Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 30, 2014, 10:53 AM MST for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 31, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2014, 10:53 AM MST (17:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 3315 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 276 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
500 WWUS74 KEPZ 301753 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1053 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA TODAY AND FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DURING THE DAY TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA...HELPING TO INCREASE WIND SPEEDS. EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS TODAY AS THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT INTERACTS WITH THE MOUNTAIN RANGE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS AS DOWN SLOPING WINDS DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST EL PASO AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE TULAROSA BASIN INCLUDING WHITE SANDS MISS LE RANGE. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NMZ415-416-310600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.140130T1753Z-140131T1500Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 1053 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH STRONGER WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE INTO WARNING CRITERIA FRIDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LIGHT OBJECTS AND COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE WEAK STRUCTURES. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD OCCUR THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 4 MILES MAY OCCUR FROM DUST BLOWING FROM THE WHITE SANDS MONUMENT AREA. 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 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. && $$ NMZ406-408-310600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOVERDALE...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 1053 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING CRITERIA IN THE MORNING HOURS...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO SMALL WEAK STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ412-413-TXZ419-310600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.140131T0500Z-140201T0200Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 1053 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT: STRONG DOWN SLOPE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST EL PASO METRO AREA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE TULAROSA BASIN...INCLUDING WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE. WIND SPEEDS MAY VARY BE LIGHT AND STRONG FOR PERIODS OF TIME UNTIL THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN WIND SPEEDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA 30 TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE GUSTY ALL DAY TODAY AND MAY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING. LATER IN THE EVENING THE WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AND REMAIN STRONG INTO FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTERED LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>405-407-409>411-414-417-TXZ418-420>424-310600- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-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...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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK... TIMBERON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1053 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDY CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR TODAY AND DIMINISH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY CRITERIA FRIDAY MORNING AND...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. 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. && $$ LUNDEEN
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685 WWUS74 KEPZ 310449 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 949 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DURING THE DAY TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA...HELPING TO INCREASE WIND SPEEDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS AS DOWN SLOPING WINDS DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST EL PASO AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE TULAROSA BASIN INCLUDING WHITE SANDS MISS LE RANGE. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. NMZ415-416-311400- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 949 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN WILL REMAIN STRONG ALL NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE INTO WARNING CRITERIA FRIDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LIGHT OBJECTS AND COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE WEAK STRUCTURES. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD OCCUR THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 4 MILES MAY OCCUR FROM DUST BLOWING FROM THE WHITE SANDS MONUMENT AREA. 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 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. && $$ NMZ406-408-311400- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOVERDALE...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 949 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING CRITERIA IN THE MORNING HOURS...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO SMALL WEAK STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ412-413-TXZ419-311400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.140131T0500Z-140201T0200Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 949 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: STRONG DOWN SLOPE WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH MAY DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST EL PASO METRO AREA AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. WHEN WIND SPEEDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH ALL AREAS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND BEGIN DIMINISHING WINDS FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTERED LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>405-407-409>411-414-417-TXZ418-420>424-311400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-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...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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK... TIMBERON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 949 PM MST THU JAN 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING AND... PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. 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
