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Wind Advisory 6, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2012, 3:29 PM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2012, 3:29 PM MST (22:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 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 22:34 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, 10.5 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
- 3488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
662 WWUS74 KEPZ 012229 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 329 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE AS A SLOW MOVING STORM SWINGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MAKING A SLOW PASS OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WINDS STRONG ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TO OUR EAST SUPPORTS STRONG SURFACE WINDS. THUS THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG AND TURN THEM TO THE NORTHWEST FRIDAY. VERY LITTLE DUST IS EXPECTED AS COOLER TEMPERATURES KEEP THE DUST FROM LOFTING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO EXIT. NMZ415-416-020700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1500Z-120303T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T0500Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 329 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASING AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS. 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. && $$ NMZ407-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-020700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1700Z-120303T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS... CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS... LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA... FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 329 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LASTING THOUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ402-408-020500- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120302T0500Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 329 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOUR AND PEAK SOME TIME IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS. 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
3 follow-up statements
875 WWUS74 KEPZ 020611 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1111 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE AS A SLOW MOVING STORM SWINGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE WITH DAYTIME HEATING AND A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH TO OUR EAST SUPPORTS STRONG SURFACE WINDS. THUS THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 30 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG AND TURN THEM TO THE NORTHWEST. VERY LITTLE DUST IS EXPECTED AS COOLER TEMPERATURES KEEP THE DUST FROM LOFTING. NMZ407-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-021300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1700Z-120303T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- 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- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...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...SIERRA BLANCA... FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1111 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LASTING THOUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS. 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. && $$ NMZ415-416-021300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1500Z-120303T0100Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 1111 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MST FRIDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS. 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. && $$
571 WWUS74 KEPZ 021206 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 506 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE AS A SLOW MOVING STORM SWINGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE WITH DAYTIME HEATING IN THE AFTERNOON. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP TO THE EAST RESULTING IN STRONG SURFACE WIND SPEEDS. THE REGION WILL EXPERIENCE SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG AND TURN THEM TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. VERY LITTLE DUST IS EXPECTED AS COOLER TEMPERATURES KEEP THE DUST FROM LOFTING FROM SOURCE REGIONS THOUGH SOME BLOW OFF FROM WHITE SANDS IS POSSIBLE. NMZ402-403-408-030000- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1500Z-120303T0100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 506 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGER ALONG EAST AND SOUTHEASTERN SLOPES AND THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLACK RANGE. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST BY MID MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS IN WITH POSSIBLE CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED DUST WHERE THE GROUND HAS BEEN DISTURBED. 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. && $$ NMZ409-410-412-030000- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1700Z-120303T0100Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO... TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 506 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 PH WILL OCCUR TODAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THOUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS WITH POSSIBLE CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT IN THE VICINITY OF WHITE SANDS MONUMENT WHERE LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5 MILES. 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. && $$ NMZ404>406-030000- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1700Z-120303T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE 506 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LASTING THOUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILER WITH POSSIBLE CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED DUST WHERE THE GROUND HAS BEEN DISTURBED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ407-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-030000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1700Z-120303T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- 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- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...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...SIERRA BLANCA... FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 506 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THOUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS WITH POSSIBLE CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED DUST WHERE THE GROUND HAS BEEN DISTURBED. 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. && $$ NMZ415-416-030000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.120302T1500Z-120303T0100Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 506 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS WITH POSSIBLE CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED DUST WHERE THE GROUND HAS BEEN DISTURBED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LUNDEEN
650 WWUS74 KEPZ 022012 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 112 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE AS A SLOW MOVING STORM SWINGS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE...COMBINED WITH A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL CAUSE SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. VERY LITTLE DUST IS EXPECTED AS COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVENT THE DUST FROM LIFTING OUT OF SOURCE REGIONS THOUGH SOME BLOW OFF FROM WHITE SANDS IS POSSIBLE. NMZ414-030300- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON 112 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS WITH POSSIBLE CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED DUST WHERE THE GROUND HAS BEEN DISTURBED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ402>413-415>417-TXZ418>424-030300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ 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- 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...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...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 112 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRAILERS WITH POSSIBLE CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY...MOST AREAS SHOULD REMAIN DUST FREE WITH NO IMPEDIMENTS TO VISIBILITY...EXCEPT FOR LOCALIZED DUST WHERE THE GROUND HAS BEEN DISTURBED. 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. && $$ 21 - PARK
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 7:42 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 18 hr |
| Mar 1, 5:35 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 16 hr |
| Mar 1, 1:33 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 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.