Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS El Paso, TX

398 
WWUS44 KEPZ 132338
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET
IN THE GILA REGION REGION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.A PACIFIC WINTER STORM JUST OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
MOVE INTO TO ARIZONA TONIGHT AND INTO NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL BEGIN PRODUCING RAIN SHOWERS WEST OF DEMING LATE
TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD EAST FRIDAY MORNING. FOR THE GILA
REGION SNOW WILL BEGIN AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND
THEN DROP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS
POSSIBLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE END OF
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET SOME MIXED RAIN AND
SNOW COULD OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...BUT THIS SNOW
LIKELY WOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACE. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON STRONG
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOR 7500 FEET AND ABOVE. WE MAY SEE
BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOWER DOWN ON THE MOUNTAIN. SNOW FALL
TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET 1 TO 4
INCHES BELOW 7500 BY FRIDAY EVENING.

NMZ415-140745-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT
438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM
MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* EVENT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS BY FRIDAY
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER
  ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7500 FEET. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW
  PACKED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELING WILL BE HAZARDOUS.
  THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW.

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NMZ402-140745-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.121214T0600Z-121215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY...


* EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 
  INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE 
  TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY FRIDAY 
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A 
  RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. 

* IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND 
  PASSES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED 
  AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: WILL START AROUND 9000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND 
  LOWER TO 7000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW 
  COULD ALSO FALL FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ414-416-140745-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

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


* EVENT: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY 
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS. A RAIN 
  SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. 

* IMPACT: SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROADS AND PASSES BETWEEN 5000
  AND 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK.
  ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING
  CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


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.

&&

$$

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WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET
IN THE GILA REGION REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON... 

.A PACIFIC WINTER STORM JUST OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL MOVE INTO TO ARIZONA THIS MORNING AND INTO NEW MEXICO LATER
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN PRODUCING RAIN SHOWERS
WEST OF DEMING LATER TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD EAST LATER THIS
MORNING. FOR THE GILA REGION SNOW WILL BEGIN AT HIGH ELEVATIONS
LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DROP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING.
HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES
BY THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON. FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET SOME MIXED
RAIN AND SNOW COULD OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...BUT THIS
SNOW LIKELY WOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACE. BY THIS AFTERNOON
STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOR 7500 FEET AND
ABOVE. WE MAY SEE BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOWER DOWN ON THE
MOUNTAIN. SNOW FALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE
7500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 BY THIS EVENING.

NMZ415-141500-
/O.CON.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT
1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...


* EVENT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS BY THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER 
  ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7500 FEET. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME 
  SNOW PACKED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELING WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NMZ402-141500-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...


* EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 
  INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE 
  TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY LATER THIS 
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A 
  RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. 

* IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND 
  PASSES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED 
  AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: WILL START AROUND 9000 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO
  7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD
  ALSO FALL FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ414-416-141500-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012

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


* EVENT: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS 
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS. A RAIN 
  SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. 

* IMPACT: SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROADS AND PASSES BETWEEN 
  5000 AND 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME 
  POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE 
  CONDITIONS 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

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.

&&

$$

437 
WWUS44 KEPZ 141356
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...A WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE
GILA REGION REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A PACIFIC WINTER STORM IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA WILL MOVE INTO NEW
MEXICO LATER THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING
WITH RAIN SHOWERS SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE AREA. FOR THE GILA
REGION SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET LATER THIS
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO
8 INCHES BY THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON. FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET
SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES
POSSIBLE... BUT THIS SNOW LIKELY WOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACE.
BY THIS AFTERNOON STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN THE THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOR 7500 FEET
AND ABOVE. WE MAY SEE BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOWER DOWN ON THE
MOUNTAIN. SNOW FALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE
7500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 BY THIS EVENING.

NMZ415-150200-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT
656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS BY THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER 
  ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7500 FEET. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME 
  SNOW PACKED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELING WILL BE 
  HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF
YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

&&

$$

NMZ402-150000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 
  INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LOWERING
  TO 7000 FEET BY LATER THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND ISOLATED
  THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000
  AND 7000 FEET.

* IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND 
  PASSES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED 
  AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 
  SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: WILL START AROUND 9000 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO 
  7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD 
  ALSO FALL FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ414-416-150200-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS 
  MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS. A RAIN 
  SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. 

* IMPACT: SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROADS AND PASSES BETWEEN 
  5000 AND 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND 
  SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME 
  POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE 
  CONDITIONS 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING LATER IN THE EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

LUNDEEN

342 
WWUS44 KEPZ 142259
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...A WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE
GILA REGION REGION THROUGH THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON..ALONG WITH
SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH
EARLY EVENING...

.A PACIFIC WINTER STORM OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE
MOVING TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW MAY LAST A COUPLE MORE HOURS BUT THEN RAPIDLY END. HEAVY SNOW
FELL THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND BY ENDING TIME EARLY THIS
EVENING A TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS. 

NMZ415-150100-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/
/O.EXA.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT
359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* EVENT: TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS
  BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACT: SNOW AND A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE
  LIKELY THIS EVENING. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND
  SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR
  DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING LATER IN THE
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ402-150000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 
  INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. 

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY. 

* IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SNOW PACKED AND SLICK ROADS AT
  HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY NEAR EMORY PASS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 15
  NORTH OF SILVER CITY.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6500 FEET WITH
  OCCASIONAL MIXED RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 5500 FEET.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ414-416-150100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE ENDING
  THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACT: SNOW PACKED AND SLICK ROADS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ALSO
  GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING
  CONDITIONS.

* WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

979 
WWUS44 KEPZ 142359
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
459 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012


NMZ402-150100-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
459 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE GILA REGION WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST. WIDELY SCATTERED FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS
COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. 

$$

NMZ414>416-150100-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...
PINON
459 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. 

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION WITH JUST
ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM MST WITH LITTLE TO NO
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$
JMG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
416 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY AS THE FLOW PATTERN
BECOMES MORE SOUTHERLY. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE
NORMAL WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS FROM WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. A
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH AREA AND GENERATE RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE BOOT HEEL AND GILA REGION OF NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT. THE SCATTERED RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL
SPREAD EASTWARD ON FRIDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE FOR
MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA REGION WHERE A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND POSSIBLE BLOWING
DUST WILL AFFECT THE DESERT LOWLANDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED DURING THE WEEKEND AS ADDITIONAL
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. MOUNTAIN ZONES
WILL HAVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WHILE THE LOWLANDS
REMAIN DRY. THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK WILL HAVE DRY CONDITIONS
AND SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
DRY MILD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AS THE FLOW PATTERN ALOFT
BECOMES MORE SOUTHERLY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO
MIDDLE 60S ACROSS THE DESERT LOWLANDS. THIS AFTERNOON...MOISTURE
AND CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC
BASED WINTER STORM SYSTEM. SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THE SYSTEM
IS ON THE WEST COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO DIG FURTHER SOUTH ALONG
THE CALIFORNIA COAST BEFORE TURNING INLAND TONIGHT. THE INCREASING
MOISTURE WILL FUEL RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWER ACROSS ARIZONA
AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...BEFORE SPREADING EASTWARD ON
FRIDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL TAKE A DIAGONAL TRACK ACROSS NEW
MEXICO FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE NORTHEAST ON FRIDAY AND LIFT OUT
OF THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING.

CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE IS BEING PULLED UP OVER THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH AND WILL ALLOW FOR NUMEROUS RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS.
RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN A HALF AND A WHOLE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. BEST CHANCE
OF PRECIPITATION WITHIN THE LOCAL FORECAST AREA WILL BE OVER THE
GILA REGION WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FURTHER SOUTH AND EAST OF THE
AREA. THE WARM MOIST AIR MASS WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS HIGH OVERNIGHT
WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 7000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000
FEET DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY AS COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA REGION. MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES WILL
MOST AFFECTED BY SNOW AMOUNTS. SILVER CITY WILL INITIALLY SEE
RAIN SHOWERS BUT THAT COULD CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATER IN THE DAY
ON FRIDAY. THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL START GETTING SNOW
SHOWERS LATER ON FRIDAY AND COULD GET BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES IN
SOME LOCATIONS. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR FOR THE DESERT
LOWLANDS. A FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO OCCUR WITH THE
SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO BE A FACTOR WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE
WINDS WILL PRIMARILY BE A PROBLEM FOR AREAS ALONG THE BORDER AND
FAR EASTERN ZONES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO TIGHTEN AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT
MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER ALONG EXPOSED
RIDGE LINES...MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA
MOUNTAINS. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN DUST
PRONE AREAS OF THE LOWLAND DESERTS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE
REGION.

AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS
PAIR OF WEAKER SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH STATE. THESE
SYSTEMS WILL HAVE MUCH LESS MOISTURE TO WORK WITH AND WILL LIKELY
ONLY BE ABLE TO GENERATE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FOR
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WHILE THE LOWLANDS REMAIN DRY. CONDITIONS
WILL IMPROVE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS A SHORT WAVE HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE MOVES OVER THE STATE AND MAINTAINS MILD AND DRY CONDITIONS.
THE PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WITH MORE WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE MILD SIDE WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS AT OR ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION....VALID 13/12Z-14/12Z...
P6SM SKC-FEW250 THRU PD WITH S TO SE WINDS UP TO 10KTS. CLDS WILL
INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH BKN SKIES OVERNIGHT. AREAS OF
SHRA AND SHSN WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GILA REGION AFT 06Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
UPPER FLOW WILL BE TURNING SOUTHWEST AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM DIGS
SOUTH ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
WARM TODAY WITH HIGHS 4 TO 8 DEGREES WARMER WITH WINDS GENERALLY
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 10 MPH. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE
MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA TONIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION
SPREADING INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INITIALLY START OUT AROUND 8000 FEET BUT FALL DURING THE DAY
FRIDAY TO AROUND 5500-6000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS. LOWLAND RAINS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DESERT REGION
WITH CHANCES DECREASING AS YOU HEAD SOUTH AND EAST TOWARD FAR WEST
TEXAS AND THE SOUTHERN OTERO PLAINS. IN ADDITION TO THE
PRECIPITATION...WINDS WILL ALSO BE AT LEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL WITH OCCASIONAL BREEZY CONDITIONS
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH DRY
CONDITIONS RETURNING FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 65  50  60  40  55 /   0  10  40   0   0
SIERRA BLANCA           67  43  63  35  60 /   0  10  20   0   0
LAS CRUCES              64  43  55  30  53 /   0  20  40   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              62  39  55  35  53 /   0  10  50   0  10
CLOUDCROFT              46  29  33  21  39 /   0  20  60  10  10
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   62  38  56  32  51 /   0  40  60  10  10
SILVER CITY             57  38  45  30  42 /   0  80  80  10  10
DEMING                  62  40  53  29  53 /   0  30  60   0  10
LORDSBURG               65  42  52  33  51 /   0  60  70  10  10
WEST EL PASO METRO      65  49  61  39  55 /   0  10  40   0   0
DELL CITY               63  40  61  31  56 /   0  10  30   0   0
FORT HANCOCK            69  48  62  34  63 /   0  10  30   0   0
LOMA LINDA              61  45  53  34  52 /   0  10  30   0  10
FABENS                  66  48  62  31  59 /   0  10  30   0   0
SANTA TERESA            63  44  60  30  54 /   0  10  40   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          61  45  55  35  53 /   0  10  40   0  10
JORNADA RANGE           63  37  56  21  53 /   0  20  40   0   0
HATCH                   61  38  54  28  50 /   0  20  50   0   0
COLUMBUS                63  45  56  32  52 /   0  30  50   0   0
OROGRANDE               63  43  56  31  55 /   0  10  40   0  10
MAYHILL                 56  36  46  26  48 /   0  20  60  10  10
MESCALERO               55  32  44  22  47 /   0  20  70  10  10
TIMBERON                52  33  45  26  44 /   0  20  60  10  10
WINSTON                 57  34  48  22  43 /   0  80  80  10  10
HILLSBORO               59  38  49  29  46 /   0  40  70  10  10
SPACEPORT               61  37  56  30  51 /   0  20  50   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            56  34  43  26  46 /   0  90  90  10  10
HURLEY                  58  38  44  28  46 /   0  60  70   0  10
CLIFF                   63  38  48  30  48 /   0  90  80  10  10
MULE CREEK              60  33  47  15  45 /   0  80  80  10  10
FAYWOOD                 57  36  46  24  46 /   0  40  70   0  10
ANIMAS                  65  42  53  25  51 /   0  60  70  10  10
HACHITA                 64  40  55  29  51 /   0  50  60   0  10
ANTELOPE WELLS          67  42  54  30  53 /   0  50  60   0  10
CLOVERDALE              62  45  51  30  48 /   0  60  60   0  10

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NMZ402.

TX...NONE.
&&

04 LUNDEEN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
613 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-141315-
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-
613 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DRY AND MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED. A WINTER STORMS SYSTEM
WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE AREA TODAY. MOISTURE AND CLOUDS WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO
OCCUR OVER THE BOOTHEEL AND GILA REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INITIALLY START OUT ABOVE 7500 FEET BUT WILL LOWER TO 6500 TO
7000 FEET BY MORNING. MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES IN THE GILA REGION
MAY BE IMPACTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE ON A TRACK FROM
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TO NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE GILA REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET DURING
THE DAY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW. LOWLAND AREAS WILL HAVE
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS WITH FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE. THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE SNOW LATER IN THE DAY
WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE BORDER REGION AND FAR WEST TEXAS
WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING
DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS OF THE LOWLAND
DESERTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE
WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE STATE. DRY CONDITIONS
WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE AREA MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THIS OFFICE.

LUNDEEN