Flash Flood Warning 64, NWS El Paso, TX

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WGUS74 KEPZ 210050
FFSEPZ

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
650 PM MDT SAT SEP 20 2014

NMC017-210106-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.FF.W.0064.000000T0000Z-140921T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
GRANT NM-
650 PM MDT SAT SEP 20 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL GRANT
COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 700 PM MDT...

EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. ARROYOS
OR STREAMS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO
RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT.

BE AWARE OF DEBRIS SCATTERED ACROSS ROADWAYS AT WASHES AND LOW WATER
CROSSINGS. IF YOU HAVE OBSERVED FLOODING...PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

LAT...LON 3320 10832 3288 10811 3281 10851 3307 10877

$$

PARK

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
257 PM MDT SAT SEP 20 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
AFTER A DRIER DAY ON FRIDAY A BIT OF ADDITIONAL MOISTURE HAS
SEEPED BACK INTO THE REGION SATURDAY. THAT MEANS MORE STORMS
ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. SUNDAY AN IMPULSE OF ENERGY
WILL WORK IN FROM THE SOUTH AS A COOL FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE
EAST. THE AREA WILL HAVE PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH SO
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD INCREASE ACROSS THE BORDERLAND
FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TUESDAY ONWARD THE REGION WILL SIT UNDER
HIGH PRESSURE WITH TRAPPED MONSOON MOISTURE. THIS MEANS ISOLATED
LOWLANDS AND SCATTERED MOUNTAINS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
THE REST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
INTERESTING SETUP FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS MAY HELP TO BRING MORE
HEAVY RAIN TO FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEW
MEXICO. MOISTURE WAS DOWN YESTERDAY...BUT HAS ALREADY BEGIN TO
REBOUND. PROGS SHOW PW'S BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL SUN-MON AS LOW LEVEL
SE WINDS RETURN AND UPPER LEVELS BEGIN TO MOISTEN ON S AND SW FLOW
ALOFT...THANKS IN PART TO MOISTURE INGEST OVER MEXICO OFF OF TS POLO.

WE SHOULD SEE SOME OF ODILE'S RICH MOISTURE...CURRENTLY OVER THE
MIDLAND AREA...WORK BACK WEST OVER OUR FORECAST AREA TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY AS LOW LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE DROPS OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS AND
PUSHES A FRONT INTO OUR AREA. PW'S ADVERTISED BACK UP TO NEAR
WHERE THEY WERE WHEN ODILE CAME THROUGH...1.5 TO 1.6". TOMORROW
MORNING MODELS SHOW A SIGNIFICANT IMPULSE TO MOVE UP OVER THE
BOOTHEEL AND CURVE E. THIS LOOKS TO PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT FORCING
WITH A RESULTING BULLS-EYE IN QPF OVER AREAS WEST OF THE RIO.
LATER IN THE DAY THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY PRESSES IN OVER THE FAR EAST
ZONES TO GIVE THOSE AREAS FORCING AND A RESULTANT FOCUS IN QPF
INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE CENTER PORTIONS OF THE CWFA WILL SEE
THE LEAST OF THE RAIN CHANCES SUNDAY WHILE THE E AND W EDGES SEE
THE BEST POPS.

MONDAY THE ENTIRE AREA APPEARS TO HAVE SOMEWHAT EQUAL CHANCES FOR
PCPN AS THE MOISTURE OVER THE REGION IS RELATIVELY UNIFORM...THE
FRONT WILL HAVE STALLED...AND UPPER-LEVEL VORT MAXES WILL BE
TRACKING W TO E OVERHEAD. THE GFS GOES BONKERS WITH PCPN ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CWFA. HOWEVER THE NAM AND EURO MODELS SHOW AREA WIDE
PCPN...THEY SKEW THE AREA OF HEAVY RAIN EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE
WITH AREAS WEST ONLY LIGHT PCPN. THE FORECAST WILL REFLECT THAT
EAST ZONE BIAS WITH LOWER POPS WEST/HIGHER POPS EAST. WITH THE
ENVIRONMENT DEEPLY MOIST THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL RETURN.

TUESDAY THE TROUGH ALOFT WILL HAVE PASSED TO OUR NORTH AND A RIDGE
WILL BUILD TO OUR WEST. THIS PLACES OUR AREA UNDER A MUCH DRIER NW
FLOW PATTERN ALOFT. PW'S SHOULD DROP BACK DOWN TO AN INCH OR
LOWER. WITH CONTINUED SURFACE EASTERLIES THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL STAY IN PLACE...BUT BEGIN TO ERODE ALSO. THIS WILL BEGIN A
PERIOD OF WEATHER WITH MUCH LESSER CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND STORMS.
HOWEVER FOR NOW WE WILL KEEP SLIGHT CHANCE POPS IN.

NEXT WEEKEND WE'LL BE WATCHING A HIGH AMPLITUDE DEEP PACIFIC UPPER
TROUGH PASSING ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN. IF THIS SCENARIO PANS OUT WE
WILL SEE INCREASED RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY.

