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High Wind Warning 8, NWS El Paso, TX

October 9, 20135 counties in New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 9, 2013, 6:01 AM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 10, 2013, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
Oct 9, 2013, 6:01 AM MDT (12:01 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 10, 2013, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 10, 2013, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2013-10-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2013-10-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2704 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

495 
WWUS74 KEPZ 091201
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
601 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...

.A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DIG SOUTH OVER
CALIFORNIA TODAY AND THEN TURN EAST TO MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST
DESERTS TONIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION THURSDAY WITH IT'S EFFECTS REACHING SOUTH OVER THE
BORDERLAND. THE PRIMARY IMPACTS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS DURING THE
DAYLIGHT HOURS ON THURSDAY. WIND SPEEDS IN THE 35 TO 55 MPH RANGE
ARE EXPECTED. THE SYSTEM WILL BE LACKING FOR MOISTURE
AVAILABILITY THUS ONLY ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE GILA REGION AND SURROUNDING LOW COUNTRY. THE STORM
WILL QUICKLY EXIT LATE THURSDAY ALLOWING A PACIFIC FRONT TO PUSH
IN BEHIND IT WITH COOLER AND DRIER AIR.

NMZ401>403-408-414>416-092215-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0008.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...
PINON
601 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM
MDT THURSDAY. 


* LOCATIONS: ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FT OVER THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO
  MOUNTAINS AND THE VARIOUS RANGES OF THE GILA REGION OF SOUTHWEST
  NEW MEXICO. ESPECIALLY EXPOSED RIDGES...UPPER SLOPES...AND GAPS
  AND PASSES.

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH OR MORE
  WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS THROUGH GAPS
  AND PASSES.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON
  THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER SLOPES. STRONG WINDS WILL MIX
  DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY NOON AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE
  AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY: MINIMAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OVER THE GILA REGION.
  MODERATE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS DUE
  TO BLOWING SAND FROM WHITE SANDS AND THE TULAROSA BASIN.
 

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO
  POWERLINES...SIGNS...ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED
  WILDFIRE DANGER.


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.

&&

$$

NMZ404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>421-423-092215-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0019.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...
TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...
FORT HANCOCK
601 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: ELEVATIONS BELOW 6000 FT ACROSS THE DESERTS AND LOWER
  SLOPES ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS.

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR MORE
  WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS THROUGH GAPS
  AND PASSES.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE NOON AND PEAK DURING THE MID
  TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY: VARIABLE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ACROSS THE REGION DUE
  TO LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. SOME DUST PRONE AREAS MAY
  SEE SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS AFTER MID AFTERNOON. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOOSE
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES...SIGNS...
  ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED WILDFIRE DANGER.

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.

&&

$$

BIRD
3 follow-up statements
227 
WWUS74 KEPZ 092107
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
307 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...

.A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY...AND THEN
CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY MORNING AND
THEN SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY EARLY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND REACH THEIR PEAK BY
NOON TIME. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY THURSDAY EVENING
BEHIND THE FRONT...EXCEPT FOR EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN...WHERE
MODERATE TO STRONG GUSTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO FRIDAY MORNING. 
THERE IS NOT MUCH MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT THE MOUNTAIN AREAS
COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ401>403-408-100515-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0008.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
/O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0019.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
HILLSBORO...WINSTON
307 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND
  PASSES.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING AND
  PEAK BY AROUND NOON TIME BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY: SOME DUST PRONE AREAS MAY SEE LOWER VISIBILITIES OF
  3 TO 5 MILES MID AFTERNOON.

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO POWER
  LINES...SIGNS... ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED
  WILDFIRE DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ414>416-100515-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0008.131010T1600Z-131011T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...
PINON
307 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY... 

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 MPH OR MORE 
  WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS THROUGH 
  GAPS AND PASSES. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON 
  THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE HIGHER SLOPES. STRONG WINDS WILL MIX 
  DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY NOON AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO 
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET. 

