Wind Advisory 21, NWS El Paso, TX

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WWUS74 KEPZ 191257
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
657 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY...

.A LATE SEASON PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE
SOUTHWEST U.S. THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL POSITION STRONG WINDS
ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND CREATE A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT. DEEP MIXING DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING WILL RESULT IN
STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS.
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND
RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. WINDS WILL
REMAIN STRONG ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS
OVERNIGHT...BUT MOST SECTIONS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN WINDS NOT
LONG AFTER SUNSET. WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG MONDAY AS THE
SYSTEM SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-192100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.110619T1900Z-110620T0300Z/
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
657 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...DESERTS AND MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH 
  CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING WILL 
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY NOON. AFTERNOON WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN...THROUGH 
  PASSES...AND AREAS EAST OF RIDGES. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING AN HOUR OR
  TWO AFTER DARK...BUT REMAINING BREEZY OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...IS EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED OVER MUCH OF THE 
  LOWLANDS DUE TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. 3 TO 5 MILES WILL BE 
  COMMON WITH REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE IN AREAS 
  PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO
  DANGEROUS LIMITS IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. STRONG WINDS IN THE
  CURRENT EXTREME DROUGHT WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE
  CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

FAUSETT

791 
WWUS74 KEPZ 192120
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
320 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BRINGS WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY...

.A DEEP PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE SOUTHWEST
U.S. TODAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE POSITIONED OVER THE REGION AS
A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW TO THE EAST HAS CREATED A STRONG SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT. THIS COMBINATION...AS USUAL...HAS BROUGHT STRONG
GUSTY WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. THESE
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE DANGEROUS WILDFIRE CONDITIONS AND RESULT
IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. WINDS WILL REMAIN
STRONG ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT...BUT
MOST SECTIONS WILL SEE A DECREASE IN WINDS NOT LONG AFTER SUNSET.
WINDS WILL BE BREEZY TO MILDLY WINDY AGAIN MONDAY...BUT ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG AS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM THE
REGION.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-200300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110620T0300Z/
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
320 PM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN...
  THROUGH PASSES...AND AREAS EAST OF RIDGES.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
  AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING AN HOUR
  OR TWO AFTER DARK...BUT REMAINING BREEZY OVERNIGHT.

* VISIBILITY...IS EXPECTED TO BE REDUCED OVER MUCH OF THE 
  LOWLANDS DUE TO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. 3 TO 5 MILES WILL BE 
  COMMON WITH REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITY BELOW A MILE IN AREAS 
  PRONE TO BLOWING DUST. 

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED 
  TO DANGEROUS LIMITS IN DUST PRONE LOCATIONS. STRONG WINDS IN 
  THE CURRENT EXTREME DROUGHT WILL ALSO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BIRD