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Wind Advisory 14, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2013, 3:57 PM MDT for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 23, 2013, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2013, 3:57 PM MDT (21:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2013, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2013, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 2903 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ NMZ401>403-408-409-412-414>416-231115- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 357 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING AND THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATE ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS OF SATURDAY. * IMPACT: THE WINDS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN BLOWING DUST OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 FROM DEMING TO LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
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
373 WWUS74 KEPZ 231252 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 652 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS ON TODAY... .AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TODAY 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/ 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- 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...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...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 652 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL 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 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
130 WWUS74 KEPZ 231256 AAA NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 656 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TODAY... .AN UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLOWLY TRACK ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST TODAY 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH ACROSS THE REGION. BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.130323T1600Z-130324T0200Z/ 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- 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...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...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 656 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL 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 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
542 WWUS74 KEPZ 232107 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 307 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER COLORADO WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO...IS COMBINING WITH A STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND COOL FRONT JUST ENTERING WESTERN NEW MEXICO...TO CREATE STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE SURFACE FRONT SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA MID EVENING TONIGHT...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH AND SLOWLY SWING AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST AS SURFACE PRESSURE BUILDS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0200Z/ 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- 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...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...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 307 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH NEAR MOUNTAIN PASSES AND EAST SIDES OF MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL AROUND SUNSET AND THEN DIMINISH. * IMPACT: THE WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. DRIVING WILL ALSO BE DIFFICULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO LOWER VISIBILITIES. * VISIBILITY: FREQUENT VISIBILITIES OF 3 TO 5 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ONE-QUARTER MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH 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. && $$ HEFNER
471 WWUS74 KEPZ 240214 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 814 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .WIND SPEEDS CONTINUE TO DROP ACROSS THE AREA WITH NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND THEN 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH AND THEN EAST A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTH AND EAST. WINDS MAY REMAIN LOCALLY WINDY IN FAVORED MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES THIS EVENING AND THEN WEST SLOPES TOMORROW. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240315- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0200Z/ 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- 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...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...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 814 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND BLOWING DUST HAS DIMINISHED. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOCALLY WINDY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY ALONG SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH PASSES. WINDS MAY BECOME BLUSTERY ALONG WEST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS TOMORROW AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTH AND THEN EAST. $$ LUNDEEN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 22, 3:26 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 22, 3:26 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
326 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO SATURDAY WITH STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING DUST. ON SUNDAY A COLD FRONT WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND WE WILL SEE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR
THE FIRST OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND BACK ABOVE
NORMAL BY THE END OF THE COMING WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
LIKE YESTERDAY WINDS ARE COMING CLOSE TO ADVISORY LEVELS AS OF THE
WRITING OF THIS DISCUSSION...NOT SURE WE WILL MAKE IT AT MOST
PLACES THOUGH. ON THE GOOD SIDE JUST ISOLATED AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST SO FAR. WINDS WILL BACK OFF SOME TONIGHT...BUT WILL RETURN
AGAIN ON SATURDAY. BUT LIKE TODAY AND YESTERDAY IT WILL BE LOW END
ADVISORY. FURTHER NORTH IN CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THERE WILL BE SOME STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS SO STRONGER
WINDS WILL OCCUR THERE. THE REASON OUR WINDS WON'T BE STRONGER IS
THAT BY NOON SATURDAY THE MAIN TROUGH AXIS WILL BE TO OUR EAST AND
THE LEE SIDE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. THEN LATE
ON SATURDAY A COLD FRONT WILL TRY AND MOVE INTO THE AREA. RIGHT
NOW THE PUNCH ISN'T VERY STRONG BUT IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO DROP OUR
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL. ON MONDAY WE WILL SEE A
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH A SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE SURFACE THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP US ON THE COOL AND DRY SIDE OF THINGS. ON
TUESDAY WE WILL SEE A ZONAL FLOW BEGIN TO DEVELOP ALOFT...BUT AT
THE SURFACE WE WILL SEE LITTLE WARM OR COOL ADVECTION SO WE WILL
STILL BE A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURE WISE. BY WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE INTO THE
SOUTHWEST WHILE AT THE SURFACE A WEST FLOW WILL DEVELOP SO WE WILL
STAY DRY WITH OUR TEMPERATURES BACK ABOVE NORMAL. IT IS BEYOND THE
FORECAST PERIOD...BUT NEXT WEEKEND LOOKS POTENTIALLY COOL AND
UNSETTLED AND MAYBE WINDY AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM MAY MOVE ACROSS
THE REGION.
&&
.AVIATION....VALID 23/00Z-24/00Z.
