915 FPUS74 KMAF 060449 NOWMAF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1149 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2002 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-067-258-060630- ANDREWS-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-DAWSON-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...LAMESA...MENTONE...MONAHANS... PECOS/BALMORHEA...PINE SPRINGS...QUEEN...SEMINOLE...TATUM...VAN HORN 1149 PM CDT (1049 PM MDT) SAT OCT 5 2002 .NOW... LOOK FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS... THROUGH 130 AM CDT OR 1230 AM MDT ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. AREAS POSSIBLY AFFECTED INCLUDE THE VICINITIES OF PYOTE...MENTONE...ORLA... RED BLUFF LAKE...BALMORHEA...LOBO...VALENTINE...TOYAH...WINK...AND WICKETT...AND MONAHANS. THE STRONGEST THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. $$ 12