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High Wind Warning 7, NWS El Paso, TX

December 13, 2008

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 13, 2008, 11:19 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 13, 2008, 11:19 AM CST (17:19 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
Expired: Dec 14, 2008, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 30 hr
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 131719
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1019 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
ON SUNDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL APPROACH THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WINDS WILL
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN
STRONGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE FRONT FROM THE SYSTEM
MOVES INTO NEW MEXICO. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE
ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND LOCATIONS JUST EAST OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS.
THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH BEHIND THE
FRONT.

NMZ025-140130-
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/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.081213T1800Z-081215T0400Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1019 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST
SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS 
MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS
ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL BE VERY STRONG WITH SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRANKLINS AND OTHER
AREA MOUNTAINS MAY HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH
SUNDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NMZ022-023-030>032-140130-
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/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
1019 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF
SATURDAY EVENING...AND THEN DIMINISH SOME. WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN
STRONGER ON SUNDAY. WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING
AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

NMZ024-TXZ055-056-140130-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...
DELL CITY
1019 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST SUNDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. 

AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER A
BROAD AREA THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY EVENING. WINDS ALONG THE
EASTERN SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE
NIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ALONG
THESE EASTERN SLOPES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST AND
DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT PASSES TO THE EAST.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$

4 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 140243
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
743 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY PROMPT ISSUANCE OF WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH
WIND WARNINGS...

.A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND
PASSING OVER THE REGION HAS BROUGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT
OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. AT THE SURFACE A DEEP
TROUGH TO OUR EAST HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RESULTING
IN STRONGER SURFACE WINDS. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAYTIME
HOURS SUNDAY. TONIGHT STRONG WINDS AND VERY GUSTY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS EAST SLOPES OF NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED
MOUNTAIN RANGES. ALL AREAS SHOULD SEE WEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30
MPH BY SUNDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

NMZ022-030-141330-
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/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.081214T1200Z-081214T2200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LORDSBURG
743 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM
MST SUNDAY.

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND EAST/
WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ALL
AREA WILL SEE INCREASED WINDS SUNDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH BY EARLY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND
MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

NMZ023-031-032-141330-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.081214T1200Z-081215T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DEMING...
LAS CRUCES
743 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY.

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY. WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH BY EARLY
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND
MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.


$$

TXZ055-141330-
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/O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081214T1700Z/
/O.EXB.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.081214T0400Z-081214T1600Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
743 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT UNTIL 9
AM MST SUNDAY MORNING.

BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AREAWIDE OVERNIGHT WITH
MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUST OF 30 TO 35 MPH. HOWEVER ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY EAST
SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND HUECO MOUNTAINS AND EAST/WEST
PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS AND EXCEPTIONALLY
STRONG GUSTS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LOCATIONS..SUCH AS NORTHEAST
EL PASO...WILL SEE PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AFTER
SUNRISE...BUT WINDY CONDITIONS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED TO
ADDRESS THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
SECURE LOSE OBJECTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.
.
$$

NMZ025-141330-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
743 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT UNTIL 5
PM MST SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT
WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUST OF 40 TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY
EXPOSED RIDGES...EAST SLOPES...AND EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL
EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS AND EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG GUSTS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE PERIODS OF SUSTAINED
WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO
SECURE LOSE OBJECTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.


$$

NMZ024-TXZ056-141330-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
743 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY.

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY. WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 55 MPH BY EARLY
MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND
MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

BIRD

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 140807
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
107 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
EARLY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PROMPT ISSUANCE OF
WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS...

.A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND
PASSING OVER THE REGION HAS BROUGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT
OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. AT THE SURFACE A
DEEP TROUGH TO OUR EAST HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RESULTING IN STRONGER SURFACE WINDS. WINDY TO VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES TO THE
EAST OF THE AREA.

