An upper level low was centered over Arizona, and low level moisture had increased with southeasterly winds. Good instability was present across the area.
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An upper level low was centered over Arizona, and low level moisture had increased with southeasterly winds. Good instability was present across the area. Thunderstorms developed from the Upper Trans Pecos towards Van Horn and produced some hail.
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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 25, 5:41 PM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 641 PM CDT THU APR 25 2013 .DISCUSSION... SEE 00Z TAF DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION... BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE BRIEFLY DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT WITH LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING MAINLY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. KMAF...KFST AND KHOB TERMINALS ARE THE MOST LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY MVFR CIGS. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD DISSIPATE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 232 PM CDT THU APR 25 2013/ DISCUSSION... INCREASED SE WINDS ARE AIDING IN LOW LEVEL MSTR TRANSPORT MEANWHILE WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW INVOF CENTRAL AZ WITH THE ASSOCIATED MID/UPPER CLOUD SHIELD ACROSS THE AREA. MID LEVEL LR/S ARE FAIRLY STEEP AND A FEW HIGH BASED -SHRA/-TSRA WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING ACROSS THE W-NW CWFA. OTHERWISE THE INCREASING LOW LEVEL MSTR/CLOUDS MORNING LOWS BE ABOVE NORMAL WITH SOME BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS TONIGHT PER DEVELOPMENT OF LOW LEVEL JET. SAID UPPER LOW WILL LIFT NEWD RAPIDLY FRIDAY AND ASSOCD MID LEVEL SPEED MAX WILL COME OUT WITH THE NET RESULT BEING TO PUSH DRY AIR OUT INTO THE PB ALONG WITH A MORE SUBSTANTIAL WARM-UP. AFTER PASSAGE OF SAID TROF A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE S SAT. FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HAVE CHANCE TO HOLD UP ACROSS THE AREA SAT PM AND LOW LEVEL MSTR WILL RETURN WWD. STEEP LR/S...UPSLOPE FLOW...AND SFC DWPNTS IN THE 40S AND 50S WILL FAVOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STORMS...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIER TERRAIN OF THE TRANS PECOS. FORECAST HAS SLIGHT CHANCE POPS THERE AND BASED ON THE EXPECTED WEAKLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT WILL OPT TO INCREASE POPS WELL INTO CHANCE (40%) THERE. NAM12 ALSO DEVELOPS PRECIP FARTHER N FROM SE NM INTO NRN PB IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO WEAK MID LEVEL TROF AXIS...THERE IS A WEAK CAP THERE TOO PER SOUNDING AT SEMINOLE. MET GUIDANCE HAS COME IN WITH HIER POPS AND THIS LOOKS GOOD THUS INCREASING POPS ACROSS PLAINS TOO. SHEAR/CAPE ARE INDICATIVE OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE STORMS. SUNDAY CAP LOOKS STRONGER HOWEVER SLOW MOVING MID LEVEL TROF AXIS WILL HAVE MOVED S AND LOW LEVEL MSTR MAY NOT QUITE AS GOOD. CURRENT FORECAST HAS POPS FOCUSED ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS IN AGREEMENT GFS/ECMWF AND SEE LITTLE REASON TO CHANGE FOR NOW. MORE OF THE SAME MONDAY WITH BEST LOW LEVEL MSTR AND INSTABILITY FROM SRN PB INTO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. HARD TO ADD MUCH VALUE THUS LITTLE CHANGE. TUE LOW LEVEL DRY AIR PUSHES FARTHER E WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE PROMINENT LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE ACROSS THE W...BUT STILL THERE IS ENUF LOW LEVEL MSTR AND INSTABILITY FOR AT LEAST ISOLD STORMS ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS/ERN PB. MEANWHILE A COLD MID LEVEL TROF WILL BE MOVING ACROSS/THRU INTER MTN W. ASSOCD COLD FRONT IS SETTING UP TO PASS THRU THE W TX/ERN NM PLAINS EITHER WED/EARLY THUR. DRYLINE COULD BE COME ACTIVE AHEAD OF FRONT AND WILL CONTINUE TO WATCH TRENDS BEFORE INCLUDING FORECAST. NOTICEABLY COOLER IN WAKE OF THE FRONT WITH ECMWF BEING COOLER THAN GFS ON 12Z MODEL RUNS. HARD TO SAY HOW MUCH COLDER...BUT WRT THE LAST 2 FRONTS THE TEMPS ACROSS THE BASIN HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE LOW TO MID 60S ON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE FRONT. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 29
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 127 PM CDT THU APR 25 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-261830- 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- 127 PM CDT THU APR 25 2013 /1227 PM MDT THU APR 25 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS SOUTHWARD TO FORT DAVIS. THE MAIN THREAT WITH THESE STORMS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE AREAWIDE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE GREATEST CHANCES BEING ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND LOWER TRANS PECOS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREATS. .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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
811 PM CDT THU APR 25 2013
TXZ057-074-080-260145-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-
811 PM CDT THU APR 25 2013
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND SOUTHWESTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES UNTIL
845 PM CDT/745 PM MDT/...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAN HORN AT
809 PM CDT/709 PM MDT/...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. PERSONS IN VAN
HORN OR TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 10 SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER A STRONG THUNDERSTORM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3087 10491 3106 10491 3133 10450 3100 10430
3077 10473 3082 10492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 247DEG 42KT 3095 10487The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 200 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:24 UTC.
1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
A thunderstorm developed over Culberson County and produced penny sized hail in Van Horn.
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