* VISIBILITY: NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS
  LIKELY...ALTHOUGH BLOWING SAND FROM WHITE SANDS AND THE TULAROSA
  BASIN COULD DEVELOP AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5
  MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO 
  POWERLINES...SIGNS...ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED 
  WILDFIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>421-423-100515-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0019.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...
TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...
FORT HANCOCK
307 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS THROUGH GAPS AND
  PASSES.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE NOON AND PEAK DURING THE MID
  TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET.
  LOCAL STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN
  INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY: NO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST EXPECTED...BUT LOCAL
  BLOWING DUST WITH 3 MILES VISIBILITIES COULD OCCUR NEAR FRESHLY
  DISTURBED SOIL.

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  MOTORCYCLES. POSSIBLE ROAD CLOSURE DUE TO BLOWING DUST. LOOSE 
  OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO POWER LINES...SIGNS... 
  ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED WILDFIRE DANGER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HEFNER
770 
WWUS74 KEPZ 100251
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
851 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...

.A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TONIGHT WILL MOVE TO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY...AND THEN
MOVE TO THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY MORNING AND
THEN SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND REACH THEIR PEAK DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY THURSDAY EVENING BEHIND
THE FRONT...EXCEPT FOR EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN...WHERE SOME STRONGER
GUSTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THERE IS LITTLE
MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT THE MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD SEE A FEW
SHOWERS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WITH RECENT MOISTURE AND ABUNDANT
VEGETATIVE COVER THE AMOUNT OF BLOWING DUST SHOULD BE LIMITED.

NMZ414>416-101200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0008.131010T1600Z-131011T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...
PINON
851 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE ON THURSDAY
  MORNING OVER THE HIGHER SLOPES. STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO
  LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MIDDAY AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO
  LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY: NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS LIKELY... 
  ALTHOUGH BLOWING SAND FROM WHITE SANDS AND THE TULAROSA BASIN 
  COULD DEVELOP AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 4 TO 6 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO 
  POWERLINES...SIGNS...ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED 
  WILDFIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ401>413-417-TXZ418>421-423-101200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0019.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
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-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
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...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...
FORT HANCOCK
851 PM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY.

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING MIDDAY AND PEAK DURING
  THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON AFTER
  SUNSET ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ALONG EAST SLOPES OF
  TERRAIN INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY: NO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST EXPECTED...BUT LOCAL
  BLOWING DUST MAY LOWER VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES NEAR FRESHLY
  DISTURBED SOIL.

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. POSSIBLE DAMAGE
  TO POWER LINES...SIGNS... ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO
  INCREASED WILDFIRE DANGER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
581 
WWUS74 KEPZ 101058
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
458 AM MDT THU OCT 10 2013

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY...

.A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK EASTWARD OVER
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION TODAY...AND THEN MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES
INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING. AN ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY MORNING AND
THEN SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL BEGIN INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND REACH THEIR PEAK
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH RAPIDLY THIS
EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT...EXCEPT FOR EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN...
WHERE SOME STRONGER GUSTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. THERE IS LITTLE MOISTURE WITH THIS SYSTEM BUT THE
MOUNTAIN AREAS COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS TODAY. ABOVE NORMAL
MONSOON RAINS HAVE INCREASED VEGETATIVE COVER ACROSS THE
DESERTS...THUS BLOWING DUST SHOULD BE REDUCED WITH THIS WIND
EVENT. 

NMZ414>416-110100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0008.131010T1600Z-131011T0100Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...
PINON
458 AM MDT THU OCT 10 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE OVER THE HIGHER
  SLOPES. STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MIDDAY
  AND PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE
  DECREASING SOON AFTER SUNSET.

* VISIBILITY: NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS LIKELY... 
  ALTHOUGH BLOWING SAND FROM WHITE SANDS AND THE TULAROSA BASIN 
  COULD DEVELOP AND BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 4 TO 6 MILES. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DAMAGE TO 
  POWERLINES...SIGNS...ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO INCREASED 
  WILDFIRE DANGER. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ401>413-417-TXZ418>421-423-110100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0019.131010T1800Z-131011T0100Z/
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-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
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...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...TORNILLO...
FORT HANCOCK
458 AM MDT THU OCT 10 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING... 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE DURING MIDDAY AND PEAK 
  DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE DECREASING SOON 
  AFTER SUNSET ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY ALONG EAST 
  SLOPES OF TERRAIN INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: NO WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST EXPECTED...BUT LOCAL 
  BLOWING DUST MAY LOWER VISIBILITY TO 3 MILES NEAR FRESHLY 
  DISTURBED SOIL. 

