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High Wind Warning 5, NWS El Paso, TX

December 15, 20165 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2016, 2:35 PM MST for 5 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 16, 2016, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 34 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2016, 2:35 PM MST (21:35 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 16, 2016, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM MST
In force
34 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 21:36 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 16, 9:01 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 501 Nne Mayhill, NMELEV 6471 FT RAWS
Dec 16, 11:59 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 52Ktcs, NMELEV 4858 FT ASOS
Dec 16, 12:44 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 55Winston, NMELEV 6192 FT EPZWXN
Dec 16, 1:05 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5216 Nnw Northrup Strip, NMELEV 4058 FT WSMR
Dec 16, 1:20 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5119 Wnw Tularosa, NMELEV 4025 FT WSMR
Dec 16, 2:20 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 50Sunspot, NMELEV 9255 FT WSMR
Dec 16, 3:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5510 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 3958 FT TCEQ
Dec 16, 3:10 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5913 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 4055 FT AWS
Dec 16, 4:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Sunspot, NMELEV 9255 FT WSMR
Dec 16, 4:49 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5813 Ne El Paso, TXSPOTTER REPORTS WIND GUST TO 58 MPH AROUND 340 P M NE EL PASO
Dec 16, 11:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6210 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 3958 FT TCEQ
Dec 16, 11:25 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5416 Nnw Northrup Strip, NMELEV 4058 FT WSMR
Dec 16, 11:40 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5415 Ssw Hachita, NMELEV 4291 FT RAWS
Dec 17, 12:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6713 Ne El Paso, TX
Dec 17, 1:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 53Sunspot, NMELEV 9255 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 6:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 583 Ne Rodeo, NMELEV 4131 FT CWOP
Dec 17, 6:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5426 Ne Engle, NMELEV 5124 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 6:34 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 536 Ne Road Forks, NMELEV 4148 FT NMDOT
Dec 17, 6:44 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 615 Ne Road Forks, NMELEV 4149 FT NMDOT
Dec 17, 6:59 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5612 E Redrock, NMELEV 6965 FT RAWS
Dec 17, 7:05 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6722 Nw Tularosa, NMELEV 4085 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 7:24 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 S Sunspot, NMELEV 9190 FT WXUND
Dec 17, 7:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 8115 Ssw Hachita, NMELEV 4291 FT RAWS
Dec 17, 7:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6119 Wnw Tularosa, NMELEV 4025 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 8:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 502 Wnw El Paso, TXELEV 3799 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 8:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 535 Ese El Paso, TXELEV 3681 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 8:07 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 575 Ne El Paso, TXELEV 3996 FT AWS
Dec 17, 8:12 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 67Cloudcroft, NMELEV 8670 FT AWS
Dec 17, 8:19 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 533 E El Paso, TXELEV 3706 FT AWS
Dec 17, 8:22 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6613 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 4055 FT AWS
Dec 17, 8:26 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 541 Sw High Rolls, NMELEV 6841 FT CWOP
Dec 17, 8:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMGCloudcroft, NMFIRE CHIEF AT CLOUDCROFT REPORTS NUMEROUS REPORTS OF POWER OUTAGES AND TREES DOWN IN THE AREA.
Dec 17, 8:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5716 Nnw Northrup Strip, NMELEV 4058 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 8:40 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5811 Ne Mescalero, NMELEV 7189 FT AWS
Dec 17, 8:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5010 Nw Tularosa, NMELEV 4237 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 8:50 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 529 W Tularosa, NMELEV 4050 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 8:59 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Kelp, TXELEV 3918 FT
Dec 17, 8:59 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 61Kelp, TXELEV 3918 FT ASOS
Dec 17, 9:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 Ene El Paso, TXELEV 3740 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 9:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 622 Wnw El Paso, TXELEV 3799 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 9:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6620 Wnw Tularosa, NMELEV 4055 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 9:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 6910 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 3958 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 9:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Wnw Akela, NMSEMI ROLLOVER ON I-10 WEST-BOUND MILE POST 98. TIME ESTIMATED. ROAD CLOSURE REPORT RECEIVED AT 0928 AM MST.
Dec 17, 9:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMG4 Wnw Akela, NMSEMI ROLLOVER ON I-10 WEST-BOUND. TIME ESTIMATED. ROAD CLOSURE REPORT RECEIVED AT 0928 AM MST.
Dec 17, 9:27 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 695 Ne El Paso, TXELEV 3996 FT AWS
Dec 17, 9:30 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 64Sunspot, NMELEV 9255 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 9:31 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 671 Sw High Rolls, NMELEV 6841 FT CWOP
Dec 17, 9:34 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 731 S Sunspot, NMELEV 9190 FT WXUND
Dec 17, 9:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 51Kalm, NMELEV 4196 FT AWOS
Dec 17, 9:35 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 564 Nw Orogrande, NMELEV 4183 FT WSMR
Dec 17, 9:37 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5728 Ene Orogrande, NMELEV 4886 FT RAWS
Dec 17, 9:37 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 57Sixteen Springs, NMELEV 7377 FT CWOP
Dec 17, 9:39 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 617 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 4048 FT WXUND
Dec 17, 9:45 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 504 Se Tularosa, NMELEV 4607 FT WXUND
Dec 17, 9:51 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 5111 Se El Paso, TXELEV 3678 FT AWS
Dec 17, 10:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 565 Ese El Paso, TXELEV 3681 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 10:15 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 611 S Sunspot, NMELEV 9082 FT RAWS
Dec 17, 11:00 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 541 N Socorro, TXELEV 3639 FT TCEQ
Dec 17, 11:04 AM MSTNON-TSTM WND DMGEl Paso, TXPUBLIC REPORTS VICINITY OF LEE TREVINO AND MONTWOOD WINDS ESTIMATED OVER 70 MPH BLEW THEIR WEST FACING FRENCH DOORS IN AND DAMAGED PINS... DEAD BOLT... AND HINDGES. THEIR INSURANCE AGENT TOLD THEM THERE WERE NUMEROUS DAMAGE REPORTS IN THE AREA WITH CAR WINDOWS
Dec 17, 1:00 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 7110 Nne El Paso, TXELEV 3958 FT TCEQ

