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FPUS74 KMAF 270053
NOWMAF

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
753 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2002

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-258-270300-
ANDREWS-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GAINES-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-LOVING-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-
REEVES COUNTY/UPPER TRANS PECOS-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-
VAN HORN AND HWY 54 CORRIDOR-WARD-WINKLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDREWS...CARLSBAD/ARTESIA...EUNICE/JAL...
HOBBS/LOVINGTON...KERMIT...MENTONE...MONAHANS...PECOS/BALMORHEA...
PINE SPRINGS...QUEEN...SEMINOLE...TATUM...VAN HORN
753 PM CDT (653 PM MDT) FRI APR 26 2002

.NOW...
A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM NEAR HOBBS TO VAN HORN WILL
CONTINUE NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH...AFFECTING THE COMMUNITIES OF HOBBS...
EUNICE...JAL...AND ORLA THROUGH 1000 PM CDT.  THE STRONGER STORMS
WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY AVERAGE ONE
TENTH TO ONE QUARTER INCH.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENT WILL
BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

TXZ074-075-079>082-270300-
BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-PECOS-
PRESIDIO VALLEY-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE/FT. DAVIS...FT. STOCKTON...MARFA...
PANTHER JUNCTION...PRESIDIO...SANDERSON
753 PM CDT FRI APR 26 2002

.NOW...
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE RIO GRANDE FROM NEAR HEATH CANYON TO
SANDERSON WILL CONTINUE NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AFFECTING THE
COMMUNITIES OF SANDERSON AND DRYDEN THROUGH 1000 PM CDT.  THESE
STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH...
FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS NEAR ONE HALF INCH PER
HOUR.  ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE EVENING...ESPECIALLY FROM THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO THE BIG BEND.

$$

AKL