO THE UPPER STORM WILL BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO ALL
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN LARGE PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS...
ESPECIALLY SIERRA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LUNA
AND DONA ANA COUNTIES. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF WEST TO EAST LATE FRIDAY WITH SOME SNOW REMAINING OVER EASTERN
PORTIONS INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR MAJOR
TRAVEL IMPACTS FOR MOST OF THE BORDERLAND FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AHEAD OF THE CHRISTMAS WEEKEND.

NMZ030>032-232300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
607 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE
  NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE ZONES...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE
  SOUTHERN SECTIONS.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS ALL DAY TODAY LASTING INTO THE MID EVENING
  HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED LATE MORNING THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: WINDS BE NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY AND BREEZY AND GUSTY. 15
  TO 25 MPH...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG WEST SLOPES OF
  TERRAIN.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS AT DESERT AND VALLEY FLOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ022-023-232300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
607 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF
  15 INCHES OR GREATER OVER MID-ELEVATION SLOPES.

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN FALLING AND SHOULD BECOME
  HEAVIER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...LASTING INTO THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING TO NORTHEAST THIS MORNING
  AND CONTINUE BREEZY AND GUSTY 15 TO 25 MPH.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS AT DESERT AND VALLEY FLOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ025-232300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
607 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS 6 TO 10 INCHES. HEAVIER
  SNOWFALL UP TO 14 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER HIGH ELEVATIONS.
*
  TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS ALREADY BEEN FALLING OVERNIGHT.
    ADDITIONS SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST
    SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
    MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING THEN DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

TXZ055-232300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.111223T1500Z-111224T1200Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
607 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 1 TO 3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS
  POSSIBLE. 

* TIMING: SOME EARLY MORNING FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW. HEAVIER
  SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE
  TAPERING TO FLURRIES SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST SLOPES AND CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS AT DESERT FLOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NMZ024-TXZ056-232300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
607 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW FLURRIES AND LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING.
  HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER 
  WEST SLOPES. WINDS EXPECTED TO SLACKEN BY NOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS AT DESERT AND VALLEY FLOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

BIRD

536 
WWUS44 KEPZ 231721
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
TODAY AND TRACK ACROSS FAR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. AT THE SURFACE A COLD FRONT BARRELED
WEST THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE
AREA. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IN RESPONSE
TO THE UPPER STORM WILL BRING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO ALL
ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE
THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN LARGE PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS...
ESPECIALLY SIERRA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LUNA
AND DONA ANA COUNTIES. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER
OFF WEST TO EAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH LIGHTER SNOW
REMAINING OVER EASTERN PORTIONS INTO MID DAY SATURDAY. THIS EVENT
WILL IMPACT ROADS AND TRAVEL SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY AND SATURDAY AHEAD
OF THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY.

NMZ024-TXZ056-232300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH
  FLURRIES CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND NOON BEFORE ENDING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...HIGHER GUSTS TO 35 MPH OVER
  WEST SLOPES. WINDS EXPECTED TO SLACKEN BY NOON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE 
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

TXZ055-232300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH
  SOME FLURRIES CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND NOON BEFORE ENDING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  PARTS OF THE REGION. 

* WINDS: EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WEST SLOPES AND CHANNELED AREAS. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ022-023-232300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES...
  WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 16 INCHES OR GREATER OVER HIGHER ELEVATION
  SLOPES.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF TO
  FLURRIES BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ025-232300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES.
  HEAVIER SNOWFALL UP TO 15 INCHES IS POSSIBLE OVER HIGH
  ELEVATIONS.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH ABOUT SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING
  AND THEN TAPERING TO FLURRIES TROUGH ABOUT NOON.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ030>032-232300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
1021 AM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS
  OF THE ZONES...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SOME FLURRIES
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH 
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST 
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY 
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE 
  LIKELY. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

HEFNER

192 
WWUS44 KEPZ 232259
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
359 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
MEXICO OVERNIGHT AND INTO WEST TEXAS SATURDAY MORNING. AT THE
SURFACE A COLD FRONT BARRELED WEST THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT
BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE AREA. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IN RESPONSE TO THE UPPER STORM WILL BRING
NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO ALL ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION. HEAVY
SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE THE MOUNTAINS AND EVEN LARGE PORTIONS
OF THE LOWLANDS...ESPECIALLY SIERRA COUNTY AS WELL AS THE
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF LUNA AND DONA ANA COUNTIES. THE SYSTEM WILL
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL OVER THE REGION TONIGHT BUT THEN
BEGIN TAPERING OFF MOST AREAS BY MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST A BIT LONGER INTO MID DAY SATURDAY EAST OF EL PASO.

NMZ022-023-240600-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES
359 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES...
  AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE THIS MORNING OF 10 TO 16
  INCHES.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW TONIGHT...TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES BY
  AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ030>032-240600-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
359 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5
  INCHES...AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE FRIDAY MORNING OF 4
  TO 7 INCHES. 

