B737 captain reported receiving a GPWS alert on a visual approach to runway 8R at elp.

Attributes
ACN	1610392
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ELP.Airport
State Reference	TX
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 331 Flight Crew Type 12000
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Elp primary runway 4/22 notamed closed. We anticipated landing on runway 26L. We received ATIS elp landing via visual approaches to runway 8R. We briefed the visual with an offset to the south to account for rapidly rising terrain west of the airport. We failed to adequately brief the safety alert notice which recommends arrival via the runway 4 RNAV with a visual transition to runway 8R. We conducted a visual approach with an offset from the runway 8R centerline to the south but not as far to the south as the RNAV arrival. Runway; terrain and obstacles in sight for the entire approach. Crossing over the ridge line; we received 'caution obstacle' warning from the GPWS and a verbal caution from the tower. Visually verified terrain and glide path. Continued approach to an uneventful landing; taxi in; and shutdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 Captain reported receiving a GPWS alert on a visual approach to Runway 8R at ELP.

Narrative: ELP primary Runway 4/22 NOTAMed closed. We anticipated landing on Runway 26L. We received ATIS ELP landing via visual approaches to Runway 8R. We briefed the visual with an offset to the south to account for rapidly rising terrain west of the airport. We failed to adequately brief the Safety Alert notice which recommends arrival via the Runway 4 RNAV with a visual transition to Runway 8R. We conducted a visual approach with an offset from the Runway 8R centerline to the south but not as far to the south as the RNAV Arrival. Runway; terrain and obstacles in sight for the entire approach. Crossing over the ridge line; we received 'Caution Obstacle' warning from the GPWS and a verbal caution from the Tower. Visually verified terrain and glide path. Continued approach to an uneventful landing; taxi in; and shutdown.

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