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2016-12-15Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2016-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2552 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

463 
WWUS74 KEPZ 152135
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
235 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND CREATE STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION AREAS EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES
MAY SEE DAMAGE TO LIGHT STRUCTURES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND
GUSTS WILL BE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO SLOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY.

NMZ414>416-160700-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0004.161216T1500Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1500Z-161218T0000Z/
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...MOUNTAIN PARK...
CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...PINON...
SACRAMENTO
235 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. LOSE
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND
  LIGHT STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ402-408-160700-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1500Z-161218T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON
235 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. LOSE
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND
  LIGHT STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ406-160700-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1900Z-161217T1900Z/
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE
235 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON MST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>405-407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-160700-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.161216T1900Z-161217T0300Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...
SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...
VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
235 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ413-TXZ419-160700-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.161216T1900Z-161218T0000Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...
SOCORRO...FORT BLISS
235 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. LOSE
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND
  LIGHT STRUCTURES.

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
7 follow-up statements
031 
WWUS74 KEPZ 160351
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
851 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...STRONG WINDS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND CREATE STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO FOR BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE
STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION AREAS EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES
MAY SEE DAMAGE TO LIGHT STRUCTURES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND
GUSTS WILL BE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO SLOW LATE IN THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AS COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH ALLOWING PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DECREASE.

NMZ413-TXZ419-161300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.161216T1900Z-161218T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...
SOCORRO...FORT BLISS
851 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST
SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
  WINDS FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ402-408-414>416-161300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1500Z-161218T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO
851 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM
MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ406-161300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1900Z-161217T1900Z/
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE
851 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO NOON
MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>405-407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-161300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.161216T1900Z-161217T0300Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...
SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...
VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
851 PM MST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

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
695 
WWUS74 KEPZ 161226
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
526 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND CREATE STRONG TO VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. IN ADDITION AREAS EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES MAY SEE
DAMAGE TO LIGHT STRUCTURES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE
SOME TREES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE ON THE
EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOW LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AS COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ALLOWING
PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DECREASE.

NMZ402-408-414>416-162300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1500Z-161218T0000Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO
526 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. LOSE
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND
  LIGHT STRUCTURES. OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES
  COMBINED WITH WIND MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 7000 FT MAY SEE BLOWING SNOW WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY
  REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ406-162300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1900Z-161217T1900Z/
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE
526 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO NOON
MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ413-TXZ419-162300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.161216T1800Z-161218T0000Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...
SOCORRO...FORT BLISS
526 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
  WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>405-407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-162300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.161216T1900Z-161217T0300Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...
SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...
VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
526 AM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
  ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. BLOWING
  DUST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIVING
  HAZARDS ALONG I-10 DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY.

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
778 
WWUS74 KEPZ 162104
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
204 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM HAS TIGHTENED PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND CREATED STRONG WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE
DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN
ADDITION AREAS JUST EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES MAY SEE DAMAGE TO
LIGHT STRUCTURES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE SOME
TREES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE ON THE EAST
SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOW LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ALLOWING
PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DECREASE.

NMZ406-170300-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161217T1900Z/
/O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161217T0300Z/
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE
204 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 MPH
  POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS ANIMAS PEAK.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
  ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. BLOWING
  DUST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIVING
  HAZARDS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ402-408-414>416-170400-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161217T2100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO
204 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. LOSE
  OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND
  LIGHT STRUCTURES. OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES
  COMBINED WITH WIND MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 7000 FT MAY SEE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH COULD
  SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ413-TXZ419-170400-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161217T2100Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...
SOCORRO...FORT BLISS
204 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>405-407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-170300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161217T0300Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...DEMING...COLUMBUS...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...
SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...
VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...
WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
204 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN
  ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. BLOWING
  DUST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT DRIVING
  HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-10...DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY.