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THIS EVENING WITH SOME FLURRIES
  CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING.

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ024-TXZ056-240600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
359 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE FRIDAY MORNING OF 4
  TO 8 INCHES...HEAVIEST SOUTH OF ALAMOGORDO.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH 
  FLURRIES CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND NOON BEFORE ENDING. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS
  OF THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ025-240600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
359 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
  INCHES...AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE FRIDAY MORNING OF
  10 TO 18 INCHES.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH ABOUT SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING 
  AND THEN TAPERING TO FLURRIES TROUGH ABOUT NOON. 

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT TO NEARLY
  IMPOSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF THE REGION. ROAD CLOSURES ARE LIKELY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

TXZ055-240600-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
359 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST
SATURDAY...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
  INCHES...AND STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SINCE FRIDAY MORNING OF 4
  TO 8 INCHES...GREATEST IN NORTHEAST EL PASO.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH 
  SOME FLURRIES CONTINUING UNTIL AROUND NOON BEFORE ENDING. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE OR LESS IN THE HEAVIEST
  BANDS OF SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT ACROSS PARTS
  OF THE REGION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

HEFNER

778 
WWUS44 KEPZ 240616
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1116 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...A WEAKENING WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD JUST
SOUTH OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER OVERNIGHT AND INTO FAR WEST
TEXAS SATURDAY MORNING. A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN
OVERNIGHT WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE. MEANWHILE...MOISTURE AND ENERGY
WRAPPING AROUND THE CIRCULATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW OVER OTERO COUNTY AND FAR
WEST TEXAS THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. SKIES WILL CLEAR FROM
WEST TO EAST AFTER THE NOON HOUR.

NMZ025-241430-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0010.111224T0616Z-111224T1700Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1116 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.


* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY AND THEN
  TAPERING TO FLURRIES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED IN SPOTS WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A HALF MILE IN SNOW. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY
  BECOME DIFFICULT IN THESE AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 4 INCHES OF
  SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NMZ024-TXZ055-056-241430-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0010.111224T0616Z-111224T1700Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...
DELL CITY
1116 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SATURDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY AND THEN
  TAPERING TO FLURRIES THROUGH ABOUT NOON. 

* IMPACT: ROADS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SNOW COVERED IN SPOTS WITH
  VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SNOW. TRAVEL WILL
  LIKELY BECOME DIFFICULT IN THESE AREAS. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2
  INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

&&

$$

NMZ022-023-030>032-240730-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-111224T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
1116 PM MST FRI DEC 23 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* EVENT: THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAVY
  SNOW EARLIER FRIDAY IS SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM THIS AREA. SNOW
  SHOWERS WRAPPING AROUND THE BACK SIDE OF THE STORM WILL BRING A
  FEW ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD
  BE AN INCH OR LESS...MAINLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.


$$

FAUSETT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
313 PM MST WED DEC 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE DIVING OUT OF THE ROCKIES AND
INTO THE BORDERLAND FOR FRIDAY. SNOW...DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS...WILL
SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
INTO FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE
EASTERN GILA ACROSS SIERRA COUNTY AND INTO THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS. LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR AS YOU MOVE SOUTH...BUT
COULD STILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT TRAVEL. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A GRADUAL WARMUP WITH DRY
CONDITIONS FOR NEXT WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LOW PASSING JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA. SOME LOW
CLOUDS CURRENTLY OVER THE GILA WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE COMING
THROUGH OVERNIGHT WHICH COULD BRING A FEW RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS TO
THAT AREA. OTHERWISE SHOULD SEE LOWS TONIGHT A LITTLE WARMER THAN
LAST NIGHT DUE TO INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND INCREASING
CLOUD COVER...MAINLY OVER THE NWRN CWA.

TOMORROW AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS WITH A DEEPENING UPPER
LOW DIVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. ECMWF AND GFS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THIS
UPPER LOW AS IT MOVES INTO THE BOOTHEEL OF NM BY 00Z SAT...SOME
DIFFERENCES SHOW UP IN THE PRECIP AMOUNTS. THIS UPPER LOW LOOKS
SIMILAR TO THE ONE A COUPLE WEEKS BACK WHEN MANY AREAS OF NM SAW
BETWEEN 2-6 INCHES. VERY STRONG DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW
AS WELL AS SOME VERY COLD AIR. DOES NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH IF ANY OF
THE PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL FALL AS RAIN...EVEN
IN THE LOWLANDS. H85 TEMPS WILL BE WELL BELOW ZERO BEHIND COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THU NIGHT/FRI MORNING. THE MAIN CONCERN I
HAVE IS THERE IS NO MOISTURE TAP...ALL MOISTURE IS MOVING DOWN
THE ROCKIES INTO OUR AREA SO NOT QUITE SO CONFIDENT ON THE QPF
TOTALS OF OVER THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER SIERRA COUNTY. CUT
DOWN QPF AMOUNTS FROM MODELS JUST A BIT ACROSS THE NORTH. FOR NOW
AM LOOKING AT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 5-10 INCHES EASTERN SACS...4-8
EASTERN GILA AND SIERRA COUNTY...1-4 INCHES DONA ANA...LUNA AND
OTERO COUNTY PLAINS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FURTHER NORTH IN
THOSE COUNTIES WITH 1-3 INCHES HIDALGO...EL PASO AND HUDSPETH
COUNTIES. GIVEN FRI IS GOING TO BE A BUSY TRAVEL DAY BEFORE
CHRISTMAS...WILL ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR ALL AREAS TO
HEIGHTEN AWARENESS OF THIS SYSTEM. HIGHS FRIDAY WILL LIKELY NOT
GET OUT OF THE 30S ANYWHERE WITH MANY AREAS EVEN IN THE UPPER 20S.

