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Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 12, 2012, 2:17 PM MDT for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 12, 2012, 2:17 PM MDT (20:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2012, 3:30 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 2391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
594 WWUS74 KEPZ 122017 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 217 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE EAST SLOPES FRIDAY NIGHT... .A VERY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALOFT OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL START TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE WESTERN UNITED STATES AND EVENTUALLY MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HIGH WINDS ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST FACING SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. NMZ408-416-TXZ419-131400- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.120414T0000Z-120414T1200Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MAYHILL... SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 217 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 55 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE BLACK RANGE... THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AT 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. 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. && $$ NMZ401>407-409>415-417-TXZ418-420>424-131400- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ 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- 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-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...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO... TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 217 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR ALL OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING: 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING TO 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE OR EVEN NEAR ZERO IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IMPACTING DRIVING SAFETY AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH. * REMARK: THIS ADVISORY MAY BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR UPDATES. 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. && $$ 20
2 follow-up statements
047 WWUS74 KEPZ 131303 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 703 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY AND SATURDAY... .A LAREGE AND VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS IT APPROACHES TODAY AND SATURDAY INDUCING STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START THIS AFTERNOON. EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN AS THE SYSTEM NEARS AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH THROUGH FROM THE WEST. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTOS. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. NMZ408-416-TXZ419-140000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.120414T0000Z-120414T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MAYHILL... SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 703 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 55 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE BLACK RANGE... THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AT 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT UNTIL 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ NMZ401>407-409>415-417-TXZ418-420>424-140000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ 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- 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-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...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO... TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 703 AM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE MOUNTAINS. THIS ADVISORY IS FOR ALL OF SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING: 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING TO 10 PM SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: REDUCED VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1 MILE OR EVEN NEAR ZERO IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IMPACTING DRIVING SAFETY AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH. * REMARK: THIS ADVISORY MAY BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. ALL INTERESTS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR UPDATES. 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
311 WWUS74 KEPZ 132130 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 330 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS IT APPROACHES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY INDUCING STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START TONIGHT. EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN AS THE SYSTEM NEARS AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH THROUGH FROM THE WEST. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTOS. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. NMZ408-416-TXZ419-141200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.120414T1200Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.120414T0000Z-120414T1200Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MAYHILL... SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 330 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THEN LATER SATURDAY MORNING VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. 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. && $$ NMZ401>407-409>415-417-TXZ418-420>424-141200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.120414T1200Z-120415T0400Z/ 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- 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-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...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO... TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 330 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. WE CAN EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING AFTER 6 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ BRICE
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 8:54 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 18 hr |
| Apr 11, 8:54 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Apr 12, 1:44 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 40 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:57 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 12, 2:57 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 23 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2012Wind Advisories in Texas, 2012Every wind 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.