720 SXUS44 KMAF 311645 RECMAF RECREATIONAL FORECASTS FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1045 AM CST WED DEC 31 2014 RECREATIONAL FORECAST TEXT REPRESENTS AN AVERAGE OF CONDITIONS OVER THE ENTIRE PARK. SPOT TEMPERATURES AND PROBABILITIES OF MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION ARE FOR TODAY...TONIGHT...AND NEW YEARS DAY. TXZ081-312200- BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK- 1045 AM CST WED DEC 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS AND FREEZING RAIN. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO 38 TO 43 ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON. ALONG THE RIO GRANDE...NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT. .NEW YEARS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COOL. OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 50S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 50S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE UPPER 50S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. .SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 50S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE LOWER 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 40. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S IN THE MOUNTAINS TO THE MID 60S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION VISITORS CENTER 34 28 51 / 50 50 10 CASTOLON 40 30 56 / 50 50 10 CHISOS BASIN 33 29 50 / 50 50 10 PERSIMMON GAP 33 26 47 / 50 50 10 RIO GRANDE VILLAGE 42 31 58 / 50 50 10 $$ NMZ028-312200- CARLSBAD CAVERNS NATIONAL PARK- 945 AM MST WED DEC 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG. SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. NOT AS COLD. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. .NEW YEARS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING NORTH AROUND 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION VISITORS CENTER 26 23 39 / 60 30 20 $$ TXZ074-312200- FORT DAVIS NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE- 1045 AM CST WED DEC 31 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... .TODAY...CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN LIKELY IN THE MORNING...THEN OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S. EAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. .NEW YEARS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. NOT AS COLD. OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. .SATURDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION VISITORS CENTER 31 23 49 / 60 40 10 $$ TXZ258-312200- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK- 945 AM MST WED DEC 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF FREEZING FOG. WINDY. SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION AROUND 2 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN. WINDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. .NEW YEARS DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. NOT AS COLD. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO AROUND 40 BELOW 5000 FEET. EAST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE...SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SNOW AND LIGHT SLEET. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 30S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE UPPER 30S BELOW 5000 FEET. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. .SATURDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 40 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 40S BELOW 5000 FEET. .SATURDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 20S. .SUNDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE LOWER 40S BELOW 5000 FEET. .SUNDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. .MONDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. .TUESDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50 NEAR THE MOUNTAIN PEAKS TO THE MID 50S BELOW 5000 FEET. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION VISITORS CENTER 24 20 38 / 60 40 20 DOG CANYON 27 22 36 / 60 40 20 MCKITTRICK CANYON 26 20 39 / 60 40 20 $$