TXZ055-140915-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081214T1600Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
107 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE TEMPORARILY DIMINISHED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AGAIN BY LATE THIS MORNING...AND A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED SHORTLY TO COVER TODAYS EVENT.

$$

NMZ025-141615-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
107 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OF 40 TO 45 MPH. HOWEVER SOME
AREAS...ESPECIALLY EXPOSED RIDGES...EAST SLOPES...AND EAST/WEST
PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS AND EXCEPTIONALLY
STRONG GUSTS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE PERIODS
OF SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO SECURE LOSE OBJECTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG
WINDS.

$$

NMZ024-TXZ056-141615-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
107 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO
55 MPH BY EARLY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

NMZ022-030-141615-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.081214T1200Z-081214T2200Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LORDSBURG
107 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
TO 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND EAST/
WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ALL
AREA WILL SEE INCREASED WINDS SUNDAY. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 50 MPH BY EARLY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY
EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

NMZ023-031-032-141615-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.081214T1200Z-081215T0000Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DEMING...
LAS CRUCES
107 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO
55 MPH BY EARLY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

HEFNER

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 141306
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
606 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PROMPT ISSUANCE OF WIND
ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WARNINGS...

.A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND
PASSING OVER THE REGION HAS BROUGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT
OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. AT THE SURFACE A
DEEP TROUGH TO OUR EAST HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RESULTING IN STRONGER SURFACE WINDS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MOST OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES TO THE EAST OF THE AREA.

NMZ025-142115-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
606 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
TODAY WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF
30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY
EXPOSED RIDGES...EAST SLOPES...AND EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL
EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS AND EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG GUSTS
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE PERIODS OF SUSTAINED
WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO SECURE LOSE OBJECTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG
WINDS.

$$

TXZ055-142115-
/O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081214T1700Z-081215T0000Z/
EL PASO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...EL PASO
606 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

NMZ022-023-030>032-142115-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
606 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT. ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS SUNDAY. WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATER
THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

NMZ024-TXZ056-142115-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
606 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST SLOPES AND
EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG WINDS BEGINNING LATER
THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

HEFNER

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 142114
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
214 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH...

.A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST AND
PASSING OVER THE REGION HAS BROUGHT STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT
OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. AT THE SURFACE A
DEEP TROUGH TO OUR EAST HAS TIGHTENED THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RESULTING IN STRONGER SURFACE WINDS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG
WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NEAR EAST SLOPES OF LOCAL
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA.

NMZ025-150000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
214 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WITH MOST LOCATIONS EXPERIENCING
SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
MPH. HOWEVER SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY EXPOSED RIDGES...EAST
SLOPES...AND EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS
AND EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG GUSTS. THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE PERIODS
OF SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THESE WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. RESIDENTS ARE
URGED TO SECURE LOSE OBJECTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION.
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG
WINDS.

$$

NMZ022-023-030>032-150000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES
214 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY HIGH ELEVATION EAST
SLOPES AND EAST/WEST PASSES...WILL EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WINDS.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

NMZ024-TXZ055-056-150000-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...
DELL CITY
214 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. ISOLATED AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NEAR THE
EAST SLOPES OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL CONTINUE
TO EXPERIENCE VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SUDDEN
GUSTS OF WIND MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLE ARE ESPECIALLY AFFECTED BY STRONG WINDS.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 13, 4:54 AM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 4:54 AM CST, 6 hours 25 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
354 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
AN ACTIVE WEEK SHAPING UP AS A PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE TROUGH ALOFT
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL ROTATE SEVERAL DISTURBANCES OVER OUR
AREA. THE FIRST ONE IS CURRENTLY A COOL PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM OVER
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND EXPECTED DOWN INTO THE BORDERLAND SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME QUITE STRONG THIS AFTERNOON WITH
BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG AGAIN ON SUNDAY UNTIL
THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH LATE IN THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TODAY BUT WILL COOL TO NEAR NORMAL BY MONDAY AS A
PACIFIC AIRMASS SLIDES INTO THE AREA. FREQUENT DISTURBANCES MOVING
OVER THE AREA FROM THE UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP CLOUDS AROUND AND A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS...MAINLY OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS...THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WINDY WEEKEND STILL IN STORE FOR THE BORDERLAND AS BROAD LONG WAVE
TROUGH CONTINUES TO FORM OVER THE WESTERN U.S.  WEAK SHORT WAVE
RAPIDLY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA LATE LAST NIGHT AND EARLY THIS
MORNING BROUGHT A SWATH OF CLOUDS TO THE AREA AND PERHAPS A FEW
SPRINKLES ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES...BUT CLOUDS AND SHORT WAVE ARE
ALMOST ENTIRELY EAST OF THE AREA NOW AS SUB TROPICAL TAP BRINGS IN
SOME HIGHER CLOUDS THIS MORNING. STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC NORTHWEST
STORM CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE AND WILL BE THE FIRST OF MANY SYSTEMS
ROTATING OUT OF LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. SURFACE
FRONT JUST ABOUT INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND CONTINUING SOUTHEAST.
COMBINATION OF THIS FRONT NEARING THE AREA AND STRONG UPPER WINDS
INDUCING LEE SIDE TROUGHING WILL INCREASE WINDS TO ADVISORY LEVEL
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS STRONG AGAIN ON SUNDAY AS FRONT MOVES INTO NEW
MEXICO IN THE AFTERNOON. WILL KEEP HIGH WIND WATCH OUT FOR SUNDAY
THOUGH MODELS INTIMATING THAT WINDS MAY STAY IN THE ADVISORY RANGE
AGAIN. NOT A LOT OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH BUT THE MOUNTAIN ZONES
COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS SUNDAY. WILL STILL HAVE TO WATCH EAST SLOPES
OF MOUNTAINS...SUCH AS THE FRANKLINS...LATE TONIGHT AS PROG
SOUNDINGS STILL SHOWING POTENTIAL FOR 50-60 MPH GUSTS IN FAVORED
AREAS.

