...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GILA
REGION AND THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...

.A COOL AND DRY AIR MASS HAS SETTLED IN OVER THE AREA. LIGHT
WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED...WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG
RADIATIVE COOLING OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR FREEZING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE GILA REGION AND SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS LAST
NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO A FEW DEGREES COOLER TONIGHT
WITH UPPER TWENTIES POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE AFFECTED AREAS
ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS AND MOUNTAIN VALLEYS WHERE DRAINAGE
WINDS COULD LOWER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD QUICKLY RISE
AFTER SUNRISE.

UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-

SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...
PINON
339 PM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM
MDT SUNDAY.

* EVENT: FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF UPPER 20S WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER
  PORTIONS OF THE GILA REGION...SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...
  AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS.

* TIMING: FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT
  AND WILL BE AT THEIR COLDEST JUST BEFORE SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES
  SHOULD RISE QUICKLY AFTER SUNRISE.

* TEMPERATURES: BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES.

* IMPACT: PROTECTIVE MEASURES MAY BE NEEDED FOR SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...INCLUDING MOVING POTTED PLANTS INDOORS. PETS SHOULD
  BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.