Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2016
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 31, 2016, 6:02 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2016, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Jan 31, 2016, 6:02 AM MST (13:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2016, 9:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2016, 12:52 PM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
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027 WWUS44 KEPZ 311302 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 602 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE GILA REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO MUCH OF MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT, THEN DROP QUICKLY BELOW 5000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES AROUND SILVER CITY...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ABOVE 7500 FEET. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH...RESULTING IN NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE NEW MEXICO BOOTHEEL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOWLAND AREAS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING LORDSBURG...MAY SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UNDER AN INCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED LATER. NMZ402-312300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.160201T0400Z-160202T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 602 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AS SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...4 TO 6 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...INCLUDING SILVER CITY. 6 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET INCLUDING PINOS ALTOS...AND 9 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-403-312300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0400Z-160202T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT 602 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AS SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ406-312300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0900Z-160201T2100Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE 602 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HARDIMAN
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618 WWUS44 KEPZ 312022 AAA WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 122 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE GILA REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO MUCH OF MONDAY AND TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BEGINNING MONDAY AND LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 6000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT... THEN DROP QUICKLY BELOW 5000 FEET AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA IN THE PRE- DAWN HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND SILVER CITY... WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE GILA REGION. IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS CLOUDCROFT COULD SEE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH... RESULTING IN NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE NEW MEXICO BOOTHEEL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOWLAND AREAS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING LORDSBURG...MAY SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UNDER AN INCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED LATER. NMZ402-010700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.160201T0400Z-160202T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 122 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AS SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...INCLUDING SILVER CITY. 6 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET INCLUDING PINOS ALTOS...AND 9 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414-415-010700- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T1200Z-160202T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 122 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...INCLUDING CLOUDCROFT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY ON MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. BRIEF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ401-403-010700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0400Z-160202T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT 122 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AS SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ406-010700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0900Z-160201T2100Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE 122 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPER ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
008 WWUS44 KEPZ 010510 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1010 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE GILA REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING INTO MUCH OF MONDAY AND TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BEGINNING MONDAY AND LASTING INTO MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS BEGIN AROUND 8000 FEET LATE TONIGHT BUT RAPIDLY FALL TO 5000 FEET MONDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY MONDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES AROUND SILVER CITY... WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN ABOVE 7500 FEET IN THE GILA REGION. IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS CLOUDCROFT COULD SEE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH THE SNOWFALL...RESULTING IN NEAR-BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. LIGHTER SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE NEW MEXICO BOOTHEEL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. LOWLAND AREAS IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING LORDSBURG...MAY SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF UNDER AN INCH. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED LATER. NMZ402-011315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 1010 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AS SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND 5000 FEET OR LOWER. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...INCLUDING SILVER CITY. 6 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET INCLUDING PINOS ALTOS...AND 9 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-403-011315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT 1010 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS AS SNOW LEVELS QUICKLY DROP TO AROUND 4000 FEET. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ406-011315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T0900Z-160201T2100Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE 1010 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT AND QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MONDAY MORNING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPER ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ414-415-011315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.160201T1200Z-160202T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 1010 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF MONDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF NEAR-BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET...INCLUDING CLOUDCROFT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY ON MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. BRIEF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HEFNER
