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High Wind Warning 6, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 7, 2013, 3:10 PM MDT for El Paso County, Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 8, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 15 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2013, 3:10 PM MDT (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2013, 3:58 AM MDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 12:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 2 Se Deming, NM | ELEV 4307 FT NMED |
| Apr 8, 1:59 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 12 E Redrock, NM | ELEV 6965 FT RAWS |
| Apr 8, 5:32 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 6 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4031 FT AWS |
| Apr 8, 6:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 9 Nne El Paso, TX | |
| Apr 8, 7:29 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 4 Ne Granite Gap, NM | ELEV 4245 FT CWOP |
| Apr 8, 8:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Salinas Peak, NM | ELEV 8933 FT WSMR |
| Apr 8, 9:18 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 8 Wsw Columbus, NM | ELEV 4311 FT CWOP |
| Apr 8, 9:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Lordsburg Arpt Klsb, NM | ELEV 4277 FT AWOS |
| Apr 9, 12:18 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 8 Wsw Columbus, NM | ELEV 4311 FT CWOP |
| Apr 9, 12:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | Salinas Peak, NM | ELEV 8933 FT WSMR |
| Apr 9, 1:15 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 16 Nnw Northrup Strip, NM | ELEV 4058 FT WSMR |
| Apr 9, 2:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 15 Ssw Hachita, NM | ELEV 4291 FT RAWS |
| Apr 9, 2:45 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 20 Wnw Tularosa, NM | ELEV 4055 FT WSMR |
| Apr 9, 2:59 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 12 E Redrock, NM | ELEV 6965 FT RAWS |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 2 Se Deming, NM | ELEV 4307 FT NMED |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 3101 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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.
574 WWUS74 KEPZ 072110 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 310 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON MONDAY... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES ON MONDAY GENERATING STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS. THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE MONDAY AFTERNOON... CAUSING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH MAY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY NIGHT. BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. NMZ401>411-413-TXZ418-419-081200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.130408T1800Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ 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- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...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... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 310 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BORDER REGION AND THE INTERSTATE-10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN EL PASO AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. 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. && $$ NMZ412-414>417-TXZ420>424-081200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.130408T1800Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0015.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- 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... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO... FORT HANCOCK 310 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY...PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS... ESPECIALLY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LUNDEEN
4 follow-up statements
098 WWUS74 KEPZ 081126 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 526 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY GENERATING STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS. NMZ401>411-413-TXZ418-419-082200- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ 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- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...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... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 526 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE OVER ISOLATED DUST PRONE AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING MORNING...PEAKING IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BORDER REGION AND THE INTERSTATE-10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN EL PASO AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. 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. && $$ NMZ412-414>417-TXZ420>424-082200- /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0015.130408T1800Z-130409T0600Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- 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... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO... FORT HANCOCK 526 AM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * EVENT: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 55 WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING...PEAKING IN THE MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS IN BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWLANDS... ESPECIALLY IN DUST PRONE AREAS AND DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ROGASH
687 WWUS74 KEPZ 082157 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 357 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT BEFORE TRAVELING ACROSS SOUTHERN COLORADO TUESDAY. THIS WILL CONTINUE GENERATING STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS. NMZ401>411-TXZ418-090300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ 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- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...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... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY 357 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE OVER ISOLATED DUST PRONE AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS IS THROUGH MID EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 5 MILES WITH ISOLATED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BORDER REGION AND THE INTERSTATE-10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN EL PASO AND THE ARIZONA BORDER. 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. && $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-090600- /O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130409T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 357 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE OVER ISOLATED DUST PRONE AREAS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS IS THROUGH MID EVENING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOME AFTER THAT BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 5 MILES WITH ISOLATED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ412-414>417-TXZ420>424-090300- /O.EXT.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- 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... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO... FORT HANCOCK 357 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH BLOWING DUST. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS IS THROUGH MID EVENING THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 5 MILES WITH ISOLATED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HEFNER
