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Wind Advisory 2, NWS El Paso, TX

February 7, 2011

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2011, 12:55 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2011, 12:55 PM CST (18:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2011, 1:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 8, 2011, 7:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

The text

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

946 
WWUS74 KEPZ 071855
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1155 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011

...WINDY ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS
FROM THE WEST WHILE A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER NEW MEXICO. THIS
WEATHER PATTERN WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE OVER A
FEW LOCATIONS AND DRIVING WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-081200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.110208T1900Z-110209T0100Z/
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
1155 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST
TUESDAY. 

* LOCATION...FAR WESTERN TEXAS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
  NEW MEXICO.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30
  MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE
  SLOWLY DECREASING DURING THE EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO
  LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE
  10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES AND ALSO IN THE DEMING AND
  LORDSBURG VICINITIES. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POOR
  VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER A FEW AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
1 follow-up statement
496 
WWUS74 KEPZ 081159
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
459 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS
FROM THE WEST WHILE A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER NEW MEXICO. THIS
WEATHER PATTERN WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30-35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE IN DUST
PRONE AREAS AND A FEW LOCATIONS WILL HAVE CROSS WINDS THAT WILL
MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES HAZARDOUS.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-090100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.110208T1900Z-110209T0100Z/
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
459 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...FAR WESTERN TEXAS...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN 
  NEW MEXICO. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 
  30-35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE 
  SLOWLY DECREASING DURING THE EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 
  LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES AND ALSO IN THE 
  DEMING AND LORDSBURG VICINITIES. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. POOR VISIBILITIES IN 
  BLOWING DUST AND SAND WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS OVER A FEW AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

LUNDEEN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 7, 1:19 PM CSTRed Flag WarningEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth29 hr
Feb 7, 6:07 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchEPZ49 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Texas, 2011Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011

Sources

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