498 WWUS44 KEPZ 011238 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 538 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS HAVE DROPPED TO THE DESERT FLOOR IN SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL OCCURRING ACROSS THE GILA REGION SOUTH TO LORDSBURG AND INTO THE BOOT HEEL. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB BACK UP TO AROUND 5000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING...KEEPING LOWLAND ACCUMULATIONS RELATIVELY LIGHT. SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BEFORE SUNRISE. BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THERE FOR A COUPLE HOURS THIS MORNING...FOLLOWED BY MORE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. NMZ402-012100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 538 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE SCATTERED AND SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...4 TO 6 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET...INCLUDING SILVER CITY. 6 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET INCLUDING PINOS ALTOS...AND 9 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 8000 FEET INCLUDING MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. ALL MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BE IMPACTED INCLUDING EMORY PASS...NM-15 THROUGH THE PINOS ALTOS RANGE...AND NM-90 THROUGH THE BURRO MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ404-405-407-012100- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160201T2100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...DEMING...COLUMBUS 538 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A COLD FRONT IS PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS MORNING. RAIN HAS CHANGED TO SNOW IN MUCH OF HIDALGO COUNTY...AND WILL BRIEFLY CHANGE TO SNOW IN LUNA COUNTY FOR A FEW HOURS THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE BACK UP TO AROUND 5000 FEET BEFORE NOON...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES IN THE LOWLANDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 2 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ406-012100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160201T2100Z/ UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLOVERDALE 538 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO ALL SNOW THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED BY LATE MORNING. NEAR- BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ401-403-012100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT 538 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB BACK UP TO NEAR 5000 FEET BY LATE MORNING. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 2 TO 4 INCHES AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ414-415-012100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 538 AM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE AREA. STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR A 1 TO 2 HOUR PERIOD THIS MORNING... FOLLOWED BY CONTINUED STRONG WINDS AND OFF-AND-ON SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. BRIEF WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES BY NOON...WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IN THE AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY ON MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 50 MPH OR HIGHER MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. BRIEF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HARDIMAN
214 WWUS44 KEPZ 011952 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1252 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM TO BRING WINDS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO BRIEF HEAVY SNOWS TO THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO ICY SLIPPERY ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. NMZ402-012100- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 1252 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NMZ404>407-012100- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160201T2100Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS 1252 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NMZ401-403-012100- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T0000Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT 1252 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NMZ416-020600- /O.EXB.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T0700Z/ EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 1252 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...EXPECT A FURTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY MIDNIGHT WITH POSSIBLE HIGHER AMOUNTS OVER THE HIGHER PEAKS. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 50 MPH. BRIEF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ414-415-020600- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-160202T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 1252 PM MST MON FEB 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * SNOWFALL AMOUNTS...EXPECT ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES BY MIDNIGHT WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND WILL INCREASE EARLY ON MONDAY AND WILL GUST AROUND 50 MPH OR HIGHER MUCH OF THE DAY MONDAY. BRIEF NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET. * MAIN IMPACT...TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO SNOW PACKED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROGASH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 31, 5:45 AM MST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 5:45 AM MST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
545 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016
.SYNOPSIS...
GUSTY WEST WINDS OVER PARTS OF NORTHEAST EL PASO EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS WILL
RETURN AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH WARM TEMPERATURES. A
STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN IMPACTING THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED IN THE GILA REGION AND
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...AND STRONG TO POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. SOME SNOW MAY IMPACT THE LOWLANDS OF
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO MONDAY MORNING AS WELL.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
BUSY MORNING. MORNING RAOB INDICATES WEST WINDS OF 35 KNOTS
STARTING AROUND 1200 TO 1500 FT AGL WITH A SMALL INVERSION RIGHT
AROUND 7-8K FT MSL. SURE ENOUGH...MESONET OBS HAVE INDICATED WINDS
HAVE INCREASED AGAIN IN THE NORTHEAST EL PASO BLAST ZONE AND AT
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE HQ. TRAVIS ELEMENTARY RECENTLY GUSTED TO
49 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 AT WSMR. MEANWHILE...KELP IS VRB04KT!
WENT AHEAD AND RE-INTRODUCED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR EAST SLOPE
LOCATIONS THROUGH 10 AM. ALSO INTRODUCED LLWS TO THE ELP TAF.
MEANWHILE...WINDS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS HAVE DIMINISHED...
