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Wind Advisory 16, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at May 22, 2012, 3:03 PM MDT for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; 6 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 23, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2012, 3:03 PM MDT (21:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 23, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- 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 21:07 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, 9.1 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -547 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WWUS74 KEPZ 222103 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 303 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WINDS STRENGTHENING OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO ...AND WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING... .DEVELOPMENT OF A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING INTO THE NORTHWEST...AND DEEPENING SURFACE CYCLONE OVER THE SOUTHWEST PLAINS...WILL RESULT IN STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG EAST SLOPES OF NEARBY MOUNTAIN RANGES AND THROUGH GAPS IN ELEVATED TERRAIN. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. GIVEN THE EXCEPTIONALLY DRY GROUND...WINDS THIS STRONG WIND WILL EASILY GENERATE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF I-10 BETWEEN LORDSBURG AND EL PASO. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY NEAR I-25 IN VICINITY OF HATCH...AND SOUTHWARD TO THE I-10 INTERCHANGE. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-231300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0016.120523T1900Z-120524T0200Z/ 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- 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...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...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... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 303 PM MDT TUE MAY 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM MDT. * IMPACT: HIGH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR TRAVELERS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ALONG LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS ALONG I-10 FROM LORDSBURG TO LAS CRUCES...SOUTHWARD THROUGH EL PASO...AND ALONG I-25 S0UTH FROM HATCH SHOULD GREATEST IMPACTS. * VISIBILITY: PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 2 MILES OR LESS IN DUST PRONE AREAS OF THE SOUTHERN DESERTS OF NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. 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. && $$ TRIPOLI
3 follow-up statements
695 WWUS74 KEPZ 231234 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 634 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS COMBINED WITH A DEEP SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. VISIBILITIES WILL BE UNDER A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES AND AROUND DEMING AND LORDSBURG. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY NEAR I-25 IN VICINITY OF HATCH. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-232200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0016.120523T1900Z-120524T0200Z/ 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- 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...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...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... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 634 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND 8 PM MDT. * IMPACT: HIGH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR TRAVELERS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ALONG LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS ALONG I-10 FROM LORDSBURG TO LAS CRUCES... SOUTHWARD THROUGH EL PASO...AND ALONG I-25 SOUTH FROM HATCH SHOULD HAVE GREATEST IMPACTS. * VISIBILITY: PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER ISOLATED PORTIONS OF THE DESERTS LOWLANDS. 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. && $$ ROGASH
634 WWUS74 KEPZ 232133 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 333 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WINDY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS COMBINED WITH A DEEP SURFACE LOW OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. VISIBILITIES SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE AROUND SUNSET. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0200Z/ 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- 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...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...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... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 333 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOW DOWN AROUND SUNSET. * IMPACT: HIGH WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR TRAVELERS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ALONG LOCAL ROADWAYS. AREAS ALONG I-10 FROM LORDSBURG TO LAS CRUCES... SOUTHWARD THROUGH EL PASO...AND ALONG I-25 SOUTH FROM HATCH SHOULD HAVE GREATEST IMPACTS. * VISIBILITY: PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER ISOLATED PORTIONS OF THE DESERTS LOWLANDS. VISIBILITIES WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE AROUND SUNSET. 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. && $$
014 WWUS74 KEPZ 240208 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 808 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS HAS EXPIRED... .THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST...WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND THROUGH PASSES OF AREA MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240315- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120524T0200Z/ 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- 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...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...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... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 808 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WHILE WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST...WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AFFECTED AREA HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND THROUGH PASSES OF AREA MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS. $$ GNL
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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.