Red Flag Warning 17, NWS El Paso, TX

930 
WWUS84 KEPZ 131314
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
714 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012


...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY ALL AREAS FROM 12 PM TO
9 PM...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM FOR
THE WEST TEXAS ZONES...

.INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MINIMUM RH
DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TO MID TEENS FOR ALL AREAS
EXCEPT THE GILA WILDERNESS REST OF TODAY. ON FRIDAY CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY OVER THE ENTIRE AREA...AS 20-FOOT WINDS
STRENGTHEN FURTHER AND MIN RH FALLS SLIGHTLY FURTHER. THE TROUGH
WILL CARRY A WINTER STORM SYSTEM THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY...RESULTING
IN INCREASING MOISTURE OVER MOST AREAS EXCEPT FAR W TEXAS.

TXZ055-056-132100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.A.0016.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
714 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055 AND 056...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR
FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND 056...

* TIMING: RED FLAG WARNING: 12 PM TO 9 PM TODAY. FIRE WEATHER
  WATCH: 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND:  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH TODAY AND
  SATURDAY.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY: FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

NMZ110>113-132100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.120413T1800Z-120414T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
714 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 110...111...112 AND 113...

* TIMING: 12 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TODAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY: FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

TRIPOLI

833 
WWUS84 KEPZ 132019
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
219 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING...

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DESERTS AND
THE WEST TEXAS ZONES...

.STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS A LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MINIMUM RH
DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TO MID TEENS ALL AREAS REST OF
TODAY. ON SATURDAY CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS WILL BE NEAR AND EAST
OF THE THE RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY. THE TROUGH WILL CARRY A
WINTER STORM SYSTEM INTO THE REGION AS WELL...RESULTING IN AN
INCREASE IN MOISTURE OVER AREAS FURTHER WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY.


TXZ055-056-141400-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.FW.A.0016.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0018.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
219 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND
056...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND
056...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING: RED FLAG WARNINGS: 12 PM TO 9 PM TODAY...AND FROM 11 AM
  TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING. SATURDAY: 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY: FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NMZ112-113-141400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.FW.W.0018.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
219 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND
113...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 112 AND
113...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: RED FLAG WARNINGS: 12 PM TO 9 PM TODAY...AND FROM 11 AM
  TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING. SATURDAY: 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY: FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NMZ110-111-140300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
219 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 AND
111...

* TIMING: 12 PM MDT TO 9 PM MDT TODAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY: FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. 
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$
TRIPOLI

885 
WWUS84 KEPZ 140253
RFWEPZ

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
853 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM SATURDAY FOR
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO DESERTS AND
THE WEST TEXAS ZONES...

.STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION
THROUGH SATURDAY...AS A LARGE COMPLEX UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP MINIMUM RH
DOWN TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TO MID TEENS NEAR AND EAST OF
THE THE RIO GRANDE RIVER VALLEY. THE TROUGH WILL CARRY A WINTER
STORM SYSTEM INTO THE REGION AS WELL...RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN
MOISTURE OVER AREAS FURTHER WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON SATURDAY.

NMZ112-113-TXZ055-056-141400-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.FW.W.0018.120414T1700Z-120415T0200Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL LOWLANDS AND SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
853 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055 AND 056......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER
ZONES 055 AND 056...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 055 AND
056......RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY FOR STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES
055 AND 056...

* TIMING: RED FLAG WARNINGS: 11 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY.

* WIND: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* MINIMUM HUMIDITY: FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS.

* IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY.
  OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXTREME FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