843 WWUS74 KEPZ 311309 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 609 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DURING THE DAY TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA...HELPING TO INCREASE WIND SPEEDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES EAST OF THE AREA. NMZ415-416-312115- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140131T1500Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 609 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LIGHT OBJECTS AND COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE WEAK STRUCTURES. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD OCCUR THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 4 MILES MAY OCCUR FROM DUST BLOWING FROM THE WHITE SANDS MONUMENT AREA. 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 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. && $$ NMZ406-408-312115- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOVERDALE...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 609 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO WARNING CRITERIA OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE MORNING HOURS...PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO SMALL WEAK STRUCTURES AND LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ412-413-TXZ419-312115- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T0200Z/ CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 609 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING AND BEGIN DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTERED LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>405-407-409>411-414-417-TXZ418-420>424-312115- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.140131T1500Z-140201T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-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...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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK... TIMBERON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 609 AM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING AND... PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. 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. && $$ LUNDEEN
014 WWUS74 KEPZ 312024 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 124 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CAUSING STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS THE AREA. LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL GENERATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION...HELPING TO INCREASE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS. WINDS WILL REACH THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER AND DOWNWIND OF EASTERN SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING INTO EARLY TONIGHT AS A FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. NMZ415-416-010400- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.140131T2024Z-140201T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T0200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 124 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LIGHT OBJECTS AND COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE WEAK STRUCTURES. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD OCCUR THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 4 MILES MAY OCCUR FROM DUST BLOWING FROM THE WHITE SANDS MONUMENT AREA. 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 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. && $$ NMZ406-408-010400- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140201T0200Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOVERDALE...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 124 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTERED LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>405-407-409>414-417-TXZ418>424-010400- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140201T0400Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-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-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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...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...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 124 PM MST FRI JAN 31 2014 ...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: WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTERED LOOSE OBJECTS. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED TO 3 TO 4 MILES IN BLOWING DUST. THERE MAY BE LOCALIZED REDUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AREAS. 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. && $$ PARK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 30, 5:15 AM MST, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 5:15 AM MST, 5 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
515 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY THE BORDERLAND WILL BE WINDY AND WARM. TODAY
GUSTS WILL BE BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH AND FRIDAY GUSTS COULD GET AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH. OVER THE WEEKEND WINDS WILL DECREASE AND HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD. THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK BRINGS A
CHANCE FOR MOUNTAIN SHOWERS AND LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS. AS THE WEEK
PROGRESSES THE AREA WILL SEE NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
.DISCUSSION...
THE BORDERLAND CAN EXPECT WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND
TOMORROW AS WEST WINDS AND UPPER ZONAL FLOW TAKE OVER. THE WEST
WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE 70S IN
MOST LOWLAND LOCATIONS. AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO TIGHTEN
ACROSS THE REGION...THE LOWLANDS COULD SEE GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 30
MPH TODAY. FRIDAY ADVISORY CRITERIA LOOKS POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS
REACHING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN SOME OF THE MOUNTAIN ZONES BUT HAVE
DECIDED TO LET THE DAY SHIFT DECIDE ON WHEN TO ISSUE THE ADVISORY.
MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGH FRIDAY AND WITH THE LACK OF RAIN
RECENTLY IN THE REGION BLOW DUST WILL BE A POSSIBILITY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.
THE WEEKEND STARTS A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES THAT WILL AFFECT THE
AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST DISTURBANCE WILL CUT ACROSS THE
MOUNTAIN ZONES SATURDAY MORNING BRINGING A POSSIBILITY OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS...BUT MOST LOWLAND LOCATIONS WILL REMAIN DRY.
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND WILL CONTINUE TO RUN ABOVE NORMAL...BUT
NOT AS HIGH AS TODAY AND FRIDAY.
MODELS ARE IN A LITTLE BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE SECOND
DISTURBANCE THAT ENTERS THE AREA MONDAY EVENING. WHILE THEY SEEM
TO AGREE ON TIMING...THEY DO NOT AGREE ON COVERAGE OF
PRECIPITATION. THE ECMWF HAD THE TROUGH DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER
AND BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE ENTIRE LOWLANDS AND RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS. THE GFS DOES NOT DIG THE TROUGH AS
DEEP AND KEEPS THE PRECIPITATION TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE CWA.
I DECIDED TO STAY WITH THE TRAIN OF THOUGHT OF MY PREDECESSORS AND
GO WITH THE ECMWF SOLUTION. COOLED TEMPERATURES OFF AND BROUGHT A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS TO THE LOWLANDS AND RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS. LOOKING JUST BEYOND THE CURRENT FORECAST
PACKAGE THE GFS IS INTERESTING WITH PRECIPITATION MOVING ACROSS
THE AREA AT THE SAME AS COLD MOVES IN. WE'LL IF THE GFS STICKS TO
ITS POSSIBLE SNOWY SOLUTION.
&&
.AVIATION...30/12Z-31/12Z
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...EXPECT SCT250 FOR THE PERIOD.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS TODAY AND FRIDAY. TODAY WINDS WILL BE
IN THE 10-20 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. WIDESPREAD
BLOWING DUST IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
TODAY AND TOMORROW EXPECT WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS AS WEST WINDS
AND UPPER ZONAL FLOW TAKE OVER. THE WEST WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE 70S IN MOST LOWLAND
LOCATIONS. LOWLANDS COULD SEE GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH TODAY.
