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Blowing Dust Advisory 3, NWS El Paso, TX

April 14, 20124 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this blowing dust advisory at Apr 14, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT (12:00 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 14, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blowing dust advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blowing dust advisory went out at Apr 14, 5:13 AM MDT, 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 14, 5:13 AM MDT, 47 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 13, 6:39 AM MDT, 23 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
639 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-141245-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
639 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG SPRING WINDS RETURN TODAY TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS. DRY CONDITIONS...WARM TEMPERATURES...AND DEEP MIXING
WILL ALLOW FOR A LOT OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE REGION. SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY ALSO ANTICIPATED DUE TO THE BLOWING DUST.
EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS CAN EXPECT GUSTY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT WITH
STRONG WINDS EAST OF N/S RIDGE LINES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SATURDAY WINDS FURTHER STRENGTHEN PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. MORE BLOWING DUST WITH LOW
VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS. THE UPPER STORM RESPONSIBLE WILL MOVE TOWARD WESTERN
NEW MEXICO LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND BRING SOME PRECIPITATION
CHANCES TO THE GILA REGION AND SURROUNDING LOWLANDS. ISOLATED SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FT ELEVATION. ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE
LIGHT. SUNDAY THE SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH NORTHERN NEW MEXICO.
AREA MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SLIGHT CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION
WHILE THE LOWLAND REMAIN MOSTLY DRY. A PACIFIC FRONT WILL PUSH IN
LATE SATURDAY AND BRING COOLER CONDITIONS FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD...WARMER...DRIER...AND CALMER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT WIND SPEEDS AND GUSTS AS WELL AS
LOCAL VISIBILITIES VIA OR SPOTTER PHONE LINE OR OUR EL PASO NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE.

BIRD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 14, 5:33 PM MDTWinter Weather AdvisoryEPZGrant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra4 hr

Nearby

Blowing Dust Advisories in New Mexico, 2012Blowing Dust Advisories in Texas, 2012Every blowing dust advisory in 2012

Sources

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