Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Mar 17, 2012, 3:05 PM MDT for Grant County, Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2012, 3:05 PM MDT (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 5:57 AM MDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 181 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
- 4338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
308 WWUS44 KEPZ 172105 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 305 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW IN THE GILA REGION LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. FOR THE GILA REGION...SNOW LEVELS AT NOON SUNDAY WILL INITIALLY BE AT 7500 FEET BUT WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING AND DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET TO 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY EVEN THUNDERSNOW...MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE GILA ACROSS NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY. FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND LOWER TO BELOW 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TOTAL ARE EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...AND PERHAPS THUNDERSNOW...WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. NMZ401-402-180515- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0003.120318T1800Z-120320T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.120318T1800Z-120320T1200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 305 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE 7500 FEET AND ABOVE...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5000 FEET...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE VERY STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING BUT WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS DROP. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT ABOVE 8000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-415-180515- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.120319T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 305 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT: MODERATE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING: SUNDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE VERY STRONG SUNDAY EVENING AS SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING BUT WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS DROP. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: INITIALLY 8000 FEET AND DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ PARK
4 follow-up statements
526 WWUS44 KEPZ 180545 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1145 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW IN THE GILA REGION LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. FOR THE GILA REGION...SNOW LEVELS AT NOON SUNDAY WILL INITIALLY BE AT 7500 FEET BUT WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING AND DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET TO 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET. HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW...POSSIBLY EVEN THUNDERSNOW...MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT IN THE GILA ACROSS NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN GRANT COUNTY. FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND LOWER TO BELOW 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TOTAL ARE EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW...AND PERHAPS THUNDERSNOW...WILL BE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. NMZ401-402-181400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.120318T1800Z-120320T1200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 1145 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL POSSIBLE 7500 FEET AND ABOVE...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 5000 FEET...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES DOWN TO 4000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE VERY STRONG SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING BUT WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS DROP. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT ABOVE 8000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT AND TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-415-181400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.120319T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 1145 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT: MODERATE TO PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 7500 FEET AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING: SUNDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE VERY STRONG SUNDAY EVENING AS SNOW SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING BUT WILL DIMINISH AS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW LEVELS DROP. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: INITIALLY 8000 FEET AND DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BIRD
725 WWUS44 KEPZ 181251 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 651 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW IN THE GILA REGION LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THE GILA REGION...SNOW LEVELS AT NOON TODAY WILL BE AT 8500 FEET BUT WILL DROP TO 7000 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AND DOWN TO 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TOTAL ARE EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...HEAVIEST ALONG THE WEST SLOPES. NMZ401-402-182200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.120318T1800Z-120320T1200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 651 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * EVENT: HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOWFALL ABOVE 7000 FEET AND 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. * TIMING: RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND GRADUALLY TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BUT SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 8500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL DROP TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH MIXED RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-415-182200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.120319T0000Z-120320T1800Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 651 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... * EVENT: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...HEAVIEST ALONG THE WEST SLOPES. * TIMING: SUNDAY EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: INITIALLY 9000 FEET AND DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HEFNER
757 WWUS44 KEPZ 182115 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 315 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HEAVY SNOW IN THE GILA REGION WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL GENERATE STRONG WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS EVENING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THE GILA REGION... SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AND DOWN TO 4500 FEET BY MORNING...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET. HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT. FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS... SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES TOTAL ARE EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...HEAVIEST ALONG THE WEST SLOPES. NMZ401-402-191200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 315 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT: SNOW AMOUNTS OF BETWEEN 5 AND 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE LOWER GILA REGION THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. * TIMING: RAIN SHOWERS WILL BEGIN AND TURN TO SNOW THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY MORNING BUT SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL WILL DROP TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET BY EARLY MORNING...WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX POSSIBLE BELOW 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-415-191200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.120319T0000Z-120320T1800Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 315 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT: SNOW SHOWERS GENERATING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: INITIALLY 8000 FEET AND DROPPING TO AROUND 5000 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LUNDEEN
