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High Wind Warning 9, NWS El Paso, TX

December 3, 2013El Paso County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 3, 2013, 3:36 PM MST for El Paso County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 4, 2013, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 3 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
Dec 3, 2013, 3:36 PM MST (22:36 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2013, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 4, 2013, 9:00 PM MST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 4, 12:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5810 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 3958 FT TCEQ
Dec 4, 1:44 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 651 N Horizon City, TXELEV 4031 FT WXUND
Dec 4, 2:15 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 666 Ne El Paso, TX

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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 76 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 2013-12-03Temperature 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 2013-12-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3242 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 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.

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 032236
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
336 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...

.A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE SOUTH
THIS EVENING...BRINGING INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
BORDERLAND TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL
DEVELOP OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH ARE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IN FAVORED LOCATIONS EAST
OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES...AND ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE LINES IN THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SPREAD
ACROSS A WIDER AREA LATER ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 30
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT GUSTS UP
TO 60 MPH WILL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ALONG
FAVORED EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS IN THE LOWLAND DESERTS. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

NMZ413>416-TXZ419-041300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0006.131204T1700Z-131205T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.131204T1700Z-131205T0700Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T0700Z-131204T1700Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
336 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
MST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY AND A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


* LATE TONIGHT: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS IN FAVORED 
  DESERT LOCATIONS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES...AND ALONG EXPOSED 
  RIDGE LINES IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. IMPACTED LOCATIONS 
  INCLUDE NORTHEAST EL PASO...WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE 
  HEADQUARTERS...SUNSPOT...HIGH ROLLS...AND CLOUDCROFT. 

* WEDNESDAY: WINDS MAY DIMINISH SOMEWHAT IN THE MID-MORNING 
  HOURS... BUT WILL INTENSIFY AGAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WEST TO 
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE 
  EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY: PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY 2 TO 5 MILES 
  IN A FEW AREAS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND 
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&


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 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.



&&

$$

NMZ405-406-041300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T0700Z-131205T0700Z/
LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIMAS...HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...
CLOVERDALE
336 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...


* LATE TONIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT IN LOCALIZED AREAS 
  EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES AND ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED 
  VALLEYS. IMPACTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE RODEO AND THE HACHITA 
  VALLEY AREA. 

* WEDNESDAY: WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AND 
  SPREAD TO A BROADER AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY: PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES 
  IN A FEW AREAS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND 
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ402>404-407>412-417-TXZ418-420-421-423-041300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T1700Z-131205T0700Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...
WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...
HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...
LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
336 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...


* EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS 
  ON WEDNESDAY... PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE 
  DIMINISHING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* VISIBILITY: PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY 2 TO 5 MILES 
  IN A FEW AREAS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND 
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 041116
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
416 AM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WINDY TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE BORDERLAND TODAY AND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF THE
REGION WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BLOW OVER
THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND ALONG EASTERN FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THE
WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST WITH LOW VISIBILITIES ACROSS MUCH OF
THE LOWLANDS THIS AFTERNOON.

NMZ413>416-TXZ419-042300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.131204T1700Z-131205T0400Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131204T1700Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
416 AM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING AND ATTAIN SPEEDS
  AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH BY THE MID AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A
  MILE OVER A FEW AREAS.

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ405-406-042300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131205T0400Z/
LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIMAS...HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...
CLOVERDALE
416 AM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 


* TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL WILL BE AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A
  MILE OVER A FEW AREAS. 

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND 
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY 
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ402>404-407>412-417-TXZ418-420-421-423-042300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T1700Z-131205T0400Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...
WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...
HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...
LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
416 AM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND ATTAIN
  MAXIMUM SPEEDS IN THE MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A
  MILE OVER A FEW AREAS.

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ROGASH
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 042242
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
342 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WINDY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST
TEXAS...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH TO THE WEST WILL BRING WINDY
CONDITIONS TO THE BORDERLAND THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL
CONTINUE WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH OVER MUCH OF
THE REGION WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BLOW
OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND ALONG EASTERN FACING MOUNTAIN
SLOPES. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

NMZ413>416-TXZ419-050400-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131205T0400Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
342 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS
EVENING...


* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AT 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER
  SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ405-406-050400-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131205T0400Z/
LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIMAS...HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...
CLOVERDALE
342 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...


* TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL WILL BE AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS UNTIL DIMINISHING A FEW
  HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ402>404-407>412-417-TXZ418-420-421-423-050400-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131205T0400Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...
WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...
HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...
LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
342 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING...


* TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL WILL BE AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS UNTIL DIMINISHING A FEW
  HOURS AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 050415
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
915 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...STRONG WINDS HAVE WEAKENED OVER MOST OF THE AREA...

.A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE AREA BUT MUCH OF
THE STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAVE DIMINISHED.
LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG EASTERN
SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. SOME AREAS WILL BE LOCALLY WINDY AGAIN
TOMORROW...BUT WINDS SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG. 