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
018 
WWUS74 KEPZ 162144
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM HAS TIGHTENED PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND CREATED STRONG WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE
DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN
ADDITION AREAS JUST EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES MAY SEE DAMAGE TO
LIGHT STRUCTURES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE SOME
TREES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE ON THE EAST
SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLOW LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON ON SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH ALLOWING
PRESSURE GRADIENT TO DECREASE.

TXZ419-170545-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.161216T2144Z-161217T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161217T2100Z/
EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...SOCORRO...
FORT BLISS
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST 
  WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN SPOTS

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ402-408-414>416-170545-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161217T2100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING LOW 
  TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WIND MAY CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND 
  CHILLS. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FT MAY SEE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW 
  WHICH COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN NEAR BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ413-170545-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161217T2100Z/
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST 
  WINDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ407-410-411-TXZ418-170300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0005.161216T2144Z-161217T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161217T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
DOWNTOWN EL PASO...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN SPOTS

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 
  BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS MAY CAUSE 
  SIGNIFICANT DRIVING HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-10...DUE TO 
  LOW VISIBILITY. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ406-170300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161217T0300Z/
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 55 
  MPH POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER TERRAIN SUCH AS ANIMAS PEAK. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 
  BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS MAY CAUSE 
  SIGNIFICANT DRIVING HAZARDS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>405-409-412-417-TXZ420>424-170300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161217T0300Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-
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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...
HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...
SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...
INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
244 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE 
  BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 
  BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST DESERTS MAY CAUSE 
  SIGNIFICANT DRIVING HAZARDS...ESPECIALLY ALONG I-10...DUE TO 
  LOW VISIBILITY. 

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.

&&

$$
326 
WWUS74 KEPZ 170312
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
812 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...STRONG WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...

.A PASSING UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING
HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION
AREAS JUST EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES MAY SEE DAMAGE TO LIGHT
STRUCTURES. WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE SOME TREES. THE
STRONGEST WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL BE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA
MOUNTAINS.

NMZ401-403>407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-171300-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-161217T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0028.161217T1200Z-161218T0100Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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-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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...
TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
812 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY
  OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES.

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.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ402-408-413>416-TXZ419-171300-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
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...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...SOCORRO...
FORT BLISS
812 PM MST FRI DEC 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN AREAS OF
  SNOW OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ROGASH
529 
WWUS74 KEPZ 171213
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
513 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO...

.A PASSING UPPER LEVEL STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION AREAS JUST EAST
OF MOUNTAIN RANGES MAY SEE DAMAGE TO LIGHT STRUCTURES. WINDS WILL
BE STRONG ENOUGH TO TOPPLE SOME TREES. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND
WIND GUSTS WILL BE ON THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS.

NMZ402-408-413>416-TXZ419-172015-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
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...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...SOCORRO...
FORT BLISS
513 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH. 

* VISIBILITY...DOWN TO ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE IN AREAS OF 
  SNOW OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-172015-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-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-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...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...
TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
513 AM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY 
  OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

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.

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.

&&

$$
PAZOS
103 
WWUS74 KEPZ 171934
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1234 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WINDS TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND PACIFIC COLD FRONT HAVE PUSHED
EAST OF EL PASO, AND WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST
TEXAS FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON, THOUGH THE WORST WINDS ARE OVER.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE EAST OF AREA MOUNTAIN RANGES AND
ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS.

NMZ402-408-172045-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON
1234 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

GUSTY AND COLD WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, BUT THE
WORST CONDITIONS ARE OVER. EXPECT A FEW GUSTS IN THE 30 TO 40 MPH
RANGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

$$

NMZ401-403>406-172045-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFF...BUCKHORN...GILA HOT SPRINGS...
MULE CREEK...MIMBRES...HURLEY...FAYWOOD...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...RED ROCK...VIRDEN...ANTELOPE WELLS...ANIMAS...
HACHITA...CLOVERDALE
1234 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY AND COLD WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, BUT THE
WORST CONDITIONS ARE OVER. EXPECT A FEW GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH
RANGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

$$

NMZ413>416-TXZ419-180100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
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...CHAPARRAL...OROGRANDE...
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...MESCALERO...TIMBERON...
MOUNTAIN PARK...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...
PINON...SACRAMENTO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...SOCORRO...
FORT BLISS
1234 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...THE WORST WINDS ARE OVER, BUT WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...DUST HAS SETTLED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND
  VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED. HIGHLY LOCALIZED DUST DOWNWIND OF
  FIELDS AND EMPTY LOTS MAY STILL REDUCE VISIBILITY IN A FEW
  SPOTS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS. TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. 
  LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO AWNINGS 
  AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ407-409>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-180100-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-161218T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...
RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...
TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN EL PASO...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
CORNUDAS...DELL CITY...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
FORT HANCOCK...TORNILLO...INDIAN HOT SPRINGS
1234 PM MST SAT DEC 17 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING COULD BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE MAY 
  OCCUR TO AWNINGS AND LIGHT STRUCTURES. 

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.

&&

$$

HARDIMAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 6:19 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchEPZOtero8 hr
Dec 15, 2:35 PM MSTWind AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra29 hr

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Sources

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