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Wind Advisory 8, NWS El Paso, TX

March 25, 2014El Paso County, Texas; 6 counties in New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2014, 10:14 AM MDT for El Paso County, Texas; 6 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 26, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2014, 10:14 AM MDT (16:14 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 27, 2014, 6:00 AM MDT
In force
18 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

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:19 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 78 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2014-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2014-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

779 
WWUS74 KEPZ 251614
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1014 AM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND PARTS OF FAR WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
ON WEDNESDAY TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONGEST FROM DEMING WEST AND DEVELOP BY AROUND NOON. WINDS TO
THE EAST THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS
MAY BE SLIGHTLY LOWER AND DEVELOP A FEW HOURS LATER. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SOME AFTER SUNSET...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY MOST OF THE
NIGHT.

NMZ402>409-260400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/
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...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
1014 AM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TIME WITH THE STRONGEST
  WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME AROUND
  SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING
  DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES.

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT
  RAINFALL.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ410>416-TXZ418-419-260400-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0200Z/
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-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...
UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
1014 AM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE
  OVER EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING AND REACH THEIR
  HIGHEST SPEEDS ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST AND
  LOW VISIBILITIES.

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES...ESPECIALLY
  IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL.


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
5 follow-up statements
350 
WWUS74 KEPZ 260358
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP WEDNESDAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND PARTS OF FAR WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
ON WEDNESDAY TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS REGION-WIDE ACROSS SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST
FROM DEMING WEST AND DEVELOP BY AROUND NOON. WINDS TO THE EAST
THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS MAY BE
SLIGHTLY LOWER AND DEVELOP A FEW HOURS LATER. FOR MOST AREAS WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...TO BREEZY AND SLIGHTLY
WINDY HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP IN THE EVENING AND KEEP WINDS STRONG OVER EAST SLOPES
AND SURROUNDING LOWLANDS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RIDGES UNTIL LATE IN
THE NIGHT.

NMZ417-261400-
/O.EXB.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0300Z/
OTERO MESA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CROW FLATS
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 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 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TIME WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME 
  AROUND SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING 
  DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT 
  RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ401-261400-
/O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TIME WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME 
  AROUND SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING 
  DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT 
  RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ410>412-414-415-261400-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0300Z/
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...
LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  OVER EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES 
  OF MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING AND REACH 
  THEIR HIGHEST SPEEDS ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST 
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES... 
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ408-413-416-TXZ419-261400-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0900Z/
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MAYHILL...
SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE
  OVER EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF
  MOUNTAINS. STRONGER GUSTS MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING. AREAS EAST
  SLOPES AND SURROUNDING LOWLAND AREAS OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...
  SACRAMENTO...AND BLACK RANGE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE
  NIGHT TIME MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG THROUGH
  THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST AND
  LOW VISIBILITIES DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS.

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES... 
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ418-261400-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0900Z/
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 3 AM MDT
THURSDAY...

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  OVER EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES 
  OF MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING AND REACH 
  THEIR HIGHEST SPEEDS ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST 
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES... 
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ402>407-409-261400-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/
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-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA...
ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT
958 PM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TIME WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME 
  AROUND SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING 
  DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING 
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT 
  RAINFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BIRD
744 
WWUS74 KEPZ 261339
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
739 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND PARTS OF FAR WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
TODAY TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS REGION-WIDE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST
FROM DEMING WEST AND DEVELOP BY AROUND NOON. WINDS TO THE EAST
THROUGHOUT THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS MAY BE
SLIGHTLY LOWER AND DEVELOP A FEW HOURS LATER. FOR MOST AREAS WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS...TO BREEZY AND SLIGHTLY WINDY
AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER...MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP IN THE EVENING AND KEEP WINDS STRONG OVER EAST SLOPES
AND SURROUNDING LOWLANDS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RIDGES UNTIL LATE IN THE
NIGHT.

TXZ418-262100-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0300Z/
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY
739 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING AND REACH 
  THEIR HIGHEST SPEEDS ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST 
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES...
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL. 

