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Wind Advisory 9, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2013, 3:21 PM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2013, 3:21 PM MST (22:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2013, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 22:20 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, 10.4 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
- 3714 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
487 WWUS74 KEPZ 032221 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 321 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINDS AND DUST ON THE INCREASE TODAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... .A SURFACE FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND REMAIN AT THIS LEVEL UNTIL MID EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING. GUSTY WINDS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA. WIND SPEEDS MAY BE STRONGER ON MONDAY WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW. NMZ404>407-410>412-417-TXZ418-421>424-040630- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ 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- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- 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...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO... FORT HANCOCK 321 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST LIKELY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES INCLUDING THE EL PASO-LAS CRUCES CORRIDOR WESTWARD. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 4 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 1/2 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. 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. && $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-420-040630- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA 321 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTS TO 50 MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST LIKELY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 5 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3/4 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>403-408-409-414-040630- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- WEST 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... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON 321 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD PEAK BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SOME AFTER SUNSET. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY MID DAY MONDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. * VISIBILITY: A FEW VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 5 MILES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AREAS OF DISTURBED SOIL. 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. && $$ NMZ415-416-040630- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 321 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK AROUND SUNSET. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ALONG THE EAST SLOPES THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. * VISIBILITY: LOCAL VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO 5 MILES NEAR AREAS OF DISTURBED SOIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ GNL
4 follow-up statements
391 WWUS74 KEPZ 040230 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 730 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINDS AND DUST ON THE INCREASE MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... .AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION MONDAY AND BRING A COOL FRONT WITH IT. AS IS TYPICAL OF THIS SEASON...THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE AND MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. NMZ413-TXZ419-420-041300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA 730 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR EAST SLOPE AREAS THIS EVENING. HOWEVER ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 5 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3/4 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ415-416-041300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 730 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: GENERAL HAZY TYPE CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE MOUNTAINS AS DUST FROM THE TULAROSA BASIN LOFTS INTO THE MOUNTAINS. VISIBILITIES WILL NOT FALL TO DANGEROUS LEVELS OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ404>407-410>412-417-TXZ418-421>424-041300- /O.EXP.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ 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- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- 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...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...DELL CITY... CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO... FORT HANCOCK 730 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 5 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3/4 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>403-408-409-414-041300- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130304T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON 730 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON HAS EXPIRED. HOWEVER ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 5 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3/4 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRD
055 WWUS74 KEPZ 040503 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1003 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WINDS AND DUST ON THE INCREASE MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... .AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION MONDAY AND BRING A COOL FRONT WITH IT. AS IS TYPICAL OF THIS TIME OF YEAR...THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE WINDS TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE AREA AS WINDS ALOFT INCREASE AND MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN AFTER DARK BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-041400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ 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 1003 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY. * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD DUSTY CONDITIONS WITH LOCAL DENSE DUST IN THE VICINITY OF DUST PRONE REGIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY MONDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BLOWING DUST WILL COINCIDE WITH THE STRONGER WINDS. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. WILD FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED. * VISIBILITY: WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF 5 MILES OVER DESERT AREAS WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN TO 3/4 MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRD
239 WWUS74 KEPZ 041359 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 659 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINDS AND DUST ON THE INCREASE MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... .AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND BRING STRONG WINDS BACK INTO THE REGION. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN AFTER DARK BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-042300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.130304T1800Z-130305T0300Z/ 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 659 AM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS DESERT AREAS WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY TODAY AND PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. WILD FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED. * VISIBILITY: OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES IN DESERT AREAS OF 5 MILES WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN AS LOW AS 1 TO 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HEFNER
099 WWUS74 KEPZ 042251 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 351 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WINDS AND DUST ON THE INCREASE MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... .AN UPPER TROUGH WILL SLOWLY MOVE OUT OF THE REGION THIS EVENING AND OUR STRONG WINDS WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS. WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE WESTERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN DUST PRONE AREAS UNTIL SUNSET. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN AFTER DARK BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL TURN FROM NORTHWEST TO NORTH THROUGH THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES IN FROM THE NORTH EARLY ON TUESDAY. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-050300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130305T0300Z/ 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 351 PM MST MON MAR 4 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS WHERE THE WINDS CAN BE THE STRONGEST. BLOWING DUST WILL OCCASIONALLY CAUSE POOR VISIBILITIES OVER DESERT AREAS. WILD FIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED. * VISIBILITY: OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES IN DESERT AREAS OF 5 MILES WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DOWN AS LOW AS 1 TO 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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 3, 2:45 PM MST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 2:45 PM MST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
245 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A PERIOD OF WINDY AND DUSTY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASING
AGAIN ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL WITH
AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE 70S ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. COOLER CONDITIONS
WILL OCCUR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL OCCUR OVER
THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES. A LARGE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA NEXT WEEKEND WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS
POSSIBLE.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
A FAIRLY ACTIVE PERIOD OF WEATHER WILL OCCUR FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. FIRST UP...AN OPEN LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF
THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TOMORROW. THIS WILL TRIGGER
A DEEPENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MIXING OF STRONGER WINDS
ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE...WHICH WILL CAUSE SOUTHWEST TO WEST
WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING LATER THIS
EVENING. WIND SPEEDS MAY SURPASS SUSTAINED 30 MPH WITH 50 MPH
GUSTS OVER PORTIONS OF THE BORDERLAND. AS RESULT A WIND ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM FOR MUCH OF THE AREA WITH SELECTED AREAS
ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS REMAINING IN A WIND
ADVISORY UNTIL EARLY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO INCREASE
THE AMOUNT OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS DUST PRONE AREAS...SO A DUST
ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT.
STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN BY MID DAY MONDAY AS CONDITIONS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAIN IN PLACE WITH PATCHY
BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE. WINDS MAY BE A BIT STRONGER WITH MORE AREAS
SEEING ADVISORY LEVEL WIND SPEEDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST TOMORROW WITH HIGHS RANGING FROM THE MID
70S TO NEAR 80 ACROSS THE LOWLANDS ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.
AFTER THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE
AREA FROM THE PLAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND COOL TEMPERATURES BACK DOWN
TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL ON TUESDAY. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY
GUSTY ALONG THE WEST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE MAINLY IN THE MID 60S
ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO RECEDE ON WEDNESDAY
WITH SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES AS A SOUTHWEST FLOW STRENGTHENS
ALOFT. THERE WILL ALSO BE INCREASING HIGH CLOUDINESS AS EASTERN
PACIFIC MOISTURE STREAMS ACROSS THE AREA.
A DEEPEN LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE PACIFIC WILL BE THE MAIN
DRIVER OF THE WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND NEXT
WEEKEND. THE SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH GRADUALLY INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND DAY
TIME TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK INTO THE LOWER TO MID 70S FOR THE
BORDER AREAS. SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE BOOTHEEL AND GILA
REGION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS DEEPER MOISTURE STREAMS OVER THOSE
AREAS. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN AS THE WARM
AIR MASS KEEPS SNOW LEVELS AT 8000 FEET OR HIGHER ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS THE LOWLANDS AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES.
THE LATE SEASON WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AS A
CLOSED LOW BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF LOWLAND RAIN
SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET OUT WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
DOWN TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE WITHIN
THE FORECAST AREA. THE CORE OF THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
CONTINUING TO GENERATE LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ALONG THE
WAY. LONG RANGE MODELS INDICATE THIS SYSTEM MAY BE ABLE TO PRODUCE
SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAIN ZONES THIS COMING
WEEKEND. THE SYSTEM SHOULD EXIT THE REGION THE FOLLOWING MONDAY
WITH CLEARING SKIES AND COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.
&&
AVIATION....VALID 03/00Z-04/00Z.
VFR THROUGH TONIGHT WITH P6SM SKC-SCT250 AND FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS
OVERNIGHT. EXPECT INCREASING WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND 35
KNOTS. MINOR TO MODERATE VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN BLOWING DUST MAY
DEVELOP IN A FEW AREAS...MAINLY IN MVFR RANGE...BUT BRIEF/LOCALIZED
IFR WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.
&&
.AVIATION....VALID 04/00Z-05/00Z.
WSW-W WINDS SLOWLY INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND GETTING INTO THE
20-25 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS 30-35 KNOTS. BLOWING DUST SO FAR NOT A
PROBLEM BUT STILL EXPECT PERIODS OF MVFR POSSIBLE LRU/DMN/ELP. LOW
LEVEL WINDS ALOFT INCREASE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL KEEP GUSTY
CONDITIONS IN PLACE AT ELP AND OTHER EAST-SLOPE LOCATIONS...BUT
SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW AWW CRITERIA AFTER LOCAL MIDNIGHT. STRONGER
WINDS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH ALOFT SO LLWS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM...
BUT TURBULENCE DOWNWIND OF MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH
TOMORROW.