WITH A FEW GUSTS IN THE 30-35 MPH RANGE AT LAKE MESCALERO AND THE
MAYHILL AREA. WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED UP THERE AS MODELS
SUGGEST WINDS ALOFT WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS UP
THERE.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARDS LATE MORNING AREA-WIDE...BUT THEN
START CLIMBING BACK UP WITH PEAK MIXING THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS IN
THE MIXING LAYER ARE A LITTLE WEAKER THAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON...
AND WIND GUSTS YESTERDAY WERE ON THE LOW-END OF ADVISORY CRITERIA.
WHILE IT WAS TEMPTING TO GO WITH AN ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPES
AND SACS AND JUST STRETCH HER OUT TIL WHEN THE HIGH WIND WATCH
STARTS...I JUST COULD NOT JUSTIFY IT. STILL EXPECT SUB-ADVISORY
WINDS OF 20-25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH...
STRONGEST ALONG EAST SLOPES.
DEEP TROUGH IS CURRENTLY CARVING OUT ALONG THE OREGON AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA COASTS. EVERYTHING STILL LOOKS ON TRACK WITH RESPECT TO
TIMING AND EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM...WITH PERHAPS THE PACIFIC
COLD FRONT COMING IN AN HOUR OR TWO QUICKER.
WINDS OF 70 KNOTS AT 700 MB...AND 45-50 KNOTS AT 850 MB...STILL
LOOK TO NOSE-INTO THE BOOTHEEL AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...REACHING
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BEFORE DAWN AS WELL. WE COULD WELL SEE
PLACES LIKE RODEO...HACHITA VALLEY RAWS...NE EL PASO...WSMR... AND
EXPOSED RIDGELINES IN THE SACRAMENTOS START RAMPING UP INTO
ADVISORY RANGE OR HIGHER IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA STILL LOOKS LIKE A SAFE BET FOR ALL BUT THE GILA ON
MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE POST-FROPA...AND ABOUT THE
ONLY LIMITING FACTOR IS THE TIMING OF THE COLD FRONT COMING INTO
ELP BY AROUND 14-15Z...AND EAST OF THE CWA BEFORE 18Z. STILL COULD
SEE SOME IMPRESSIVE GUSTS ESPECIALLY IN EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS AND
IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WITH A FEW GUSTS IN THE 70S POSSIBLE.
EXPECT SOME DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN FAVORED EAST SLOPE AREAS.
MODELS...NAM IN PARTICULAR...ARE TRYING TO RAMP UP QPF AMOUNTS A
LITTLE HIGHER FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. THAT IS A LITTLE
DISCONCERTING SINCE THEY WILL HAVE WINDS WELL INTO HIGH WIND
WARNING CRITERIA. BLIZZARD-LIKE CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. WIND
IS A GIVEN AT THIS POINT. LESS CERTAIN IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL
HAVE ENOUGH SNOW (COMBINED WITH THE WIND) TO DROP VISBY DOWN TO
1/4 MI OR LESS...FOR 3 HOURS OR MORE. WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT HAVE
A CLOSER LOOK AND DECIDE HOW TO PROCEED.
ELSEWHERE...INCREASING CONFIDENCE IN SNOW LEVELS DROPPING QUICKLY
BELOW 5000 FEET IN THE GILA MONDAY MORNING. SILVER CITY NO LONGER
IS ON-THE-FENCE AS DISCUSSED YESTERDAY...AND AS A RESULT EXPECTED
TO SEE 4 TO 6 INCHES THERE WITH 6-9 INCHES GETTING UP CLOSER TO
PINOS ALTOS. NM15 THROUGH THE PINOS ALTOS RANGE/TADPOLE RIDGE WILL
BE TREACHEROUS OR IMPASSABLE ON MONDAY...WITH SIMILAR CONDITIONS
FOR EMORY PASS. SNOW LEVELS WILL QUICKLY DROP ALONG NM-90 THROUGH
THE BURROS AS WELL. WINDS WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHTER IN THE GILA
BUT STILL STRONG ENOUGH FOR NEAR-BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS IN THE HIGHEST TERRAIN.
