314 FPUS74 KMAF 171849 NOWMAF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 149 PM CDT THU OCT 17 2002 TXZ074-080-081-172000- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE/FT. DAVIS...MARFA...PANTHER JUNCTION 149 PM CDT THU OCT 17 2002 .NOW... THROUGH 3 PM...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. AT 145 PM...THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE CONCENTRATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF ALPINE...MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD ALPINE AT 10 MILES PER HOUR. OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 30 MILES PER HOUR...AND UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS THROUGH 3 PM. $$ 44