Alert archive / New Mexico / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 7, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2013, 1:08 PM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 24, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2013, 1:08 PM MST (20:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2013, 11:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 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 20:07 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, 8.1 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
- 1849 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
310 WWUS74 KEPZ 232008 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 108 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS ON SUNDAY... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT AND A SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTHEAST TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS LATE SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MOST AREAS. HOWEVER GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH OVER A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE EASTERN MOUNTAIN SLOPES. BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A MILE OVER ISOLATED AREAS...MAINLY FROM NEAR DEMING EAST TO THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES. THE STORM WILL ALSO BRING CHANCES OF SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA REGION AND THE SACRAMENTO'S BUT AMOUNTS SHOULD BE MOSTLY LESS THAN AN INCH. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-241300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.130224T1800Z-130225T0100Z/ 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 108 PM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY. * EVENT: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH MOST AREAS. HOWEVER GUSTS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH OVER A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM SPEEDS DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING TOWARD SUNSET. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER A FEW AREAS...MAINLY FROM NEAR DEMING EAST TO THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF VISIBILITIES AROUND 3 TO 5 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY BECOME LESS THAN A MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...MAINLY FROM NEAR DEMING EAST TO THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES. 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. && $$ ROGASH
5 follow-up statements
850 WWUS74 KEPZ 241309 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 609 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS LATER THIS MORNING... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL COMBINE WITH A STRONG COLD FRONT AND A SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTHEAST TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH MOST OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. AREAS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS COULD SEE A FEW GUSTS OVER 55 MPH. BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY LOWER VISIBILITIES TO ONE TO THREE MILES ...MAINLY FROM NEAR DEMING EAST TO THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES. THIS STORM WILL ALSO BRING SOME SNOW TO AREA MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-242300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.130224T1800Z-130225T0100Z/ 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 609 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS MAY EXCEED 55 MPH OVER A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM SPEEDS BY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING TOWARD SUNSET. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER A FEW AREAS...MAINLY FROM NEAR DEMING EAST TO THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF VISIBILITIES AROUND 3 TO 5 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY BECOME AROUND ONE MILE OVER ISOLATED LOCATIONS...MAINLY FROM NEAR DEMING EAST TO THE LAS CRUCES AND EL PASO VICINITIES. 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. && $$ HEFNER
808 WWUS74 KEPZ 241648 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 948 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM AND COLD FRONT TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS LATER THIS MORNING... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER WEST TEXAS WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 10 PM OVER PARTS OF DONA ANA...OTERO... AND EL PASO COUNTIES...JUST AHEAD OF AND THEN BEHIND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST. STRONGER GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EAST OF THE SAN ANDRES...ORGAN...AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. WITH MORE STABLE COOLER AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE FRONT...BLOWING DUST WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AND WILL GENERALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ABOUT 5 MILES IN MOST AREAS. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF OPEN FIELDS AND SIGNIFICANT CONSTRUCTION SITES. WINDS WILL LARGELY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET... BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG UNTIL ABOUT 11 PM ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES. NMZ401-402-408-409-241800- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.130224T1800Z-130225T0100Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT 948 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WITH THE COLD FRONT ALREADY MOVING INTO THE GILA REGION AND RAPIDLY APPROACHING SIERRA COUNTY...WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS TO ABOUT 30 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO OF FRONTAL PASSAGE. $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-250100- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.130224T1800Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.130224T1800Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 948 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDDAY...BECOMING WEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AROUND 2 PM. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE JUST EAST OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...WITH WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST... ESPECIALLY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST GENERALLY WILL BE LIGHT OVER THE WIDER AREA...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250100- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.130224T1800Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 948 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... PEAKING LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY IN THE EVENING AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM SPEEDS BY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGER WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST GENERALLY WILL BE LIGHT OVER THE WIDER AREA...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 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. && $$ NMZ403>407-410-412-414>416-250100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.130224T1800Z-130225T0100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 948 AM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON AND SHIFTING TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM SPEEDS BY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST GENERALLY WILL BE LIGHT OVER THE WIDER AREA...BUT LOCALIZED AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HARDIMAN
363 WWUS74 KEPZ 242202 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM AND COLD FRONT BRINGING WINDY AND DUSTY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT ALONG WITH A DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER WEST TEXAS WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... AND LASTING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN A FEW LOCATIONS. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE COMMON AHEAD OF THE FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. STRONGER GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EAST OF THE SAN ANDRES... ORGAN...AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST HAVE BEEN MORE WIDESPREAD THAN ANTICIPATED...INCLUDING BEHIND THE FRONT. VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE HAVE BEEN COMMON...ALONG BRIEF PERIODS OF 1/2 MILE VISIBILITY. THE DENSER BLOWING DUST WILL SHIFT INTO EASTERN EL PASO COUNTY AND HUDSPETH COUNTY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. NMZ413-TXZ419-250600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.130224T2202Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE EAST OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED. EXPECT WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 MILE VISIBILITY WITH LOCAL AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST WITH LOCALIZED AREAS DOWN TO 1/4 MILE. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ407-250100- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.130224T2202Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS 302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS ARE PEAKING ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED. EXPECT WIDESPREAD 1 TO 3 MILE VISIBILITY WITH LOCAL AREAS AS LOW AS 1/4 MILE. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.130224T2202Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH... SHIFTING TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST HAS BEEN WORSE THAN ANTICIPATED. EXPECT WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 1 MILE...WITH LOCALIZED AREAS DOWN TO 1/2 MILE. DUST WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS COLDER AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT AFTER DARK. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ403>406-410-412-414>416-250100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT... APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 302 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE LATE MORNING AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM SPEEDS BY AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH BY SUNSET. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING DUST. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 3 MILES IN PORTIONS OF THE DESERT LOWLANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HARDIMAN
