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Wind Advisory 23, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2014, 5:00 AM MST for 5 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2014, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 24, 2014, 5:00 AM MST (12:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2014, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2014, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:57 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, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 2252 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WWUS74 KEPZ 241200 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 500 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON... .GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS FOR CHRISTMAS EVE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY INCREASINGLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL DIRECT STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH AREA WIDE. PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND MOUNTAINS ACROSS THE AREA WILL SEE STRONGER WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY BUT DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH AFTER DARK IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND AROUND MIDNIGHT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AROUND MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS NIGHT. NMZ401>409-242300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0200Z/ 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- 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 500 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY 7 PM * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ414>416-242300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 500 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH OVER HIGHEST EXPOSED SLOPES...AND THROUGH PASSES AND GAPS. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRD
5 follow-up statements
094 WWUS74 KEPZ 242110 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 210 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON... .INCREASINGLY STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS FOR CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AREA WIDE WITH STRONGER WINDS ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY BUT DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH AFTER DARK IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND AROUND MIDNIGHT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. NMZ401>409-251200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0200Z/ 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- 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 210 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY 7 PM * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ414>416-251200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 210 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER HIGHEST EXPOSED SLOPES... AND THROUGH PASSES AND GAPS. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ROGASH
186 WWUS74 KEPZ 250246 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 746 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS ON CHRISTMAS... .AN APPROACHING STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THURSDAY MORNING AND THE OVER MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS MID DAY. WINDS IN THE NON ADVISORY AREA SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LESS...20 TO 30 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY BUT DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH AFTER DARK IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND AROUND MIDNIGHT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS MAY WELL LAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. NMZ413-TXZ419-251300- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1500Z-141226T1200Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 746 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES. HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 8AM AND 6 PM...AND AGAIN FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ401>409-251300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 746 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY 7 PM * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ414>416-251300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 746 PM MST WED DEC 24 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER HIGHEST EXPOSED SLOPES...AND THROUGH PASSES AND GAPS. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ HEFNER
326 WWUS74 KEPZ 251237 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 537 AM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY... .AN APPROACHING STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS MORNING AND THE OVER MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS BY MID DAY. WINDS IN THE NON ADVISORY AREA WILL STILL BE WINDY AT 20 TO 30 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY BUT DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH AFTER DARK IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND AROUND MIDNIGHT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS MAY WELL LAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. NMZ413-TXZ419-252300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1500Z-141226T1200Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 537 AM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES. HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 8AM AND 6 PM...AND AGAIN FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>409-252300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0200Z/ 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- 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 537 AM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY 7 PM * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ414>416-252300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.141225T1900Z-141226T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 537 AM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER HIGHEST EXPOSED SLOPES... AND THROUGH PASSES AND GAPS. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BIRD
428 WWUS74 KEPZ 252056 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 156 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT... .AN APPROACHING STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS MORNING AND THE OVER MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS BY MID DAY. WINDS IN THE NON ADVISORY AREA WILL STILL BE WINDY AT 20 TO 30 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BREEZY...BUT DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH AFTER DARK IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND AROUND MIDNIGHT OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS MAY WELL LAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. NMZ413-TXZ419-261200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-141226T1200Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 156 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS AND THROUGH GAPS AND PASSES. HIGHER GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM...AND AGAIN FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THURSDAY TO SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ401>409-260200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-141226T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 156 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY 7 PM * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ414>416-260700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-141226T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 156 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ TRIPOLI
005 WWUS74 KEPZ 260200 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 700 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND OVERNIGHT... .AN APPROACHING STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL FOCUS STRONG WINDS ALOFT OVER THE REGION AND TIGHTEN SURFACE GRADIENTS TO STRENGTHEN SURFACE WINDS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN THIS EVENING BUT DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS MAY WELL LAST INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF FRIDAY. NMZ401>409-260300- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-141226T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT 700 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SOME TO AROUND 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-261200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-141226T1200Z/ SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...FORT BLISS... SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 700 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. 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. && $$ NMZ414>416-260700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-141226T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 700 PM MST THU DEC 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THEN DIMINISHING. * IMPACT: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND POTENTIALLY CREATE DAMAGE TO WEAKENED AND LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES...POWER LINES...TREES... AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HEFNER
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 Dec 24, 2:52 AM MST, 2 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 2:52 AM MST, 2 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
252 AM MST WED DEC 24 2014
.SYNOPSIS...