THE BOOTHEEL ABOVE 5000 FEET IS ANOTHER WILDCARD. WE HAVE ALREADY
HAD ONE IMPRESSIVE UPSLOPE SNOW EVENT DOWN THERE THIS SEASON. BEST
MOISTURE AND DYNAMICS FOR LIFT WILL BE FURTHER NORTH THAN DURING
THAT LAST EVENT...BUT UPSLOPE FLOW WILL STILL SQUEEZE ENOUGH QPF
FOR ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWFALL (1 TO 3 INCHES).
THE LOWLANDS OF SW NEW MEXICO...INCLUDING ANIMAS...LORDSBURG...
MAYBE AS FAR EAST AS GAGE...WILL SEE BRIEF SNOWFALL WITH SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE LORDSBURG AND POINTS WEST. WAS
TEMPTED TO GO WITH AN ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER ELEVATION HIDALGO
COUNTY ZONES BUT WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT GET A CLOSER LOOK.
TECHNICALLY WE ONLY NEED AN INCH FOR ADVISORIES IN THE LOWLANDS.
WITH WARM TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES
WILL BE PRETTY WARM ON MONDAY MORNING...AND THAT MAY MITIGATE
IMPACTS ON I-10 TO SOME EXTENT.
LOWLAND PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL QUICKLY DROP OFF AS YOU GO EAST. DMN
COULD SEE A BRIEF MIX BUT WITH LITTLE IMPACT.
BLOWING DUST...BETTER CHANCES FOR ADVISORY LEVEL VISBYS THE
FURTHER EAST YOU GO WITH LESS PRECIP INTERFERENCE. POST FROPA COLD
ADVECTION ENVIRONMENT IS ALSO A LIMITING FACTOR. BUT WE HAVE SEEN
SOME PRETTY DENSE POST-FROPA DUST IN THE PAST. PUT PATCHY TO AREAS
OF DUST IN THE WX GRIDS BUT THINKING VISBY WILL MAINLY BE ABOVE
1SM.
COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL TUESDAY WHILE WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE RAW. WIND CHILLS IN THE SACS/GILA MAY BE
IN THE TEENS THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
TUESDAY NIGHT WITH WEDNESDAY MORNING LOOKING TO BE QUITE COLD.
SINGLE DIGITS WILL BE POSSIBLE THE SACS AND TYPICALLY-COLDER SPOTS
OF THE GILA (LAKE ROBERTS...MULE CREEK...UPPER MIMBRES VALLEY...
GILA HOT SPRINGS).
UPDATED NPW (WIND ADVISORY/WARNINGS) ALREADY OUT...WINTER PRODUCTS
WILL BE UPDATED VERY SHORTLY.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 31/12Z-01/12Z.
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS HAVE RETURNED TO AREAS IMMEDIATELY
EAST OF DESERT MOUNTAIN RANGES THIS MORNING...BUT HAVE AVOIDED EL
PASO INTERNATIONAL. RAOB INDICATED 35 KNOTS STARTING BETWEEN
1200-1500 AGL. INTRODUCED LLWS TO THE TAF AS A RESULT.
WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON... APPROACHING
AWW CRITERIA FOR KELP AGAIN. GENERALLY EXPECT 18-22 KTS WITH
GUSTS 35 TO 40 KTS AREA-WIDE AFTER 20Z...STRONGEST EAST OF
MOUNTAIN RANGES. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET...BRIEFLY.
WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN INCREASING AFTER 06Z...WITH STRONG GUSTS
EXPECTED EAST OF MOUNTAIN RANGES AGAIN TOWARDS DAY BREAK.
