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Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 22, 2014, 3:40 PM MDT for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; 6 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 23, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 22, 2014, 3:40 PM MDT (21:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 23, 2014, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 23, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 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 21:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 54 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 155 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 219 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
023 WWUS74 KEPZ 222140 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 340 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...STRONG WINDS RETURN TO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO GIVE US STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. BY LATE MORNING THE WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST AND THEN BY EARLY AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS SHOULD SLOW SOON AFTER SUNSET. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-231200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.140423T1900Z-140424T0300Z/ 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 340 PM MDT TUE APR 22 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND BECOME THE STRONGEST IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SLOW SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED...BE CAREFUL WITH FLAMES AND SPARKS. * VISIBILITY: MANY AREAS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES SLIGHTLY REDUCED TO THREE TO FIVE MILES...BUT A FEW DUST PRONE LOCATIONS COULD SEE VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
792 WWUS74 KEPZ 231059 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 459 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL COMBINE WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TO GIVE US STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. BY LATE MORNING THE WINDS WILL PICK UP FROM THE WEST AND THEN BY EARLY AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE STRONG WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THERE COULD BE SOME ISOLATED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-232200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.140423T1900Z-140424T0300Z/ 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 459 AM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AND BECOME THE STRONGEST IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED...BE CAREFUL WITH FLAMES AND SPARKS. * VISIBILITY: MANY AREAS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES SLIGHTLY REDUCED TO THREE TO FIVE MILES...BUT A FEW DUST PRONE LOCATIONS COULD SEE VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN 1/2 MILE. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE AFTER SUNSET. 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
591 WWUS74 KEPZ 232155 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 355 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION... .THE APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM HAS COMBINED WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...TO GIVE US STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...WHERE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE. ISOLATED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REMAIN POSSIBLE WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS. THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140424T0300Z/ 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 355 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED...BE CAREFUL WITH FLAMES AND SPARKS. * VISIBILITY: MANY AREAS WILL SEE VISIBILITIES SLIGHTLY REDUCED TO FIVE MILES...BUT A FEW DUST PRONE LOCATIONS COULD SEE VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO LESS THAN 3 MILES. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$ TRIPOLI
242 WWUS74 KEPZ 240242 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 842 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9PM... .THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WILL EXPIRE ON TIME AT 9PM. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-240345- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140424T0300Z/ 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 842 PM MDT WED APR 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE REGION CAUSING WINDS THE SHIFT MORE NORTHWESTERLY AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH. MEASURED WIND SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH IN SPEED THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING FOR MOST LOCATIONS. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ALONG EAST FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND AREAS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THESE SLOPES. $$ JPL
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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.