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FPUS74 KEPZ 011906
NOWEPZ

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
106 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

NMZ401-402-012200-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD
106 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012

.NOW...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN
THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST. ACTIVITY WILL EXPAND IN COVERAGE WEST
AND SOUTH...OVER HIGHWAY 180 AND TO THE ARIZONA BORDER IN THE NEXT HOUR.
WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
THE MAIN THREATS WITH WITH STORMS IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. SHORT
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WITH LOCALIZED RUNOFF AND
PONDING OF WATER ARE ALSO LIKELY WITH THE STRONGER STORMS THIS
AFTERNOON.

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