339 WWUS44 KEPZ 191157 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 557 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM TO SPREAD MODERATE SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN LOWLANDS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO... .A PACIFIC STORM MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL GENERATE GUSTY WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...AND THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP BELOW 5000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING...WITH ALL SNOW ABOVE 5000 FEET. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...LIKELY CAUSING SOME BLOWING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. NMZ401-402-191800- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120320T0600Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 557 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT: SNOW SHOWERS GENERATING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST ABOVE 7000 FEET. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD END BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET...WITH MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BELOW THIS LEVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ406-191800- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.120319T1500Z-120320T0600Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE 557 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * EVENT: SNOW SHOWERS GENERATING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOULD END BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET...WITH MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BELOW THIS LEVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ404-405-407-191800- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.120319T1500Z-120320T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...DEMING...COLUMBUS 557 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * EVENT: SNOW SHOWERS GENERATING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS SHOULD END BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: MODERATE SNOW WITH GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET WITH MIXED RAIN AND SNOW BELOW THIS LEVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ414-415-191800- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 557 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT TUESDAY... * EVENT: SNOW SHOWERS GENERATING SNOW AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING BECOMING MORE NUMEROUS THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHIN THE AFFECTED AREA. ROADS MAY BECOME SLIPPERY AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN HEAVY SNOW. * WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH TO 15 MPH THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: AROUND 5000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HEFNER
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Mar 17, 4:29 AM MDT, 10 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 17, 4:29 AM MDT, 10 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
429 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG LATE SEASON WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
BORDERLAND OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE STORM WILL BEGIN INCREASING
OUR WINDS TODAY AND ALSO CREATE SOME BLOWING DUST. WE WILL CARVE OUT
ONE MORE DAY OF WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THE WINDS WILL
BECOME EVEN STRONGER ON SUNDAY AND BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY BECOME
DENSER. CLOUDS WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY AND SOME SHOWERS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE GILA IN THE AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WILL SPREAD EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND LAST INTO TUESDAY...THOUGH THE
BEST CHANCES WILL REMAIN OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND FROM DEMING WEST.
COLD AIR WILL BRISKLY MOVE IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH HIGH
TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS COLD
AIR WILL TURN THE RAIN TO SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND HEAVY SNOW IS
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE GILA. THE STORM WILL
FINALLY MOVE OUT ON WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING SUNNY SKIES TO RETURN.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND TO WELL ABOVE
NORMAL AGAIN OVER NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWING COMPLEX WINTER STORM SYSTEM NOW MOVING
ONSHORE OF THE WEST COAST. THE COLD FRONT IS ELONGATING NORTH-SOUTH
WHILE CONTINUING TO ADVANCE EASTWARD. NOT A LOT OF COLD AIR WITH THE
INITIAL FRONT...AS NICE CU FIELD AND LARGE COLD POOL LAG FURTHER
WEST WITHIN A TROUGH. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG WITH THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. AREAS WEST OF LAS CRUCES
SHOULD MAKE ADVISORY CRITERIA. TO THE EAST IT WILL BE CLOSE BUT
DECIDED TO THROW THE REMAINING EASTERN ZONES INTO THE ADVISORY.
UPPER TROUGH WILL BE OVER THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
COLD FRONT NEAR THE NEW MEXICO/ARIZONA BORDER. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG WITH THE SURFACE GRADIENT SO STRONGER
WINDS YET ON TAP. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD. CLOUDS WILL
BE ON THE INCREASE AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL BEGIN OVER THE GILA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
WILL CONTINUE WITH WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE GILA ZONES...BUT
MODELS STILL SHOWING SOME DOUBT TO HEAVY SNOW. STRONG JET WITH
ASSOCIATED GOOD VERTICAL MOTION MOVES OVER MUCH OF THE CWA SUNDAY
MORNING AND AFTERNOON...AND ALONG WITH HIGHEST MOISTURE LEVELS (PW'S
AROUND .4 TO .5 INCHES) THE BEST WINDOW FOR PRECIP WILL BE SUNDAY
NOONTIME INTO THE LATE EVENING. HOWEVER SNOW LEVELS WILL STILL BE
RELATIVELY HIGH SO HEAVY SNOW AT THE LOWER INHABITABLE PORTIONS OF
THE GILA REMAINS IN DOUBT. THE COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE POST
FRONTAL TROUGH APPEARS NOT TO MOVE IN UNTIL LATER SUNDAY NIGHT INTO
MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL RAPIDLY TO AROUND 4500-5000 FEET BY
EARLY MONDAY. BUT THE UPPER DYNAMICS HAVE LEFT AND PW'S ARE BACK
BELOW .2 INCHES. LOOK FOR SCATTERED MOSTLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS TO
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING AS UPPER TROUGH
AXIS MOVES EAST OF THE AREA MID DAY TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND
TUESDAY WILL BE ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...OR ABOUT 30 TO
35 DEGREES COLDER THAN TODAY'S HIGHS.
REST OF THE NEW WEEK AHEAD...SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVES IN WEDNESDAY
BEHIND THE DEPARTING TROUGH AND THEN SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AHEAD OF
THE NEXT WEST COAST TROUGH. DRY WITH VERY FEW CLOUDS WEDNESDAY ON
AND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND WELL
ABOVE NORMAL FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 17/12Z-18/12Z.
