Freezing Temperatures Expected In SW New Mexico Tonight...

.A Strong Cold Front Will Push Through New Mexico This
Afternoon... Bringing Northerly Winds And A Much Cooler
Temperatures To The Area. Skies Will Become Clear Tonight Across
Southern New Mexico...And While Light Winds Will Disturb Typical
Radiational Cooling Processes...Moderately Strong Cold Air
Advection Will Help Drop Temperatures Into The Upper 20S And
Lower 30S Across The Lowland Deserts By Monday Morning. Freezing
Temperatures Will Occur Across Hidalgo And Southern Grant
Counties...Where Most Areas Have So Far Escaped A Hard Freeze
This Fall. Any Areas That Manage To Stay Above Freezing Tonight
Will Certainly See Freezing Temperatures Monday Night As Winds
Will Be Lighter.

Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands Of The Bootheel-
Uplands Of The Bootheel-
Including The Cities Of...Lordsburg...Redrock...Virden...Animas...
Hachita...Antelope Wells...Cloverdale
1032 Am Mst Sun Nov 16 2014

...Freeze Warning In Effect From 1 Am To 9 Am Mst Monday...

The National Weather Service In El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa Has
Issued A Freeze Warning...Which Is In Effect From 1 Am To 9 Am
Mst Monday.

* Area Affected: Far Southwestern New Mexico Including Southern
Grant County And Most Of Hidalgo County.

* Event: First Widespread Freeze Of The Season With Minimum
Temperatures In The Upper 20S To The Lower 30S.

* Timing: Expect Temperatures To Drop Below Freezing After
Midnight...Through The Early Morning Hours Monday. Temperatures
Will Warm To Above Freezing By Mid-Morning.

* Impacts: People...Pets...Plants...Pipes Are All At Risk Due To
Exposure. Please Protect Them From The Cold Temperatures.

Precautionary/Preparedness Actions...

A Freeze Warning Means Sub-Freezing Temperatures Are Imminent Or
Highly Likely. These Conditions Will Kill Crops And Other
Sensitive Vegetation.

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