Wind Advisory 9, NWS El Paso, TX

Issued

Apr 14, 2011, 4:37 AM MDT (10:37 UTC)

In effect from

Apr 14, 2011, 10:00 AM MDT

Expired

Apr 14, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

10 hr

Issued by

NWS El Paso, TX

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
437 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...ANOTHER DRY AND WINDY DAY WILL KEEP WILD FIRE CONCERNS HIGH...

.YET ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO EARLY TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL PASS WITH NO MOISTURE AND FEW
CLOUDS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN WITH DAYTIME HEATING. AT
LOW LEVELS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE PUSHING
IN FROM THE WEST AND A DEEPENING LOW TO THE EAST WILL STRENGTHEN
SURFACE WINDS. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN TO 25
TO 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER RIDGES AND EXPOSED EAST
SLOPES. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY SLACKEN BY MID-EVENING. DAMAGING WIND
SPEEDS ARE NOT EXPECTED...BUT THEY WILL ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS TO CRITICAL AND EXTREME.

NMZ025-150200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.110414T1600Z-110415T0200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
437 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* LOCATION...SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY HIGHER
  RIDGES...PASSES...AND EXPOSED EAST SLOPES. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS AND DEBRIS ARE LIKELY TO
  BE BLOWN ABOUT. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE GREATLY ELEVATED.


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 AND MOTORCYCLES. PERSONS NEED TO BE EXTRA
CAUTIOUS WITH OUTDOOR SPARKS AND CURTAIL BURNING AS WILD FIRE
CONDITIONS ARE CRITICAL.

&&

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BIRD

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