Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 27, 2012, 5:00 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2012, 5:00 AM MST (12:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County Otero County, NM
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:45 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 7 Ese White Sands Main, NM | |
| Feb 28, 10:01 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 2 Nne Mayhill, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 122 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2990 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
483 WWUS74 KEPZ 271200 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 500 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WITH POSSIBLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A SHARP PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TODAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD EAST TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND FAR WEST TEXAS AS THE STORM NEARS. AREAS MOST AFFECTED TONIGHT WILL BE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG TUESDAY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST AS THE STORM SWINGS BY JUST TO OUR NORTH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS. NMZ415-416-272300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.120228T0900Z-120229T0200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 500 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WIND EVENT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. FURTHER STRENGTHENING WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MOST OF TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS... AND TRAILERS. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. POWER LINES COULD ARC SPARKING FAST MOVING WILD FIRES. TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ402-408-409-272300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.120228T0200Z-120228T2200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT 500 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WIND EVENT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN WINDY BY MID AFTERNOON. FURTHER STRENGTHENING WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID EVENING HOURS. THE WITH STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER AREAS EAST OF THE BLACKS RANGE AND OTHER NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED RANGES. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. POWER LINES COULD ARC SPARKING FAST MOVING WILD FIRES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ419-272300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.120228T0700Z-120229T0100Z/ EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 500 AM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT 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 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WIND EVENT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND THEN WINDY IN THE EVENING HOURS. FURTHER STRENGTHENING WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. THE WITH STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST EL PASO. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT AIRCRAFT. BLOWING DEBRIS AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND VEGETATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRD
2 follow-up statements
092 WWUS74 KEPZ 272043 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 143 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WITH POSSIBLE LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATER TODAY WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AS THE UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD EAST TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND FAR WEST TEXAS AS THE STORM NEARS. AREAS MOST AFFECTED TONIGHT WILL BE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG TUESDAY FROM THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EAST AS THE STORM SWINGS BY JUST TO OUR NORTH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS THE STORM SYSTEM EXITS FAIRLY RAPIDLY INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS TUESDAY EVENING. NMZ415-416-281315- /O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.120228T0900Z-120229T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 143 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BY EVENING. FURTHER STRENGTHENING WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT AND MOST OF TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS... AND TRAILERS. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. POWER LINES COULD ARC SPARKING FAST MOVING WILD FIRES. TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ404>407-410>413-417-TXZ418-420>424-281315- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.120228T1500Z-120229T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 143 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BY EVENING AND THEN WINDY IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE WITH STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY EAST SLOPES AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT AIRCRAFT. BLOWING DEBRIS AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND VEGETATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ419-281315- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.120228T1100Z-120229T0000Z/ EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 143 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BY EVENING THEN WINDY LATE. FURTHER STRENGTHENING WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH BY EVENING AND WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHEAST EL PASO. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT AIRCRAFT. BLOWING DEBRIS AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND VEGETATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ402-408-409-281315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.120228T0200Z-120228T2200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT 143 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM MST TUESDAY. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY BY EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN WINDY BY MID AFTERNOON. FURTHER STRENGTHENING WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY AND MID EVENING HOURS. THE WITH STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AND THOUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER AREAS EAST OF THE BLACKS RANGE AND OTHER NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED RANGES. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. POWER LINES COULD ARC SPARKING FAST MOVING WILD FIRES. LOW VISIBILITY IN PATCHY BLOWING DUST AREAS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
916 WWUS74 KEPZ 281219 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 519 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO TODAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. AREAS MOST AFFECTED TODAY WILL BE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES. NMZ415-416-290000- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 519 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS... AND TRAILERS. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. POWER LINES COULD ARC SPARKING FAST MOVING WILD FIRES. TREES MAY BE DOWNED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ404>407-410>413-417-TXZ418-420>424-290000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.120228T1500Z-120229T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 519 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY EAST SLOPES AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT AIRCRAFT. BLOWING DEBRIS AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND VEGETATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ402-408-409-282200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120228T2200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT 519 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS AND OVER AREAS EAST OF THE BLACKS RANGE AND OTHER NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED RANGES. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. POWER LINES COULD ARC SPARKING FAST MOVING WILD FIRES. LOW VISIBILITY IN PATCHY BLOWING DUST AREAS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ419-290000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 519 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE TODAY. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL IMPACT AIRCRAFT. BLOWING DEBRIS AND LIGHT DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND VEGETATION IS ALSO POSSIBLE. LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST AREAS IS ALSO LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 5:00 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 36 hr |
| Feb 27, 7:10 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every high wind warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.