Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX

Issued

Apr 29, 2011, 1:50 PM MDT (19:50 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 30, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT

Expired

Apr 30, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS El Paso, TX

649 
WWUS74 KEPZ 291950
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
150 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
WESTERN TEXAS TODAY AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND SATURDAY
WHILE A DEEP SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS TO THE NORTHEAST. AS A RESULT 
WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WILL BE QUITE
STRONG...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR TODAY AND
SATURDAY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND
30 MPH WITH GUSTS GENERALLY NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
AND ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
WINDS...AND VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS MAY OCCASIONALLY
DROP TO ONE MILE. 

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-301200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.110430T1800Z-110501T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110430T0200Z/
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
150 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND REACH THEIR
  STRONGEST SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO BREEZY IN
  THE EARLY EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS ACROSS
  DESERT AREAS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF 3 TO 5 MILES WILL BE
  LIKELY WITH LOCALLY DUST PRONE AREAS HAVING VISIBILITIES BELOW A
  MILE.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. 
  BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5 MILES WITH 
  SOME AREAS DOWN TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-
  10 CORRIDOR FROM WEST TEXAS TO LORDSBURG. EXTREMELY CRITICAL 
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAKE LARGE FIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. NO WIND
  PROBLEMS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ROGASH

887 
WWUS74 KEPZ 301158
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
558 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
WESTERN TEXAS AGAIN TODAY...

.AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY WHILE
A DEEP SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS TO OUR EAST. AS A RESULT WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WILL BE QUITE
STRONG...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. FOR TODAY WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS GENERALLY NEAR 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST TO 55 MPH OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND
ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
WINDS...AND VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE DESERT AREAS MAY OCCASIONALLY
DROP TO ONE MILE.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-010200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.110430T1800Z-110501T0200Z/
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
558 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...


* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH THEIR
  STRONGEST SPEEDS BY LATE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING TO BREEZY IN
  THE LATE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS ACROSS 
  DESERT AREAS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF 3 TO 5 MILES WILL BE 
  LIKELY WITH LOCALLY DUST PRONE AREAS HAVING VISIBILITIES BELOW 
  A MILE. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. 
  BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5 MILES WITH 
  SOME AREAS DOWN TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-
   10 CORRIDOR FROM WEST TEXAS TO LORDSBURG. EXTREMELY CRITICAL 
  FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS MAKE LARGE FIRE GROWTH POSSIBLE. 

* OUTLOOK...WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. NO WIND 
  PROBLEMS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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