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Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX

April 28, 2020El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Doña Ana County, Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2020, 8:06 PM MDT for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Doña Ana County, Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 29, 2020, 4:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2020, 8:06 PM MDT (02:06 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2020, 4:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2020, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Otero County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:05 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 00:00Z on 2020-04-29Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -1 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

629 
WWUS74 KEPZ 290206
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
806 PM MDT Tue Apr 28 2020

NMZ411-413>415-417-TXZ418-420-421-291000-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.200429T1000Z-200429T1800Z/
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Southern Tularosa Basin-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Western El Paso County-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, 
Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Mescalero, 
Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, 
Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, 
Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
806 PM MDT Tue Apr 28 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East to northeast winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to
  45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Western slopes of the Sacramento, Organ and Franklin
  Mountains and northern Hudspeth County including the cities of 
  El Paso, Las Cruces, and Cloudcroft.

* WHEN...From 4 AM to noon MDT Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A backdoor cold front will push across the
  area Wednesday morning bringing strong gusty winds to locations
  to the west of area mountains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
250 
WWUS74 KEPZ 290708
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
108 AM MDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING...

.A cold front will push to the west across the area this morning
bringing strong gusty winds especially near or along western 
facing mountain slopes.

NMZ411-413>415-417-TXZ418-420-421-291800-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.200429T1000Z-200429T1800Z/
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Southern Tularosa Basin-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Western El Paso County-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, 
Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Mescalero, 
Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, 
Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, 
Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat
108 AM MDT Wed Apr 29 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING
TO NOON MDT TODAY...

* WHAT...East to northeast winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts up 
  to 45 mph expected. 

* WHERE...Western slopes of the Sacramento, Organ and Franklin 
  Mountains and northern Hudspeth County including the cities of 
  El Paso, Las Cruces, and Cloudcroft. 

* WHEN...From 4 AM to noon MDT Wednesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will push across the area this
  morning bringing strong gusty winds especially to location near
  or along western facing mountain slopes. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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Sources

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