High Wind Warning 5, NWS El Paso, TX

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...PACIFIC STORM AND COLD FRONT BRINGING WINDY AND DUSTY
CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS...

.A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER WEST TEXAS WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS
TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...
AND LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN A FEW LOCATIONS. WEST
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON AHEAD
OF THE FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. STRONGER
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EAST OF THE SAN ANDRES...
ORGAN...AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST HAVE BEEN
MORE WIDESPREAD THAN ANTICIPATED...INCLUDING BEHIND THE FRONT. 
VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE HAVE BEEN COMMON...ALONG BRIEF PERIODS
OF 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY. THE DENSER BLOWING DUST WILL SHIFT INTO
EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND HUDSPETH COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.


NMZ413-TXZ419-250600-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.130224T2202Z-130225T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS...
SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65
  MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL
  BE EAST OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS.
  WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED. EXPECT
  WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 MILE VISIBILITY WITH LOCAL AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4
  MILE. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST WITH LOCALIZED AREAS
  DOWN TO 1/4 MILE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ407-250100-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.130224T2202Z-130225T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS
302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: WINDS ARE PEAKING ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL BEGIN TO
  DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO DIMINISH
  AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED. EXPECT
  WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 MILE VISIBILITY WITH LOCAL AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4
  MILE.

* IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250600-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.130224T2202Z-130225T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN 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...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...
HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...
SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
MST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
  SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. 

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED. EXPECT
  WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS DOWN TO
  1/2 MILE. DUST WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO
  THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AFTER DARK.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND
  SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT
  11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ403>406-410-412-414>416-250100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...
GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...
MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...
APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND ATTAIN 
  MAXIMUM SPEEDS BY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST. 

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 3
  MILES IN PORTIONS OF THE DESERT LOWLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HARDIMAN

995 
WWUS74 KEPZ 250107
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...PACIFIC STORM AND COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO BRING WINDY AND DUSTY
CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS...

.A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TREK ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT
AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE BROUGHT STRONG WINDS AND
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST TO THE REGION. COLDER AIR SPREAD OVER
THE ENTIRE REGION EARLIER SUNDAY BEHIND THE STRONG PACIFIC COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. FOR MANY LOCATIONS WINDS AND
DUST WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL.
HOWEVER BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE AREA WIDE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS IN DONA
ANA...OTERO...AND EL PASO COUNTIES.


NMZ413-TXZ419-250600-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS...
SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 
  65 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST GUSTS 
  WILL BE EAST OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...AND SAN ANDRES 
  MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION
  BUT IS BEGINNING TO SETTLE...ALLOWING FOR VISIBILITIES TO
  IMPROVE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE
  EVENING DESPITE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE LIKELY PEAKED...BUT WILL CONTINUE NEAR PEAK
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS
  WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST WITH LOCALIZED AREAS
  DOWN TO 1/4 MILE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ407-250215-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS
607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO REMAIN BRISK...BUT ARE
BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THIS REGION OF NEW MEXICO.
DESPITE GUSTS STILL AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
DROPPING JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WIDESPREAD DUST IS
BEGINNING TO SETTLE WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING. DESPITE
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS...ISOLATED LOCAL AREAS WILL
CONTINUE TO SEE PERIODIC STRONG WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING DUST.

&&

$$

NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250600-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN 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...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...
HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...
SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST-NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION
  BUT IS BEGINNING TO SETTLE...ALLOWING FOR VISIBILITIES TO
  IMPROVE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE
  EVENING DESPITE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS.

* TIMING: WINDS HAVE LIKELY PEAKED...BUT WILL CONTINUE NEAR PEAK
  THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS
  WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ403>406-410-412-414>416-250215-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...
GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...
MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...
APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO REMAIN BRISK...BUT ARE
BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE MUCH OF NEW MEXICO.
DESPITE GUSTS STILL AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE
DROPPING JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. DESPITE GENERAL
IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS...ISOLATED LOCAL AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO
SEE PERIODIC STRONG WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING DUST.

$$


BIRD

825 
WWUS74 KEPZ 250554
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1054 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE BORDERLAND OVERNIGHT...

.WINTER STORM SYSTEM BEGINNING TO PULL OUT OF THE REGION. BRISK
WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SLACKEN...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO MODERATELY
WINDY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING/ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THUS THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. 

NMZ413-TXZ419-250700-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS...
SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
1054 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST REMAIN
BRISK...BUT HAVE BEGUN TO SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE
REGION. EAST SLOPE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MODERATELY WINDY
CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER
WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING
TO EXPIRE.