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>407-409-262100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/
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-
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...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT
739 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE BY NOON TIME WITH THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME 
  AROUND SUNSET. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING 
  DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO ONE MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECENT
  RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ410>412-414-415-417-262100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0300Z/
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...
LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...CROW FLATS
739 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE 
  OVER EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG EAST SLOPES 
  OF MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING AND REACH 
  THEIR HIGHEST SPEEDS ABOUT MID AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST 
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES...
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ408-413-416-TXZ419-262100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.140326T2000Z-140327T0900Z/
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MAYHILL...
SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
739 AM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM MDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
3 AM MDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE MORNING. AREAS EAST 
  SLOPES AND SURROUNDING LOWLAND AREAS OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...
   SACRAMENTO...AND BLACK RANGE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO 
  EXPERIENCE NIGHT TIME MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH WILL KEEP WINDS 
  STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY 
  MORNING HOURS. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST 
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES... 
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL. 

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.

&&

$$
002 
WWUS74 KEPZ 262104
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
304 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH
OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND PARTS OF FAR WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE WITH
STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS REGION-WIDE ACROSS
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. FOR MOST AREAS WINDS WILL
DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS TO BREEZY AN HOUR OR TWO AFTER
SUNSET. HOWEVER...MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE
EVENING AND KEEP WINDS STRONG OVER EAST SLOPES AND SURROUNDING
LOWLANDS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RIDGES UNTIL LATE IN THE NIGHT.

NMZ408-413-416-TXZ419-270200-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T1200Z/
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MAYHILL...
SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
304 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH
  ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING SOME. BY AROUND MIDNIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  INCREASE AGAIN AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY NEAR EAST SLOPES OF
  TERRAIN. AREAS SUCH AS EAST SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN...
  SACRAMENTO...AND BLACK RANGE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO
  EXPERIENCE NIGHT TIME MOUNTAIN WAVES WHICH WILL KEEP WINDS
  STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS.

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST AND
  LOW VISIBILITIES DURING THE STRONGEST WINDS.

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES... 
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY RECENT RAINFALL. 

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>407-409-270200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T0200Z/
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-
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...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT
304 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE
  SLOWLY DIMINISHING.

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH SOME BLOWING 
  DUST AND POOR VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO THREE MILES OR LESS IN BLOWING
  DUST...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECENT
  RAINFALL.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ410>412-414-415-417-TXZ418-270200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T0300Z/
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...
LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY
304 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MID EVENING BEFORE
  DIMINISHING. 

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS WITH BLOWING DUST 
  AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 

* VISIBILITY: COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW THREE MILES... 
  ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECENT 
  RAINFALL. 

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
134 
WWUS74 KEPZ 270246
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
846 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT OVER SLOPES AND LOWLANDS
EAST OF HIGH MOUNTAIN RIDGES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE MOVING OVER SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS OVERNIGHT. A STRONG SURFACE GRADIENT
WILL ALSO SUPPORT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. FOR MOST AREAS
WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS TO BREEZY THIS
EVENING. HOWEVER...MOUNTAIN WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE
EVENING AND BRING STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE OVER
EAST SLOPES AND SURROUNDING LOWLANDS EAST OF MOUNTAIN RIDGES UNTIL
LATE IN THE NIGHT.

NMZ410>412-414-415-417-TXZ418-270400-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T0300Z/
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...
LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY
846 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE BREEZY TO SLIGHTLY WINDY ACROSS THE AREA UNTIL
MIDNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL STRONG GUSTS CONTINUING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE BELOW 30 MPH.

$$

NMZ408-413-416-TXZ419-271200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T1200Z/
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MAYHILL...
SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
846 PM MDT WED MAR 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY...


* TIMING: BY AROUND MIDNIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN
  AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY NEAR EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN. AREAS SUCH
  AS EAST SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN... SACRAMENTO...AND BLACK
  RANGE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE NIGHT TIME MOUNTAIN
  WAVES WHICH WILL KEEP WINDS STRONG THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE
  DIMINISHING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

* WIND SPEEDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 2 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS
  TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACT: WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO
  LIGHT OUTBUILDINGS...SHEDS...AWNINGS...CARPORTS...SIGNAGE...AND
  VEGETATION. 

* VISIBILITY: SHOULD REMAIN GOOD AS DUST SETTLES IN THE COOL NIGHT
  AIR. 

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
717 
WWUS74 KEPZ 271220
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
620 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WINDS CONTINUING TODAY BUT WILL BE LESS THAN ON WEDNESDAY...

.A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES ALOFT CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS NEW
MEXICO. ONE IS CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AND BROUGHT US
YESTERDAY'S STRONG WINDS. WINDS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH AS THIS
DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. HOWEVER ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL MOVE TOWARDS NEW MEXICO TODAY...ONCE AGAIN
INCREASING THE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL BE WEST
AT 20 TO 30 MPH. 