FRONT MOVES EAST OF AREA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON TO USHER IN COOLER
PACIFIC AIRMASS. LONG WAVE TROUGH COMES TOGETHER AND SLOWLY DIGS
SOUTHWARD TOWARDS NEVADA AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THIS WILL KEEP MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER OUR AREA.
GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE TO SHOW SHOWER POTENTIAL WITH LIGHT QPF FOR THE
MOUNTAIN ZONES...MOSTLY THE GILA...THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS SHORT WAVES
MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST FLOW. GFS SHOWS 3-8 INCH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OVER THE GILA OVER A 4 DAY PERIOD. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
ABOVE 7000 FEET EXCEPT FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY BEHIND THE
PACIFIC FRONT. DONT THINK ADV/WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR SNOW BUT
WILL HAVE TO WATCH CLOSELY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

THE WETTER SCENE FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THAT THE GFS HAD BEEN
HINTING AT HAS FALLEN APART...AS TROPICAL TAP INVOLVED WITH THE
HIGHER POPS IS NOT MATERIALIZING. HAVE TAKEN POPS OUT FOR THIS TIME
PERIOD.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 13/12Z-14/12Z...
VFR WITH INCRG SCT/BKN LYRS FL200 AND ABOVE. FM 18Z-01Z...WINDS
INCREASING SW 25-35 KTS...WITH A FEW AREAS OF 1SM BD.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON
SUNDAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STRONG WINDS. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL EXIST OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS EACH DAY
THROUGH MID WEEK. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED
AS HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN TOO HIGH. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN WELL ABOVE
NORMAL TODAY BUT WILL COOL BACK DOWN TO NEAR NORMAL BY MONDAY AS
PACIFIC AIRMASS MOVES IN.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 67  48  64  41  58 /   0   0  10  10   0
SIERRA BLANCA TX        63  40  61  36  53 /   0   0   0  10   0
LAS CRUCES              66  45  63  40  57 /   0   0  10  10   0
ALAMOGORDO              62  42  58  38  53 /  10   0  10  20  10
CLOUDCROFT              53  30  43  26  39 /  10   0  10  20  20
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   64  42  60  38  55 /   0   0  10  20  10
SILVER CITY             62  39  56  32  50 /   0  10  20  20  20
DEMING                  67  42  62  39  57 /   0   0  10  10  10
LORDSBURG               66  42  60  38  57 /   0  10  20  20  20

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MST THIS EVENING
     FOR NMZ022-023-030>032.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     NMZ022>025-030>032.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM MST SUNDAY FOR
     NMZ024-025.

TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
     TXZ055-056.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM MST SUNDAY FOR
     TXZ055-056.

&&

17 HEFNER

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 7:21 AM CST, 3 hours 58 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
621 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-141315-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
621 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME BLOWING DUST. FEW AREAS WITH VISIBILITIES
BELOW 3 MILES THIS AFTERNOON. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE EACH
DAY...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.

DH

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Sources

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