537 FPUS74 KMAF 161248 NOWMAF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 635 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2004 TXZ046>048-051>053-062-063-069-070-082-161400- BORDEN-DAWSON-GLASSCOCK-HOWARD-MARTIN-MIDLAND-MITCHELL-REAGAN-SCURRY- TERRELL-UPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG LAKE...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... GAIL...GARDEN CITY...LAMESA...MIDLAND...RANKIN/MCCAMEY...SANDERSON... SNYDER...STANTON 635 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2004 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG WITH AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH 8 AM CST. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE NORTH AROUND 15 MPH. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE SNYDER...BIG SPRING AND BIG LAKE. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE 3 TO 5 MILE RANGE...HOWEVER A FEW LOCATIONS MAY DROP AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA AFTER 8 AM CST. $$ NMZ027-028-TXZ258-161400- EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARLSBAD...PINE SPRINGS...QUEEN 535 AM MST FRI JAN 16 2004 .NOW... AREAS OF FOG AND PATCHY DRIZZLE ALONG WITH WIDELY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EDDY COUNTY AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 7 AM MST. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING TO THE NORTH AROUND 15 MPH. LOCALLY DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION IF FOG IS ENCOUNTERED. SHOWERS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE. $$ TXZ057-074-079>081-161400- BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- PRESIDIO VALLEY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE/FT. DAVIS...MARFA... PANTHER JUNCTION...PRESIDIO...VAN HORN 635 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2004 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM CST. THE MOST PERSISTENT THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR IN PRESIDIO AND BREWSTER COUNTIES. ONE AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO THE PRESIDIO AND LAJITAS AREAS BY 630 AM. ANOTHER AREA OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN BREWSTER AND EASTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA BY 7 AM. PATCHY FOG WILL CONTINUE OVER ALL AREAS...WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. && MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION DRIVING IF FOG OR PRECIPITATION IS ENCOUNTERED. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-058>061-067-068-075-161400- ANDREWS-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-CRANE-ECTOR-GAINES-LOVING- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-PECOS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-WARD-WINKLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDREWS...CRANE...EUNICE/JAL... FT. STOCKTON...HOBBS/LOVINGTON...KERMIT...MENTONE...MONAHANS... ODESSA...PECOS/BALMORHEA...SEMINOLE...TATUM 635 AM CST (535 AM MST) FRI JAN 16 2004 .NOW... NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM CST OR 7 AM MST. THIS ACTIVITY IS MOVING NORTH AROUND 15 MPH AND WILL AFFECT FORT STOCKTON...WINK AND JAL. BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF NEAR ONE HALF INCH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING AREAS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. $$