HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 546 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
Expiration: 715 AM MST WED DEC 09 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
545 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
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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-
545 AM MST TUE DEC 8 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
TODAY.
THERE IS A HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH WINDS GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM WEST TO EAST.
SOMEWHAT STRONGER WINDS WITH HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED
ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH
MOUNTAIN PASSES.  THESE WINDS ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN DAMAGE TO SOME
RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES THROUGHOUT THE AREA.  POWER OUTAGES ARE
ALSO POSSIBLE. LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE IN DUST
WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS.
THERE IS A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE GILA REGION
INTO MID AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS
POSSIBLE ABOVE 6500 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5500
AND 6500 FEET.
THERE IS ALSO A WINTER STORM ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE SOUTHERN
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WHERE 3 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION ABOVE 7500
FEET IS EXPECTED. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
BETWEEN 5500 AND 7500 FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT
WILL BRING GENERALLY DRIER WEATHER BUT WEAK EMBEDDED DISTURBANCE MAY
BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS LATER IN THE FRIDAY
AND SUNDAY/MONDAY TIME PERIODS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO THIS
WEATHER OFFICE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.
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