SECOND DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW WITH STRONGER WINDS AND
MORE BLOWING DUST AND MVFR-IFR VISBYS. STILL A FAIRLY MODERATE EVENT
BY LOCAL STANDARDS BUT WINDS 25-30KT WITH GUSTS 40-45KT LIKELY LATE
AFTERNOON.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BUT ARE FINALLY
CATCHING UP AS OF 2 PM. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER EAST SLOPE
LOCATIONS INTO PART OF THE NIGHT...WHICH WILL REDUCE RH RECOVERY.
BUT WITH SUCH DRY AIR IN PLACE RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR JUST
ABOUT EVERYWHERE TONIGHT.
A STRONGER SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW...
BRINGING STRONGER WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BUT SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES. CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST
LOWLAND AREAS...BUT THE COOLER TEMPS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER RH
AND THIS WILL KEEP HIGHER ELEVATIONS OUT OF CRITERIA...INCLUDING
THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTOS ABOVE 7500 FEET.
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MONDAY NIGHT WILL DROP TEMPERATURES A FEW
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR TUESDAY ALONG WITH BREEZY EAST WINDS.
LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL WED-THU WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY
FLOW ON FRIDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. PRECIP
CHANCES WILL RAMP UP FRI NIGHT AND INTO THE WEEKEND INCLUDING
LOWLAND AREAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 54 78 46 64 42 / 0 0 0 0 0
SIERRA BLANCA 46 73 39 63 36 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 42 72 39 62 38 / 0 0 0 0 0
ALAMOGORDO 50 74 38 61 38 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLOUDCROFT 35 52 20 45 26 / 10 0 0 0 0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 46 74 38 63 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
SILVER CITY 39 68 35 66 38 / 10 0 0 0 0
DEMING 38 71 36 66 37 / 0 0 0 0 0
LORDSBURG 39 71 35 68 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
WEST EL PASO METRO 52 76 47 64 44 / 0 0 0 0 0
DELL CITY 35 74 35 62 31 / 0 0 0 0 0
FORT HANCOCK 42 78 40 65 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 43 70 35 61 33 / 0 0 0 0 0
FABENS 40 79 39 65 37 / 0 0 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 43 74 38 63 40 / 0 0 0 0 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 45 73 43 63 44 / 0 0 0 0 0
JORNADA RANGE 31 72 29 62 31 / 0 0 0 0 0
HATCH 37 71 37 64 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 41 75 39 66 41 / 0 0 0 0 0
OROGRANDE 40 77 36 63 37 / 0 0 0 0 0
MAYHILL 39 63 25 54 27 / 10 0 0 0 0
MESCALERO 35 60 22 55 31 / 10 0 0 0 0
TIMBERON 34 60 22 51 23 / 10 0 0 0 0
WINSTON 36 67 25 58 33 / 10 0 0 0 0
HILLSBORO 43 69 34 60 36 / 10 0 0 0 0
SPACEPORT 37 73 32 63 34 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAKE ROBERTS 32 64 26 61 32 / 10 0 0 0 0
HURLEY 40 66 32 62 35 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLIFF 35 71 34 70 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
MULE CREEK 31 67 24 68 28 / 0 0 0 0 0
FAYWOOD 37 68 34 61 37 / 0 0 0 0 0
ANIMAS 38 72 34 69 38 / 0 0 0 0 0
HACHITA 37 73 30 68 33 / 0 0 0 0 0
ANTELOPE WELLS 39 75 31 71 39 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLOVERDALE 41 70 35 68 40 / 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NMZ404>407-
410>413-417.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NMZ110>113.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR NMZ111-112.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR NMZ413-415-416.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR NMZ401>417.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR NMZ401>412-414-417.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
FOR NMZ113.
TX...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ418>424.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ055-056.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR TXZ055-056.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR TXZ419-420.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST MONDAY FOR TXZ418>424.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ418-421>424.
&&
04/25 LUNDEEN/HARDIMANHazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 6:35 AM MST, 8 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 635 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-031300- 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- 635 AM MST SUN MAR 3 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCAL DENSE BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS OVER DESERT AREAS. WIND AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES ACROSS DESERT AREAS COULD DROP BELOW ONE MILE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDY AGAIN ON MONDAY BUT NOT WITH AS MUCH BLOWING DUST. SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE MOVES UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. LARGER STORM MOVING IN FOR THE WEEKEND COULD BRING RAIN SHOWERS TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:30 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 13 hr |
| Mar 3, 7:03 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 37 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.