SCATTERED RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO SW NEW MEXICO AFTER
09Z.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW AHEAD OF A DEEPENING TROUGH OFF THE WEST
COAST WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES
SUNDAY WILL WARM UP ONCE AGAIN TO MID 60S TO LOWER 70S OVER THE
LOWLANDS WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 PERCENT WITH THE
LOWEST RH'S EAST BUT WITH THE LIGHTER WINDS. FOR NOW WILL KEEP THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING AND EVALUATE AGAIN IN THE MORNING. COLD
FRONT PASSES THROUGH MONDAY WITH SOME LOWLAND RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE GILA.
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOUT 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY WITH DECREASING WINDS EACH DAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 73 50 53 34 / 0 0 30 0
SIERRA BLANCA 70 40 55 30 / 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 71 45 47 30 / 0 30 70 0
ALAMOGORDO 70 46 48 28 / 0 10 50 10
CLOUDCROFT 49 27 30 15 / 0 20 90 60
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 71 37 43 28 / 0 40 50 0
SILVER CITY 62 26 33 20 / 0 90 80 60
DEMING 70 38 46 27 / 0 50 70 10
LORDSBURG 69 35 43 24 / 0 60 70 10
WEST EL PASO METRO 73 46 50 34 / 0 10 40 0
DELL CITY 73 41 54 32 / 0 0 10 0
FORT HANCOCK 74 42 58 34 / 0 0 10 0
LOMA LINDA 69 43 45 30 / 0 0 30 0
FABENS 72 46 53 34 / 0 0 30 0
SANTA TERESA 72 45 49 33 / 0 20 40 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 71 48 52 30 / 0 20 50 0
JORNADA RANGE 71 44 46 29 / 0 30 70 0
HATCH 71 43 47 29 / 0 30 70 0
COLUMBUS 72 38 48 30 / 0 40 70 0
OROGRANDE 70 47 49 30 / 0 0 40 0
MAYHILL 61 34 37 21 / 0 20 80 40
MESCALERO 55 32 34 20 / 0 20 90 50
TIMBERON 57 34 36 22 / 0 10 80 30
WINSTON 62 27 33 21 / 0 70 70 20
HILLSBORO 69 33 39 26 / 0 60 70 20
SPACEPORT 71 41 44 27 / 0 30 50 0
LAKE ROBERTS 57 24 29 18 / 0 100 90 60
HURLEY 63 30 37 22 / 0 80 80 50
CLIFF 62 32 38 24 / 0 90 80 50
MULE CREEK 61 28 35 23 / 0 100 80 40
FAYWOOD 63 31 38 23 / 0 70 80 40
ANIMAS 68 36 45 24 / 0 60 70 10
HACHITA 69 37 45 26 / 0 50 60 10
ANTELOPE WELLS 69 37 45 27 / 0 60 70 10
CLOVERDALE 64 32 40 24 / 0 70 80 10
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR NMZ111-112.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR NMZ413.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR NMZ413>416.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
NMZ403>412-417.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM MST MONDAY FOR NMZ406.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
MONDAY FOR NMZ401-403.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST MONDAY
FOR NMZ402.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING FOR TXZ055-056.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR TXZ419.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR TXZ419.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR
TXZ418-420>424.
&&
25-HARDIMANHazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 6:39 AM MST, 23 hours 23 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 639 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-311345- 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- 639 AM MST SAT JAN 30 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF DESERT MOUNTAIN RANGES AND IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY LAST THROUGH THE NIGHT IN THESE FAVORED AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INTENSE WINDS, RAIN, AND SNOW TO THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. FOR THE LOWLANDS, WEST WINDS GUSTING OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOWFALL IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA REGION WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET, WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO AROUND 5000 FEET. MOISTURE WILL BE LACKING FURTHER TO THE EAST, BUT 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE A LITTLE WEAKER IN THE GILA REGION, BUT STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, BUT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM TUESDAY ONWARDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HARDIMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 5:01 AM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | 4 hr | |
| Jan 31, 6:02 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero | 40 hr |
| Jan 31, 6:49 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 12 hr |
| Jan 31, 1:19 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero, Sierra | 23 hr |
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