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Wind Advisory 21, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 22, 2014, 1:43 PM MST for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 23, 2014, 3:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 22, 2014, 1:43 PM MST (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2014, 3:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant 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), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1565 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
626 WWUS74 KEPZ 222043 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 143 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS SUNDAY THEN EXIT BY SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. NMZ413>416-TXZ419-230500- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.141123T1000Z-141124T0000Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 143 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS IN OTERO COUNTY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR SUMMITS AND EASTERN SLOPES AND ALSO FOR EASTERN SLOPE LOCATIONS IN EL PASO...DONA ANA...AND OTERO COUNTIES ON AND EAST OF THE FRANKLIN AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE MID DAY EARLY AFTERNOON TIME FRAME...AND DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. SOME LOCAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM DUST SOURCES MAY SEE BRIEF PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ 20
3 follow-up statements
105 WWUS74 KEPZ 230542 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1042 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE ALONG WITH ITS ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT AT THE SURFACE WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS SUNDAY THEN EXIT BY SUNDAY EVENING. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. NMZ413>416-TXZ419-231500- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.141123T1000Z-141124T0000Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 1042 PM MST SAT NOV 22 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS IN OTERO COUNTY AND IN PARTICULAR FOR SUMMITS AND EASTERN SLOPES AND ALSO FOR EASTERN SLOPE LOCATIONS IN EL PASO...DONA ANA...AND OTERO COUNTIES ON AND EAST OF THE FRANKLIN AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING...PEAK IN THE MID DAY EARLY AFTERNOON TIME FRAME...AND DIMINISH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. SOME LOCAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM DUST SOURCES MAY SEE BRIEF PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. 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. && $$ BIRD
758 WWUS74 KEPZ 231044 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 344 AM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON... .A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY WHILE A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING AND LAST MOST OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE THE FEATURES EXIT THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN WHICH TEND TO ACCELERATE WINDS. NMZ413>416-TXZ419-240000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141124T0000Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 344 AM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING...PEAK BY MID DAY AND BEGINNING TO DIMINISH LATE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. SOME LOCAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM DUST SOURCES MAY SEE BRIEF PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HEFNER
930 WWUS74 KEPZ 232043 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 143 PM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS EXPANDING ACROSS THE REGION... .A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY WHILE A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THIS MORNING AND LAST MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS HAVE SPREAD INTO A WIDER PORTION OF THE LOWLANDS THAN ANTICIPATED...SO THE ADVISORY IS BEING EXPANDED AND PUSHED FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL STILL BE THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN WHICH TEND TO ACCELERATE WINDS. NMZ402-403-407>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-240200- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141124T0200Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO... UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS... SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 143 PM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY 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 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...HIGHEST ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES AND EAST-FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...WINDS ARE PEAKING NOW AND WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * VISIBILITY...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. SOME LOCAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM DUST SOURCES MAY SEE BRIEF PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ413>416-TXZ419-240200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-141124T0200Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 143 PM MST SUN NOV 23 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST SUSTAINED 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH...HIGHEST ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES AND EAST-FACING SLOPES. * TIMING...WINDS ARE PEAKING NOW AND WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. * VISIBILITY...NO SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS ARE EXPECTED. SOME LOCAL AREAS DOWNSTREAM FROM DUST SOURCES MAY SEE BRIEF PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST. * LOCAL IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WHICH MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HARDIMAN
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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.