Wind Advisory 8, NWS El Paso, TX

Issued

Apr 7, 2011, 5:52 AM MDT (11:52 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 7, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT

Expired

Apr 7, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS El Paso, TX

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
552 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL WORK THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 POSSIBLE. MOST LOWLAND LOCATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH. THE WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOON AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ025-080200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.110407T1700Z-110408T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
552 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 



* LOCATION...SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS

* WINDS...:SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45
  MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES.

* TIMING...:FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM THURSDAY

* IMPACTS...:THE GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS
  HAZARDOUS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES
  AND ON THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACS.



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.

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BRICE

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