859 FPUS74 KMAF 152202 NOWMAF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 502 PM CDT THU JUL 15 1999 NMZ027>029-160000- EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-LEA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARLSBAD...HOBBS 402 PM MDT THU JUL 15 1999 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...GENERALLY IN A LINE FROM NEAR MCDONALD TO NEAR MALAGA...WILL MOVE SLOWLY NORTHEAST AND SHOULD AFFECT AREAS IN EASTERN LEA COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM. ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING...THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL RATES NEAR 1 INCH PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO INTO THE EVENING. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-160000- ANDREWS-BORDEN-CRANE-DAWSON-ECTOR-GAINES-GLASSCOCK-HOWARD-LOVING- MARTIN-MIDLAND-MITCHELL-REAGAN-SCURRY-UPTON-WARD-WINKLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDREWS...BIG LAKE...BIG SPRING...BORDEN... COLORADO CITY...CRANE...GARDEN CITY...LAMESA...MENTONE...MIDLAND... MONAHANS...ODESSA...RANKIN...SEMINOLE...SNYDER...STANTON...WINK 502 PM CDT THU JUL 15 1999 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A MONAHANS TO BIG LAKE LINE THROUGH 7 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND RAINFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR LOCALLY. THIS ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PERMIAN BASIN AND ADJACENT AREAS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. $$ TXZ058-074-075-081-160000- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS- REEVES COUNTY/UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FT. DAVIS...FT. STOCKTON...PECOS 502 PM CDT THU JUL 15 1999 .NOW... ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH 1000 PM... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE NORTHEAST AND AFFECT AREAS TO THE EAST OF AN ORLA TO VALENTINE TO ALPINE LINE THROUGH 7 PM CDT. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING SLOWLY NORTHEAST THROUGH BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. VERY HEAVY RAINS IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WILL LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING OF ARROYOS...DRAWS...AND CREEKS. && A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 1000 PM FOR SOUTHERN REEVES...WESTERN PECOS...JEFF DAVIS...AND BREWSTER COUNTIES. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS RAPIDLY RISING WATER OR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA...CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE READY FOR QUICK ACTION IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ TXZ057-079-080-160000- MARFA PLATEAU-PRESIDIO VALLEY-VAN HORN/GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARFA...PRESIDIO...VAN HORN 502 PM CDT (402 PM MDT) THU JUL 15 1999 .NOW... WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT AREAS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CANDELARIA TO MARFA LINE THROUGH 7 PM. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF DEADLY LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS AND RAINFALL RATES UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REST OF PRESIDIO COUNTY INTO THE EVENING. $$ AKL