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Wind Advisory 22, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2012, 5:05 PM MST for Grant County, Hidalgo County, New Mexico; Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 13, 2012, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2012, 5:05 PM MST (00:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 1:02 PM MST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 2494 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
744 WWUS74 KEPZ 140005 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 505 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION FRIDAY ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST IN PARTS OF THE LOWLANDS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY MUCH OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE NEW MEXICO BOOTHEEL...AND WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TOMORROW MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL INITIALLY BE LIMITED BY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...BUT WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE RAIN SHOWERS END IN THE LOWLANDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY... STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. NMZ407-411-413-TXZ418-419-141500- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.121214T1500Z-121215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.121214T1500Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS... CHAPARRAL...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 505 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING WEST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST. DUST WILL BE WORST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS RAIN SHOWERS MOVE OUT THE AREA. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POTENTIAL PROJECTILES. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO AT-RISK GROUPS. * VISIBILITY: GENERALLY ABOVE 3 MILES IN THE MORNING DURING RAIN SHOWERS... BUT DROPPING AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE DURING AND AFTER COLD FRONT PASSAGE. 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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ403-408>410-412-414-416-417-TXZ420-421-423-141500- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.121214T1500Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...HILLSBORO...WINSTON... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 505 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POTENTIAL PROJECTILES. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO AT-RISK GROUPS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE REDUCED TO AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST FOR SOME LOWLAND AREAS MAINLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ404>406-141500- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.121214T0100Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE 505 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BECOMING WEST FRIDAY MORNING. * AREA AFFECTED: ISOLATED STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY IN THE ANIMAS AND SAN BERNADINO VALLEYS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY MORNING. * TIMING: 6 PM MST THURSDAY THROUGH 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACT: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES. DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH CROSS WINDS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ TXZ422-424-141500- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.121214T1500Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA BLANCA 505 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * WIND SPEEDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH... STRONGER ALONG EAST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES. DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH CROSS WINDS. * VISIBILITY: 3 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HARDIMAN
3 follow-up statements
500 WWUS74 KEPZ 141432 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 732 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST IN PARTS OF THE LOWLANDS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDS WILL WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL INITIALLY BE LIMITED BY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS...BUT WILL INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND THE RAIN SHOWERS END IN THE LOWLANDS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. NMZ407-411-413-TXZ418-419-150200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.121214T1500Z-121215T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.121214T1500Z-121215T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS... CHAPARRAL...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 732 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST. DUST WILL BE WORST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS RAIN SHOWERS MOVE OUT THE AREA. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POTENTIAL PROJECTILES. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST MAKING TRAVEL ON ROADS DIFFICULT IN DUST PRONE AREAS...ALSO POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO AT-RISK GROUPS. * VISIBILITY: GENERALLY ABOVE 3 MILES IN THE MORNING DURING RAIN SHOWERS... BUT DROPPING AS LOW AS 1/2 MILE DURING AND AFTER COLD FRONT PASSAGE. 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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ403-408>410-412-414-416-417-TXZ420-421-423-150200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.121214T1500Z-121215T0200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...HILLSBORO...WINSTON... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 732 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POTENTIAL PROJECTILES. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO AT-RISK GROUPS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE REDUCED TO AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST FOR SOME LOWLAND AREAS MAINLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ404>406-150000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE 732 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BECOMING WEST FRIDAY MORNING. * AREA AFFECTED: ISOLATED STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY IN THE ANIMAS AND SAN BERNADINO VALLEYS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY MORNING. * TIMING: THROUGH 5 PM MST TODAY. * IMPACT: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES. DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH CROSS WINDS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ TXZ422-424-150000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.121214T1500Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA BLANCA 732 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH... STRONGER ALONG EAST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST. STRONGEST WINDS IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES. DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH CROSS WINDS. * VISIBILITY: 3 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LUNDEEN
