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Wind Advisory 3, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2016, 4:29 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 30, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 30, 2016, 4:29 AM MST (11:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2016, 5:01 AM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 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 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 3661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
970 WWUS74 KEPZ 301129 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 429 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY... .INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ALONG EAST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE LOWLANDS. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY RETURN AGAIN ON SUNDAY...AND ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED LATER. HOWEVER THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE ON MONDAY AS AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY MAY EXCEED 60 MPH IN PLACES...ESPECIALLY IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF DESERT MOUNTAIN RANGES. NMZ413-TXZ419-302300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.160130T1800Z-160131T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ 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 429 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... * AREA AFFECTED...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN... AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING NORTHEAST EL PASO AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HEADQUARTERS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MOST AREAS. EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ414>416-302300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.160130T1800Z-160131T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ 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 429 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... * AREA AFFECTED...THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MOST AREAS. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ403>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-302300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T0600Z/ 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-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...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 429 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HARDIMAN
3 follow-up statements
854 WWUS74 KEPZ 302231 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 331 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...STRONG WINDS TO AFFECT THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT WITH DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY... .INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT AND A STRENGTHENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND WILL RESULT IN GUSTY WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ALONG EAST-FACING MOUNTAIN SLOPES IN THE LOWLANDS. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE SATURDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY RETURN AGAIN ON SUNDAY... AND ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED LATER. HOWEVER THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE ON MONDAY AS AN INTENSE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AFFECTS THE AREA. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ON MONDAY MAY EXCEED 60 MPH IN PLACES...ESPECIALLY IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND EAST OF DESERT MOUNTAIN RANGES. NMZ413-TXZ419-311315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160131T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ 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 331 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... * AREA AFFECTED...EAST FACING SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN...ORGAN... AND SAN ANDRES MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING NORTHEAST EL PASO AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HEADQUARTERS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MOST AREAS. EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS WILL SEE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ414>416-311315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160131T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ 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 331 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT... * AREA AFFECTED...THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MOST AREAS. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ403>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-311315- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 331 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
619 WWUS74 KEPZ 310445 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 945 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING..WITH DAMAGING WINDS STILL POSSIBLE ON MONDAY... .WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS WEAKENED SOME...ALLOWING WINDS FOR MOST AREAS TO DIMINISH. WINDS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL STILL LIKELY BLOW INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NMZ413-TXZ419-311300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160131T1300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ 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 945 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MOST AREAS. HIGHER GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ414-311300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160131T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON 945 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ415-416-311300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160131T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 945 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * AREA AFFECTED...THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET ELEVATION ALONG HIGHER RIDGES AND THE EAST SLOPES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG EXPOSED RIDGELINES. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ403>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-311300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T0600Z/ SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 945 PM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HEFNER
780 WWUS74 KEPZ 311201 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 501 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...LOCALIZED STRONG WINDS THIS MORNING EAST OF THE ORGAN AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS WITH WIDESPREAD STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS STILL ON TAP FOR MONDAY... .INCREASING LOW LEVEL WINDS AND AN INVERSION NEAR MOUNTAINTOP LEVELS HAS RESULTED IN THE RETURN OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS IN NORTHEAST EL PASO... AND EAST OF THE ORGAN MOUNTAINS INCLUDING WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HEADQUARTERS. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH WILL DIMINISH BY MID-MORNING. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS STILL SET TO BRING STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE REGION MONDAY. NMZ415-416-311700- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160131T1800Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 501 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND HAVE GENERALLY BEEN GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH. HIGH WIND WATCH STILL IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-311700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.160131T1201Z-160131T1700Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ 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 501 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY. WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING... * AREA AFFECTED...HIGHLY LOCALIZED AREA IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE FRANKLIN AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING MUCH OF NORTHEAST EL PASO AND WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HEADQUARTERS. * TIMING...WEST WINDS ARE CURRENTLY GUSTING 45 TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY 10 AM. WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. * WINDS...WEST AROUND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST ALONG AND WEST OF THE US-54 CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST EL PASO...AND IN THE VICINITY OF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HEADQUARTERS. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MOST AREAS. HIGHER GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ403>412-417-TXZ418-420>424-311700- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T0600Z/ 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-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...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 501 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE LATE MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ414-311700- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0001.160201T1300Z-160202T1200Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON 501 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... HIGH WIND WATCH FOR MONDAY... * AREA AFFECTED...MOST OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY...PEAKING IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT TO MODERATE DAMAGE MAY OCCUR TO STRUCTURES AND TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BLOW AWAY. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ HARDIMAN
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 Jan 29, 3:08 PM MST, 13 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:08 PM MST, 13 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
308 PM MST FRI JAN 29 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND MUCH WARMER WEATHER ARE ON
TAP THIS WEEKEND...BEFORE A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A COLD
FRONT MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS WILL BRING LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW SHOWERS MONDAY AND TUESDAY...WITH SHOWERS STARTING AS EARLY
SUNDAY EVENING. MONDAY WILL BE THE WINDIEST DAY...WITH SOME BLOWING
DUST POSSIBLE. MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW LATE MONDAY OR MONDAY
EVENING AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...RESULTING IN HIGHS
WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
BROAD NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE REGION...AS THE
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ACROSS THE WESTERN STATES CONTINUES TO BREAK DOWN
THIS IS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MINOR SHORT WAVE DISTURBANCES
MOVING THROUGH THE RIDGE. AT THE SURFACE CONDITIONS ARE SIMILAR
TO YESTERDAY...WITH A CONTINUED DRY MID AND LOWER ATMOSPHERE
SUPPORTIVE OF AREA DEW POINTS AGAIN TO THE TEENS. LOWS OVERNIGHT
WERE A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN THOSE OBSERVED THURSDAY MORNING BUT
MANAGED TO FALL TO THE 20S FOR MOST AREAS.
THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK DOWN THROUGH THIS EVENING...IN
RESPONSE TO A PATTERN CHANGE THAT REMAINS FORECAST FOR OUR AREA
AND MUCH OF THE COUNTRY THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL FEATURE RESURGENCE
OF A STRONG PAC JET INTO THE WESTERN STATES...WITH UPSTREAM HIGH
PRESSURE FORECAST TO BUILD FROM ALASKA TO WELL SOUTH OF THE GULF
OF ALASKA. THIS TREND WILL ALLOW FOR THE ADEVECTION OF AIR FROM
COLDER SOURCE REGIONS IN WESTERN CANADA...INTO THE WESTERN U.S.A.
STATES. WITH SUPPORT OF THE STRONG PAC JET...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE WESTERN STATES SUNDAY AND SUNDAY
EVENING. TROUGH WILL DEEPEN WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS
MONDAY/MON EVENING...BRINGING LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND
ACCUMULATING MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL BEFORE DEPARTING TUESDAY FOR THE
PLAINS. SYSTEM WILL CARRY A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH LATER MONDAY
OR MONDAY EVENING....RESULTING IN HIGHS WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR
MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. DRIER WEATHER IS FORECAST TO FOLLOW THROUGH AT
LEAST NEXT WEEKEND...WITH HIGHS EXPECTED NEAR NORMAL BY THAT TIME.
IMPACTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON:
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH WEST
WINDS EXPECTED. SOME DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES TRAVELING NORTH OR SOUTH. STRENGTHENING WINDS ALOFT OVER
THE REGION IN THE ABSENCE OF SIGNIFICANT HIGH CLOUD COVER...WILL
ALLOW EFFICIENT MIX DOWN OF H7 35-40 KT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS WILL OCCUR IN THE PRESENCE OF A TIGHTENING PRESSURE
GRADIENT...AS A STRONG LEE CYCLONE REMAINS FORECAST TO DEVELOP
WITH CENTER JUST N OF THE TX PANHANDLE. LATEST SOLUTIONS WITH GFS
AND TO LESSER EXTENT WITH THE ECMWF...DEVELOP AND MOVE WK IMPULSE
ACROSS THE 4 CORNERS SATURDAY NIGHT. LEFT FRONT EXIT REGION
DYNAMICS OF PAC JET AND MODEST CAA ALOFT WILL SUPPORT ITS DVLPMNT.
THE EFFECT WILL BE TO ENHANCE GENERATION OF THE LEE CYCLONE
MENTIONED ABOVE FOR SATURDAY. THE RESULT SHOULD BE 20-30 MPH
SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE AREA...WITH LOCAL DOWN SLOPE DRIVEN
GUSTS TO AT LEAST 40 MPH ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
IMPACTS SUNDAY:
WINDY WITH WEST WINDS 25-35 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH OR MORE
ESPECIALLY DOWN EAST SLOPES. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL WEAKEN OVER
THE AREA COMPARED TO SATURDAY...WITH PERHAPS ONLY A 5 MPH INCREASE
IN H7 WINDS AVAILABLE FOR. H5 WIND SPEEDS INCREASE ROUGHLY 10-15
MPH FROM SATURDAYS SPEEDS. WE SHOULD SEE A LITTLE MORE IN WAY OF
CLOUD COVER...THUS NOR EXPECTING A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SPEEDS
FROM SATURDAY.
IMPACTS SUNDAY NIGHT:
WINDY ALONG EAST SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.
GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE FROM THE WEST. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE
NEEDED FOR THESE AREAS. WINDY ALSO FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE
SACS. DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING ALONG NORTH- SOUTH ROUTES AND
GENERALLY ANYWHERE IN THE SACS.
ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE GILL REGION AND SACS WITH SLICK ROADS
GENERALLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED
FOR THE GILA REGION. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 4-6 INCHES WITH
VERY ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY.
