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NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 22, 12:17 PM MST, 7 hours 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 117 PM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING NEAR RECORD HOT TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN MOSTLY DRY WITH ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME A LITTLE COOLER LATER THIS WEEK AS A WEAK FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. && .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS OVER THE REGION WITH ATTENDANT HOT DRY WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE CWA. AS OF 1 PM EL PASO HAD ALREADY REACHED 102 FOR YET ANOTHER RECORD HIGH. THE EXCEPTION IS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN SACS WHERE UPSLOPE FLOW AND WEAK MOISTURE ADVECTION HAVE INITIATED A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. AM A BIT CONCERNED ABOUT THUNDER OVER THE GILAS THIS EVENING AS AIR MASS IS WEAKLY UNSTABLE. HOWEVER LOW LEVEL DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS EXCEED 60 AND HUMIDITIES ARE LOW THROUGH THE MID LEVELS SO BELIEVE ANY CONVECTION WILL BE STIFLED BY BOTH MID LEVEL CAP AND ENTRAINMENT. UPPER HIGH CENTER WILL BE LOCATED OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTH OF THE BORDER TUESDAY. THUS FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL NEXT 2 DAYS BUT WITH CONTINUED WARM AIR ALOFT. HIGH TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND TUESDAY SHOULD THEREFORE APPROACH RECORD LEVELS ONCE AGAIN WITH ASSOCIATED DRY AIR FROM WESTERLY FLOW MAKING CONVECTION LESS LIKELY EVEN OVER THE SACS. LONGER RANGE GUIDANCE STILL SHOWING SLOW LARGER SCALE PATTERN CHANGES TAKING PLACE LATER THIS WEEK ALTHOUGH SMALLER SCALE FEATURES VARY WITH EACH RUN. BUT AS UNSEASONABLY DEEP POLAR TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE MID WEST AN ASSOCIATED MASS OF COOLER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS LATE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY WITH AN ATTENDANT BACK DOOR FRONT PUSHING INTO THE EASTERN ZONES. MODELS ALSO STILL MOVE WEAK UPPER TROUGH TOWARD THE CWA FROM THE WEST NEXT WEEKEND. IF THIS PATTERN DOES MATERIALIZE...SOME STRONG CONVECTION WILL OCCUR NEXT WEEKEND. MAIN UNCERTAINTY IS GFS KEEPS MOISTURE EAST OF THE CWA THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY BE REASONABLE SINCE AIR MASS BEHIND FRONT WILL BE CONTINENTAL. SO WILL CONTINUE WITH INCREASED CLOUDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES LATER PERIODS BUT HOLD OFF ON ANY RAINFALL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 74 103 74 102 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA TX 69 102 69 101 65 / 0 0 0 0 0 LAS CRUCES 70 102 70 101 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 73 101 72 100 71 / 0 0 0 0 0 CLOUDCROFT 59 85 59 85 56 / 10 0 0 0 0 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 72 101 71 100 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 SILVER CITY 66 98 65 97 64 / 0 0 0 0 0 DEMING 69 104 69 103 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 LORDSBURG 71 104 71 103 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM, TX...NONE. && 05 ROGASH
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 615 AM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-221900- EL PASO TX-HUDSPETH TX-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION NM- SOUTHERN DESERT NM-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS NM- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL NM-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN NM- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION NM- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT NM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...ANTHONY...CANUTILLO... CHAPARRAL...DEMING...EL PASO...FABENS...FORT BLISS...HOLLOMAN AFB... LAS CRUCES...LORDSBURG...MONTANA VISTA...SAN ELIZARIO... SIERRA BLANCA...SILVER CITY...SOCORRO...SUNLAND PARK... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES AND UNIVERSITY PARK 615 AM MDT SUN MAY 22 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...GIVING US NEAR RECORD TO RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES. ANYONE WORKING OR PLAYING OUTSIDE TODAY SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE HOT WEATHER PRECAUTIONS...PLENTY OF BREAKS AND DRINK LOTS OF FLUIDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RUN 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR AND SOME MOISTURE WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FOR THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. ...SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 116 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 02:57 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A dry microburst flipped a 35 foot trailer and caused power outages.
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