SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 546 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY
WITH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AREA...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN NORTHERN MEXICO WILL
MOVE ACROSS WEST TEXAS TUESDAY. A WINTRY MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE LOW AFFECTING THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST
TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO TODAY...BEFORE MOVING EAST INTO THE TRANS
PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN REGIONS TOMORROW.
A WINTER WEATHER WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS FROM THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR SNOWFALL IN EXCESS OF
FOUR INCHES...HOWEVER SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN LOCATIONS FURTHER EAST. THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THOSE
MOUNTAIN RANGES COULD SEE TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ON TUESDAY
WHILE PORTIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN COULD SEE ONE
TO THREE INCH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF
SLEET. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20.
RESIDENTS AND THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
WEATHER CONDITIONS AS THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER EVENT
DEVELOPS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 447 AM CST MON NOV 30 2009
Expiration: 300 PM CST MON NOV 30 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...VAN HORN/HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR AND EDDY COUNTY PLAINS. A MIXED BAG OF RAIN...FREEZING
RAIN... SLEET AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CHANGE TO SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT PLAINS
TONIGHT. SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT MAY ACCUMULATE 5 TO 10 INCHES ACROSS
MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA EXCEPT 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS IN THE EDDY
COUNTY PLAINS TONIGHT.
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST OR 9 AM CST FOR
THE GUADALUPE PASS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES ACROSS WEST TEXAS
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL LIKELY
SPREAD EASTWARD INTO THE TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST
TEXAS. A FEW INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE LOCATIONS
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
|
|
|
