815  
FXUS64 KEPZ 192337  
AFDEPZ  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
437 PM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
   
..NEW AVIATION
 
 
   
KEY MESSAGES
 
 
UPDATED AT 422 PM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
- DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND WELL  
ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES.  
 

 
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
ISSUED AT 118 PM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
UL RIDGING WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE  
PERIOD, AND REALLY YOU COULD ARGUE THE ENTIRE PERIOD. THE  
ORIENTATION OF THE RIDGE WILL CHANGE SOME THROUGH SATURDAY, BUT  
IT DOES NOT BEGIN TO FLATTEN UNTIL SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES REMAIN  
MUCH ABOVE NORMAL WITH LIGHT WINDS. THERE WILL BE A S/W THAT  
PASSES ON MONDAY BUT WITH LITTLE AFFECT TO OUR WEATHER.  
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP IN ITS WAKE AND MONDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY  
BREEZIER. A S/W RIDGE WILL FOLLOW IN ITS WAKE ON TUESDAY BEFORE  
ANOTHER S/W TROUGH PASSES ON WEDNESDAY. THERE ARE DIFFERENCES  
WITHIN THE GFS AND EURO ON ITS AMPLITUDE, BUT DIFFERENCES IN  
IMPACTS ARE MINIMAL. CHRISTMAS LOOKS MILD TO WARM AND A LITTLE  
BREEZY.  
 

 
   
AVIATION
 
 
(00Z TAFS)  
ISSUED AT 437 PM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH SKC-SCT250.  
SURFACE WINDS VARIABLE AOB 7 KNOTS. AFTER 18Z WINDS BECOMING  
MAINLY EAST/SOUTHEAST 7-10 KNOTS, STRONGEST NEAR THE INTERNATIONAL  
BORDER.  
 

 
   
FIRE WEATHER
 
 
ISSUED AT 118 PM MST THU DEC 19 2024  
 
DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH TEMPERATURES MUCH ABOVE  
AVERAGE. MIN RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOWER  
20S. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH ONLY A MINOR INCREASE IN WINDS  
ON MONDAY WITH A DECREASE IN RH VALUES. TUESDAY SEES RH VALUES  
REBOUND BUT WILL SEE LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE. POOR VENTING IS  
EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY BEFORE IMPROVEMENTS COMMENCE THIS  
WEEKEND.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
EL PASO 40 66 39 67 / 0 0 0 0  
SIERRA BLANCA 33 61 36 64 / 0 0 0 0  
LAS CRUCES 35 64 34 67 / 0 0 0 0  
ALAMOGORDO 32 61 33 65 / 0 0 0 0  
CLOUDCROFT 26 48 29 52 / 0 0 0 0  
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 33 60 33 63 / 0 0 0 0  
SILVER CITY 34 61 34 65 / 0 0 0 0  
DEMING 31 64 30 67 / 0 0 0 0  
LORDSBURG 31 64 28 66 / 0 0 0 0  
WEST EL PASO METRO 40 64 40 65 / 0 0 0 0  
DELL CITY 30 61 30 66 / 0 0 0 0  
FORT HANCOCK 32 67 33 68 / 0 0 0 0  
LOMA LINDA 38 59 39 60 / 0 0 0 0  
FABENS 34 66 34 67 / 0 0 0 0  
SANTA TERESA 34 62 33 63 / 0 0 0 0  
WHITE SANDS HQ 41 63 40 65 / 0 0 0 0  
JORNADA RANGE 29 62 31 64 / 0 0 0 0  
HATCH 30 65 30 67 / 0 0 0 0  
COLUMBUS 33 63 33 65 / 0 0 0 0  
OROGRANDE 33 61 34 62 / 0 0 0 0  
MAYHILL 28 60 34 65 / 0 0 0 0  
MESCALERO 29 57 31 61 / 0 0 0 0  
TIMBERON 27 55 29 60 / 0 0 0 0  
WINSTON 26 59 25 63 / 0 0 0 0  
HILLSBORO 33 62 33 65 / 0 0 0 0  
SPACEPORT 30 62 29 65 / 0 0 0 0  
LAKE ROBERTS 31 63 31 67 / 0 0 0 0  
HURLEY 29 61 29 66 / 0 0 0 0  
CLIFF 21 70 19 72 / 0 0 0 0  
MULE CREEK 32 64 31 67 / 0 0 0 0  
FAYWOOD 34 61 34 64 / 0 0 0 0  
ANIMAS 28 66 28 69 / 0 0 0 0  
HACHITA 28 63 27 67 / 0 0 0 0  
ANTELOPE WELLS 31 64 30 69 / 0 0 0 0  
CLOVERDALE 37 64 38 68 / 0 0 0 0  
 

 
   
EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
TX...NONE.  
NM...NONE.  

 
 

 
 
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