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Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX

March 21, 20135 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 21, 2013, 2:11 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 22, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 21, 2013, 2:11 PM MDT (20:11 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 22, 2013, 2:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 22, 2013, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 42 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 2013-03-21Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2013-03-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
3142 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
141 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.

703 
WWUS74 KEPZ 212011
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
211 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE NORTHEAST TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. WEST
WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

NMZ407-410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-221200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.130322T2000Z-130323T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130322T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...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...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
211 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* EVENT: WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY
  BUT  CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ404>406-221200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.130322T2000Z-130323T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE
211 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT
FRIDAY. 

* EVENT: WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
  ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE
  EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
717 
WWUS74 KEPZ 220018
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
618 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS AGAIN FRIDAY
AFTERNOON... 

.YET ANOTHER UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST TOMORROW CAUSING ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF ELEVATED SPRING
WINDS. THIS UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT WHICH WILL
COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AFTER MID
AFTERNOON FRIDAY. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING
DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE OVER ISOLATED
LOCATIONS.

NMZ407-410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-221200-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130322T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.130322T2000Z-130323T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...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...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
618 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY HAS EXPIRED...

* EVENT: WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MID-AFTERNOON AND ATTAIN
  MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS ON
  FRIDAY.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING DUST
  OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 FROM
  DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ404>406-221200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.130322T2000Z-130323T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE
618 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

* EVENT: WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 TO 35 
  MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND 
  ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE 
  EVENING HOURS ON FRIDAY. 

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BIRD
383 
WWUS74 KEPZ 221133
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
533 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS AGAIN
THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TODAY
CAUSING ANOTHER AFTERNOON OF ELEVATED SPRING WINDS. THIS UPPER
TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH A
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS
WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40
TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES
TO UNDER A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

NMZ404>407-410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-222200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.130322T2000Z-130323T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...
SUNLAND PARK...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...SIERRA BLANCA...
FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
533 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MID-AFTERNOON AND ATTAIN
  MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ROGASH
103 
WWUS74 KEPZ 222157
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
357 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY...

.AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST TODAY AND SATURDAY CAUSING OUR STRONG AFTERNOON WINDS.
THIS UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT WHICH WILL COMBINE
WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO INTO THE EARLY
EVENING AND THEN AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE
SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH
ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER
A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

NMZ404>407-410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-231115-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130323T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...
SUNLAND PARK...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...SIERRA BLANCA...
FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
357 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE
  AGAIN LATE ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ATTAIN MAXIMUM
  STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS OF
  SATURDAY.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

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>403-408-409-412-414>416-231115-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
357 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM
MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE
  AGAIN LATE ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ATTAIN MAXIMUM
  STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS OF
  SATURDAY.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 


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.

&&

$$
213 
WWUS74 KEPZ 230312
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
912 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS
ON SATURDAY...

.AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST SATURDAY CAUSING OUR STRONG AFTERNOON WINDS. THIS UPPER
TROUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE...WHICH
WILL COMBINE WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO PRODUCE WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ON
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED
SPEEDS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE
REGION. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE OVER
ISOLATED LOCATIONS.

NMZ404>407-410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-231300-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130323T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...
SUNLAND PARK...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...SIERRA BLANCA...
FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
912 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS
  WILL ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING HOURS OF SATURDAY.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

NMZ401>403-408-409-412-414>416-231300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON
912 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE
  WINDS WILL ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
  EARLY EVENING HOURS OF SATURDAY.

* IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS 
  OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING 
  DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 
  FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 20, 9:12 PM MDTFire Weather WatchEPZCatron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more34 hr
Mar 20, 9:12 PM MDTRed Flag WarningEPZCatron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more48 hr
Mar 21, 4:04 AM MDTWind AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Grant, Luna, Otero14 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.