Short Term Forecast Issued by NWS
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FPUS74 KEPZ 210340
NOWEPZ
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
940 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
NMZ411-TXZ418-210545-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY
940 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013
.NOW...
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING AND HAVE
TURNED TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME
MORE LATE TONIGHT AND BE NORTH TO NORTHWEST TO 10 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT. A FAIRLY STRONG LOW LEVEL INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP BY EARLY MORNING. THIS MAY TRAP MUCH OF THE WILDFIRE SMOKE
NEAR THE SURFACE UNTIL MID TUESDAY MORNING...WHEN DAYTIME HEATING
WILL LIFT THE INVERSION.
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HEFNER