GENERALLY VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. DVPLG AFTER 18Z...SURFACE WINDS
INCREASING SOUTHWEST 25-35 KTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO 45 KTS. BLOWING
DUST WILL ALSO DEVELOP WITH THESE WINDS...WITH OCNL VSBYS BLO 1SM.
WINDS AND DUST WILL GREATEST WEST OF LAS CRUCES. WINDS AND BLOWING
DUST WILL DIMINISH AFTER 01Z. MODERATE OR GREATER LOW LEVEL
MECHANICAL TURBC IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS
AHEAD OF THAT SYSTEM WILL KEEP THE AREA VERY WARM AND DRY TODAY AND
TOMORROW BEFORE MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES IN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST WEST OF LAS
CRUCES. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
THE LOWLANDS SATURDAY AND IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO MOST
LIKELY BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY ALONG WITH THE CHANCE
FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING.
SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
NIGHT. THOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY MONDAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL DRAMATICALLY... TO AROUND 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AND CONTINUE TUESDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT LATE TUESDAY AND
DRY SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 84 57 77 46 55 / 0 0 0 20 20
SIERRA BLANCA 80 48 72 39 51 / 0 0 0 10 20
LAS CRUCES 83 47 75 38 54 / 0 0 10 20 20
ALAMOGORDO 81 44 73 41 48 / 0 0 10 30 30
CLOUDCROFT 60 35 49 23 33 / 0 0 10 70 60
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 78 46 68 33 51 / 0 0 30 50 60
SILVER CITY 67 39 53 29 39 / 0 0 50 80 70
DEMING 80 42 66 36 50 / 0 0 30 30 50
LORDSBURG 79 46 63 34 46 / 0 0 30 70 50
WEST EL PASO METRO 83 55 76 46 53 / 0 0 0 20 20
DELL CITY 80 40 74 33 55 / 0 0 0 10 20
FORT HANCOCK 87 52 81 50 59 / 0 0 0 10 20
LOMA LINDA 77 47 67 36 47 / 0 0 0 20 20
FABENS 85 52 78 49 56 / 0 0 0 20 20
SANTA TERESA 83 47 77 38 55 / 0 0 0 20 20
WHITE SANDS HQ 81 54 73 45 51 / 0 0 10 20 20
JORNADA RANGE 82 39 74 32 53 / 0 0 10 30 20
HATCH 80 43 71 35 50 / 0 0 10 30 30
COLUMBUS 77 49 68 41 53 / 0 0 10 30 30
OROGRANDE 83 52 75 36 52 / 0 0 0 20 20
MAYHILL 67 43 54 30 37 / 0 0 10 60 50
MESCALERO 66 37 56 23 40 / 0 0 10 70 60
TIMBERON 68 32 58 27 40 / 0 0 10 60 50
WINSTON 70 39 47 27 41 / 0 0 50 80 70
HILLSBORO 74 44 58 30 42 / 0 0 30 60 70
SPACEPORT 80 42 69 30 49 / 0 0 10 30 30
LAKE ROBERTS 64 34 52 25 42 / 0 0 50 80 70
HURLEY 69 43 55 31 42 / 0 0 40 80 70
CLIFF 70 33 60 27 45 / 0 0 50 80 70
MULE CREEK 69 30 55 28 40 / 0 0 60 80 70
FAYWOOD 72 41 57 31 42 / 0 0 30 70 70
ANIMAS 79 49 65 31 48 / 0 0 30 70 50
HACHITA 81 46 69 32 51 / 0 0 30 30 50
ANTELOPE WELLS 80 43 63 40 52 / 0 0 20 30 50
CLOVERDALE 73 40 56 31 43 / 0 0 30 50 40
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR NMZ110>113.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NMZ112.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
NMZ401>417.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
NMZ401>417.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY
NIGHT FOR NMZ401-402.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR TXZ055-056.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR TXZ055-056.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR
TXZ418>424.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR
TXZ418>424.
&&
17 HEFNERHazardous weather outlook, Mar 17, 6:09 AM MDT, 8 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 609 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-181415- 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- 609 AM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ALONG WITH SOME AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING TRAVEL ALONG ROADS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST SUNDAY AFTERNOON WILL HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT ON TRAVEL ALONG ROADS. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO DEVELOP SUNDAY AND LAST INTO TUESDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GILA WILDERNESS AREA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD WILL REMAIN DRY AS TEMPERATURES WARM BACK ABOVE NORMAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HEFNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1:32 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 31 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:05 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero | 63 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.