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Wind Advisory 13, NWS El Paso, TX
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.
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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.
- 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
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.