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Remnants of ODILE Advisory Number 35
 
Issued 21:00Z Sep 18, 2014
 
Advisory Selection
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REMNANTS OF ODILE ADVISORY NUMBER 35
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD EP152014
300 PM MDT THU SEP 18 2014

...REMNANT CIRCULATION OF ODILE IS DISSIPATING NEAR THE
ARIZONA-NEW MEXICO BORDER WHILE HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE TO SPREAD
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND INTO WESTERN AND CENTRAL TEXAS...

SUMMARY OF 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
-----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...31.8N 109.1W
ABOUT 40 MILES...32 KM...NE OF DOUGLAS ARIZONA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...15 MPH...30 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 090 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
--------------------
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA...THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NEW
MEXICO...AND INTO PORTIONS OF TEXAS.

FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES
AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
------------------------------
AT 300 PM MDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF ODILE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...AND LONGITUDE 109.1 WEST. THE REMNANT
CIRCULATION OF ODILE CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SLOWLY
EASTWARD ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA TOWARD NEW MEXICO. 
RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH ODILE CONTINUES TO FALL PRIMARILY EAST OF THE
CIRCULATION CENTER.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH EMBEDDED
POCKETS OF HEAVIER RAIN WAS MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO...AND ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS NEAR A STATIONARY FRONT. IN
ADDITION...NEW THUNDERSTORMS WERE FORMING IN WESTERN TEXAS.  THE
LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. LATER TODAY.  RAINFALL ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAIN ENDING ACROSS NEW MEXICO BY TOMORROW EVENING AND
TEXAS BY SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 15 MPH...30 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.


HAZARDS
-------
RAINFALL...MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE REMNANTS OF ODILE IS
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE.  THESE RAINS COULD RESULT
IN LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES...ESPECIALLY IN
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS.  RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE ALL NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS TO MITIGATE THESE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING
SITUATIONS.


RAINFALL TOTALS
---------------
SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES THROUGH 8 AM MDT

...ARIZONA...
EPHRAIM WASH                         3.78                     
DOUGLAS 7.3 WNW                      3.30                     
CLUFF RANCH                          3.15                     
HEREFORD 9.0 SW                      3.10                     
PORTRERO CANYON                      3.07                     
DOUGLAS BISBEE INTL ARPT             3.05                     
NOGALES INTL ARPT                    3.01                     
FORT HUACHUCA                        2.79                     
SIERRA VISTA 9.2 SSE                 2.63                     
DAN SADDLE                           2.44                     
DAVIDSON CANYON AT I-10              2.09                     
FALCON FIELD                         2.01                     
ITALIAN TRAP (REDINGTON PASS)        1.93                     
FRYE MESA RESERVOIR                  1.77                     
SAN SIMON 2.6 S                      1.65                     
DAN SADDLE (UPPER CDO)               1.65                     
SAFFORD MUNI ARPT                    1.44                     

...NEW MEXICO...
MOGOLLON 3 WSW                       4.06                     
CHAPARRAL 0.4 SE                     3.50                     
RODEO 5.0 NNE                        3.34                     
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW                    3.10                     
SAN ANTONIO 25.6 SSW                 3.06                     
BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE 19 SW       3.06                     
DEMING MUNI ARPT                     2.98                     
HILLSBORO 0.1 ESE                    2.23                     
LA JOYA 2 WNW                        2.15                     
LAS CRUCES INTL ARPT                 2.10                     
CUTTER                               2.10                     
CAPITAN 2 SW                         2.00                     
DATIL 11 NNE                         1.56                     
SOCORRO 2 S                          1.43                     
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES MUNI ARPT      1.09                     

...TEXAS...
FLUVANNA 3 W                         5.08                     
PLAINVIEW 4 SSW                      4.31                     
GAIL 2ESE                            3.80                     
POST 1NE                             3.49                     
AMHERST 1NE                          3.34                     
EL PASO 8 E                          3.11                     
KELP 3 SE                            3.00                     
EL PASO INTL ARPT                    2.68                     
THE PINERY RAWS                      2.44                     
BIG SPRING 1 ESE                     2.25                     
MONTANA VISTA 4 NE                   2.20                     
GUADALUPE PASS                       2.15                     
LUBBOCK INTL ARPT                    1.17                     


NEXT ADVISORY
-------------
NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT  900 PM MDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS
STORM.

FORECASTER KONG