14-BIRD

&&

..AVIATION...VALID 21/00Z - 22/00Z...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WITH SCT-BKN 035-055 THROUGH THE PERIOD.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING UP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL WORK
INTO SOME LOWLAND AREAS THIS EVENING. MOST FAVORED AREA WILL BE IN
SW NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING AROUND KDMN...AS AN UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE AND ENHANCED UPPER-LEVEL MOISTURE AREA MOVES UP FROM
MEXICO. SOME STORMS MAY PERSIST INTO THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS LIKELY ON SUNDAY.

25-HARDIMAN

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
MOISTURE AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE SHIFTS TO OUR
EAST...AND UPPER LEVEL FLOW COMES UP OUT OF THE SOUTH AGAIN.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BE THE MOST ACTIVE AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW
OFF THE SOUTHERN CA COAST MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND AN ASSOCIATED UPPER TROUGH GRAZES OUR AREA. NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP TO AROUND 5 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL ON MONDAY AS CLOUDS AND T-STORMS INCREASE. RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN HIGH... WITH RAINFALL KEEPING SOIL MOISTURE
HIGH AS WELL. VENT RATES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH THE FAIR CATEGORY
TODAY AS LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BUT
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS LOW LEVEL EASTERLY
FLOW BECOMES BETTER ESTABLISHED.

25-HARDIMAN

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 66  84  67  81  65 /  20  30  40  40  30
SIERRA BLANCA           63  79  64  76  62 /  30  50  50  50  30
LAS CRUCES              63  82  66  80  63 /  20  40  40  30  30
ALAMOGORDO              62  83  66  82  63 /  30  60  50  40  30
CLOUDCROFT              47  62  49  61  49 /  40  60  70  50  40
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   62  82  61  80  61 /  30  50  40  30  20
SILVER CITY             59  78  62  77  60 /  30  50  50  30  30
DEMING                  62  83  65  82  63 /  20  50  40  30  30
LORDSBURG               62  83  66  84  64 /  40  50  40  30  30
WEST EL PASO METRO      67  85  68  82  66 /  20  40  40  40  30
DELL CITY               62  83  65  82  63 /  40  50  50  50  30
FORT HANCOCK            67  85  68  83  65 /  30  40  40  50  30
LOMA LINDA              61  78  62  75  62 /  20  40  50  50  30
FABENS                  63  87  67  83  64 /  20  40  40  40  30
SANTA TERESA            64  84  66  82  65 /  20  40  40  30  30
WHITE SANDS HQ          63  83  66  78  64 /  20  40  40  30  30
JORNADA RANGE           59  84  63  80  61 /  20  40  40  30  30
HATCH                   60  81  64  80  62 /  20  40  40  30  30
COLUMBUS                62  84  66  81  64 /  20  40  40  30  30
OROGRANDE               64  82  67  80  65 /  20  40  50  40  30
MAYHILL                 52  67  54  68  53 /  50  60  60  50  40
MESCALERO               52  71  56  71  54 /  40  60  60  50  30
TIMBERON                51  69  54  68  53 /  40  60  60  50  40
WINSTON                 52  72  56  72  55 /  30  50  50  40  30
HILLSBORO               58  76  61  75  59 /  30  50  40  30  30
SPACEPORT               60  81  63  81  61 /  30  40  40  30  30
LAKE ROBERTS            53  78  57  76  56 /  30  50  60  40  30
HURLEY                  59  79  64  79  61 /  30  50  40  30  30
CLIFF                   56  82  60  82  58 /  30  50  40  30  30
MULE CREEK              50  81  54  79  52 /  30  50  50  30  30
FAYWOOD                 59  79  63  77  61 /  30  50  40  30  30
ANIMAS                  63  84  65  84  64 /  40  50  40  30  30
HACHITA                 60  84  63  83  62 /  30  50  40  30  30
ANTELOPE WELLS          59  84  62  82  60 /  40  50  40  30  30
CLOVERDALE              59  81  62  81  61 /  40  60  40  30  30

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

14/25

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1203 PM MDT SAT SEP 20 2014

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-211815-
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-
1203 PM MDT SAT SEP 20 2014

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

REMNANT MOISTURE REMAINS OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST
TEXAS TODAY. DAYTIME HEATING WILL HELP TO SPARK SCATTERED MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WILL ALSO BE SOME ISOLATED STORMS
OVER THE LOWLANDS. MOST STORMS SHOULD DISSIPATE IN THE EVENING
HOURS. SOME STORMS MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED HEAVY RAIN AND FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER LOCAL SPOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A BIT OF A MOISTURE SURGE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ON
DEEPER SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. A PAIR OF FEATURES WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA TO HELP CREATE INSTABILITY AND LIFT TO GENERATE MORE
RAIN SHOWERS AND STORMS. A COLD FRONT FROM THE EAST WILL PUSH IN
SUNDAY AND AN UPPER TROUGH FROM THE WEST WILL TRACK ACROSS MON-
TUE. WE EXPECT SCATTERED TO POSSIBLY NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY. THREATS WILL PRIMARILY BE HEAVY
RAIN AND POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. AVAILABLE MOISTURE WILL
BECOME MORE LIMITED WEDNESDAY ONWARD TO REDUCE STORM COVERAGE BUT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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