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Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX

April 30, 2008

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2008, 2:49 PM MDT. It took effect at May 1, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2008, 2:49 PM MDT (20:49 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2008, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 1, 2008, 11:00 PM MDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

The text

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

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 302049
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
249 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL MOVE INTO
THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE WINDS
WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS STRONG MID LEVEL
WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WE CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH AGAIN ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. THE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST WILL
LIKELY ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND CREATE LOCAL DRIVING HAZARDS WITH
DENSE BLOWING DUST.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-010500-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.080501T1800Z-080502T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080501T0400Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
249 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A NEW WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM
MDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED THIS MORNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING.

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. GUSTY WINDS
MAY VERY WELL PERSIST MOST OF THE NIGHT ALONG EAST SLOPES OF
MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN INCREASE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BACK TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE.
BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY WITH THESE WINDS AND VISIBILITIES LOCALLY
DECREASING TO AROUND ONE MILE. 

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.

$$

HEFNER
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 010436
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1036 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND A DEEP
LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS
OVER FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND 
EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM NOON MDT THURSDAY TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...CAUSING LOCAL
DRIVING HAZARDS WITH LOW VISIBILITY IN DENSE BLOWING DUST.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-011645-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.080501T1800Z-080502T0200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
1036 PM MDT WED APR 30 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM NOON MDT THURSDAY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY LOCALLY REDUCED
TO AROUND ONE MILE.

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.

$$

PARK
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 011547
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
947 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND A DEEP
LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS
OVER FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM NOON MDT THURSDAY TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS...CAUSING LOCAL
DRIVING HAZARDS WITH LOW VISIBILITY IN DENSE BLOWING DUST.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-020200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.080501T1800Z-080502T0200Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
947 AM MDT THU MAY 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM NOON MDT THURSDAY UNTIL 8 PM MDT THURSDAY EVENING.
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE LIKELY WITH VISIBILITY LOCALLY REDUCED
TO AROUND ONE MILE.

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.

$$

PARK
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 020130
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
730 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING FOR MUCH OF THIS EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND A DEEP
LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO ARE CAUSING STRONG WINDS
OVER FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE ARE OCCURRING THIS EVENING.
A SURFACE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM IS NOW JUST NORTH OF
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH TONIGHT.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BEHIND THIS FRONT. 

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-020500-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080502T0500Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
730 PM MDT THU MAY 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
CONTINUE AND ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MOST OF THIS EVENING.
TOWARDS MIDNIGHT THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND TURN
NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

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.

$$

HEFNER

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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Sources

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