IMPACTS MONDAY:
HIGHEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT. THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE THAT
HIGH WIND WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED FOR ALL AREAS. SOME BLOWING DUST
POSSIBLE. BEST COMBINATION OF THE THREE FACTORS FAVORING
WIDESPREAD WEST WINDS HERE. ABSENCE OF CLOUDS. EFFICIENT MIX DOWN
OF STRONGEST MOMENTUM ALOFT FOR THIS EVENT. RE STRENGTHENING OF
LEE CYCLONE NEAR TX PANHANDLE. TIMING OF THESE REMAINS OPTIMIZED
FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR THIS EVENT. IN
ADDITION...DEPENDING ON TIMING OF FROPA...ASSCD DYNAMICS FROM THE
COLD FRONT MAY FURTHER LOCALLY ENHANCE THESE WINDS.
BLUSTERY TUESDAY...WITH BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED.
AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COLD WEATHER WILL FOLLOW FOR MOST OF NEXT
WEEK...WITH LITTLE MOISTURE EXPECTED FOR OUR AREA. HOWEVER 12Z GFS
SOLN DOES BRING MORE ENERGY DOWN BACK SIDE OF BROAD CONUS
TROUGH IN WAKE OF EXITING SYSTEM...SO PRECIP CHANCES MAY BE
INTRODUCED LATER PERIODS IF IMPULSES CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS A
RESULT. REMEMBER THE FOUR P'S EVENINGS NEXT WEEK. PROTECT PEOPLE
PETS PLANTS AND PIPES AGAINST THE COLD.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 30/00Z-31/00Z...
P6SM FEW-SCT150-200 SCT-BKN200-250 THRU PD. WINDS GENERALLY WEST AOB
12KTS THRU 15Z...THEN INCREASING TO 15-20G30KTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE REGION WILL
LEAD TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE WEEKEND WITH A STRONG
STORM SYSTEM PASSING TO THE NORTH WHICH WILL BRING STRONGEST WINDS
MONDAY ACCOMPANIED BY A COLD FRONT AND MOUNTAIN SNOW AND LOWLAND
RAIN SHOWERS. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FALLING INTO THE TEENS THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWLANDS WITH SOME AREAS
SEEING A COUPLE HOURS OF CRITICAL CONDITIONS. STRONGER WINDS
EXPECTED SUNDAY...SO WILL ISSUE A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THIS PERIOD
ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE AREA
MOUNTAINS MONDAY WITH COLD FRONT AND WIND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. COOLER
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDWEEK WITH DECREASING WINDS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 37 73 45 72 / 0 0 0 0
SIERRA BLANCA 35 71 42 72 / 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 33 70 40 70 / 0 0 0 0
ALAMOGORDO 34 69 41 68 / 0 0 0 0
CLOUDCROFT 28 52 31 49 / 0 0 0 0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 34 70 42 67 / 0 0 0 0
SILVER CITY 32 62 35 59 / 0 0 0 0
DEMING 32 71 38 69 / 0 0 0 0
LORDSBURG 31 68 37 66 / 0 0 0 0
WEST EL PASO METRO 39 72 45 72 / 0 0 0 0
DELL CITY 33 73 41 73 / 0 0 0 0
FORT HANCOCK 37 74 45 75 / 0 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 37 69 43 69 / 0 0 0 0
FABENS 35 73 44 73 / 0 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 35 72 42 71 / 0 0 0 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 36 71 43 70 / 0 0 0 0
JORNADA RANGE 30 70 37 69 / 0 0 0 0
HATCH 31 72 39 69 / 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 34 71 41 70 / 0 0 0 0
OROGRANDE 36 70 43 70 / 0 0 0 0
MAYHILL 35 62 39 59 / 0 0 0 0
MESCALERO 30 59 34 56 / 0 0 0 0
TIMBERON 33 59 37 57 / 0 0 0 0
WINSTON 32 64 37 60 / 0 0 0 0
HILLSBORO 32 69 38 65 / 0 0 0 0
SPACEPORT 31 72 38 69 / 0 0 0 0
LAKE ROBERTS 28 62 29 57 / 0 0 0 0
HURLEY 31 64 35 61 / 0 0 0 0
CLIFF 28 66 30 63 / 0 0 0 0
MULE CREEK 27 65 28 62 / 0 0 0 0
FAYWOOD 32 66 36 63 / 0 0 0 0
ANIMAS 32 71 40 69 / 0 0 0 0
HACHITA 32 71 39 70 / 0 0 0 0
ANTELOPE WELLS 33 71 40 69 / 0 0 0 0
CLOVERDALE 33 68 38 65 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR NMZ111-112.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING
FOR TXZ055-056.
&&
99/22/26
TRIPOLI/GRZYWACZHazardous weather outlook, Jan 29, 4:45 AM MST, 23 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 445 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-301400- 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- 445 AM MST FRI JAN 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BREEZY TO WINDY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH SUNDAY. VERY WINDY ON MONDAY WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 TO 60 MPH. IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS OR RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH SNOW LIKELY HIGHER MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ROGASH
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:29 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 33 hr |
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