SKIES WILL START TO CLEAR FRI NIGHT WITH NWRN CWA CLEARING FIRST
WHICH WITH THE FRESH SNOW WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL QUICKLY.
COULD SEE LOWS APPROACHING SINGLE DIGITS IF SKIES CLEAR OUT QUICK
ENOUGH. GENERALLY HAVE LOWS IN THE 15-20 DEGREE RANGE. REMAINDER
OF THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO REMAIN COOL AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH REMAINS
JUST TO OUR SOUTH AND E-NE WINDS KEEP WARMER AIR FROM RETURNING.

FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK...A PATTERN CHANGE WILL BE
OCCURRING WITH A MORE ZONAL FLOW SETTING UP ACROSS THE REGION
WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY WARM WITH HIGHS
POSSIBLY APPROACHING 60 BY WED WITH DRY CONDITIONS.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 22/00Z-23/00Z.
SCT-BKN CLOUD COVER HAS BEEN DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH
OF NM AND EASTERN AZ...WELL AHEAD OF AN UPPER LOW OVER UTAH.  CLOUD
BASES ARE MOSTLY RUNNING BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET.  SOME OF THIS
CLOUD COVER WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT WILL PERSIST IN A FEW
AREAS... PARTICULARLY OVER NEW MEXICO.

OTHERWISE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO DOMINATE THROUGH THURSDAY...
WITH INCREASING MID AND UPPER-LEVEL CLOUD COVER...AND LIGHT WINDS.
A BACKDOOR FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON THURSDAY EVENING...
GENERALLY AFTER 00Z.  SNOWFALL FROM THE UPPER LOW OVER UTAH WILL NOT
AFFECT AREA TERMINALS UNTIL AFTER 00Z FRI AS WELL.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
LOW AND MID-LEVEL CLOUDS ARE INCREASING FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON...WELL AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
THAT IS MOVING INTO UTAH.  THESE CLOUDS WILL TEND TO HANG AROUND
TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING...AND MAY HAVE TROUBLE SCATTERING OUT
TOMORROW OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

LIGHT WINDS WILL PREVAIL TOMORROW AHEAD OF A BACKDOOR FRONT...
LIMITING VENTILATION RATES AGAIN.  THE FRONT WILL BEGIN MOVE INTO
PARTS OF THE SACRAMENTOS BY SUNDOWN THURSDAY...REACHING THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE BY MORNING.  MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
PREVAIL BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH EVEN THE LOWLANDS STAYING STUCK IN
THE 30S FOR MAX TEMPS FRIDAY.

MEANWHILE...THE STRONGER UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA FROM THE NORTH...SPREADING LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACROSS
MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO BY DAWN FRIDAY...POSSIBLY
REACHING WEST TEXAS BY LATER IN THE MORNING.  SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH HIGHER AND LOWER ELEVATIONS
BY FRIDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...
AND NORTH OF THE NM/TX BORDER.

DRIER CONDITIONS...WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL...WILL STAY
IN PLACE THROUGH CHRISTMAS WITH SLOWLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 33  52  34  36  24 /   0   0  40  60  20
SIERRA BLANCA TX        26  51  25  33  16 /   0  10  20  30  30
LAS CRUCES              30  53  31  33  21 /   0  10  70  70  10
ALAMOGORDO              29  51  26  33  17 /   0  10  90  70  10
CLOUDCROFT              22  36  16  22  10 /  10  20 100  80  20
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   29  50  27  32  17 /  10  10  90  60  10
SILVER CITY             26  44  26  28  14 /  10  30  90  50   0
DEMING                  28  51  30  32  15 /  10  10  60  60  10
LORDSBURG               32  48  29  34  19 /  10  10  30  30   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NMZ022>025.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NMZ030>032.

TX...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR TXZ055-056.

&&

26/25

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
558 AM MST WED DEC 21 2011

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-221300-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
558 AM MST WED DEC 21 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW AND COLD
AIR TO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW...WHILE LOWLAND LOCATIONS
EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE COULD SEE A TRACE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL NOT
GOT OUT OF THE 30'S IN THE LOWLANDS. ONLY SLIGHTLY WARMER
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.