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FXUS64 KEPZ 052335
AFDEPZ

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
535 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 528 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

 - Temperatures climb through Sunday before decreasing some early
   next week, then back up mid to late next week

 - Moisture slowly recovers on Sunday, bringing isolated to
   scattered thunderstorm chances, especially west

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1040 AM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

An UL ridge is strengthening over Southern NM while moisture has
decreased. The result will be few if any storms across the CWA
while highs climb to the upper 90s and lower 100s. The ridge
remains overhead for Sunday, but moisture will push in from the
east though mainly for areas along and east of the Rio Grande.
This will reintroduce rain/storm chances to the mainly the Sacs
with low chances also along the AZ border with moisture coming up
from the Sierra Madres.

Moisture will continue to cycle around the high as the center of
it shifts toward AZ by Monday evening. Low to moderate storm
chances will return to the entire forecast area with the highest
chances west of the Divide where better moisture will be. This is
largely the forecast pattern expected all of next week. Models do
show evidence of a s/w rounding the high Tuesday night into
Wednesday. Otherwise, the high is expected to elongate, oriented
west-to-east, which will bring in subtle drying while warming
temperatures. The hottest days next week will be Thursday and
Friday. There are hints that we will see moisture reinforced next
weekend with an increase in rain/storm chances and a modest
decrease in afternoon highs. Also, with the high centered to our
west, this will open the door for weak disturbances to round the
high through NM.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 528 PM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

VFR conditions prevail into Sunday afternoon. Shower and storm
chances remain near zero through Sunday morning for all terminals,
increasing late in the period with isolated activity developing
around 21z. Tomorrow`s convection would be capable of producing
gusts to 30kts and heavy downpours which could lower VIS to MVFR
levels. Confidence is too low for any TS mention or PROB30s in
this TAF cycle. Other than occasional gusts into upper teens
Sunday afternoon, winds AOB 8kts expected with some variability.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 1040 AM MDT Sat Jul 5 2025

Warmer and drier air has moved into Southern NM and Far West TX.
This has led to a sharp decrease in rain/storm chances along with
allowing min RH values to drop into the lower to middle teens.
Winds are relatively light, however, topping out around 10 MPH
with some gusts up to 20 MPH. This pattern will remain in place
for Sunday; however, moisture will increase for areas east of the
Rio Grande. The increase in moisture will bring rain/storm chances
back to the Sacramento Mountains. Additionally, enough moisture
will also be in place along the AZ border for low rain/storm
chances. For Monday onwards, the monsoonal plume will be back over
NM with best moisture west of the Rio Grande leading to scattered
mountain and isolated to scattered lowland showers and
thunderstorms, especially west.

Venting will largely be good to very good each afternoon, limited
mostly by weak transport flow.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
El Paso                  76 102  77 100 /   0  10  10  20
Sierra Blanca            67  93  67  91 /   0  20  10  20
Las Cruces               69  99  71  97 /   0  10  30  20
Alamogordo               69  98  71  97 /   0  20  10  40
Cloudcroft               52  75  53  73 /   0  50  10  70
Truth or Consequences    70  98  72  97 /   0  10  20  50
Silver City              64  92  65  93 /   0  20  40  70
Deming                   69 101  71 101 /   0  10  40  30
Lordsburg                68  98  70  98 /   0  20  40  50
West El Paso Metro       75 100  76  98 /   0  10  20  20
Dell City                70  96  71  94 /   0  20  10  20
Fort Hancock             73 101  75  99 /   0  10  10  20
Loma Linda               68  93  69  91 /   0  10  10  30
Fabens                   73 101  74  99 /   0  10  10  10
Santa Teresa             72  99  74  98 /   0  10  20  20
White Sands HQ           74 100  76  98 /   0  10  20  30
Jornada Range            69  99  71  98 /   0  10  20  40
Hatch                    68 101  70 101 /   0  10  30  40
Columbus                 74 101  74 100 /   0  10  40  20
Orogrande                69  97  71  96 /   0  20  10  30
Mayhill                  57  84  57  82 /   0  50  10  70
Mescalero                58  85  57  85 /   0  50  10  70
Timberon                 56  83  56  80 /   0  40  10  60
Winston                  59  90  60  90 /   0  20  30  70
Hillsboro                66  98  67  97 /   0  10  40  60
Spaceport                66  98  69  97 /   0  10  20  50
Lake Roberts             60  93  61  93 /  10  20  40  70
Hurley                   64  95  66  94 /   0  10  40  60
Cliff                    66  99  67 100 /   0  20  40  60
Mule Creek               64  95  65  96 /   0  20  30  50
Faywood                  66  95  67  94 /   0  10  40  60
Animas                   69  98  71  98 /  10  30  50  50
Hachita                  69  98  70  98 /   0  10  50  40
Antelope Wells           69  97  70  96 /  10  20  50  50
Cloverdale               67  93  68  92 /  20  40  60  50

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
NM...None.
&&

$$

FORECASTER...39-Aronson