1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 20, 2:27 PM MST, 8 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 327 PM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WEST OF THE AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...ALLOWING ADDITIONAL MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CHANCES FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY COOL BACK TO NEAR SEASONAL AVERAGES. && .DISCUSSION... A BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT REMAINS OVER THE REGION TODAY. MOISTURE WORKING IN UNDER THE HIGH CONTINUES TO FUEL ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAY TIME HEATING. WHILE MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...FEW MAY FORM OVER THE LOWLAND DESERTS. WITH CURRENT LIMITED AVAILABLE MOISTURE MOST OF THE STORMS WILL PRODUCE LITTLE MEASURABLE RAINFALL. THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BEGIN TO CHANGE SOME OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE HIGH SHIFTS MORE TO THE WEST OVER NEVADA. WITH WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE STATE ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE INTO THE LOCAL AREA AND INCREASE CHANCES FOR RAIN ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE HIGH RETREATS FURTHER WEST...RAIN CHANCES WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD WITH INCREASED PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES THIS WEEKEND. WEAK IMPULSES DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTH ALONG THE FRONT SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA AND MAY ADD TO LIFT AND INSTABILITY FURTHER AIDING THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. && .AVIATION...VALID 21/00Z-22/00Z MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. ISOLATED HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 74 102 73 101 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA TX 67 98 65 94 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 LAS CRUCES 70 100 69 100 68 / 0 0 0 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 68 99 72 98 70 / 0 0 0 0 0 CLOUDCROFT 52 79 50 77 49 / 10 10 10 20 20 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 65 99 69 98 70 / 0 0 0 0 0 SILVER CITY 60 94 60 89 61 / 10 10 10 10 10 DEMING 67 100 66 99 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 LORDSBURG 65 103 65 100 67 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... 04
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1132 AM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-211745- SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION- TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH- 1132 AM MDT TUE JUN 20 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ISOLATED AND MAINLY DRY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR PRIMARILY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. A FEW BRIEF STORMS MAY FORM OVER THE LOWLAND DESERTS. STRONG WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VICINITY OF STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MONDAY. STORMS WILL MORE FREQUENT OVER THE MOUNTAINS. CHANCES FOR MEASURABLE RAIN FROM THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR BY THIS WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A dry microburst occurred at the El Paso International Airport.
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