&&

$$

NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250700-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN 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...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...
HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...
SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
1054 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST REMAIN
BRISK...BUT HAVE BEGUN TO SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE
REGION. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE WITH BREEZY TO MODERATELY
WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS
HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE.

&&

$$

BIRD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
447 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
WINTER STORM MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY AND WILL SPREAD SOME
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW TO THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND BLOWING
DUST WILL ALSO DEVELOP WITH THE STORM. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
EVENING AND CONTRIBUTE TO A COOL DAY ON MONDAY. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH
WILL RACE ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY...PRODUCING A BREEZY
AFTERNOON AND...AFTER WARMING UP TUESDAY...BRINGING MORE COOL AIR IN
FOR WEDNESDAY. THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND LOOKS DRY AND RELATIVELY
CLOUD FREE WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK TO NORMAL BY SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WINTER STORM ON THE WAY THIS MORNING TO THE BORDERLAND AS UPPER
TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT CONTINUE SOUTHEAST AT A GOOD PACE.
FRONT CURRENTLY LOOKS TO BE EXTENDING FROM ABOUT GRANTS, NM TO
PHOENIX. UPPER TROUGH IS A COUPLE HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT...AND VORT
CENTER APPEARS TO BE DEVELOPING IN TROUGH BACK OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA
AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. PARENT UPPER LOW IS OVER CENTRAL UTAH. ALL
3 MODELS SIMILAR WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THESE VARIOUS FEATURES
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. UPPER LOW TO AROUND THE 4 CORNERS REGION MID
MORNING AND OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. COLD
FRONT EXTENDING FROM ABOUT RATON-MULE CREEK NOON TIME AND THEN TO A
LUBBOCK-FORT HANCOCK LINE LATE AFTERNOON. COLD UNSTABLE AIR WITH THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE MODERATE SNOW OVER THE GILA REGION LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. H5 AIR OF -32C COULD EVEN KICK OFF A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS. RAPID DRYING OUT AND STABILIZATION BEHIND THE
FRONT SHOULD END SNOW PRETTY QUICKLY. EXPECTING 3-5 INCHES ACROSS
THE HIGHER PARTS OF THE GILA REGION AND 1-3 INCHES OVER THE SACS.
WINDS WILL ALSO BE A BIG ISSUE AS WEST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL
INCREASE TO 25-35 MPH WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST (BLOWING SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS). WINDS WILL TURN NW AND REMAIN AT 25-35 MPH A FEW
HOURS AFTER FROPA BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE
AFOREMENTIONED DEVELOPING VORT AS THEY MOVE IT ACROSS THE BOOTHEEL
AND SOUTHERN ZONES LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. HAVE NOT
ACCOUNTED FOR IT IN THE WAY OF PRECIP. DIURNAL HIGHS LIKELY ONLY
REALIZED ACROSS THE FAR SOUTHEAST ZONES...OTHER AREAS WILL HAVE
EARLY HIGH TEMPERATURES WITH TEMPERATURES THEN FALLING THROUGHOUT
THE AFTERNOON.

UPPER LOW EXITS REGION MONDAY MORNING TO BE REPLACED BY SHORT WAVE
RIDGE. SKIES CLEARING BUT TEMPERATURES COOLING ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES
FROM TODAY. NEXT UPPER LOW RACES ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY.
JUST TOO FAR NORTH FOR ANY PRECIP FEATURE WILL DEVELOP A BREEZY
AFTERNOON WITH AN EVENING COLD FROPA. AFTER A BRIEF WARMUP TUESDAY
APPROACHING SEASONABLE READINGS...WEDNESDAY WILL COOL BACK ABOUT 5
TO 8 DEGREES. DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ON THURSDAY WITH SUNNY SKIES WILL
ALLOW TEMPS TO MODERATE ONCE MORE...NOTICE A PATTERN HERE?

THIS PATTERN APPEARS TO FINALLY BREAK AS BOTH GFS/ECMWF GRADUALLY
BRING PERSISTENT EASTERN PACIFIC UPPER RIDGE IN OVER THE WEST COAST
AND GREAT BASIN. THIS WILL STILL GIVE US A NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT BUT
H5 HEIGHTS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER AND WE MAY WARM BACK TO NEAR
OR ABOVE NORMAL BY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION....VALID 24/12Z-25/12Z.
ANOTHER PACIFIC TROUGH/FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON. VFR SKC. DVLPG OVR THE GILA REGION AFTER
14Z...BKN/OVC080 OVC180 WITH SCT 5SM -SHSN AND OCNL CIGS BLO010 VSBY
BLO 1SM +SHSN. THESE CONDS WILL SPREAD TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
AFT 18Z. THE HIGHER LAYERS...BKN/OVC080 OVC18...WILL SPREAD TO AREA
FROM ELP NORTH AND WEST AFT 18Z...WITH ISOLD 5SM -SHRA/-SHSN.

