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High Wind Watch 2, NWS El Paso, TX

December 11, 2018Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind watch at Dec 11, 2018, 9:54 PM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 12, 2018, 2:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 11, 2018, 9:54 PM MST (04:54 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 12, 2018, 2:00 PM MST
Expired: Dec 12, 2018, 5:24 AM MST
In force
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX

County Otero County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Dec 11, 3:29 PM MST, 6 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 3:29 PM MST, 6 hours 25 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 7:03 AM MST, 14 hours 51 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
703 AM MST Tue Dec 11 2018

NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-121415-
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-
703 AM MST Tue Dec 11 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Wednesday will be breezy to windy with gusts to 30 mph. Locally
strong gusts will be possible along the east slopes of area
mountains Wednesday night. There is a slight chance of rain
showers and high elevation snow showers Sunday through Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Lundeen

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 12, 5:24 AM MST	High Wind Warning	EPZ	Grant, Luna, Otero, Sierra	27 hr
Dec 12, 5:24 AM MST	Wind Advisory	EPZ	Sierra	27 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.