Hail in New Mexico, June 26, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
303 AM MDT SUN JUN 26 2005

.DISCUSSION...ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY...MAINLY EAST...IN STORE BEFORE A
DRYING AND WARMING TREND TAKES SHAPE.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE NORTHEAST EARLY THIS
MORNING AND SHOULD WANE AROUND OR AFTER SUNRISE. CLOUDS TO LINGER
THROUGH THE MORNING THEN BEGIN TO UP THIS AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR
IS WORKING INTO THE WESTERN THIRD WITH DEWPOINTS IN EASTERN ARIZONA 7
TO 13 DEGREES LOWER THAN THIS TIME YESTERDAY. WATER VAPOR LOOP SHOWS
A DRY SLOT ON SOUTH SIDE OF A FILLING UPPER TROUGH ACROSS SOUTH
UTAH/NORTH AZ. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE HARD TO COME BY BUT ENOUGH
INSTABILITY IS INDICATED THIS AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TSTMS
OVER AND WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.  ACROSS THE EAST...ANALYSIS
AND MODEL PROGS MAINTAIN MOISTURE AXIS AND GOOD INSTABILITY ACROSS
THE EASTERN THIRD TODAY/TONIGHT. QUESTION IS WILL CLOUD COVER...
COOLER TEMPS AND YESTERDAY/S CONVECTION KEEP TODAY/S FORECAST
CONVECTION AT BAY? WILL MAINTAIN CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE EAST AND LET
DAY CREW MONITOR. CENTRAL VALLEYS IN BETWEEN THE WET AND THE DRY...
LOW GRADE POPS LOOK OK FOR NOW.

MODELS STILL ADVERTISING A DRYING/WARMING TREND TO TAKE SHAPE MONDAY
AND PERSIST MUCH OF THE NEW WEEK. CENTER OF UPPER RIDGE SETTLES OVER
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO PRODUCING A WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN
HALF...GRADUALLY SCOURING OUT MUCH OF THE CURRENT MOISTURE. TEMPS
ALOFT WILL WARM AS WELL PRODUCING A MODERATE STRENGTH CAP. ADDED
LOW GRADE POPS TO THE EASTERN PLAINS MONDAY EVENING WITH THE
BETTER DRYING TO TAKE PLACE TUESDAY. WILL MAINTAIN THE SLIGHT CHANCES
WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. ALTHOUGH THE DGEX HAS
BACKED OFF SLIGHTLY ON WEDNESDAYS FRONT AND RAIN CHANCES...GFS IS NOW
TRENDING TOWARDS THE DGEX. FUTURE SHIFTS WILL MONITOR AND MIGHT NEED
TO ADD SLIGHT CHANCES FOR THURSDAY IF MOISTURE DOES BACK INTO THE
NORTHEAST. NO CHANGES NEEDED TO NEXT WEEKEND.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
FARMINGTON......................  88  56  91  56 /  10  10   0   0
GALLUP..........................  86  49  87  49 /  10   0   0   0
GRANTS..........................  83  50  87  51 /  10   0   0   0
GLENWOOD........................  92  52  93  57 /   0   0   0   0
CHAMA...........................  73  44  79  42 /  20  20  10  10
LOS ALAMOS......................  81  53  84  54 /  20  20   0  10
RED RIVER.......................  69  42  75  39 /  40  40  20  20
TAOS............................  78  50  85  45 /  20  20  10  10
SANTA FE........................  84  52  86  54 /  20  20   0  10
SANTA FE AIRPORT................  86  54  88  55 /  20  20   0  10
ESPANOLA........................  86  54  92  54 /  20  20   0  10
ALBUQUERQUE HEIGHTS.............  89  63  92  64 /  10  10   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE VALLEY..............  90  59  93  60 /  10  10   0   0
ALBUQUERQUE FOOTHILLS...........  88  61  92  61 /  20  10  10   0
ALBUQUERQUE WEST MESA...........  91  62  95  62 /  10  10   0   0
SOCORRO.........................  90  62  93  62 /  10  10   0   0
SANDIA PARK/CEDAR CREST.........  80  54  85  54 /  30  10  10  10
MORIARTY/ESTANCIA...............  85  50  88  50 /  30  10   0  10
CARRIZOZO.......................  88  59  92  59 /  20  10   0   0
RUIDOSO.........................  79  53  83  53 /  30  30  10  10
RATON...........................  78  51  88  51 /  30  40  10  10
LAS VEGAS.......................  78  54  86  53 /  40  40  10  10
ROY.............................  81  58  86  57 /  20  40  10  10
CLAYTON.........................  85  62  92  61 /  20  40  10  10
SANTA ROSA......................  88  61  93  60 /  20  30   0  10
TUCUMCARI.......................  89  66  96  66 /  20  30   0  10
FORT SUMNER.....................  89  64  93  65 /  20  20   0  10
CLOVIS..........................  90  64  95  64 /  10  20   0  10
PORTALES........................  91  64  96  65 /  10  20   0  10
ROSWELL.........................  92  69  97  67 /  10  10   0  10

&&

.ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
600 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

NMZ001>021-026-261200-
CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY-CHAVES COUNTY PLAINS-
CONCHAS LAKE/GUADALUPE COUNTY-CURRY COUNTY-DE BACA COUNTY-
FAR NORTHEAST PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY-
HARDING COUNTY-LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY-
LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY/ALBUQUERQUE METRO AREA-NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS-
NORTHWEST MOUNTAINS INCLUDING JEMEZ-NORTHWEST PLATEAU-QUAY COUNTY-
ROOSEVELT COUNTY-SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS-SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION-UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
553 AM MDT SAT JUN 25 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...GUSTY MICROBURST WINDS OF UP TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN COULD OCCUR NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FAVORED AREAS
WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TODAY
SPREADING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND THE NORTHEAST
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS DRIFTING ACROSS THE
ADJACENT VALLEYS AND PLAINS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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