* LOCAL IMPACTS: DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 
  MOTORCYCLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. POSSIBLE 
  DAMAGE TO POWER LINES...SIGNS... ROOFS...AWNINGS...TREES. ALSO 
  INCREASED WILDFIRE DANGER. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BIRD

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 Oct 9, 3:03 AM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 3:03 AM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
303 AM MDT WED OCT 9 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
MORE DEEP AND DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BORDERLAND TODAY WILL
RESULT IN ANOTHER DAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND MILD TO SLIGHTLY
WARM TEMPERATURES. AFTERNOON HIGHS SHOULD BE JUST A COUPLE OF
DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMAL. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE A BIT
TODAY WITH SOME OCCASIONALLY BREEZY PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY THE AREA COMES UNDER WINDY CONDITIONS AS AN UPPER-LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COOL FRONT PUSH ACROSS NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH OVER
THE LOWLANDS WITH POTENTIAL FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH OVER THE
MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED. A FEW SHOWERS...GENERALLY OVER THE
MOUNTAINS MAY ALSO ACCOMPANY THE STORMS PASSAGE. SLIGHTLY COOLER
FRIDAY WITH WESTERLY WINDS BRINGING CONTINUED DRY AND SEASONAL
WEATHER IN FOR THE WEEKEND.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
A SHARP UPPER-LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CAN BE SEEN IN WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY DIVING DOWN THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING. IN RESPONSE TO
IT'S APPROACH TO OUR REGION WE WILL SEE SOME INCREASES IN WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS DUE TO DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGHING TO OUR
EAST. SOME AREAS MAY SEE BREEZY CONDITIONS...BUT THE BIG WINDS
WILL HOLD OFF FOR THURSDAY. OTHERWISE...FOR TODAY...DEEP SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY WITH ONLY A BIT OF HIGH CLOUD OVER THE
AREA AS MODERATE HIGH MOISTURE STREAMS OVER. TEMPS WILL AGAIN BE
A FEW DEGREES ON THE HIGH SIDE OF SEASONAL NORMALS.

TOMORROW..THU...IS THE IMPACT DAY FOR THIS FORECAST. WINDS WILL BE
THE PRIMARY CONCERN AS A STRONG JET ALOFT AND DEEP MIXING...WITH
TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PUSH WIND SPEEDS IN
EXCESS OF 30 MPH FOR ALL BUT PORTIONS OF LOWER HUDSPETH CO. THE
MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SUSTAINED 40 MPH. THUS WIND ADVISORIES AND
WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE EVENT WHICH SHOULD ENCOMPASS MUCH
OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AFTER 11AM. THE REGION WILL BE STARVED FOR
MOISTURE SO PCPN IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD WITH THIS
SYSTEM. ONLY THE GILA AND SURROUNDING LOWER ZONES LOOK TO HAVE
MUCH OF A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. THE WINDOW IS SHORT AS THE SYSTEM
MAKES A QUICK EXIT TO THE EAST. PCPN IN FORECAST FOR THOSE ZONES
FROM THU MORNING TO THU LATE AFTERNOON.

A PACIFIC FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TURN WEST AND BRING IN DRY AIR.
TEMPS FOR FRIDAY WILL BE DOWN 5 TO 8 DEGREES BEHIND THE FRONT. THE
WEEKEND WILL BE DRY AND SEASONAL WITH TEMPS WARMING BACK TO AROUND
NORMALS. MODELS SHOW A DRYLINE FORMING AND HOVERING JUST TO OUR
EAST AND SOME MOISTURE TO OUR SOUTH...BUT NEITHER LOOKS TO MOVE IN
SO DRY AIR ENTRENCHES OVER THE REGION.

FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK...NOT MUCH CHANGE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A
BACKDOOR FRONTAL PUSH EARLY TUESDAY. IT WILL BE DRY AND WEAK WITH
ONLY MINIMAL COOLING BEHIND IT.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 09/12Z-10/12Z...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GT BASIN
WILL START TO APPROACH THE AREA. GNRL SKY CONDS: FEW-SCT150-250.
SFC WINDS BCMG 24010KT AFT 1Z...BCMG 24015G25KT AFT 18Z. OCNL
LGT-MDT MECHANICAL TURBC ONR MTNS BLO 15K FT MSL.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
WARM AND DRY WEATHER TODAY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDINESS AT TIMES. DOWN
SLOPE SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAISE AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AROUND 3
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL
BE OCCASIONALLY BREEZY AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. A STRONG
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH TO
THE AREA THURSDAY...ALONG WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE
GILA REGION AND POSSIBLY ACROSS THE BOOTHEEL AND IN THE SACRAMENTO
MTNS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING. MIN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD
REMAIN ABOVE THE 15% THRESHOLD SO RED FLAG CRITERIA SHOULD NOT BE
MET. DRIER AND AND SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FROM NORMAL WILL
PREVAIL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEHIND THIS SYSTEM BEFORE MORE WARMING
RETURNS AGAIN ON SUNDAY. MIN RH VALUES WILL RUN FROM 15% TO 20%
LOWLANDS AND HIGHLANDS TUESDAY INCREASING AROUND 5% ABOVE 7500 FT
ON WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 83  61  83  58  76 /   0   0  10   0   0
SIERRA BLANCA           81  56  81  53  77 /   0   0  10   0   0
LAS CRUCES              79  54  79  51  74 /   0   0  10   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              80  56  80  53  75 /   0  10  10  10   0
CLOUDCROFT              63  41  58  36  59 /   0  10  10  10   0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   83  53  75  49  71 /   0   0  10   0   0
SILVER CITY             75  48  70  41  61 /   0  10  20   0   0
DEMING                  82  52  78  48  71 /   0   0  10   0   0
LORDSBURG               80  56  77  46  69 /   0   0  10   0   0
WEST EL PASO METRO      82  60  83  58  78 /   0   0  10   0   0
DELL CITY               86  55  84  53  78 /   0   0   0   0   0
FORT HANCOCK            89  56  86  54  79 /   0   0  10   0   0
LOMA LINDA              77  54  77  51  72 /   0   0  10   0   0
FABENS                  84  57  85  55  78 /   0   0  10   0   0
SANTA TERESA            81  57  82  55  77 /   0   0  10   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          79  56  78  53  75 /   0   0  10   0   0
JORNADA RANGE           80  50  78  47  74 /   0   0  10   0   0
HATCH                   78  53  75  50  71 /   0   0  10   0   0
COLUMBUS                80  57  80  54  74 /   0   0  10   0   0
OROGRANDE               81  57  80  54  75 /   0   0  10   0   0
MAYHILL                 70  47  68  44  67 /   0  10  10  10   0
MESCALERO               70  44  69  42  68 /   0  10  10  10   0
TIMBERON                68  45  68  43  67 /   0  10  10  10   0
WINSTON                 70  43  69  37  60 /   0  10  20   0   0
HILLSBORO               75  48  70  44  62 /   0   0  10   0   0
SPACEPORT               79  51  76  49  72 /   0   0  10   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            71  44  69  37  58 /   0  10  20   0   0
HURLEY                  77  48  72  40  64 /   0  10  10   0   0
CLIFF                   83  48  76  38  65 /   0  10  10   0   0
MULE CREEK              79  41  72  31  60 /   0  10  10   0   0
FAYWOOD                 74  49  71  42  64 /   0  10  10   0   0
ANIMAS                  82  55  78  48  72 /   0   0  10   0   0
HACHITA                 82  50  79  46  72 /   0   0  10   0   0
ANTELOPE WELLS          80  53  79  49  72 /   0   0  10   0   0
CLOVERDALE              75  53  74  46  68 /   0   0  10   0   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR NMZ404>407-
     409>413-417.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR NMZ401>403-
     408-414>416.

TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR TXZ418>421-423.

&&

14-BIRD
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 8, 2:45 PM MDT, 15 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
245 PM MDT THU OCT 8 2013

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-091145-
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-
245 PM MDT TUE OCT 8 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
MAINTAIN DRY AND QUIET WEATHER PATTERN TODAY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND
SEASONAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION ON THURSDAY RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS...MAINLY FROM
THE EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL GUST
AROUND 45 MPH OVER MOST OF THE AREA WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG
WESTERN SLOPES.

.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.

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Sources

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