003 WWUS74 KEPZ 090257 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 857 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...STRONG WINDS STILL POSSIBLE EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO THE AREA ON MONDAY WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE SOME VERY STRONG WINDS JUST EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EASTERN PARTS OF EL PASO COUNTY AND WESTERN PARTS OF OTERO COUNTY. ON TUESDAY THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW STRONGLY AT 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. NMZ401>411-TXZ418-090400- /O.EXP.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD... HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY 857 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-091500- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130409T1500Z/ 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 857 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS IS THROUGH MID EVENING. WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOME AFTER THAT BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES OR EVEN DAMAGE WEAKER OR OLDER BUILDING. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 5 MILES WITH ISOLATED VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE 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. && $$ NMZ412-414>417-TXZ420>424-090400- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-130409T0300Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON...CROW FLATS...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO... FORT HANCOCK 857 PM MDT MON APR 8 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST HAS DIMINISHED FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY. $$
906 WWUS74 KEPZ 090959 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 358 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TODAY... .A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS GENERATING STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS. NMZ413-TXZ419-092200- /O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130409T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0016.130409T0958Z-130410T0000Z/ 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 358 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS IN BLOWING 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. && $$ NMZ401>412-414>417-TXZ418-420>424-092200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0016.130409T0958Z-130410T0000Z/ 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- 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- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...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...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 358 AM MDT TUE APR 9 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES. STRONG CROSS WINDS ON ROADS WILL MAKE DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. DRIVING WILL ALSO BECOME DANGEROUS IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS IN BLOWING 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. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 7, 2:24 PM MDT, 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:24 PM MDT, 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
224 PM MDT SUN APR 7 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
AND TONIGHT. A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE STATE ON
MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING
DUST ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND GUSTS
ABOVE 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS. AS THE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER THE REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THERE WILL BE A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 60S ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. MILDER AND WARMER
WEATHER WILL OCCUR FOR THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY WITH A
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN PLACE OVER THE REGION.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS A
LARGE AND COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO
PUSH INTO SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AS IT DOES
WIND SPEEDS WILL GREATLY INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE BOOTHEEL REGION. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE A DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW NORTHEAST OF THE AREA THAT WILL TIGHTEN THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT...ENHANCING WIND SPEEDS FURTHER.
THESE FACTORS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS BY MID TO LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS. HAD THE SYSTEM BEEN A LITTLE
FASTER THE WINDS WOULD HAVE BEEN STRONGER AND PEAKED AREA WIDE IN
THE AFTERNOON. AS IT STANDS...WINDS WILL PEAK IN THE EVENING
HOURS JUST AHEAD OF A PACIFIC COOL FRONT. THIS WILL LIMIT SOME OF
THE IMPACT OF THE STRONG WINDS BUT NOT COMPLETELY ELIMINATE IT.
WITH THAT IN MIND...A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR AREAS
FROM EL PASO WESTWARD TO THE ARIZONA BORDER...WHILE AREAS EAST OF
EL PASO WILL BE IN A WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY
STRONG UNTIL ALMOST MIDNIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE AREA AND THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE FIRE
DANGER ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE PREVALENT
ACROSS THE LOWLAND DESERTS WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A MILE
POSSIBLE.
THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE FULLY INTO THE STATE MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STILL BE STRONG AND MAY REACH ADVISORY
CRITERIA OF 25 TO 35 MPH ON TUESDAY IN SOME AREAS BUT WILL HOLD
OFF ON A STATEMENT UNTIL BETTER RESOLVED BY LATTER MODELS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS MUCH AS 15 TO 20 DEGREES COLDER ON TUESDAY
WITH DAY TIME TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S FOR MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS.
THE AIR MASS WILL BE MUCH MORE UNSTABLE ON TUESDAY WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND A FEW MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS
ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE MAIN LIMITING FACTOR FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE
LIMITED MOISTURE AVAILABILITY WHICH WILL KEEP AMOUNTS SPOTTY AND
LIGHT AND POTENTIAL SNOW AMOUNTS UNDER AN INCH TUESDAY THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY.
THE MAIN TROUGH OF THE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY
WITH CONTINUED WELL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES...BREEZY CONDITIONS
AND A FEW MOUNTAIN BASED SNOW SHOWERS. THE TROUGH WILL EXIT THE
STATE BY LATE WEDNESDAY WITH A DRY AND STABLE NORTHWEST FLOW
FILLING IN BEHIND THE SYSTEM. CONDITIONS WILL BE MILD WITH WARMER
BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY. A STRONG WESTERLY
FLOW WILL BE RE-ESTABLISHED BY FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS BACK IN
THE LOWER 80S AND AFTERNOON BREEZES POSSIBLE. DRY CONDITIONS WITH
WARM TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY AFTERNOONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 08/00Z-09/00Z.