NMZ408-413-416-TXZ419-271330-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140327T1200Z/
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MAYHILL...
SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...
EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO
620 AM MDT THU MAR 27 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

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 Mar 25, 3:50 AM MDT, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 3:50 AM MDT, 6 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
350 AM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
THE COMBINATION OF AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ENOUGH MOISTURE AND UPWARD MOTION
TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. THE NUMBER AND STRENGTH OF STORMS WILL
INCREASE FROM WEST TO EAST. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS
TOMORROW...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND CAUSE PATCHY BLOWING
DUST. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARD THE WEEKEND WITH LOWLAND
TEMPERATURES ASCENDING TO AT LEAST 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY
SUNDAY.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER NORTHERN BAJA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN CA
WILL OPEN UP AND MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS AZ TODAY AND INTO NM
OVERNIGHT. A COLD POCKET ALOFT WITH THIS TROUGH WILL HELP TO
DESTABILIZE THE ATMOSPHERE THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE...A BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT WILL PUSH WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN NM AND FAR WEST TX
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SURFACE HIGH PUSHING THE FRONT WILL DROP
INTO A POSITION FOR SOUTHEAST WINDS TO BRING LOW LEVEL GULF OF
MEXICO MOISTURE NORTHWESTWARD TO AT LEAST THE RIO GRANDE. MID
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...WHICH IS
ABOUT ALL SOUTHWESTERN NM WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH. THIS ALL
TRANSLATES INTO THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON
AND PEAKING THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST
OVERNIGHT. EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE...MOISTURE SHOULD BE DEEP ENOUGH
WITHIN A VEERING VERTICAL WIND PROFILE FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR SEVERE
WOULD BE IN HUDSPETH COUNTY WHERE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS ARE BEST.
WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE STORMS WILL BE LESS NUMEROUS AND HIGH BASED
WITH 50 MPH GUSTS AND LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST THE MAIN THREAT.

BY WEDNESDAY MORNING THE TROUGH WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA
WITH A LEE SIDE TROUGH DEEPENING IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. THIS WILL
ALLOW FOR A WINDY AFTERNOON AND PATCHY BLOWING DUST. SURFACE
GRADIENTS MAY WEAKEN A LITTLE THURSDAY BUT THE GRADIENTS ALOFT
TIGHTEN SO ANOTHER WINDY DAY IS POSSIBLE. A COUPLE OF WEAK
IMPULSES EMBEDDED IN THE WESTERLY FLOW WILL COOL THE ATMOSPHERE A
LITTLE LATE WEEK BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE AROUND NORMAL.

FINALLY...A FLAT RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON THE WEEKEND
WHICH WILL SEND LOWLAND MAX TEMPS INTO THE 80S BY SUNDAY.
GRADIENTS SURFACE AND ALOFT SLACKEN SO NO WINDS OF SIGNIFICANCE
ARE EXPECTED AFTER THURSDAY UNTIL PERHAPS EARLY NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF
A PACIFIC TROUGH.

&&

.AVIATION...VALID 25/12Z-26/12Z... E TO SE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
10-15KTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25KTS AFT 14Z. FEW120-150 SCT-
BKN200-250 THRU 18Z...THEN SCT-BKN100 BKN150-200 WITH ISOLD
BKN070-090. AFT 00Z ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXCEPT SCATTERED TO
NUMEROUS EAST OF RIO GRANDE.

.FIRE WEATHER...
ANOTHER BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION
THIS MORNING AND SHIFT WINDS AROUND TO THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST.
THERE WILL BE A GOOD SURGE OF LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH THIS FRONT
WHICH WILL RAISE MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT LEAST ALONG AND
EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE INTO THE 15 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE WITH 10 TO
15 TO THE WEST. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN AZ
THIS AFTERNOON WHICH WILL SUPPLY THE LIFT FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP...SOME MAY OCCUR IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT
GREATER COVERAGE IS EXPECTED AFTER 6 PM. BEST PRECIP CHANCES WILL
ALSO BE EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE. GUSTY WINDS OVER 50 MPH AND SMALL
HAIL COULD ACCOMPANY THESE THUNDERSTORMS.

