Hail in New Mexico, July 15, 2010

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
152 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

.DISCUSSION...
THE APEX OF A BROAD EXPANSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE STRETCHING E-W
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN US STATES WILL GRADUALLY BUILD ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...MAINTAINING THE EASTWARD EXTENSION
OF THIS RIDGE OVER WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE BEST
CHANCES FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
ON FRIDAY WILL OCCUR ALONG AN INSTABILITY/MOISTURE AXIS ORIENTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND INTO THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AS
CURRENTLY DEPICTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY.

TONIGHT/S CONVECTION WILL ALSO LIKELY BECOME ENHANCED BY LEFTOVER
OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THIS MORNING/S CONVECTIVE COMPLEX PLUS A
MCV CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. SOME HI-RES
MODELS SUGGEST ANOTHER MCS MAY DEVELOP AFTER SUNSET AND TRACK
SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA NORTH OF I-20 PRIOR TO DISSIPATION. WEAK
VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES IN COMBINATION WITH ABUNDANT LOW/MID LEVEL
MOISTURE SUGGEST THAT STORMS WILL MAINLY BE PULSE TYPE SLOW MOVERS
WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING STRIKES.

MOVING INTO THE WEEKEND...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE
FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL BEGIN TO EXPAND/STRENGTHEN EASTWARD. THIS
WILL RESULT IN A BIT MORE SUBSIDENT AND DRIER AIR ALOFT TO FILTER
INTO WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BECOME
WARMER...MID 90S TO NEAR 100F ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WHILE
MORE EFFECTIVELY CAPPING AND DECREASING CONVECTIVE CHANCES ACROSS
OUR WESTERN COUNTIES.

DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...THE MAIN PORTION OF THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EASTWARD INTO THE GULF
STATES...PLACING WEST TEXAS ON THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THIS UPPER
RIDGE. THIS SUBTLE SYNOPTIC SHIFT WILL RESULT IN A MORE TYPICAL
SUMMERTIME MONSOONAL CONVECTIVE PATTERN...WITH ISOLATED AFTERNOON/
EVENING THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONFINED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE/DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. NEAR SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS MAINLY IN THE MID 90S CAN BE
EXPECTED.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              73  93  74  95  /  20  10   0   0
CARLSBAD NM                70  95  69  98  /  20  10   0   0
DRYDEN TX                  72  94  74  97  /   0   0   0   0
FORT STOCKTON TX           69  96  70  98  /  10   0   0   0
GUADALUPE PASS TX          71  88  68  91  /  20  10  10  10
HOBBS NM                   73  91  69  95  /  20  10   0   0
MARFA TX                   58  90  59  90  /  20  10  10  10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    72  95  70  97  /  10   0   0   0
ODESSA TX                  70  95  70  97  /  10   0   0   0
WINK TX                    73  98  73 101  /  20  10   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
141 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-161845-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
141 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010 /1241 PM MDT THU JUL 15 2010/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCALLY HEAVY
RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS. ELSEWHERE...ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
302 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

TXZ057-080-152030-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU-
302 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM
AFFECTING SOUTHWESTERN CULBERSON AND WEST CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 PM CDT...

AT 301 PM CDT...AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF VAN HORN MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 MPH. THIS STORM IS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
325 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

TXZ057-080-152100-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU-
325 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
SOUTHWESTERN CULBERSON AND WEST CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 400
PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VAN HORN AT
325 PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.

&&

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
356 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

TXZ074-080-152130-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-
356 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND NORTH CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF FORT DAVIS AT 356
PM CDT...MOVING WEST AT 5 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.

&&

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
454 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

TXZ079-080-152230-
PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
454 PM CDT THU JUL 15 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTHERN PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MARFA AT 454
PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.

&&