P6SM SKC-SCT200-250 THRU PD. WEST TO WINDS 15-20G25KTS THRU 02Z THEN
DECREASING TO AROUND 10KTS THRU 15Z. AFT 15Z WINDS WILL BE 230-260
AT 15-25G35KTS INCREASING TO 25-35G50KTS BY 22Z. AFT 18Z AREAS BLO
1SM LIKELY IN BLDU.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE DIGGING
QUICKLY THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AS IT
DOES...WINDS WILL BE INCREASING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WITH WIND
SPEEDS MONDAY AFTERNOON EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
MOISTURE...BUT MOST AREAS WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE FOR
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. THIS WILL CREATE AN EXTREMELY CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER DAY WITH MOST LOCATIONS IN THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME
FIRE DANGER CATEGORY.
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF
INTO THE 60S FOR MOST LOWLAND LOCATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE ON TUESDAY BEFORE
DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH FOR WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN
WARMING THURSDAY WITH HIGHS BY THE WEEKEND BACK INTO THE 80S WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER
TEENS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 65 84 61 67 42 / 0 0 0 10 10
SIERRA BLANCA 55 83 48 67 40 / 0 0 0 10 10
LAS CRUCES 56 82 50 66 35 / 0 0 0 10 10
ALAMOGORDO 60 81 56 67 33 / 0 0 10 10 10
CLOUDCROFT 39 59 30 42 20 / 0 0 20 30 20
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 54 78 49 62 38 / 0 0 10 20 20
SILVER CITY 45 75 38 57 36 / 0 0 20 20 20
DEMING 49 79 45 64 35 / 0 0 10 20 10
LORDSBURG 50 81 45 62 37 / 0 0 10 20 10
WEST EL PASO METRO 60 83 56 66 43 / 0 0 0 10 10
DELL CITY 48 84 47 65 35 / 0 0 0 10 10
FORT HANCOCK 59 85 57 68 42 / 0 0 0 10 10
LOMA LINDA 56 77 49 60 37 / 0 0 0 10 10
FABENS 54 85 54 67 41 / 0 0 0 10 10
SANTA TERESA 52 84 48 65 37 / 0 0 0 10 10
WHITE SANDS HQ 64 83 58 64 41 / 0 0 0 10 10
JORNADA RANGE 47 83 46 64 27 / 0 0 0 10 10
HATCH 53 77 45 60 35 / 0 0 10 20 10
COLUMBUS 50 80 49 65 39 / 0 0 10 10 10
OROGRANDE 56 85 53 67 36 / 0 0 0 10 10
MAYHILL 43 68 39 54 22 / 0 0 20 30 20
MESCALERO 40 68 36 51 22 / 0 0 20 30 20
TIMBERON 35 70 32 55 20 / 0 0 10 30 20
WINSTON 43 67 35 52 27 / 0 0 10 30 30
HILLSBORO 46 74 44 57 36 / 0 0 10 20 20
SPACEPORT 47 78 33 61 33 / 0 0 10 20 20
LAKE ROBERTS 44 70 40 54 31 / 0 0 20 30 20
HURLEY 47 74 43 61 34 / 0 0 10 20 20
CLIFF 43 76 38 60 32 / 0 10 20 20 20
MULE CREEK 31 75 28 60 22 / 0 10 20 20 20
FAYWOOD 45 75 41 57 34 / 0 0 10 20 20
ANIMAS 49 77 41 59 35 / 0 0 10 20 10
HACHITA 47 79 44 63 34 / 0 0 10 20 10
ANTELOPE WELLS 48 81 42 62 30 / 0 0 10 10 10
CLOVERDALE 50 72 41 56 35 / 0 0 10 20 10
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY
NIGHT FOR NMZ401>417.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR NMZ401>411-413.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR NMZ110>113.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR
NMZ412-414>417.
TX...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY
NIGHT FOR TXZ418>424.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT
FOR TXZ418-419.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT MONDAY FOR TXZ055-056.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR
TXZ420>424.
&&
04/26Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 4:05 AM MDT, 11 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 405 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-081230- 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- 405 AM MDT SUN APR 7 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ONLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EFFECTS TODAY WILL BE DRY AND BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS ELEVATING FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WEST WINDS WILL GUST NEAR 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. VERY WINDY ON MONDAY WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE OVER A FEW LOCATIONS CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES AND EVEN BUILDINGS. A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER SITUATION WILL ALSO EXIST WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS OCCURRING. WINDY AGAIN TUESDAY WITH WIND GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY NIGHT...TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS GENERALLY LIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ROGASH
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:00 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 31 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:10 PM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 30 hr |
| Apr 7, 3:10 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.