AFTER THE SYSTEM PASSES WEDNESDAY...WEST WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WHICH WILL HELP TO DRY OUT THE LOW
LEVELS. DEPENDING ON AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WITH THE SYSTEM TUESDAY
NIGHT...RED FLAG CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN
THURSDAY AS SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BE
BUILDING OVER THE ROCKIES FOR THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL BRING POSSIBLY
THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR WITH 80S POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE LOWLANDS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL FALL BACK INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS...BUT WINDS LOOK TO BE GENERALLY IN THE
10 TO 20 MPH RANGE...BUT COULD SEE SOME LOCALIZED CRITICAL
CONDITIONS DEVELOP ON SUNDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO                 73  51  77  57  75 /  10  50   0   0   0
SIERRA BLANCA           71  45  74  49  74 /  30  50   0   0   0
LAS CRUCES              72  45  78  47  74 /  10  40   0   0   0
ALAMOGORDO              72  43  75  49  74 /  20  50   0   0   0
CLOUDCROFT              50  34  54  35  51 /  20  60  10   0   0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES   69  44  76  48  71 /  10  30   0   0   0
SILVER CITY             66  43  69  44  66 /  10  20   0   0   0
DEMING                  73  41  76  45  74 /  10  20   0   0   0
LORDSBURG               74  43  76  45  75 /  10  10   0   0   0
WEST EL PASO METRO      72  49  78  54  74 /  10  40   0   0   0
DELL CITY               73  39  71  45  76 /  20  60   0   0   0
FORT HANCOCK            74  45  76  52  79 /  20  50   0   0   0
LOMA LINDA              70  45  73  47  71 /  20  50   0   0   0
FABENS                  74  46  77  52  78 /  10  50   0   0   0
SANTA TERESA            72  46  78  49  75 /  10  40   0   0   0
WHITE SANDS HQ          71  49  75  51  73 /  20  40   0   0   0
JORNADA RANGE           72  36  76  41  74 /  10  40   0   0   0
HATCH                   73  37  73  42  75 /  10  30   0   0   0
COLUMBUS                74  44  77  49  75 /  10  20   0   0   0
OROGRANDE               73  42  76  46  75 /  20  50   0   0   0
MAYHILL                 58  36  64  39  62 /  20  60  10   0   0
MESCALERO               59  35  64  37  60 /  20  60  10   0   0
TIMBERON                60  33  64  35  61 /  20  60  10   0   0
WINSTON                 65  41  69  39  65 /  20  30   0   0   0
HILLSBORO               69  47  72  47  69 /  10  30   0   0   0
SPACEPORT               70  43  72  45  72 /  10  40   0   0   0
LAKE ROBERTS            66  38  67  39  66 /  10  30   0   0   0
HURLEY                  69  43  70  44  69 /  10  20   0   0   0
CLIFF                   70  40  73  38  70 /  10  20   0   0   0
MULE CREEK              70  35  72  35  70 /  10  20   0   0   0
FAYWOOD                 70  41  70  44  70 /  10  20   0   0   0
ANIMAS                  73  46  77  49  73 /  10  10   0   0   0
HACHITA                 72  41  76  45  73 /  10  20   0   0   0
ANTELOPE WELLS          77  44  80  48  78 /  10  10   0   0   0
CLOVERDALE              70  42  76  43  69 /  10  10   0   0   0

&&

.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.
&&

01 FAUSETT
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 25, 5:58 AM MDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
558 AM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-261200-
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-
558 AM MDT TUE MAR 25 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE COMBINATION OF AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A BACK
DOOR COLD FRONT ALONG WITH INCREASING MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE RIO
GRANDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. SMALL
HAIL...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND 50 MPH WIND GUSTS WILL ACCOMPANY THE
STRONGER STORMS. IN HUDSPETH COUNTY WHERE THE MOISTURE IS EXPECTED
TO BE DEEPEST THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OR
TWO BRINGING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH GUSTS. MEANWHILE WEST
OF THE RIO GRANDE THERE WILL BE LESS MOISTURE AVAILABLE AND THUS
FEWER STORMS AND LESS OF A HAIL THREAT...THOUGH 50 MPH WIND GUSTS
AND BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL
DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IT WILL BE DRY AND WINDY WITH 20 TO 30
MPH WINDS AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE
PRESENT...ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INCLUDING HEAVY RAINS...HIGH WIND GUSTS AND
HAIL.

FAUSETT

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 7:51 AM MDTFire Weather WatchEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth7 hr
Mar 25, 2:34 PM MDTRed Flag WarningEPZEl Paso, Hudspeth29 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.