YOUR CHRISTMAS EVE DAY WILL BE ANOTHER CHILLY ONE. HIGH PRESSURE
MOVES IN TODAY TO PROVIDE FOR PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND MUCH LIGHTER
WINDS. THUS DESPITE COLD AIR WILL HANGING IN TO KEEP LOWLAND
TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S AND LOWER 50S IT WON'T FEEL AS COLD
AS YESTERDAY. CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL START OUT COLD AND CLEAR WITH
LIGHT WINDS. THE AFTERNOON WILL BE QUITE DIFFERENT AS THE NEXT
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES AND BRINGS STRONG WINDS AND WARMER
TEMPERATURES. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED. CHRISTMAS NIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE GILA AND SLOWLY SPREAD
EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO LOWLANDS TOWARDS THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND FAR WEST TEXAS BY FRIDAY MORNING. AREA
MOUNTAINS COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE LOWLANDS
SEEING A MIX OF COLD RAIN AND SNOW FLURRIES. SATURDAY THE SYSTEM
BEGINS TO PULL OUT BUT COOLER WEATHER AND SLIGHT CHANCES FOR
LINGERING SHOWERS WILL REMAIN FOR FAR WEST TEXAS. DRY AND COOL
SUNDAY WITH WARMER WEATHER EXPECTED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY OF NEXT
WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
OUR LATEST LONG WAVE TROUGH HAS FINALLY EXITIED THE REGION.
OVERNIGHT THE BACKSIDE FLOW OF THE TROUGH IS KEEPING WINDS
NORTHERLY WITH QUITE CHILLY AIR CONTINUING TO FILTER IN. THE SKIES
HAVE CLEARED AS MOISTURE HAS PULLED EAST WITH PW'S BACK DOWN UNDER
.15". TODAY HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER FROM THE WEST. AT
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL RELAX AND ALLOW FOR LIGHTER
WINDS WITH A SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY FETCH. DESPITE THIS TYPICALLY
WARMER WIND DIRECTION THE COLD MORNING START WILL KEEP AFTERNOON
GAINS NEAR NIL FROM YESTERDAY. THUS EXPECT LOWLAND TEMPS TO TOP
OUT THIS AFTERNOON NEAR 50 DEGREES.
TONIGHT...CHRISTMAS EVE...WILL BE RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT MANY
CONSIDER CHRISTMAS EVE WEATHER. IT WILL CONTINUE GENERALLY CLEAR
AND TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE PRETTY CHILLY OVERNIGHT INTO
CHRISTMAS MORNING THANKS TO CLEAR SKIES...DRY AIR...AND LIGHT WINDS.
CHRISTMAS DAY...THURSDAY...WILL BRING SOME NOTICEABLE CHANGES TO
OUR WEATHER. STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN. THE NEXT PACIFIC TROUGH
WILL BE ON APPROACH TIGHTENING GRADIENTS AND DIRECTING STRONG
WINDS ALOFT OVER THE BORDELAND. A DEEP SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL
ALLOW FOR WARMING WITH TEMPS BACK ABOVE NORMAL AND MOST LOWLAND
LOCATION GETTING BACK INTO THE 60S. THIS WILL HELP WITH MIXING AND
HELP TO BRING SOME OF THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. CURRENT MODELS SUGGEST ADVISORY
CRITERIA WIND SPEEDS FOR THE SW AND SAC ZONES. ONE WILL BE ISSUED
WITH THIS PACKAGE. SKIES SHOULD START OUT MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW
HIGH CLOUDS...WITH CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY...BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON.
CHRISTMAS EVENING/NIGHT THE UPPER TROUGH ARRIVES OVER THE WESTERN
ZONES WITH SOME INCREASES IN MOISTURE AND SOME DYNAMICS ALOFT.
THUS EXPECT SOME PCPN TO DEVELOP OVER THE W ZONES IN THE EARLY
EVE. THESE SHOULD SPREAD S AND E THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL START OUT FAIRLY HIGH...7000FT...BUT DROP DOWN TO AROUND 5500
FT BY FRI MORNING.
MODELS ARE SLOW TO MOVE THIS TROUGH ACROSS THE REGION KEEPING A
CHANCE OF PCPN OVER PORTIONS OF THE CWFA THROUGH SATURDAY. THE
FOCUS IS WEST THU NIGHT...CENTRAL FRI...AND FAR WEST TX AND OTERO
SATURDAY. WITH THE TROUGH MOVING OVER FRI...COOLER TEMPS WILL
RETURN WITH LOWLAND TEMPS AGAIN IN THE 40S AND 50S. COOLER YET ON
SATURDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT DROPS IN WITH THE UPPER TROUGH
PASSAGE.