234 WWUS74 KEPZ 141633 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 933 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION TODAY ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST IN PARTS OF THE LOWLANDS... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AREAS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO PARTS OF THE AREA...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDS WILL WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO OCCUR BUT THE LOWER ADVISORY VISIBILITIES ARE NOT EXPECTED DUE TO THE DAMPENED SOIL. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL STRONGEST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. NMZ407-411-413-TXZ418-419-150045- /O.CAN.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS... CHAPARRAL...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 933 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING... BECOMING WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST. DUST WILL BE WORST IN THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AS RAIN SHOWERS MOVE OUT THE AREA. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POTENTIAL PROJECTILES. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPACTED DUE TO BLOWING DUST...ALSO POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO AT-RISK GROUPS. * VISIBILITY: DECREASING TO OCCASIONAL 1 TO 3 MILES LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ NMZ403-408>410-412-414-416-417-TXZ420-421-423-150045- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...HILLSBORO...WINSTON... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 933 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: FRIDAY FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SOME STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND POTENTIAL PROJECTILES. POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WITH POTENTIAL HEALTH IMPACTS TO AT-RISK GROUPS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE REDUCED TO AS LOW AS 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST FOR SOME LOWLAND AREAS MAINLY IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ404>406-TXZ422-424-150000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...SIERRA BLANCA 933 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEEDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BECOMING WEST FRIDAY MORNING. * AREA AFFECTED: ISOLATED STRONG WINDS ESPECIALLY IN THE ANIMAS AND SAN BERNADINO VALLEYS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD BY MORNING. * TIMING: THROUGH 5 PM MST TODAY. * IMPACT: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO EXPOSED STRUCTURES. DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WITH CROSS WINDS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ HEFNER
576 WWUS74 KEPZ 142002 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 102 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...PACIFIC COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH MUCH OF THE AREA ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WHICH BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON IS MOSTLY EAST OF THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY BREEZY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN. NMZ403-407>414-416-417-TXZ418>421-423-142115- /O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- 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- 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- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...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...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...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 102 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN...THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NMZ404>406-TXZ422-424-142115- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...SIERRA BLANCA 102 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ HEFNER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 13, 4:02 PM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 4:02 PM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
402 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE REGION
FRIDAY... ALONG WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW...
AND BLOWING DUST IN THE LOWLANDS. RAIN WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWESTERN
NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...CHANGING TO SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE GILA REGION FRIDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE
EL PASO AREA...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST. RAIN
WILL REACH THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BY MID-MORNING...AND CHANGE
OVER TO SNOW AROUND MIDDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL OCCUR IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 7000 FEET.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW WILL
RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
DEEP TROUGH CURRENTLY OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL TAKE ON A
NEGATIVE TILT ORIENTATION AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST INTO ARIZONA BY
MORNING...AND SOUTHERN COLORADO BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM
WILL BRING A WIDE RANGE OF WEATHER TO THE REGION... WITH STRONG
GUSTY WINDS IN ALL AREAS...ALONG WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW.
WATER VAPOR AND OTHER REMOTE SENSING IMAGERY INDICATES A
SUBTROPICAL TAP WHICH WILL HELP INCREASE QPF AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY
WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE...AND EVEN MORESO WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE.
DRY LOW LEVEL AIRMASS IS ALREADY BECOMING MODIFIED RATHER
QUICKLY... WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS HAVING RECOVERED TO THE LOWER
30S IN THE WESTERN CWA AFTER BEING IN THE TEENS THIS MORNING.
FOR TONIGHT...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
AND THE NM BOOTHEEL AS PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. THIS WILL KEEP
LOW LEVELS WELL MIXED AND PREVENT TEMPERATURES FROM BOTTOMING OUT
IN THE USUAL COLD SPOTS...INCLUDING THE GILA REGION. ALREADY
SEEING GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS AND 36 KNOTS AT GRANITE GAP AND RODEO
RESPECTIVELY...AND WINDS ARE INCREASINGLY GUSTY IN SE ARIZONA AS
WELL. MODELS INDICATE 700 MB WIND MAX OF 60-70 KNOTS SLIDING UP
INTO THE BOOTHEEL REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT. WITH THE WINDS ALOFT
INCREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT...MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW SHOULD ALLOW PRECIP
TO SPREAD RAPIDLY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH...AT OR ABOVE 9000 FT. SO A
GOOD CHUNK OF THE MOISTURE RUNNING OUT AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
FALL AS RAIN.
PACIFIC FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE GILA REGION IN THE MORNING...
DROPPING SNOW LEVELS TO NEAR 8000 FEET BY 12Z...STRADDLING SILVER
CITY AT 6000 FEET BY 15Z...AND HOVERING AROUND 5700 FEET AT 18Z.
THE TIMING OF ALL THIS WILL BE CRITICAL...BUT IT APPEARS THAT
SILVER CITY WILL SEE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW DEPENDING ON
YOUR ELEVATION IN TOWN...WITH AMOUNTS QUICKLY RAMPING UP TO THE 3
TO 5 INCH RANGE AT 7000 FEET...INCLUDING PINOS ALTOS...AND 6 TO 10
INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET...INCLUDING EMORY PASS AND PORTIONS OF
HIGHWAY 15. DO NOT EXPECT MUCH ACCUMULATION BELOW ABOUT 5500
FEET.