995 WWUS74 KEPZ 250107 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM AND COLD FRONT CONTINUE TO BRING WINDY AND DUSTY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS... .A POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TREK ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE BROUGHT STRONG WINDS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST TO THE REGION. COLDER AIR SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE REGION EARLIER SUNDAY BEHIND THE STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. FOR MANY LOCATIONS WINDS AND DUST WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS TEMPERATURES COOL. HOWEVER BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE AREA WIDE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS IN DONA ANA...OTERO...AND EL PASO COUNTIES. NMZ413-TXZ419-250600- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE EAST OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION BUT IS BEGINNING TO SETTLE...ALLOWING FOR VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING DESPITE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE LIKELY PEAKED...BUT WILL CONTINUE NEAR PEAK THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISIBILITIES AROUND 1 MILE IN BLOWING DUST WITH LOCALIZED AREAS DOWN TO 1/4 MILE. 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. && $$ NMZ407-250215- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS 607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO REMAIN BRISK...BUT ARE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THIS REGION OF NEW MEXICO. DESPITE GUSTS STILL AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE DROPPING JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. WIDESPREAD DUST IS BEGINNING TO SETTLE WITH VISIBILITIES IMPROVING. DESPITE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS...ISOLATED LOCAL AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PERIODIC STRONG WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING DUST. && $$ NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250600- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST-NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION BUT IS BEGINNING TO SETTLE...ALLOWING FOR VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. EXPECT VISIBILITY TO CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING DESPITE CONTINUED STRONG WINDS. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE LIKELY PEAKED...BUT WILL CONTINUE NEAR PEAK THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH ABOUT 11 PM EAST OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NMZ403>406-410-412-414>416-250215- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0100Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT... APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 607 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO REMAIN BRISK...BUT ARE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE MUCH OF NEW MEXICO. DESPITE GUSTS STILL AS HIGH AS 40 MPH...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE DROPPING JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. DESPITE GENERAL IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS...ISOLATED LOCAL AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE PERIODIC STRONG WINDS AND DENSE BLOWING DUST. $$ BIRD
825 WWUS74 KEPZ 250554 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1054 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS THE BORDERLAND OVERNIGHT... .WINTER STORM SYSTEM BEGINNING TO PULL OUT OF THE REGION. BRISK WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SLACKEN...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO MODERATELY WINDY. WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING/ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE HIGHLIGHTS ARE BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NMZ413-TXZ419-250700- /O.EXP.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 1054 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST REMAIN BRISK...BUT HAVE BEGUN TO SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION. EAST SLOPE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE MODERATELY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO EXPIRE. && $$ NMZ411-417-TXZ418-420>424-250700- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-130225T0600Z/ SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1054 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... WIND SPEEDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST REMAIN BRISK...BUT HAVE BEGUN TO SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION. MUCH OF THE AREA WILL CONTINUE WITH BREEZY TO MODERATELY WINDY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WIND ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. && $$ BIRD
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 Feb 23, 4:45 AM MST, 8 hours 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 4:45 AM MST, 8 hours 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 445 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 .SYNOPSIS... AN UP AND DOWN WEEK AHEAD A PERSISTENT NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT BRINGS IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS ALOFT ACROSS THE BORDERLAND. A MILD SUNNY DAY TODAY WILL GIVE WAY TO A WINDY SUNDAY WITH SOME MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. AFTER A COOL SUNNY MONDAY ANOTHER UPPER LOW SWEEPS ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY FOR A DRY BUT BREEZY DAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW DROPS DOWN OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO THURSDAY NIGHT FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ANOTHER SHOT OF COOL AIR FRIDAY. && .DISCUSSION... LOOKS LIKE THE NEXT WEEK OF WEATHER WILL FOLLOW THE PROVERBIAL ROLLER COASTER. MAIN UPPER PATTERN SHOWS MODERATE TO LARGE AMPLITUDE RIDGE PERSISTING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND WEST COAST OF THE U.S. THROUGH THE PERIOD. THIS WILL SHELTER US FROM ANY LARGE STORMS BUT THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW SEVERAL UPPER LOWS TO TRACK OVER/NEAR THE CWA...AND THEIR ATTENDANT SHOTS OF COLD AIR. TODAY SHOULD BE PLEASANT AS VERY FEW CLOUDS EXPECTED AND TEMPERATURES WARM UP. FIRST INCOMING FEATURE IS UPPER LOW ORGANIZING OVER THE PAC NORTHWEST. NAM/GFS/ECMWF ALL QUITE SIMILAR WITH THIS FEATURE...MOVING IT NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS SUNDAY MORNING AND THEN NEAR SE NEW MEXICO SUNDAY EVENING. NOT MUCH MOISTURE WITH THIS BUT STRONG PVA AND DECENT LIFT SHOULD BE EFFICIENT AT RINGING OUT WHAT MOISTURE THERE IS. GFS/ECMWF MOST BULLISH WITH PCPN AND LEANED MORE TOWARDS THEIR SOLUTION OF BRINGING SOME SNOW SHOWER INTO THE MOUNTAIN ZONES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EXITING THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHWEST...REACHING THE NORTHERN ZONES MID DAY SUNDAY AND SOUTH OF THE CWA BY LATE AFTERNOON. RIGHT NOW IT LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL APPROACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WILL LET DAY SHIFT GET ANOTHER SUITE OF MODELS TO LOOK AT TO SEE IF THE WIND SPEEDS BECOME MORE DEFINITIVE. SHORT WAVE RIDGE OVER AREA MONDAY FOR SUNNY BUT COOL WEATHER. SYSTEM NUMBER TWO DROPS DOWN OVER NE NEW MEXICO TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOISTURE AND PCPN SHOULD REMAIN JUST NORTHEAST OF THE AREA BUT ANOTHER BREEZY AFTERNOON IN STORE AS THE FEATURE DROPS A COLD FRONT DOWN TO THE NORTHERN ZONES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SOUTH OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. GFS SHOWS ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH TRACKING ACROSS NE NEW MEXICO THURSDAY NIGHT. NOT MUCH CHANCE AT ANY PCPN BUT ONCE AGAIN ANOTHER COLD FRONT PASSAGE FOR THURSDAY NIGHT. ECMWF DIFFERING SOME ON THIS FEATURE AS IT BRINGS THE TROUGH SOUTHWARD MORE PRONOUNCED OVER NEW MEXICO...STILL DRY BUT PERHAPS WINDIER THAN GFS. WILL GO WITH GFS FOR NOW AND SEE HOW FRONT/ISOBAR PATTERN DEVELOP WITH NEXT FEW MODEL RUNS. && .AVIATION...VALID 23/12Z-24/12Z. VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH JUST SOME SCT250. AFT 20Z...SFC WINDS INCREASING SW 10-15 KTS. && .FIRE WEATHER... THE WEEK AHEAD LOOKS VOID OF ANY MAJOR STORMS BUT SEVERAL WEAKER FEATURES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE ZONES. TODAY WILL BE ON THE QUIET SIDE WITH MILD TEMPERATURES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. UPPER LOW DROPPING DOWN SUNDAY MORNING WILL SPREAD SOME SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAIN ZONES INTO THE EVENING HOURS. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS IN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DROP TEMPERATURES BACK FOR MONDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LOW CROSSES NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY WITH LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP...BUT WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY IN THE AFTERNOON. YET ANOTHER UPPER LOW SWINGS BY FAR NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY NIGHT...AGAIN LITTLE CHANCE OF PRECIP BUT WINDS WILL INCREASE AND COOLER AIR RETURNS. MIN RH'S THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WILL RUN ABOUT 10-15% LOWLANDS...AND 20-25% FOR THE MOUNTAINS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... EL PASO 59 39 57 31 51 / 0 0 10 0 0 SIERRA BLANCA 60 37 63 29 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 LAS CRUCES 58 33 52 23 51 / 0 0 10 0 0 ALAMOGORDO 57 36 52 22 52 / 0 0 10 10 0 CLOUDCROFT 38 21 30 15 29 / 0 0 30 20 0 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 57 34 42 24 52 / 0 0 10 10 0 SILVER CITY 50 32 40 21 42 / 0 10 30 10 0 DEMING 57 30 47 21 53 / 0 0 10 0 0 LORDSBURG 59 32 48 21 56 / 0 0 10 0 0 WEST EL PASO METRO 60 37 58 32 52 / 0 0 10 0 0 DELL CITY 62 32 61 24 54 / 0 0 10 10 0 FORT HANCOCK 63 36 66 29 53 / 0 0 0 0 0 LOMA LINDA 53 37 52 27 42 / 0 0 10 0 0 FABENS 61 34 62 28 52 / 0 0 0 0 0 SANTA TERESA 58 36 56 27 50 / 0 0 10 0 0 WHITE SANDS HQ 58 39 54 28 52 / 0 0 10 0 0 JORNADA RANGE 58 25 52 13 52 / 0 0 10 0 0 HATCH 56 32 47 22 50 / 0 0 10 0 0 COLUMBUS 60 35 54 27 55 / 0 0 10 0 0 OROGRANDE 59 33 56 20 51 / 0 0 10 10 0 MAYHILL 54 31 40 22 40 / 0 0 30 20 0 MESCALERO 49 25 37 19 40 / 0 0 40 20 0 TIMBERON 47 25 40 18 39 / 0 0 20 20 0 WINSTON 51 28 36 18 40 / 0 10 30 10 0 HILLSBORO 54 32 41 22 45 / 0 0 20 10 0 SPACEPORT 57 32 46 21 50 / 0 0 10 10 0 LAKE ROBERTS 49 27 36 17 44 / 0 10 40 10 0 HURLEY 53 30 42 21 44 / 0 0 30 10 0 CLIFF 56 23 42 19 53 / 0 0 30 10 0 MULE CREEK 53 18 43 14 50 / 0 10 30 10 0 FAYWOOD 52 31 42 21 47 / 0 0 30 10 0 ANIMAS 58 31 50 20 56 / 0 0 10 0 0 HACHITA 60 29 49 19 55 / 0 0 10 0 0 ANTELOPE WELLS 62 34 56 23 60 / 0 0 10 0 0 CLOVERDALE 56 34 50 25 51 / 0 0 10 0 0 && .EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 17 HEFNER
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 6:01 AM MST, 7 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 601 AM MST SAT FEB 23 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-241315- 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- 601 AM MST SAT FEB 23 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS AND SOME BLOWING DUST ON SUNDAY...WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. BREEZY AGAIN ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HEFNER
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2013Wind Advisories in Texas, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013
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.