THE AREA IS CURRENTLY UNDER A FIRE WEATHER WATCH BECAUSE OF THE
DRY CONDITIONS. EXPECT THE WATCH TO BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG
WARNING AS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15
PERCENT BUT WILL LEAVE THAT UP TO THE DAY SHIFT.
FRIDAY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE BUT RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
INCREASE SOME WHAT SO WE WILL BE JUST OUTSIDE RED FLAG CONDITIONS
ON FRIDAY. FOR THE WEEKEND WE WILL SEE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM APPROACH THE AREA AND GIVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
TO AREA MOUNTAINS. THE FIRST OF NEXT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE JUST A
SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION BUT WINDS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY
WILL BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 74 54 73 49 67 / 0 0 0 0 0
SIERRA BLANCA 72 48 73 44 67 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 73 46 70 40 64 / 0 0 0 0 0
ALAMOGORDO 71 49 67 41 64 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLOUDCROFT 59 33 51 31 42 / 0 0 10 10 10
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 70 45 68 41 59 / 0 0 0 0 0
SILVER CITY 66 45 62 42 59 / 0 0 10 10 10
DEMING 72 43 69 39 67 / 0 0 0 10 0
LORDSBURG 73 43 66 42 64 / 0 0 0 10 10
WEST EL PASO METRO 74 52 73 49 67 / 0 0 0 0 0
DELL CITY 74 43 75 38 69 / 0 0 0 0 0
FORT HANCOCK 76 49 76 45 70 / 0 0 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 70 49 69 43 63 / 0 0 0 0 0
FABENS 75 48 74 44 68 / 0 0 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 74 47 72 43 66 / 0 0 0 0 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 73 52 72 46 65 / 0 0 0 0 0
JORNADA RANGE 71 36 71 33 65 / 0 0 0 0 0
HATCH 73 47 69 41 63 / 0 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 73 46 69 44 67 / 0 0 0 0 0
OROGRANDE 73 47 73 39 67 / 0 0 0 0 0
MAYHILL 67 43 59 37 53 / 0 0 10 0 10
MESCALERO 64 39 59 34 53 / 0 0 10 0 10
TIMBERON 64 38 56 35 50 / 0 0 10 0 10
WINSTON 66 41 63 37 56 / 0 0 10 10 10
HILLSBORO 70 46 66 41 59 / 0 0 0 10 0
SPACEPORT 71 45 70 39 61 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAKE ROBERTS 65 40 62 35 59 / 0 0 10 10 10
HURLEY 69 43 63 39 61 / 0 0 0 10 10
CLIFF 68 36 68 35 65 / 0 0 0 10 10
MULE CREEK 65 36 65 30 62 / 0 0 0 10 10
FAYWOOD 67 44 63 38 61 / 0 0 0 10 10
ANIMAS 74 45 68 40 65 / 0 0 0 10 0
HACHITA 75 41 66 36 64 / 0 0 0 0 0
ANTELOPE WELLS 72 44 69 44 66 / 0 0 0 0 0
CLOVERDALE 69 46 67 45 63 / 0 0 0 10 10
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
FOR NMZ110>113.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON MST TODAY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
FOR TXZ055-056.
&&
28/28Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 5:24 AM MST, 5 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 524 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-311230- 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- 524 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT TODAY EXPECT WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS AS WEST WINDS AND UPPER ZONAL FLOW TAKE OVER. THE WEST WINDS IN THE LOWLANDS COULD GUST BETWEEN 15 AND 30 MPH TODAY. WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE. MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE HIGH FRIDAY AND WITH THE LACK OF RAIN RECENTLY IN THE REGION BLOWING DUST WILL BE A POSSIBILITY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE WEEKEND WE WILL SEE A WEAK UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACH THE AREA AND GIVE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO AREA MOUNTAINS. THE FIRST OF NEXT WILL CONTINUE TO SEE JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION BUT WINDS DON'T LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PAZOS
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 7:07 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna, Otero and 1 more | 11 hr |
| Jan 30, 10:53 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 34 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.