THE SYSTEM EXITS SAT NIGHT. DRY NW FLOW WITH UPPER RIDGE OFF W
COAST ALLOWS FOR MINOR WARMING AND DRY CONDITIONS SUNDAY WITH
BETTER WARMING FROM MON AND TUE WITH CONTINUED FAIR WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
A QUICK LOOK BEHYOND THIS FORECAST PACKAGE SHOWS POTENTIAL FOR
SNOW ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY.
HOWEVER MODELS ARE SPLIT...SO WE'RE CAUTIOUS ABOUT IT FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 24/12Z-25/12Z
TROUGH EXITS AND RIDGE MOVES OVER. THIS MEANS VFR CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE AREA FOR ALL TERMINALS. LIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON IN
THE 5-10 KT RANGE. SKIES WILL REMAIN GENERALLY CLEAR.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
UPPER TROUGH EXITS AS UPPER RIDGE MOVES IN TODAY. DEPSITE WINDS
SHIFTING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH...COOL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TODAY. COOL SUFRACE TEMPS...LIGHTER WINDS...AND HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT WILL KEEP VENT RATES MINIMIZED ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST. THE
NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THURSDAY...INCREASINGLY
BREEZY TO WINDY SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL IMPROVE VENTILATION AND BRING
TEMPERATURES BACK TO AROUND 5 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR
CHRISTMAS DAY...WITH 60S EXPECTED IN THE LOWLANDS. THURSDAY
EVENING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTING TO MOVE IN
OVER THE WESTERN ZONES FROM THE NORTHWEST AS THE STORM SYSTEM
ARRIVES. SNOW LEVELS LOOK TO DROP TO AROUND 5000 FT OVERNIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING WITH ONLY 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED ABOVE 6500
FT. RAIN AND SNOW CHANCES WILL SPREAD EAST AND SOUTH ACROSS THE
REST OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 50 30 63 42 56 / 0 0 0 10 20
SIERRA BLANCA 48 27 64 40 56 / 0 0 0 0 20
LAS CRUCES 48 27 61 37 53 / 0 0 0 20 20
ALAMOGORDO 47 27 58 34 51 / 0 0 0 20 20
CLOUDCROFT 32 24 46 20 33 / 0 0 0 20 30
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 48 27 59 33 48 / 0 0 0 20 10
SILVER CITY 44 27 54 26 42 / 0 0 0 30 10
DEMING 51 25 61 33 52 / 0 0 0 20 10
LORDSBURG 52 25 60 31 48 / 0 0 0 30 10
WEST EL PASO METRO 50 32 62 44 54 / 0 0 0 10 20
DELL CITY 51 26 64 37 58 / 0 0 0 0 20
FORT HANCOCK 53 26 68 40 60 / 0 0 0 0 20
LOMA LINDA 44 29 58 39 50 / 0 0 0 10 20
FABENS 52 26 65 39 57 / 0 0 0 0 20
SANTA TERESA 49 27 61 39 55 / 0 0 0 20 20
WHITE SANDS HQ 49 31 60 40 52 / 0 0 0 10 20
JORNADA RANGE 49 21 59 30 52 / 0 0 0 20 20
HATCH 51 25 61 34 53 / 0 0 0 20 10
COLUMBUS 50 27 62 40 54 / 0 0 0 20 10
OROGRANDE 48 27 59 38 52 / 0 0 0 10 20
MAYHILL 42 27 55 29 44 / 0 0 0 20 20
MESCALERO 38 24 51 25 41 / 0 0 0 20 20
TIMBERON 38 25 51 28 42 / 0 0 0 20 20
WINSTON 47 24 54 25 42 / 0 0 0 30 0
HILLSBORO 49 28 57 31 47 / 0 0 0 20 10
SPACEPORT 50 23 59 29 51 / 0 0 0 20 10
LAKE ROBERTS 45 24 52 23 40 / 0 0 0 40 20
HURLEY 44 26 56 30 44 / 0 0 0 30 0
CLIFF 49 24 58 24 45 / 0 0 0 40 10
MULE CREEK 49 20 56 19 42 / 0 0 0 40 10
FAYWOOD 44 27 56 31 45 / 0 0 0 30 10
ANIMAS 53 26 65 34 52 / 0 0 0 30 10
HACHITA 51 23 63 33 53 / 0 0 0 20 10
ANTELOPE WELLS 52 24 64 36 54 / 0 0 0 30 20
CLOVERDALE 53 27 61 35 50 / 0 0 0 40 40
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY FOR NMZ401>409.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT MST THURSDAY NIGHT
FOR NMZ414>416.
TX...NONE.
&&
14-BIRDHazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 7:07 AM MST, 21 hours 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 707 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-241415- 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- 707 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE ONLY LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. LESS THAN ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. WE WILL SEE BREEZY WINDS ON CHRISTMAS AND THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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.