NMZ413>416-TXZ419-050515-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131205T0400Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
915 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED OVER MOST OF THE WARNED AREA. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 



$$

NMZ402>412-417-TXZ418-420-421-423-050515-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-131205T0400Z/
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-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...
LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
915 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED OVER MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA. LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.


$$

LUNDEEN

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 Dec 3, 3:35 PM MST, 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 3:35 PM MST, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
335 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
UPPER TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL DROP DOWN TO THE GREAT
BASIN WEDNESDAY AND THEN OVER NEW MEXICO THURSDAY. THIS WILL CREATE
A WINDY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE OUT FOR MOST OF
THE AREA. BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOWERS SHOULD DEVELOP AND LAST THROUGH
MOST OF THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MOST OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE SNOW OVER
THE MOUNTAINS AS TEMPERATURES COOL DOWN. THE SHOWERS SHOULD END LATE
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL ON THURSDAY TO AROUND NORMAL. SKIES
WILL CLEAR FRIDAY BUT THE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COOL BELOW
NORMAL. THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO REMAIN DRY BUT COOL.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
WINTER STORM CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A
PAIR OF UPPER LOWS TO OUR NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST. THE CLEAR SKIES
WE ENJOYED TODAY WILL BEGIN CLOUDING IN TONIGHT. THE LOW FROM THE
NORTHEAST DROPS DOWN OVER THE GREAT BASIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND
BEGINS INGESTING THE TROPICAL MOISTURE FROM THE SOUTHERN LOW INTO
THE MAIN FLOW OVER THE CWA. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING LIFT
AND UPPER DYNAMICS FROM THE GREAT BASIN TROUGH WILL CREATE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE GILA. THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT
INCREASES ALONG WITH MID LEVEL WINDS TO CREATE A WINDY DAY.
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS
AS THE MID LEVEL WINDS BECOME STRONG AND CREATE THE CONDITIONS FOR
DOWNSLOPE WINDS. THIS ADVISORY WILL TURN INTO A WARNING WEDNESDAY
MORNING AND THEN MOST OF THE REST OF THE CWA WILL GO INTO AN
ADVISORY AT THE SAME TIME. MY ONLY CONCERN IS MODELS CONTINUE TO
SHOW CYCLOGENESIS OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND NOT ALONG THE EAST
SIDE...NOT AN IDEAL SURFACE PATTERN FOR STRONG WINDS. THE SHOWERS
SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THURSDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. THE
BEST WINDOW FOR PRECIP LOOKS TO BE WED NIGHT THROUGH THUR AFTERNOON.
SINCE THE INITIAL SURGE IS FROM THE SOUTHWEST THE AIRMASS WILL BE
WARM WITH SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUT AROUND 9000 FT. WITH PWS OF .5 -
.6 INCHES SOME BRIEF MODERATE RAIN IS POSSIBLE.

BY THURSDAY MID DAY THE GREAT BASIN UPPER TROF WILL BE ON ITS WAY
ACROSS NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL BEGIN COOLING DOWN THE AREA AND SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 6500 FT BY AFTERNOON...AND TO AROUND 5000
FT BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO STAY QUITE BRISK BUT
SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. LOOK FOR PRECIP TO CHANGE TO
SNOW OVER MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...WITH 1-3 INCHES POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AB 7-10 DEGREES TO NEAR NORMAL.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...SKIES WILL CLEAR FRIDAY BUT TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE COOLING...PERHAPS ANOTHER 5-8 DEGREES FROM THURSDAY.
BOTH GFS/ECMWF CONTINUE SHOWING ACTIVE PATTERN AS WE REMAIN AT THE
BASE OF A LONG WAVE TROUGH. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW
MEXICO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY SO I RE-INTRODUCED POPS TO
THE MOUNTAINS...WITH POSSIBLY ANOTHER 1-3 INCHES.

