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Wind Advisory 1, NWS El Paso, TX

January 21, 2010

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 21, 2010, 12:53 PM MST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2010, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 21, 2010, 12:53 PM MST (19:53 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 21, 2010, 11:00 PM MST
Expired: Jan 22, 2010, 1:00 PM MST
In force: 14 hr
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX

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 Jan 21, 4:22 AM MST, 8 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:22 AM MST, 8 hours 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:56 AM MST, 6 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
556 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-221300-
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-
556 AM MST THU JAN 21 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A LARGE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA LATER
TODAY AND TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE PULLED UP AHEAD OF THE
SYSTEM WILL INCREASE CLOUDINESS AND CAUSE SHOWERS TO DEVELOP BY
AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE RIVER. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY BE
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AS A RESULT OF THE
ABUNDANT PACIFIC MOISTURE. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG RIDGES
AND PASSES AND EASTERN SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ON
FRIDAY THAT WILL MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 55
MPH POSSIBLE. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR
THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP FROM 8000 FEET
TO 5500 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TO 4300
FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY OCCUR OVER THE
MOUNTAINS BEFORE THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS...RESULTING IN POSSIBLE
ACCELERATED MELTING OF THE SNOW PACK IN THE GILA WILDERNESS WHICH
COULD CAUSE A SUDDEN RISE IN THE GILA RIVER ON FRIDAY. NEW SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 25 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE GILA REGION
ABOVE 7500 FEET WITH 9 TO 12 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET. THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE 9 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ABOVE
7500 FEET WITH LESSER AMOUNTS BELOW. SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE LOWLANDS BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
ACCUMULATION FOR PORTIONS OF SIERRA...LUNA...HIDALGO...OTERO AND
GRANT COUNTIES. SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AND END BY LATE SATURDAY
WITH DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND THIS OFFICE.

LUNDEEN

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 21, 2:22 PM MST	Winter Storm Warning	EPZ		53 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.