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Wind Advisory 7, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2012, 4:56 AM MST for Grant County, Hidalgo County, Luna County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 6, 2012, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2012, 4:56 AM MST (11:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 6, 2012, 2:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 156 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:55 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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 156 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
- 5873 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925 WWUS74 KEPZ 061156 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 456 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST...IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER VERY STRONG WINDS AREA WIDE ON WEDNESDAY. A MIX DOWN OF STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS RESULTING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO OUR EAST...WILL FAVOR THE GENERATION OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NMZ401-403>407-062300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.120306T2100Z-120307T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0100Z/ 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- 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 456 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY TODAY. CONTINUED BREEZY OVERNIGHT...AND THEN RESTRENGTHEN MID MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH MID EVENING. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ARCING POWER LINES MAY CAUSE WILDFIRE IGNITIONS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ402-062300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.120306T2100Z-120307T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1500Z-120308T0100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 456 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. BECOMING VERY STRONG WEDNESDAY WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY TODAY. CONTINUED BREEZY OVERNIGHT...AND THEN RESTRENGTHEN MID MORNING WEDNESDAY THROUGH MID EVENING. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ408-409-062300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0100Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 456 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT: VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE DAY. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ410>414-417-TXZ418>424-062300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0300Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO... UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 456 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * EVENT: VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY IN THE EVENING. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ415-416-062300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0600Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 456 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * EVENT: VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH OR HIGHER. * TIMING: HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP MID DAY...AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. * IMPACT: IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...ONSET OF SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ARCING POWER LINES MAY CAUSE WILDFIRE IGNITIONS. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE TULAROSA BASIN INTO THE MOUNTAINS...BUT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BIRD
1 follow-up statement
031 WWUS74 KEPZ 061954 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A POTENT WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST...IS EXPECTED TO DELIVER VERY STRONG WINDS AREA WIDE ON WEDNESDAY. A MIX DOWN OF STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS RESULTING FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO OUR EAST...WILL FAVOR THE GENERATION OF HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. NMZ401-403>407-071300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0004.120307T1800Z-120308T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.120306T2100Z-120307T0300Z/ 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- 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 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ARCING POWER LINES MAY CAUSE WILDFIRE IGNITIONS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. 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. && $$ NMZ402-071300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1500Z-120308T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0004.120307T1800Z-120308T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.120306T2100Z-120307T0300Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. 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. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-071300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0004.120307T1800Z-120308T0400Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT: ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 70 MPH ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND MOUNTAIN PASSES. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE WAY ALSO OCCUR. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ415-416-071300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0004.120307T1800Z-120308T0400Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...ONSET OF SUDDEN WIND GUSTS AND CHANGES IN WIND DIRECTION WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION...ARCING POWER LINES MAY CAUSE WILDFIRE IGNITIONS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. * VISIBILITY: SOME BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE TULAROSA BASIN INTO THE MOUNTAINS...BUT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. 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. && $$ NMZ408-409-071300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0004.120307T1800Z-120308T0400Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ412-414-417-TXZ418>424-071300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.120307T1900Z-120308T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.120307T1900Z-120308T0400Z/ CENTRAL 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...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...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 1254 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * EVENT: ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING AND HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL LIFT WIDESPREAD AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...AND COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THAT MAKE FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1 MILE OR LOWER. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 12:54 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 32 hr |
| Mar 6, 12:54 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 32 hr |
| Mar 6, 1:56 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
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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.