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FXUS64 KEPZ 182344
AFDEPZ
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
444 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 414 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024
- DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPERATURES
WELL ABOVE AVERAGE
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 135 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024
A WEAK COLD FRONT ARRIVED THIS MORNING WITH ENOUGH COOLING TO
KNOCK OUR TEMPS DOWN ABOUT 5 TO 10 DEGREES, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL
RECOVER FOR TOMORROW. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL GRADUALLY BUILD
ACROSS THE WESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
HOLD STEADY ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH LIGHT WINDS.
A PASSING S/W WILL WEAKEN THE RIDGE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, AS IT
PASSES TO OUR NORTH AND NORTHEAST. IT WILL HAVE LITTLE AFFECT ON
OUR WEATHER EXCEPT MAYBE TO KNOCK A DEGREE OR TWO OFF OUR HIGHS AS
WELL AS GIVE US SLIGHTLY BREEZIER CONDITIONS. CHRISTMAS LOOKS
MILD TO WARM WITH A MODEST INCREASE IN WINDS AS A S/W PASSES NORTH
OF THE FOUR CORNERS.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 444 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SKC-SCT250. SURFACE WINDS
EAST 7-10 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE AOB 7 KNOTS AFTER 04Z.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 135 PM MST WED DEC 18 2024
THERE WILL BE NO SIGNIFICANT FIRE CONCERNS THROUGH THE PERIOD.
HIGHS WILL RUN ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH PERIODS OF
HIGH CLOUDS. AFTERNOON RH VALUES WILL DROP INTO THE LOWER 20S IN
THE LOWLANDS WITH FURTHER DRYING EXPECTED SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.
WINDS LOOK TO REMAIN LIGHT THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE PERIOD WITH
AFTERNOON SPEEDS GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH. VENTING WILL BE POOR.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
EL PASO 37 65 39 66 / 0 0 0 0
SIERRA BLANCA 32 64 34 61 / 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 33 65 34 64 / 0 0 0 0
ALAMOGORDO 31 64 32 62 / 0 0 0 0
CLOUDCROFT 29 51 27 48 / 0 0 0 0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 31 61 34 61 / 0 0 0 0
SILVER CITY 34 64 35 60 / 0 0 0 0
DEMING 29 65 32 65 / 0 0 0 0
LORDSBURG 29 65 31 65 / 0 0 0 0
WEST EL PASO METRO 38 64 40 64 / 0 0 0 0
DELL CITY 28 65 30 62 / 0 0 0 0
FORT HANCOCK 31 68 33 67 / 0 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 36 60 38 58 / 0 0 0 0
FABENS 32 65 35 66 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 33 62 34 62 / 0 0 0 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 38 64 40 63 / 0 0 0 0
JORNADA RANGE 29 64 30 62 / 0 0 0 0
HATCH 29 66 30 65 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 32 63 33 63 / 0 0 0 0
OROGRANDE 31 61 33 61 / 0 0 0 0
MAYHILL 31 66 29 60 / 0 0 0 0
MESCALERO 29 60 29 58 / 0 0 0 0
TIMBERON 27 59 27 56 / 0 0 0 0
WINSTON 24 61 25 59 / 0 0 0 0
HILLSBORO 31 64 33 62 / 0 0 0 0
SPACEPORT 28 63 30 62 / 0 0 0 0
LAKE ROBERTS 31 66 30 63 / 0 0 0 0
HURLEY 28 63 30 62 / 0 0 0 0
CLIFF 19 72 21 70 / 0 0 0 0
MULE CREEK 31 66 32 65 / 0 0 0 0
FAYWOOD 32 63 35 60 / 0 0 0 0
ANIMAS 26 66 30 67 / 0 0 0 0
HACHITA 26 64 28 63 / 0 0 0 0
ANTELOPE WELLS 29 64 31 64 / 0 0 0 0
CLOVERDALE 35 66 38 65 / 0 0 0 0
EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
NM...NONE.
FORECASTER...17-HEFNER
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