BEYOND SUNDAY...APPEARS WE WILL STAY AT THE BASE OF THE LONG WAVE
TROUGH BUT DRY AS MODELS NOT SHOWING ANY OTHER SHORT WAVES ROTATING
THROUGH.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 04/00Z-05/00Z.
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO BRING IN PERIODIC MID/HI
CLOUDS TO THE BORDERLAND. A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
START TO APPROACH THE AREA AFT 18Z WED. SKY TIL 15Z: SCT-BKN100-140
SCT-BKN200-250 WINDS GNLY 250/15G25KTS. AFT 15Z: SCT040-060
BKN100-140 BKN200. ISOLD TO WDLY SCT -SHRA CIGS BKN040 MAIN W OF
CONTINENTAL DVD SPREADING EAST BY END OF FCST PD. WINDS INCRG
240/25G37KT AND 24035G50KT ALONG EAST SLOPES. OCNL MDT TURBC OVR NR
MTNS BLO 15K FT MSL ESPLY NR RIDGE TOPS AND E SLOPES.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER DAY WITH TEMPERATURES AROUND
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND PERIODS OF SOME MID AND HIGH LEVEL
CLOUDS. SOME ENERGY IMPULSES IN THE JET STREAM WILL MOVE FROM THE
GREAT BASIN INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY AND GENERATE
BREEZY WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST ESPECIALLY EAST OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS
BY LATE AFTERNOON. STRONG DOWN SLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN SOME EAST
SLOPE AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE ENTIRE AREA BY WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST. THIS SYSTEM
SYSTEM WILL BRING LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS BY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE
RUNNING AROUND 7000-8000 FEET AND DROP TO AROUND 5500 FEET WHEN THE
STORM STARTS EXITING EARLY FRIDAY. MUCH COOLER TEMPS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH TEMPS ABOUT 15 TO 20 DEG COOLER FROM THE
FIRST PART OF THE WEEK. MIN RH WILL RANGE FROM AROUND 17% LOWLANDS
TO 27% HIGHLANDS TUESDAY INCREASING ABOUT 10%+ OVER ALL AREAS
WEDNESDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 51  70  48  61  37 /   0   0  40  30  10
SIERRA BLANCA           48  71  43  62  37 /   0   0  40  30  20
LAS CRUCES              46  70  43  58  33 /   0   0  20  30  10
ALAMOGORDO              49  65  45  57  36 /   0   0  30  50  20
CLOUDCROFT              37  49  31  38  23 /   0   0  30  70  30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   43  65  39  53  31 /   0   0  10  20  10
SILVER CITY             40  60  37  45  29 /   0  10  60  60  20
DEMING                  43  69  40  55  30 /   0   0  20  30  20
LORDSBURG               42  65  40  52  30 /   0  10  40  50  20
WEST EL PASO METRO      54  70  48  60  38 /   0   0  40  40  10
DELL CITY               45  68  41  61  34 /   0   0  30  40  20
FORT HANCOCK            45  76  43  68  36 /   0   0  40  20  20
LOMA LINDA              49  68  42  54  35 /   0   0  40  40  10
FABENS                  46  73  43  63  35 /   0   0  40  30  10
SANTA TERESA            50  70  45  60  36 /   0   0  30  30  10
WHITE SANDS HQ          56  68  46  58  36 /   0   0  30  30  10
JORNADA RANGE           40  68  38  57  26 /   0   0  20  30  10
HATCH                   44  65  41  54  31 /   0   0  20  30  10
COLUMBUS                50  70  44  57  33 /   0   0  20  20  10
OROGRANDE               51  70  45  59  36 /   0   0  30  40  20
MAYHILL                 41  57  35  43  25 /   0   0  20  60  30
MESCALERO               40  57  33  44  25 /   0   0  30  60  30
TIMBERON                39  57  36  44  28 /   0   0  40  60  30
WINSTON                 39  56  34  42  23 /   0  10  30  40  10
HILLSBORO               44  63  39  47  30 /   0  10  20  40  10
SPACEPORT               41  66  40  56  31 /   0   0  10  20  10
LAKE ROBERTS            40  58  37  45  27 /   0  10  60  60  20
HURLEY                  40  64  38  47  29 /   0  10  60  60  20
CLIFF                   32  63  35  47  28 /   0  10  60  50  20
MULE CREEK              29  61  34  46  24 /   0  20  60  50  20
FAYWOOD                 42  65  39  48  29 /   0  10  40  50  20
ANIMAS                  47  66  42  55  31 /   0  10  40  50  20
HACHITA                 47  68  41  55  30 /   0  10  30  40  20
ANTELOPE WELLS          48  68  41  56  34 /   0  10  50  50  20
CLOVERDALE              48  64  43  51  33 /   0  10  60  60  10

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR NMZ413>416.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
     NMZ413>416.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR NMZ402>404-407>412-417.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR NMZ405-406.

TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST
     WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR TXZ419.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
     TXZ419.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR TXZ418-420-421-423.

&&

HEFNER/NOVLAN
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 3, 7:27 AM MST, 8 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
727 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-041430-
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-
727 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY BREEZY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS REACHING 25 TO 30 MPH.

STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ALONG
EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE DESERTS...AND ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AFFECT A WIDER AREA ON
WEDNESDAY WITH GUSTS REACHING 55 TO 60 MPH IN FAVORED EAST SLOPE
LOCATIONS AND ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.

RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE ABOVE
8000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL DROP TO 7500 FEET ON
THURSDAY. SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS BY THURSDAY NIGHT.

COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY AND INTO
THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE STUCK IN THE 50S ACROSS THE
LOWLANDS AND THE 30S IN THE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

HARDIMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 6:41 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchEPZEl Paso9 hr
Dec 3, 6:41 AM MSTWind AdvisoryEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth38 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.