FRONT SHOULD PASS THROUGH THE EL PASO AREA AROUND 17Z...REACHING
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS SHORTLY THEREAFTER. FOR CLOUDCROFT...
BULK OF THE PRECIP WILL COME IN AROUND MID-MORNING AND START AS
RAIN. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT...GOING FROM
9000 FEET BY 15Z TO 7500 FEET BY 18Z... AND 6000 FEET BY 21Z.
AGAIN... THE BULK OF THE MOISTURE WILL FALL AS RAIN AT ELEVATIONS
BELOW 9000 FEET.
WINDS WILL RAMP UP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWLANDS BY LATE
MORNING...WITH A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SUPPORTING STRONG WEST
WINDS EVEN AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH. MODELS SUGGEST 700 MB
WIND STREAK AROUND 70 KNOTS PASSING THROUGH EL PASO UP TOWARDS THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BETWEEN 18Z AND 21Z. EXPECT WIDESPREAD AREAS
OF 30 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR AND EAST OF A TCS-DMN LINE...
WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. FOR EAST-FACING SLOPES...EXPECT
SUSTAINED 35 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS 65 MPH OR HIGHER. BLOWING DUST
IS ALSO LIKELY IN THE LOWLAND AREAS DESPITE COLD AIR ADVECTION.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW IS
LIKELY TO RESULT IN A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...THE BRIEF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW BURSTS...BUT BELOW 7500 FEET THE SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESSER...AND THEREFORE VISIBILITIES WILL
REMAIN HIGHER. AS A RESULT...THE HEADLINES FOR THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS WILL INCLUDE CONCURRENT HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR THE MID-RANGE ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET.
ABOVE 7500 FEET THERE IS HIGHER CONFIDENCE OF HEAVIER SNOW
AMOUNTS AND STRONG WINDS COMBINING TO CREATE VISIBILITIES OF LESS
THAN QUARTER OF A MILE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME. WINDS WILL BE
GUSTY ACROSS THE GILA REGION...BUT WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHTER
WITH THE SNOWFALL MOSTLY BEING POST-FRONTAL AND THE HIGHER WINDS
ALOFT PASSING WELL TO THE EAST.
A SECONDARY AND MUCH WEAKER SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL SLIDE THROUGH
THE AREA SATURDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER RISK OF SCATTERED RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY
BE ABOVE 7500 FEET...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY
NIGHT.
25-HARDIMAN
LONGER RANGE...DAYS 3 THROUGH 8.
AREA TRANSITIONS ON MONDAY BACK TO A MORE STABLE PATTERN WITH THE
MEAN LONG WAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC/GULF OF ALASKA...
WITH MAINLY DRY ZONAL FLOW OVER THE CWA. GFS SHOWING MODERATE
SHORT WAVE EJECTING OUT OF THE LONG WAVE TROUGH AND PASSING
THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. ECMWF QUITE CLOSE IN TIMING OF THIS
FEATURE...THOUGH NOT AS BULLISH ON POPS. WILL LEAN TO THE GFS
MODEL AT THIS TIME. DECENT PVA AND JET INTERACTION...ALONG WITH
PW'S BRIEFLY APPROACHING .4 - .5 INCHES...SHOULD BE ENOUGH TO
WARRANT LOW POPS IN THE MOUNTAIN ZONES AND FAR WEST. TROUGH AND
ANY LIGHT PCPN SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN AROUND 6500-7000 FT...WITH NO
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. ANOTHER SHORT WAVE PASSES BY
FRIDAY MORNING THOUGH THIS ONE IS FURTHER NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES AND SHOULD HAVE LITTLE IMPACT ON THE CWA OTHER THAN SOME
AFTERNOON BREEZES.
17-HEFNER
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 14/00Z-15/00Z...
INCREASING CLOUDS THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. P6SM FEW100-150 BKN-OVC250 EARLY
THIS EVENING...THEN P6SM SCT-BKN030-060 BKN-OVC080-120 OVC200-250
WITH TEMPO 1-3SM SHRA/TSRA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...THE
GILA REGION ABOVE 5500 FT WILL HAVE 1/4-1SM SN/SHSN BKN-OVC010-030
INTO MIDDAY FRIDAY. BECOMING P6SM FEW-SCT030-060 SCT-BKN080-120 OVER
MOST OF THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS GENERALLY 15KT OR LESS
OVERNIGHT...BECOMING SW-W 25-35KT GUSTING TO 45KT FRIDAY WITH AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST.
