Alpine, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

414 AM CDT FRI SEP 5 2008

Expires:

415 AM CDT SAT SEP 06 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS. BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION... THE RIO GRANDE IS ELEVATED DUE TO RELEASES OUT OF LUIS LEON RESERVOIR IN MEXICO. THEREFORE... MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON THE RIO GRANDE NEAR PRESIDIO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY RELEASES OUT OF THE LUIS LEON RESERVOIR WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... WITH RIVER LEVELS FORECAST TO RISE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. AS FLOWS INCREASE... RIVER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH MAJOR FLOOD CATEGORY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THESE ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO FLOODING OF ROADWAYS NEAR THE RIVER... INCLUDING FM 170. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.