Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS El Paso, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
201 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE BORDERLAND
MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AS
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE FLOWS INTO THE REGION. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
THEN SLOWLY BUILD OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK RESULTING IN HOT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
AREA. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH MOISTURE TO BRING SLIGHT CHANCES OF
MAINLY MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE BUT OTHERWISE
MOST AREAS WILL REMAIN DRY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THERMAL/THICKNESS RIDGE AXIS
EXTENDED ON A NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST AXIS ACROSS THE CWA THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS EAST OF THE TROUGH WAS
TRANSPORTING MODERATE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE WITH DEWPOINTS RANGING
FROM THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. THIS MOISTURE PLUS HOT TEMPERATURES
WILL RESULT IN WEAK TO MODERATE INSTABILITY MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO
GRANDE WITH AFTERNOON CAPES AROUND 400 TO 1000M J/KG OVER
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. CONVERGENCE ALONG TROUGH AXIS PLUS
SURFACE HEATING SHOULD THEREFORE INITIATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
CONVECTION EASTERN ZONES. DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS ABOVE 50 F INDICATE
A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING DOWNBURSTS. WEST OF THE RIO
GRANDE SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE ADVECTING DRIER MORE STABLE AIR AND
THUS NO THUNDER IS EXPECTED.

FOR TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY WEATHER PATTERN WILL EXHIBIT LITTLE
CHANGE. AT THE SURFACE WEAK TROUGH AXIS ASSOCIATED WITH WITH
THERMAL/THICKNESS RIDGE WILL BE ALIGNED FROM NORTHEASTERN TO
SOUTH CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE CWA WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW
ADVECTING RELATIVELY MOIST AIR EAST OF THE TROUGH. IN THIS AREA
DEWPOINTS GENERALLY FROM THE MID 30S TO MID 40S IN THE AFTERNOON
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO CAPES RANGING FROM AROUND 400 TO 1000M J/KG AND
PRECIPITABLE WATER AMOUNTS FROM .75 TO ONE INCH. LITTLE DYNAMIC
FORCING ALOFT EXPECTED BUT WEAK CONVERGENCE ALONG TROUGH AXIS PLUS
SURFACE HEATING SHOULD GENERATE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION
OVER EASTERN ZONES ONCE AGAIN. WEST OF THE TROUGH AXIS A GREATER
WESTERLY WIND COMPONENT WILL SUSTAIN INFLOW OF DRIER AIR WITH
ALMOST NO RISK OF OF RAIN OR EVEN DRY THUNDER. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO REMAIN AROUND 5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL AS ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE AND WEAK WARM AIR TRANSPORT PUSH DAYTIME HIGHS AROUND 100
DEGREES ACROSS THE LOWLANDS EACH DAY.

AFTER SUNDAY LARGER SCALE TRENDS WILL INCLUDE THE STRENGTHENING
AND EXPANSION OF AN EAST-WEST RIDGE WITH AXIS BUILDING ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS. SUBSIDENCE AND WARM AIR
ALOFT SHOULD STABILIZE AIR MASS ALL LOCATIONS WITH ANY EMBEDDED
WAVES BEING SHUNTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE CWA. SUBSIDENCE AND
SUNSHINE WILL ALSO SUSTAIN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK AS
WELL. THUS WILL FORECAST MAINLY HOT DRY WEATHER ACROSS THE CWA
NEXT WEEK WITH ANY MENTION OF THUNDER MOSTLY OVER THE HIGHER
MOUNTAINS.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 21/00Z-22/00Z.
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH ONLY ISOLATED TSTORMS OVER EASTERN
HUDSPETH AND EASTERN OTERO COUNTIES. WINDS GENERALLY W-SW 12-20 KTS
WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 20-25 KTS THROUGH 03Z...AND AFT 18Z FRIDAY.
LGT OCNL MDT TURBC SFC-080 ALONG TO ROUGHLY 50 MILES EAST MTN
RIDGELINES.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY MOVING THROUGH THE
NORTHWEST U.S.A....WILL CONTINUE TO BRING DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS FOR
MOST AREAS TODAY...FRIDAY AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES 15-25 PERCENT ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS FURTHER EAST OF THE
RIO GRANDE...WHERE A FEW STORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
SOUTHERN LUNA AND DONA COUNTIES COULD ALSO SEE STORM DEVELOPMENT
BEFORE NIGHTFALL.  ELSEWHERE WEST OF THE RIVER AND FOR THE SILVER
FIRE...MIN RH 5-13 PERCENT IS EXPECTED. SIMILAR DISTRIBUTION OF MIN
RH IS FORECAST FOR FRIDAY AND THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

IN THE SOUTHWEST FLOW...A VERY WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS NOTED CURRENTLY
GLIDING UP THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH TO OUR SOUTHEAST.  THIS FEATURE IS
PROVIDING A SUBTLE ENHANCEMENT TO THE CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTHERN DESERTS
OVER WEDNESDAY.  THIS RAISES THE POTENTIAL FOR OUTFLOW DRIVEN WINDS
EARLY TONIGHT FOR THE SILVER FIRE. WIND GUSTS 35-45 MPH COULD BE
POSSIBLE AT THEIR ONSET.

LATER NEXT WEEK...THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG POPULAR MODEL SOLUTIONS
ON MIGRATING THE HIGH SLOWLY NORTHWEST OVER THE FOUR CORNERS.  THIS
WILL BRING AN END TO THE SOUTHWEST WINDS BY MID WEEK AND RESULT IN
AN OVERALL SHIFT TO EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS BY THE LATTER HALF OF THE
WEEK. WITH ITS RELATIVE POSITION AT THAT TIME...DOMINANT EASTERLY
COMPONENT TO THE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS FEATURE LOOKS TO DRIVE
MONSOON MOISTURE WEST OF OUR AREA OVER WESTERN AZ/CO CAL.

HAINES INDICES OF 5-6 ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF NEW MEXICO EXCEPT NEAR
THE TEXAS BORDER AND SOUTH...WHERE 4 IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL REMAIN
THE CASE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 77 101  77 100  77 /  20  10  10  10  10
SIERRA BLANCA           72  99  73  99  72 /  30  20  20  20  20
LAS CRUCES              72 100  73 100  72 /  20  10  10  10  10
ALAMOGORDO              69  98  70 102  69 /  20  10  10  10  10
CLOUDCROFT              51  76  52  77  53 /  30  30  20  20  20
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   74 101  75 102  74 /  10  10  10  10  10
SILVER CITY             61  95  61  96  61 /  10   0  10  10  10
DEMING                  68 102  69 103  68 /  10  10  10   0  10
LORDSBURG               68 101  69 100  68 /  10   0   0   0   0
WEST EL PASO METRO      80 100  80 100  79 /  20  10  10  10  10
DELL CITY               66  98  67  99  66 /  30  30  30  20  20
FORT HANCOCK            76 103  77 104  76 /  30  10  20  10  10
LOMA LINDA              63  91  63  93  63 /  30  10  10  10  10
FABENS                  73 100  74 102  73 /  30  10  10  10  10
SANTA TERESA            76 100  75 100  73 /  20  10  10  10  10
WHITE SANDS HQ          73  98  74 100  73 /  20  10  10  10  10
JORNADA RANGE           66 100  67 101  66 /  20  10  10  10  10
HATCH                   70  97  71  98  70 /  10  10  10  10  10
COLUMBUS                71 100  72 100  71 /  10  10  10   0  10
OROGRANDE               71  99  72 102  71 /  30  10  10  10  10
MAYHILL                 59  86  60  86  60 /  40  40  30  20  30
MESCALERO               55  88  56  87  56 /  30  30  20  20  20
TIMBERON                55  83  56  84  56 /  40  30  20  20  20
WINSTON                 56  91  57  90  57 /  10  10  10  10  10
HILLSBORO               65  95  65  94  65 /  10  10  10  10  10
SPACEPORT               68  96  69  99  68 /  10  10  10  10  10
LAKE ROBERTS            58  91  59  90  59 /  10  10  10  10  10
HURLEY                  63  96  63  96  63 /  10  10  10  10  10
CLIFF                   52  99  56  99  54 /  10   0   0  10  10
MULE CREEK              48  97  48  95  48 /   0   0   0  10   0
FAYWOOD                 63  95  63  96  63 /  10  10  10  10  10
ANIMAS                  68 100  69 100  68 /  10   0   0   0   0
HACHITA                 68  99  69 101  68 /  10   0  10   0  10
ANTELOPE WELLS          70 100  71 100  70 /  10   0   0   0  10
CLOVERDALE              66  97  66  94  66 /  10   0   0  10   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NMZ110.

TX...NONE.
&&

05 ROGASH/22 TRIPOLI

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
130 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-211745-
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-
130 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST OF THE
RIO GRANDE. A FEW STORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAUSING
DAMAGE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PEA SIZED
HAIL IS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH A FEW STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE WITH
MOST LOCATIONS REMAINING HOT AND DRY.  A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

ROGASH

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
339 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

NMZ407-411-413-417-TXZ418>420-423-202230-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY NM-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN NM-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY TX-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY TX-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS TX-OTERO MESA NM-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES TX-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM-
339 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013

...GUSTY AND DUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS HEADING FOR THE EL PASO AREA...

AT 340 PM MDT...CLUSTERS OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN
CHIHUAHUA WERE MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARDS SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY AND
EL PASO. RADAR INDICATED AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY EXTENDED WELL AHEAD OF
THE ACTUAL THUNDERSTORMS. THIS OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN
DONA ANA COUNTY AND THE EL PASO AREA BETWEEN 345 PM AND 430 PM WITH
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO
ABOUT 2 MILES.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH ISOLATED STRONGER WIND GUSTS AND
POSSIBLY WORSE BLOWING DUST WILL AFFECT THE EL PASO AREA BETWEEN 4
PM AND 6 PM...JUST IN TIME FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE. A FEW STORMS MAY
BECOME SEVERE.

BE AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND BLOWING DUST IF
HEADING OUT ON THE ROADS THIS EVENING.

HARDIMAN