21-PARK
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL
BEGIN IN THE BOOTHEEL AND THE GILA TONIGHT...THEN RAIN SHOWERS WILL
SPREAD EASTWARD OVER THE REST OF THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUT AROUND 8000 FEET IN THE GILA EARLY TONIGHT
THEN FALLING TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GILA ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3
INCHES AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE GILA REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. FARTHER EAST...A WINTER ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SACRAMENTO MTNS FOR FRIDAY WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES
OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ARE
ALSO EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM FRIDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO
40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN
UNSETTLED OVER THE WEEKEND AS ADDITIONAL UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.
21-PARK
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 49 55 35 57 34 / 10 60 0 10 0
SIERRA BLANCA 46 57 32 61 34 / 0 40 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 43 53 30 53 32 / 10 60 0 10 10
ALAMOGORDO 42 52 31 55 29 / 10 70 10 10 10
CLOUDCROFT 35 39 21 37 20 / 10 100 10 10 30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 37 47 29 51 30 / 40 70 10 10 10
SILVER CITY 36 39 28 41 26 / 100 100 10 50 40
DEMING 42 47 26 55 28 / 60 70 10 10 10
LORDSBURG 41 45 30 55 29 / 70 70 10 20 20
WEST EL PASO METRO 48 56 36 57 37 / 10 60 0 10 0
DELL CITY 43 57 32 60 30 / 0 60 10 10 0
FORT HANCOCK 49 61 35 63 35 / 0 40 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 46 52 32 54 32 / 0 60 0 10 0
FABENS 48 58 34 60 34 / 10 50 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 44 55 32 55 33 / 10 60 0 10 10
WHITE SANDS HQ 43 56 33 53 34 / 10 60 10 10 10
JORNADA RANGE 33 53 26 53 25 / 10 70 10 10 10
HATCH 41 50 29 53 30 / 30 70 10 10 10
COLUMBUS 45 50 30 57 33 / 40 60 0 10 10
OROGRANDE 46 55 32 57 32 / 0 60 10 10 10
MAYHILL 39 43 27 46 26 / 10 100 10 10 30
MESCALERO 40 42 23 43 22 / 10 100 10 10 30
TIMBERON 38 40 26 44 24 / 10 90 10 10 20
WINSTON 33 36 25 41 24 / 80 100 10 30 30
HILLSBORO 36 39 29 47 27 / 70 100 10 20 20
SPACEPORT 39 47 27 52 29 / 20 70 10 10 10
LAKE ROBERTS 35 37 21 40 20 / 100 100 10 50 40
HURLEY 37 39 27 46 26 / 100 90 10 20 30
CLIFF 40 40 26 44 25 / 100 100 10 50 40
MULE CREEK 37 39 24 44 19 / 100 100 10 50 40
FAYWOOD 37 41 26 46 26 / 100 100 10 20 30
ANIMAS 43 47 29 57 29 / 70 70 10 10 20
HACHITA 43 48 28 57 28 / 60 70 10 10 20
ANTELOPE WELLS 40 48 30 56 29 / 70 70 0 10 10
CLOVERDALE 40 42 30 52 31 / 80 70 10 10 20
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR NMZ407-
409>414-416-417.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR NMZ414-
416.
BLIZZARD WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR NMZ415.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY
FOR NMZ402.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR NMZ403>406.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR TXZ418>421-
423.
&&
21-PARK/25-HARDIMAN/17-HEFNERHazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 6:13 AM MST, 10 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 613 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-141315- 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- 613 AM MST THU DEC 13 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DRY AND MILD WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED. A WINTER STORMS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE AREA TODAY. MOISTURE AND CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO OCCUR OVER THE BOOTHEEL AND GILA REGION LATE TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OUT ABOVE 7500 FEET BUT WILL LOWER TO 6500 TO 7000 FEET BY MORNING. MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES IN THE GILA REGION MAY BE IMPACTED BY ACCUMULATING SNOW BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE ON A TRACK FROM SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TO NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE STATE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE GILA REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET DURING THE DAY WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW. LOWLAND AREAS WILL HAVE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS WITH FEW ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE SNOW LATER IN THE DAY WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE BORDER REGION AND FAR WEST TEXAS WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS OF THE LOWLAND DESERTS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RAIN AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVING THE AREA. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH THE STATE. DRY CONDITIONS WITH SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THIS OFFICE. LUNDEEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 5:05 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna | 16 hr |
| Dec 13, 5:05 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 20 hr |
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