AFT 16Z...SFC WNDS INCREASING @250...25-30G45KTS. AREAS OF 1-3SM
BLDU. WINDS WILL DIMINISH 30015KTS AFT 00Z.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WINTER STORM MOVING IN THIS MORNING WILL DROP SOME MODERATE SNOW ON
THE MOUNTAIN ZONES...WITH 2-5 INCHES EXPECTED...HIGHEST FOR ZONE 110.
THE STORM WILL ALSO BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA BY 17Z OF 30-35
MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45-50 MPH. LOWLANDS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE WILL
FLIRT WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS TODAY BUT BELIEVE RH'S WILL REMAIN
JUST ABOVE 15%. NOT MUCH SIGNIFICANT WEATHER THE REST OF THE WEEK
AHEAD OTHER THAN SEVERAL DRY UPPER TROUGHS AND ATTENDANT SURFACE
COOL FRONTS BRINGING ALTERNATE MILD AND COOL DAYS THROUGH THURSDAY.
MIN RH'S MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL RUN 10-15% WITH THE MOUNTAIN
ZONES AT 17-25%. WILL HAVE TO WATCH TUESDAY AS AFTERNOON WINDS TURN
BREEZY AND RED FLAG CONDITIONS MAY BE MET OVER THE LOWLANDS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 57  30  51  32  60 /  10   0   0   0   0
SIERRA BLANCA           63  28  50  30  58 /   0   0   0   0   0
LAS CRUCES              52  22  50  26  59 /  10   0   0   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              52  21  51  28  58 /  10  10   0   0   0
CLOUDCROFT              35  15  28  12  37 /  40  30  10   0   0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   42  23  49  29  56 /  30  10   0   0   0
SILVER CITY             40  21  42  25  50 /  60  10   0   0   0
DEMING                  47  20  52  24  59 /  10   0   0   0   0
LORDSBURG               48  23  54  27  60 /  30   0   0   0   0
WEST EL PASO METRO      58  31  52  32  60 /  10   0   0   0   0
DELL CITY               61  23  54  26  59 /  10  10   0   0   0
FORT HANCOCK            66  28  53  29  59 /   0   0   0   0   0
LOMA LINDA              52  27  42  29  54 /  10   0   0   0   0
FABENS                  62  27  52  27  58 /   0   0   0   0   0
SANTA TERESA            56  27  50  28  59 /  10   0   0   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          54  27  51  32  59 /  10   0   0   0   0
JORNADA RANGE           52  12  51  21  57 /  10   0   0   0   0
HATCH                   47  21  49  25  54 /  10   0   0   0   0
COLUMBUS                54  26  54  29  58 /  10   0   0   0   0
OROGRANDE               56  19  50  25  61 /  10  10   0   0   0
MAYHILL                 43  22  39  22  50 /  30  30  10   0   0
MESCALERO               40  19  39  19  48 /  40  30  10   0   0
TIMBERON                43  18  38  18  47 /  20  30  10   0   0
WINSTON                 33  19  40  23  52 /  70  20   0   0  10
HILLSBORO               41  22  45  27  51 /  30  10   0   0   0
SPACEPORT               46  20  49  25  56 /  20  10   0   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            37  18  42  22  52 /  70  20   0   0   0
HURLEY                  42  21  44  24  52 /  30  10   0   0   0
CLIFF                   42  18  50  17  53 /  60  10   0   0   0
MULE CREEK              43  14  50  13  52 /  60  10   0   0   0
FAYWOOD                 42  21  47  25  51 /  40  10   0   0   0
ANIMAS                  50  19  55  26  60 /  20   0   0   0   0
HACHITA                 49  18  54  25  59 /  10   0   0   0   0
ANTELOPE WELLS          56  22  59  30  60 /  10   0   0   0   0
CLOVERDALE              50  19  51  26  58 /  20   0   0   0   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
     FOR NMZ401>417.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS
     AFTERNOON FOR NMZ401>403-408.

TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING
     FOR TXZ418>424.

&&

17 HEFNER

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
621 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-251315-
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-
621 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE GILA REGION LATER THIS
MORNING WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
AHEAD OF THE INCOMING COLD FRONT...TO 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS OVER 55
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

BREEZY ON TUESDAY WITH A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. OTHERWISE NO
HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HEFNER