A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. CIGS: SCT100-150 BKN200-250. WINDS
260-28020G35KT THROUGH 02Z. WINDS WITH SIMILAR DIRECTIONS AND SPEEDS
WILL BEGIN AFTER 17Z FRIDAY. OCNL MDT TURBC SFC-150 OVR AND TO
100-200 SM E OF AREA MTNS TIL 05Z...AND AGAIN AFT 14Z.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL CONTINUE TO DIVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS DRAWS ANOTHER
WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES OVERNIGHT AND
SATURDAY. POSITION AND TRACK OF THIS DISTURBANCE TO OUR
NORTHEAST...WILL MEAN ANOTHER BOUT OF STRONG WINDS SATURDAY...WITH
RED FLAG CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY MID DAY. BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED
FOR LOWLAND AREAS. TROUGH WILL SEND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. WHILE MIN RH SHOULD REMAIN IN THE LOW
TEENS...EFFECT FROM FRONTAL PASSGES WILL RESULT IN A 10-20 DEGREE
DROP IN TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS WELL BELOW CRITICAL FIRE
CONDITIONS STARTING SUNDAY.
LOWLAND MIN RH WILL RANGE FROM 8-14 PERCENT SATURDAY...TO THE 20S
FOR AREA MOUNTAINS. VALUES WILL CLIMB 3-5 PERCENT BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
HAINIES INDICES SATURDAY WILL RANGE FROM 2-5...WITH HIGHEST VALUES
EXPECTED FOR OUR NORTHERN ZONES AND AREA MOUNTAINS. VALUES DROP TO
2-3 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS A RESULT OF THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES.
COMBINATION OF EAST AND WEST WINDS IS EXPECTED OVER OUR AREA
SUNDAY...WITH A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT DUR IN FROM THE NORTH SUNDAY
EVENING. FOR SUNDAY...EAST WINDS WILL RESULT FROM FLOW OUT OF
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE THAT SETTLES IN TO OUR EAST...AND WILL EXTEND
WESTWARD TO THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. AREAS WEST OF THE DIVIDE WILL
SEE WEST WINDS WITH MIX DOWN OF SOME JET STREAM MOMENTUM TO THE
SURFACE.
FLOW ALOFT REORIENTS TO ZONAL PATTERN MID WEEK...WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPARATURES RETURNING ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 54 75 45 64 41 / 0 0 0 0 0
SIERRA BLANCA 49 72 42 60 34 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 45 72 38 61 36 / 0 0 0 0 0
ALAMOGORDO 46 69 37 60 34 / 0 10 10 0 0
CLOUDCROFT 27 45 23 37 17 / 10 10 10 10 0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 44 70 37 61 35 / 0 0 0 0 0
SILVER CITY 41 65 36 58 33 / 0 10 0 0 0
DEMING 42 72 35 64 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
LORDSBURG 45 73 38 66 35 / 0 0 0 0 0
WEST EL PASO METRO 54 74 47 64 42 / 0 0 0 0 0
DELL CITY 44 72 35 60 31 / 0 0 0 0 0
FORT HANCOCK 52 77 45 65 37 / 0 0 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 45 68 41 58 35 / 0 0 0 0 0
FABENS 50 76 42 65 38 / 0 0 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 49 74 41 63 37 / 0 0 0 0 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 52 72 43 61 41 / 0 0 0 0 0
JORNADA RANGE 39 72 31 61 28 / 0 0 0 0 0
HATCH 45 71 37 60 34 / 0 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 47 73 40 64 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
OROGRANDE 47 72 36 62 36 / 0 0 0 0 0
MAYHILL 35 56 30 48 24 / 10 10 10 10 0
MESCALERO 32 56 24 48 20 / 10 10 10 10 0
TIMBERON 33 55 26 47 21 / 10 10 10 10 0
WINSTON 36 61 26 54 27 / 10 10 10 0 0
HILLSBORO 43 67 34 58 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
SPACEPORT 43 70 36 59 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAKE ROBERTS 37 60 29 54 24 / 10 10 10 0 0
HURLEY 39 66 35 59 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLIFF 38 71 33 65 29 / 0 10 0 0 0
MULE CREEK 27 67 23 61 17 / 0 0 0 0 0
FAYWOOD 40 66 35 58 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
ANIMAS 43 71 37 66 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
HACHITA 42 71 36 65 33 / 0 0 0 0 0
ANTELOPE WELLS 44 74 37 66 33 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLOVERDALE 42 68 37 61 32 / 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NMZ110>113.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NMZ110>113.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR NMZ404>407-410-411-
413-417.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR NMZ401>417.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ055-056.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR TXZ055-056.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ418>424.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY FOR TXZ418>424.
&&
BRICE/TRIPOLIHazardous weather outlook, Mar 22, 4:38 AM MDT, 11 hours 19 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 438 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 NMZ404>407-410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-231045- 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- 438 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND ADVISORY TODAY FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDY ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NMZ401>403-408-409-412-414>416-231045- 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- 438 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER A ISOLATED AREAS. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW HUMIDITIES AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN VERY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. WINDY ON SATURDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 7:33 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 36 hr |
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