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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
150 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008

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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
150 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008 /1250 PM MDT FRI AUG 29 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A GOOD CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER HEAVY RAINFALL
WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER WHERE SOILS ARE
ALREADY SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINFALL. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER.

FLOWS WERE ALREADY ELEVATED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE RIVER DUE TO
RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL.  SINCE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL APPEARS
LIKELY ALONG MUCH OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY AND TONIGHT...ADDITIONAL
RISES...IF NOT FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON THE RIO GRANDE THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE THREAT OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY FOR LOCATIONS
ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER.  A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE RIO
GRANDE RIVER AND IT`S TRIBUTARIES SATURDAY...IF NOT SUNDAY. THE
ADDITIONAL RUNOFF COULD RESULT IN CONTINUED ELEVATED FLOWS ON THE
RIO GRANDE RIVER...IF NOT FLOODING...SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REST
OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER A FEW LOCATIONS
OUTSIDE THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA COULD SEE MINOR FLOODING OF
MAINLY LOW LYING AREAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.  HOWEVER...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT...AND AREA RESIDENTS WEST OF THE PECOS
RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED
FOR POSSIBLE FLASH FLOODING.

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THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND