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Wind Advisory 24, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 3, 2013, 6:41 AM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 4, 2013, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 3, 2013, 6:41 AM MST (13:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2013, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2013, 9:00 PM MST
- In force
- 21 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 13:40 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, 1.7 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KEPZ 031341 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 641 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL MOVE SOUTH TODAY...BRINGING INCREASINGLY BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE BORDERLAND THIS AFTERNOON. 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-TXZ419-040000- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T0700Z-131204T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0006.131204T1700Z-131205T0700Z/ 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 641 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ405-406-040000- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T0700Z-131205T0700Z/ LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIMAS...HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS... CLOVERDALE 641 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LATE TONIGHT: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT IN LOCALIZED AREAS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES AND ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED VALLEYS. IMPACTED LOCATIONS INCLUDE RODEO AND THE HACHITA VALLEY AREA. * WEDNESDAY: WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST AND SPREAD TO A BROADER AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY: PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY 3 TO 5 MILES IN A FEW AREAS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS NOT ANTICIPATED. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ402>404-407>412-417-TXZ418-420-421-423-040000- /O.NEW.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 641 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY 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 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. && $$ HARDIMAN
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NMZ402>404-407>412-417-TXZ418-420-421-423-041300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.131204T1700Z-131205T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD... HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS... LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 336 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY... PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * VISIBILITY: PATCHY BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY 2 TO 5 MILES IN A FEW AREAS. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS NOT ANTICIPATED. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES. PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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 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 Dec 3, 5:37 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 5:37 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
537 AM MST TUE DEC 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A WARM DAY IS ON TAP...WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REACH
CLOSE TO 70 ACROSS MOST OF THE LOWLAND DESERTS...DESPITE EXTENSIVE
HIGH CLOUDS. EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP BY LATE
AFTERNOON. STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS MAY DEVELOP IN SOME EAST SLOPE
AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...INCLUDING PARTS OF NORTHEAST EL
PASO. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA
WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. THIS STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY BE RUNNING
ABOVE 8000 FEET. MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY...WITH HIGHS STUCK IN THE 50S FOR THE LOWLANDS.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER PERIOD OF UNSETTLED WEATHER IS ON THE WAY OVER THE NEXT
2-3 DAYS.
A DEEP AND COLD UPPER OVER NORTHERN IDAHO EMBEDDED IN A STRONGLY
TILTED TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SOUTH TODAY...WHILE A WEAK
CLOSED LOW WELL SOUTHWEST OF THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL KEEP
PULLING SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE HIGH ALOFT INTO OUR AREA. THIS WILL
MEAN MORE HIGH CLOUDS TODAY...THOUGH THEY SHOULD BE A LITTLE
THINNER THAN WHAT WE WERE STUCK WITH OVER THE WEEKEND. AS
SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES TO INCREASE AHEAD OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST DISTURBANCE...LOW LEVEL WARM ADVECTION SHOULD
COUNTERACT THE HIGH CLOUDS WHEN IT COMES TO TEMPERATURES FOR
TODAY. WE HIT THE UPPER 60S YESTERDAY...AND WHILE WE ARE BETTING
ON THINNER CLOUD COVER TODAY...I THINK WE WILL REACH 70 IN THE
LOWLANDS TODAY.
WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE ON THE BREEZY SIDE TODAY...AIDED BY WEAK
LEE-SIDE SURFACE LOW DEVELOPMENT IN SE COLORADO...AND INCREASING
WINDS ALOFT. OUR WINDS TODAY WILL BE SOMEWHAT LIMITED BY WARMER
AIR ALOFT...WHICH WILL KEEP OUT MIXING HEIGHTS DOWN TO ABOUT 750
MB.
WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO RAMP UP OVERNIGHT...WITH MODEL
SOUNDINGS SUGGESTING OUR INVERSION...WHILE NOT TERRIBLY STRONG...
WILL STILL BE HANGING AROUND...WITH THE BASE RIGHT LIFTING FROM
ROUND 8000 FEET MSL TO AROUND 10000 FT BY DAWN WEDNESDAY. 700 MB
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 45-50 KNOT RANGE BETWEEN 06Z AND 12Z...
A LITTLE STRONGER OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WHERE THE INVERSION
WILL BE A LITTLE BETTER DEFINED. A LATE NIGHT/EARLY DAWN DOWNSLOPE
WIND EVENT LOOKS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE IN SUSCEPTIBLE EAST-SLOPE
LOCATIONS... AND EXPOSED HIGH ELEVATION SITES IN THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO SEE STRONGER WINDS OVERNIGHT. WE WILL BE
ISSUING A WIND ADVISORY FOR KNOWN PROBLEM AREAS...INCLUDING VALLEY
LOCATIONS IN THE NM BOOTHEEL (HACHITA VALLEY...SAN SIMON VALLEY
AROUND RODEO)...ALONG WITH AREAS EAST OF THE ORGAN/SAN ANDRES AND
FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS (WSMR HQ AND NE EL PASO)...AND THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAIN ZONES. I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF WE GET ONE OR TWO
BRIEF HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA GUSTS AROUND WSMR HQ IN THE WEE
HOURS OF THE MORNING...BUT FIGURED OVERALL THIS WILL BE AN
ADVISORY-LEVEL EVENT.
THE UPSIDE OF THE WIND...MILD TEMPERATURES FOR AREAS EAST OF
MOUNTAIN RANGES.
FOR WEDNESDAY...OUR UPPER LOW WILL BECOME AN OPEN TOUGH AS IT
HEADS INTO WYOMING...BUT A SECONDARY SHORTWAVE AND STRONG VORT MAX
WILL SWING AROUND THE BASE OF THE ELONGATED/TILTED TROUGH AND HEAD
INTO THE GREAT BASIN. AS IT DOES SO...PRIMARY SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPMENT WILL SHIFT WEST INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF COLORADO WED
MORNING... AND THEN INTO NORTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WED AFTERNOON.
OUR WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO RAMP UP...AND OUR PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN UP...MAINLY AFTER NOON WED...DESPITE BEING A
SOMEWHAT A-TYPICAL PATTERN WITH THE SURFACE LOW SO FAR TO THE WEST.
700 MB WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 45-50 KNOT RANGE...BUT 500 MB
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 75 KNOTS. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE
DEEPER...AT OR JUST ABOVE 700 MB DURING PEAK HEATING...ALLOWING
US TO TAP INTO THE STRONGER WINDS. THIS WILL MOSTLY BE AN
ADVISORY-LEVEL EVENT ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... BUT
HIGH ELEVATIONS AND LOWLAND AREAS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL
HAVE GUST POTENTIAL WITHIN WARNING CRITERIA.
ALL THE AREAS IN THE OVERNIGHT ADVISORY...EXCEPT FOR THE
BOOTHEEL...WILL GO INTO A HIGH WIND WATCH STARTING WED MORNING...
AND ALL THE REST OF OUR CWA...EXCEPT FOR THE LOWLAND AREAS OF THE
GILA... AND FAR SE HUDSPETH COUNTY...WILL GO INTO A WIND ADVISORY.
THE BULK OF THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT I WANTED
TO BRIDGE THE GAP WITH THE OVERNIGHT ADVISORIES AND NOT GET TOO
SURGICALLY-PRECISE WITH THE START TIMES.
REMEMBER OUR WEAK CLOSED LOW FAR OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST? AS OUR
ELONGATED TROUGH DIGS SOUTHWARD...IT WILL PICK UP OUR LOW...AND AN
ASSOCIATED SHOT OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE...AND RAPIDLY SHEAR IT
EASTWARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS QUICK-HITTING FEATURE WILL GIVE US
SOME SCATTERED LOWLAND SHOWERS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY
MORNING AS PW VALUES QUICKLY SPIKE TO AROUND 0.70 INCHES AT ELP
RIGHT AROUND 09Z THU. DIFF PVA IN THE 500-300MB LAYER WILL BE
MAXIMIZED BETWEEN 06-12Z AS THE REMNANTS OF THE CLOSED LOW QUICKLY
MOVE THROUGH.
MEANWHILE...A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL BE FOLLOWING IN THE WAKE OF
THE NORTHERN SYSTEM. THE SHALLOW COLD AIRMASS WILL HAVE TROUBLE
PUSHING THROUGH THE HEART OF THE ROCKIES...AND AS A RESULT...THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL STALL OUT AS IT APPROACHES FROM THE
NORTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE COLDER AIR WILL HAVE LITTLE TROUBLE
DROPPING DOWN THE PLAINS...AND A STATIONARY BACKDOOR FRONT WILL
LIKELY SET UP JUST TO THE EAST OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...UNABLE TO PUSH WEST AGAINST STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT.
PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHERN FRONT MAY STRUGGLE TO REACH
THE GILA REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THOUGH THEY WILL BENEFIT TO SOME
DEGREE FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED SOUTHERN DISTURBANCE WHEN IT ROLLS
THROUGH. WITH THE STRONG SW FLOW... SNOW LEVELS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
WILL STAY IN THE 7500-8500 FOOT RANGE... AND QPF AMOUNTS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT. SOME OF THE HIGHEST PEAKS IN THE GILA COULD
SEE 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW BY THURSDAY MORNING... AND EMORY PASS IN
THE BLACK RANGE (8100 FT) MAY GET A LITTLE SLOPPY AS SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE HOVERING RIGHT AROUND THAT ELEVATION.
LOWLAND AREAS MAY SEE A BREAK IN PRECIP FOR A TIME THURSDAY
MORNING... BUT MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH LATER IN
THE DAY AS PVA INCREASES AGAIN AS OUR MAIN TROUGH ROLLS TOWARDS
THE FOUR CORNERS. OVERALL MOISTURE...HOWEVER...WILL BE DECREASING
AFTER OUT SUBTROPICAL DISTURBANCE ROLLS THROUGH.
WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED...AND IT WILL STAY BREEZY
THURSDAY. LATER SHIFTS CAN BETTER ASSESS PEAK WIND POTENTIAL...
BUT RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS AS WE
END UP IN A NARROW WARM SECTOR WEDGE...WITH THE WEAKENING COLD
FRONT STALLED OUT TO OUR NORTH AND THE STRONGER BOUNDARY STAYING
TO EAST.
TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE A NIGHTMARE THANKS TO THE NARROW
WARM WEDGE WE WILL FIND OURSELVES IN. PRECIP AND CLOUD COVER...AND
OVERALL SLOWLY FALLING THICKNESSES SUPPORT COOLER TEMPERATURES...
BUT NOT NEARLY AS COLD AS OUR NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH AND EAST WILL
DEAL WITH ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FRONT. MID TO UPPER 50S APPEAR
LIKELY... NEARING 60 AT EL PASO ESPECIALLY IF WE CAN GET SOME
PARTIAL CLEARING IN THE AFTERNOON.
FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HANGING RIGHT
AROUND 8000-9000 FEET MUCH OF THE DAY THURSDAY...DROPPING TO THE
7500-8500 FOOT RANGE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE NORTHERN TROUGH
APPROACHES. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL OFF MORE IN THE EVENING...BUT
THE BEST MOISTURE AND PVA WILL BE DEPARTING AT THE SAME TIME. THE
HIGHEST ELEVATION AREAS MAY SEE A MESSY 1-2 INCHES BEFORE THIS
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT.
IN THE EXTENDED...COOLER AIR AND PERHAPS SOME LOW CLOUDS WILL TRY
TO SEEP IN FROM THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING AS
UPPER WESTERLIES WEAKEN. THE FRONT WILL NOT LIKELY MAKE IT TO THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...BUT EXPECT LOWER 50S FOR MAX TEMPS FROM THE
RIO GRANDE AND POINTS EAST...MAYBE EVEN SOME UPPER 40S IN HUDSPETH
COUNTY. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SACS WILL BE STUCK IN THE 30S.
THE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM PERHAPS
ROLLING THROUGH IN THE SUNDAY-MONDAY TIMEFRAME.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 03/12Z-04/12Z.
WIDESPREAD HIGH CLOUDS IN THE 20-25K RANGE WILL BE PERSISTENT THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO THE 15-20 KNOT RANGE
WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MOST AREAS WILL
LOSE THE WINDS OVERNIGHT...BUT STRONG DOWNSLOPE GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP AFTER 06Z EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN
RANGES. EXPECT MORE WIDESPREAD STRONG WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS
WEDNESDAY WITH PATCHY BLOWING DUST.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
EXPECT CONTINUED DRY/WARM WEATHER TODAY WITH EXTENSIVE HIGH
CLOUDS. WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE THIS
AFTERNOON... WITH 20-FOOT WINDS REACHING THE 15-18 MPH RANGE WITH
A FEW HIGHER GUSTS. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONGER
WINDS TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY...BUT RH VALUES WILL STAY OUT OF RED
FLAG RANGE. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH WED NIGHT AND
THURSDAY... WITH SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUT AROUND 9000 FEET
DROPPING TO AROUND 7500 FEET LATE THURSDAY. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA REGION BY
MIDDAY THURSDAY...AND PARTS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 8500
FEET BY THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER ACROSS
THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND A WEAKENING BACKDOOR COLD FRONT
MAY SLIP JUST WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING SOME
LOW CLOUDS TO EASTERN AREAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 71 51 70 50 61 / 0 0 0 40 30
SIERRA BLANCA 71 43 72 43 62 / 0 0 0 40 30
LAS CRUCES 69 40 68 43 58 / 0 0 0 20 30
ALAMOGORDO 68 44 67 45 57 / 0 0 0 30 50
CLOUDCROFT 54 34 48 31 37 / 0 0 0 30 70
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 65 40 69 40 53 / 0 0 0 10 20
SILVER CITY 65 40 60 36 48 / 0 0 10 60 60
DEMING 69 39 68 41 55 / 0 0 0 20 30
LORDSBURG 69 39 66 41 52 / 0 0 10 40 50
WEST EL PASO METRO 71 48 70 49 60 / 0 0 0 40 40
DELL CITY 68 43 70 43 61 / 0 0 0 30 40
FORT HANCOCK 74 42 75 45 68 / 0 0 0 40 20
LOMA LINDA 69 46 66 41 57 / 0 0 0 40 40
FABENS 72 43 73 44 63 / 0 0 0 40 30
SANTA TERESA 71 44 70 45 60 / 0 0 0 30 30
WHITE SANDS HQ 69 48 68 46 58 / 0 0 0 30 20
JORNADA RANGE 68 38 69 40 57 / 0 0 0 20 30
HATCH 64 40 66 42 54 / 0 0 0 20 30
COLUMBUS 71 44 69 45 57 / 0 0 0 20 20
OROGRANDE 71 46 70 46 59 / 0 0 0 30 40
MAYHILL 66 40 60 35 46 / 0 0 0 20 60
MESCALERO 63 36 59 34 45 / 0 0 0 30 60
TIMBERON 63 38 57 36 45 / 0 0 0 40 60
WINSTON 61 36 57 33 45 / 0 0 10 30 40
HILLSBORO 65 43 64 38 50 / 0 0 10 20 40
SPACEPORT 67 37 68 41 56 / 0 0 0 10 30
LAKE ROBERTS 62 40 59 36 48 / 0 0 10 60 60
HURLEY 65 38 63 38 50 / 0 0 10 60 60
CLIFF 63 36 62 34 50 / 0 0 10 60 50
MULE CREEK 64 38 60 31 49 / 0 0 20 60 50
FAYWOOD 67 40 62 39 51 / 0 0 10 40 50
ANIMAS 71 44 66 43 55 / 0 0 10 40 50
HACHITA 69 41 68 41 55 / 0 0 10 30 40
ANTELOPE WELLS 66 44 66 42 56 / 0 0 10 50 50
CLOVERDALE 68 48 63 43 54 / 0 0 10 60 60
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
NMZ413>416.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
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...WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
TXZ419.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR TXZ419.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR TXZ418-420-421-423.
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25-HARDIMANHazardous weather outlook, Dec 2, 7:27 AM MST, 23 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 727 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-031315- 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 MON DEC 2 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH INCOMING PACIFIC COLD FRONT. CHANCE OF SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. COLDER AIR MOVES IN THURSDAY TO SWITCH RAIN SHOWERS TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AS SNOW LEVEL FALLS TO AROUND 5000-6000 FT. AT THIS TIME NO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED WITH THESE SYSTEMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HEFNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 6:41 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Otero | 9 hr |
| Dec 3, 3:36 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Otero | 29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.