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Wind Advisory 22, NWS El Paso, TX

December 12, 2008

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2008, 7:13 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2008, 7:13 AM CST (13:13 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 121313
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
613 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL APPROACH THE
AREA ON SATURDAY. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WINDS WILL
INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME EVEN
STRONGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE FRONT FROM THE SYSTEM
NEARS THE AREA. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EAST OF THE AREA BY
EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN MORE NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH
BEHIND THE FRONT. 

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-122230-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
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
613 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM
MST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH
WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. 

AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE MOST OF SATURDAY
EVENING...AND THEN 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.

$$

HEFNER
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 122234
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
334 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE PACIFIC OCEAN WILL APPROACH
THE AREA ON SATURDAY. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS WINDS
WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME
EVEN STRONGER SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE FRONT FROM THE
SYSTEM NEARS THE AREA. 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.

NMZ024-025-TXZ055-056-131230-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
334 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM MST
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 10 AM
MST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA ON SATURDAY...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 AND EAST OF LOCAL AREA MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH
THE NIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING WHEN WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONGER. HIGHEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND
THROUGH PASSES. 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.

$$

NMZ022-023-030>032-131230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T0400Z/
/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
334 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST
SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST
SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 

AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA ON SATURDAY...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.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 131234
NPWEPZ

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

...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AND 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.

NMZ022-023-030>032-132230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T0400Z/
/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
534 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 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.

$$

NMZ024-025-TXZ055-056-132230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
534 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM MST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
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.

$$

HEFNER
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 131307 CCA
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
610 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.

NMZ022-023-030>032-132230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T0400Z/
/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
610 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 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.

$$

NMZ024-025-TXZ055-056-132230-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T1700Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
534 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM MST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
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.

$$

HEFNER
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-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T1700Z/
/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-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.081213T1800Z-081214T0400Z/
/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.

$$
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-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-081214T0400Z/
/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-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.081214T1700Z-081215T0400Z/
/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 wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 12, 5:10 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 5:10 AM CST, 2 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
410 AM MST FRI DEC 12 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UNSETTLED AND STORMY PATTERN IN STORE FOR THE BORDERLAND OVER THE
NEXT WEEK. A SMALL DISTURBANCE ALOFT COULD BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO
THE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
IN OFF THE PACIFIC SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG ON
SATURDAY AND EVEN A BIT STRONGER ON SUNDAY WITH SOME AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. THE SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING ANOTHER
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO MOST OF THE BORDERLAND ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...THOUGH AGAIN THE BEST CHANCES WILL BE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.
YET ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN
RESPONSE TO ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
SLIGHTLY TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS PERIOD.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
ACTIVE AND COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN IN STORE THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. IN THE SHORT TERM NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING A SMALL SHORT
WAVE CURRENTLY OVER NEVADA/UTAH DOWN TO OUR AREA LATE TONIGHT AND
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. PUT SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS IN
WITH THIS...WITH SNOW POSSIBLE ONLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SACS.

OVERALL PATTERN THEN STARTS TAKING EFFECT AS STRONG ALASKA TROUGH
AND HUDSON BAY UPPER LOW GRADUALLY PHASE TOGETHER INTO MASSIVE LONG
WAVE TROUGH OVER THE ENTIRE WESTERN U.S.  ALASKAN TROUGH BEGINNING
TO KICK FAIRLY COOL PACIFIC FRONT INTO THE PAC NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT
WILL DROP DOWN INTO THE GREAT BASIN SATURDAY AND BEGIN A LENGTHY
PROCESS OF INCREASING OUR SURFACE GRADIENT...AND COMBINED WITH
MODERATE MID LEVEL WINDS...EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE INTO 25-35 MPH
RANGE SATURDAY. THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE CWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH
AN EVEN STRONGER GRADIENT AS SURFACE LOW EVENTUALLY MERGES INTO LEE
SIDE TROUGHING OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. ALSO MID LEVEL WINDS BECOME
QUITE STRONG...IN THE 50-70 MPH RANGE. BUFKIT SOUNDINGS SHOW MIXING
HGTS AROUND H75 MB ON SATURDAY AND AS HIGH AS H70 MB SUNDAY. WINDS
MAY REACH 35-45 MPH ON SUNDAY. HAVE WENT AHEAD AND PUT WND ADV OUT
FOR SATURDAY AND HIGH WND WATCH OUT FOR SUNDAY. OF FURTHER CONCERN
IS POTENTIAL FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN EAST SLOPE EVENT LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AS PROG SOUNDINGS SHOW 60-65 MPH WINDS AND WEAK CAPPING AT MOUNTAIN
TOP LEVEL. FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
TO THE CWA SUNDAY AND MONDAY...WHILE SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP
NOTICEABLY AFTER FROPA LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

LONG WAVE TROUGH FIRMLY ENTRENCHED OVER THE WESTERN U.S. FOR MOST OF
NEXT WEEK. 00Z GFS RUN SHOWED NEXT SHORT WAVE ROTATES OUT OF LONG
WAVE TROUGH INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY....TAPPING INTO NICE
SUB TROPICAL TAP AND BRINGING A CHANCE OF RAIN BACK TO THE AREA FOR
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WOULD ONCE AGAIN RISE OUT OF
MOST OF OUR AREA. QUICK LOOK AT 06Z RUN SHOWS GFS BACKING OFF THIS
SOMEWHAT.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 12/12Z-13/12Z...
VFR CLR/FEW CIRRUS...BUT INCRG LYRS ABV FL180 THROUGH PERIOD.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
DRY AND A LITTLE WARMER FRIDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. VENTILATION RATES
WILL REMAIN POOR FRIDAY DUE TO LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT WINDS.
STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH DEVELOPING OVER
EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
HOWEVER...HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN TOO HIGH FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY...MOSTLY OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS. A STRONGER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER AND A
BETTER CHANCE FOR RAIN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 62  41  69  48  64 /   0   0   0  10  10
SIERRA BLANCA TX        61  36  65  42  61 /   0   0   0  10  10
LAS CRUCES              61  39  68  45  63 /   0   0   0  10  10
ALAMOGORDO              56  37  64  44  58 /   0  10   0  10  20
CLOUDCROFT              47  28  54  26  43 /   0  10   0  10  20
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   59  38  66  44  60 /   0  10   0  10  20
SILVER CITY             57  35  64  38  54 /   0  10   0  10  20
DEMING                  61  39  69  44  62 /   0   0   0  10  10
LORDSBURG               62  38  68  44  60 /   0   0   0  10  20

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR
     NMZ022>025-030>032.

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

TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST SATURDAY FOR TXZ055-056.

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

17 HEFNER
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 5:05 PM CST, 14 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
405 PM MST THU DEC 11 2008

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-121315-
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-
405 PM MST THU DEC 11 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY GUST TO 40 MPH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST AND LOW VISIBILITIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED.

ROGASH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 7:13 AM CSTHigh Wind WatchEPZ38 hr

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Sources

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