NMZ110-111-140400-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-120414T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS-SOUTHWEST DESERTS AND LOWLANDS-
853 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 110 AND
111...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE RED FLAG
WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
439 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
OUR BRIEF TASTE OF SUMMER THUNDERSTORMS IS OVER AS WE REGRESS BACK
TO SOME TYPICAL SPRING TIME WEATHER OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS. A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL STORM NEAR THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S. WILL GRADUALLY
MOVE TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL BRING
GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL BOTH DAYS BEFORE BEGINNING A
DOWNWARD SPIRAL. ON SATURDAY WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG ALONG
WITH BLOWING DUST. THE UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SPREAD SOME SHOWERS TO
WESTERN PORTIONS OF OUR AREA...AND THEN SPREAD EASTWARD OVER MOST OF
THE REST OF THE BORDERLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. A SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL
ALSO PUSH THROUGH...USHERING IN SEVERAL DAYS OF BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. THE UPPER LOW WILL LIFT OUT TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON
SUNDAY...ALLOWING A DECREASE IN WINDS AND CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF
MOUNTAINS SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. WITH THE COOLER AIR
SOME LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET. THE COOL
TEMPERATURE WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY BEFORE DRY WARM WEST FLOW ALOFT
DEVELOPS AND WARMS TEMPERATURES BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
OUR LITTLE TASTE OF SUMMER WILL WIND DOWN TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH
SPRING LIKE CONDITIONS RETURNING FOR THE WEEKEND AND FIRST PART OF
NEXT WEEK. LARGE NEGATIVELY TILTED LONG WAVE TROUGH CONTINUES OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WEST COAST OF THE U.S.  OLD VORT CENTER
ROTATED UP TO THE PAC NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT...AND ALLOWING A SHORT
WAVE TROUGH THROUGH OUR AREA LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE DRY SLOW
BEHIND THIS TROUGH HELPED DESTABILIZE THE EASTERN CWA AND WHERE THE
DEEPER MOISTURE REMAINED...SOME RATHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPED. THIS MOISTURE WAS ABLE TO HANG ON IN THE EXTREME EASTERN
PORTIONS OF HUDSPETH AND OTERO COUNTIES THIS MORNING...NOT AS FAR
EAST AS THE MODELS ARE SHOWING. BUT INCREASING DRIER WEST WINDS
TODAY SHOULD PLACE THE DRYLINE WELL TO OUR EAST BY THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS STRONG CYCLO-GENESIS
OVER EASTERN COLORADO OCCURS.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...LONG WAVE TROUGH...NOW MORE NEUTRALLY ORIENTED
WILL OVER THE WEST COAST FRIDAY AND OVER THE GREAT BASIN SATURDAY
WITH A LOW CLOSING OFF NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS. THIS WILL KEEP WINDS
IN WINDY CATEGORY FRIDAY AGAIN AND THEN ON SATURDAY AS STRONGER
CYCLO-GENESIS OVER EASTERN COLORADO WITH GOOD LEE SIDE TROUGHING
DOWN EASTERN NEW MEXICO OCCUR. WINDS LOOKING LIKE THEY WILL REACH
ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS THE UPPER LOW APPROACHES THE FOUR CORNERS...A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL SPREAD TO THE CWA FROM ABOUT DEMING WEST
SATURDAY MORNING. MOISTURE SHOULD BE LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM THOUGH
SO RAINFALL SHOULD REMAIN ON THE LIGHT SIDE. MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
STRONG SHORT WAVE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE LOW ROTATING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE CWA SATURDAY NIGHT SO SHOULD BE A BRIEF WINDOW OF CHANCE OF
SHOWERS ALL AREAS AT THAT TIME. SURFACE COLD FRONT ALSO PUSHES
THROUGH JUST AHEAD OF THE SHORT WAVE. GOOD COLD ADVECTION WITH THE
FRONT...AND CURRENT SATELLITE SHOWS LARGE POCKET OF COLD AIR JUST IN
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH JUST REACHING CALIFORNIA.

SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THE UPPER LOW WILL LIFT OUT OVER THE CENTRAL
PLAINS SUNDAY ALLOWING THE CLOUDS TO DECREASE SOME. WILL KEEP A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS GOING OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT AS MODELS SHOW EXTENSIVE AREA OF WRAP AROUND MOISTURE
LINGERING OVER MUCH OF NEW MEXICO. THIS MOISTURE SHOULD DISAPPEAR
THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. AIRMASS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WELL
ENTRENCHED WITH TEMP DROPS OF 10-15 DEGREES FROM SATURDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET WITH EVEN A FEW MIXED RAIN/SNOW
SHOWERS POSSIBLE DOWN TO 6000 FEET...BUT WITH THE LIMITED MOISTURE
DO NOT EXPECT MORE THAN A COUPLE OF INCHES...MOSTLY ABOVE 7000 FEET.

TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...ZONAL FLOW DEVELOPS AND SHOULD KEEP MOST OF
THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK DRY AND WARMER. HIGH TEMPS SHOULD CLIMB
BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY WEDNESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 12/12Z-13/12Z.
VFR CONDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD. INCREASING SCT/BKN LAYERS
FL180 AND ABOVE. AFT 18Z...SURFACE WINDS INCREASING WEST 17-23 KTS
WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 KTS. WINDS DMSHG AFT 01Z...EXCEPT GUSTS TO 35
KTS CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN AND
THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
RED FLAG WARNINGS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING ALL AREAS EXCEPT
ZONE 110. FIRE WEATHER WATCH ALL AREAS FRIDAY AS RED FLAG CONDITIONS
APPEAR TO BE LIKELY FOR FRIDAY ALL AREAS. DESPITE THE WINDS BEING
EVEN STRONGER ON SATURDAY...RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE MARGINAL AS
HUMIDITY LEVELS INCREASE SOME. CENTRAL AND EASTERN LOWLANDS MAY STILL
END UP MEETING CRITERIA THOUGH. LOOK FOR WINDS TO REACH 20-30 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS OF 30-40 MPH ON
SATURDAY. UPPER LOW TO NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WILL SPREAD SOME SHOWERS TO THE GILA REGION AND LOWLANDS FROM ABOUT
DEMING WEST. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL SPREAD TO MOST OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. THE LOW LIFTS OUT TO THE
NORTHEAST SUNDAY...ALLOWING CLOUDS TO DECREASE SOME...THOUGH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL REMAIN FOR THE MOUNTAIN ZONES THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT. SOME LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE...MAINLY ABOVE 6500
FEET FOR THE MOUNTAIN ZONES.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 82  59  83  61  79 /   0   0   0   0   0
SIERRA BLANCA           82  53  84  53  80 /   0   0   0   0   0
LAS CRUCES              80  46  81  48  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              81  48  80  47  76 /   0   0   0   0   0
CLOUDCROFT              55  38  58  32  53 /   0   0   0   0  10
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   76  47  77  48  67 /   0   0   0   0  10
SILVER CITY             68  40  70  42  58 /   0   0   0  10  30
DEMING                  79  41  79  45  71 /   0   0   0   0  10
LORDSBURG               79  41  78  42  65 /   0   0   0  10  30
WEST EL PASO METRO      82  56  81  58  76 /   0   0   0   0   0
DELL CITY               83  43  85  47  83 /   0   0   0   0   0
FORT HANCOCK            84  53  86  54  83 /   0   0   0   0   0
LOMA LINDA              77  52  78  53  72 /   0   0   0   0   0
FABENS                  83  54  84  54  80 /   0   0   0   0   0
SANTA TERESA            82  48  82  50  77 /   0   0   0   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          80  53  81  56  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
JORNADA RANGE           80  38  80  38  73 /   0   0   0   0   0
HATCH                   79  41  80  44  69 /   0   0   0   0   0
COLUMBUS                83  46  79  48  71 /   0   0   0   0   0
OROGRANDE               84  53  82  52  78 /   0   0   0   0   0
MAYHILL                 67  40  67  39  62 /   0   0   0   0   0
MESCALERO               64  35  67  34  60 /   0   0   0   0  10
TIMBERON                67  38  70  37  62 /   0   0   0   0   0
WINSTON                 67  39  67  38  56 /   0   0   0   0  10
HILLSBORO               74  45  74  44  63 /   0   0   0   0  10
SPACEPORT               79  46  78  45  69 /   0   0   0   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            68  31  71  33  57 /   0   0   0  10  40
HURLEY                  72  38  72  40  60 /   0   0   0   0  30
CLIFF                   72  33  73  34  62 /   0   0   0  10  40
MULE CREEK              67  30  67  34  56 /   0   0   0  10  50
FAYWOOD                 73  38  74  41  65 /   0   0   0   0  20
ANIMAS                  77  42  77  43  65 /   0   0   0  10  20
HACHITA                 83  38  80  40  66 /   0   0   0   0  20
ANTELOPE WELLS          82  42  82  46  67 /   0   0   0   0  20
CLOVERDALE              77  41  75  45  61 /   0   0   0  10  20

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
     NMZ111>113.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
     FOR NMZ110>113.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
     TXZ055-056.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
     FOR TXZ055-056.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR TXZ419.

&&

17/99

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
635 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-131330-
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-
635 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AFTERNOON WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE
POSSIBLE OVER DESERT AREAS BUT DO NOT EXPECT MUCH IMPACT WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

WINDY ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. CHANCE OF
MOUNTAIN SHOWERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY OVER MOUNTAINS...WITH
SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. OTHERWISE NO HAZARDOUS
WEATHER EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

HEFNER

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1225 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-131200-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA...
ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...
WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...
HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
1225 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

...STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM TO MOVE INTO THE BORDERLAND THIS
   WEEKEND...

A VERY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
COAST...WILL START TO PROGRESS SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES AND EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A MIXED BAG OF
POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THE BORDERLAND STARTING
THURSDAY...AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE EACH DAY OVER THE AREA
BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY...AS HIGH SPEED JET
STREAM WINDS ALOFT MOVE OVERHEAD THIS WEEKEND. A SURFACE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP TO THE EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...CREATING
A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES
MIXING DOWN THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING AND
INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL EVENTUALLY BECOME 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR
HIGHER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND OVER
THE MOST OF THE AREA SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE STRONG PACIFIC COLD
FRONT. AREAS OF LOW LAND BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES MOST OF THE AREA
BY SATURDAY EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS IN LOW VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10
WEST OF LAS CRUCES...TO THE ARIZONA STATE BORDER. VERY DRY
CONDITIONS ALONG WITH THE HIGH WINDS...WILL LEAD TO VERY HIGH FIRE
DANGERS ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

THIS PACIFIC STORM STILL WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND EVEN
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...STARTING IN THE GILA WILDERNESS SATURDAY.
THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST
TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS AND SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6500 FEET.

IF YOU ARE MAKING PLANS FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OR TRAVEL IN THE
BORDERLAND THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...PLEASE MONITOR THE EL PASO NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE
MEDIA OUTLET FOR FUTURE UPDATES ON THIS PENDING SPRING STORM.

20 NOVLAN