630 
FPUS74 KEPZ 291801
NOWEPZ

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1201 PM MDT MON JUN 29 2015

NMZ412>415-292015-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT
1201 PM MDT MON JUN 29 2015

.NOW...
AT 1200 PM MDT...SHOWERS AND A ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND TRACKING
SOUTHWEST AT AROUND 10 MPH. EXPECT TO SEE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
THE OVERALL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND STORMS DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS THE ACTIVITY MOVES OUT OVER THE TULAROSA BASIN. STORMS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BETWEEN ONE HALF AND ONE INCH OF
RAINFALL WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING OF LOW LYING
AREAS. GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR WITH
THE STRONGEST STORMS THAT DEVELOP. CURRENTLY THE STRONGEST CELLS
ARE LOCATED NEAR CLOUDCROFT AND HIGH ROLLS AND WILL BE AFFECTING
ALAMOGORDO AND SUNSPOT WITHING THE NEXT HALF HOUR.

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