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Wind Advisory 23, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 18, 2012, 3:05 PM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:05 PM MST (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:46 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 22:06 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 12:00Z, 10.1 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2014 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
971 WWUS74 KEPZ 182205 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 305 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .A FAST MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WILL CARRY A STRONG COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY MORNING...REACHING THE RIO GRANDE LATE MORNING...AND THE EASTERN PLAINS BY THE AFTERNOON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...THOUGH COLD AIR ADVECTION AND EARLY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE MAY LIMIT WIND SPEEDS AND BLOWING DUST POTENTIAL TO SOME DEGREE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH OR MORE...WITH 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG THE EAST-FACING SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WINDS WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...RESTRICTING VISIBILITY IN THESE AREAS. NMZ402-408-191400- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.121219T1200Z-121219T2100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 305 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE WEAKENING EARLY IN THE EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY: MAY FALL BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. 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. && $$ NMZ415-416-191400- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 305 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY MOUNTAINS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ401-403>407-409>414-417-TXZ418>424-191400- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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-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...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...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 305 PM MST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... 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 WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH IN MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE DAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY LOWLANDS: DROPPING TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING...AND BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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
616 WWUS74 KEPZ 191158 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 458 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TODAY GENERATING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL BE NEAR 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE REGION WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITIES OVER THE DESERTS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EXPECTED TO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. NMZ411-413-417-TXZ418>421-192315- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... 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 458 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 70 MPH ON MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY LOWLANDS: DROPPING TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING...AND BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE IN THE 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. && $$ NMZ402-408-192100- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.121219T1200Z-121219T2100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 458 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE... ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY: MAY FALL BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAINLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE SNOW WILL END BY NOON. 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. && $$ NMZ415-416-192315- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.121219T1200Z-121220T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 458 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE... ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY MOUNTAINS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET... VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOST SNOWFALL SHOULD END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ401-403>407-409-410-412-414-TXZ422>424-192315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- 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...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...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 458 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH IN MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY LOWLANDS: DROPPING TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING...AND BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
652 WWUS74 KEPZ 191723 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1023 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM SYSTEM WITH HIGH WINDS CONTINUES TODAY... .A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TODAY...GENERATING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 40 MPH REMAIN OVER MUCH OF THE REGION WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...WITH LOW VISIBILITIES OVER THE DESERTS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES OVER AREAS IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. NMZ402-408-191830- /O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121219T2100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 1023 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO WEAKEN CONSIDERABLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS NOW BELOW 30 MPH IN MANY AREAS. $$ NMZ411-413-417-TXZ418>421-192315- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... 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 1023 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 70 MPH ON MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY LOWLANDS: DROPPING TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING...AND BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE IN THE 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. && $$ NMZ415-416-192315- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 1023 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH OR MORE... ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY MOUNTAINS: AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET... VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. MOST SNOWFALL SHOULD END BY EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ401-403>407-409-410-412-414-TXZ422>424-192315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- 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...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...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1023 AM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH IN MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST FACING SLOPES. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACT: POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO SMALLER STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE AND CAUSE INJURIES. * VISIBILITY LOWLANDS: DROPPING TO 1 TO 3 MILES IN BLOWING DUST IN THE MORNING...AND BRIEFLY BELOW 1 MILE AT TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
390 WWUS74 KEPZ 192246 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 346 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINDS FINALLY BEGINNING TO SLOW DOWN... .THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT LOTS OF WIND AND BLOWING DUST TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEGUN TO MOVE OUT OF THE AREA. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION WE WILL SEE THE WINDS CONTINUE TO SLOW AND THE DUST TO DROP OUT OF THE AIR. NMZ411-413-415>417-TXZ418>421-200000- /O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS... LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT 346 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS THE AREA. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE OCCASIONALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BUT THEY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND BECOME LESS FREQUENT ONCE THE SUN SETS. $$ NMZ401-403>407-409-410-412-414-TXZ422>424-200000- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- 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...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...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 346 PM MST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE AREA. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE OCCASIONALLY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS BUT THEY CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND BECOME LESS FREQUENT ONCE THE SUN SETS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:05 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 25 hr |
Nearby
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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.