Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
600 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-191200-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
600 AM MDT SAT MAY 18 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY CONDITIONS WITH PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR THIS
AFTERNOON AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
40 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR ALONG EAST SLOPES AND
THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WITH DRY
AND WINDY CONDITIONS PREVALENT...HIGH FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS ARE
PRESENT ACROSS THE REGION. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN
3 MILES IN PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN THE DESERT LOWLANDS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT MAY LINGER ALONG EAST SLOPES AND PASSES
TILL AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

BREEZY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL
OCCUR SUNDAY AND MONDAY. FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN HIGH
BOTH DAYS. TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  WILL HAVE DRY AND MILD
CONDITIONS WITH SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES. MOISTURE MAY MOVE
BACK INTO THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG A DRY LINE BOUNDARY
THAT MAY TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS FOR AREAS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO
GRANDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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LUNDEEN