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Wind Advisory 21, NWS El Paso, TX

November 14, 2020Otero County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2020, 9:07 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2020, 9:07 AM MST (16:07 UTC)
Expired
Nov 14, 2020, 5:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

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

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:04 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 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 87 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 12:00Z on 2020-11-14Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2020-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -30 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1882 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

917 
WWUS74 KEPZ 141607
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
907 AM MST Sat Nov 14 2020

NMZ414>417-TXZ420-421-150000-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0021.201114T1607Z-201115T0000Z/
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-
Including the cities of Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, 
Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, 
Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, 
and Salt Flat
907 AM MST Sat Nov 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...The upper slopes, ridges, and passes across the
  Sacramento mountains, as well as the eastern slopes; Portions of
  Hudspeth County, the Otero Mesa, far east El Paso County, and
  the Hueco Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST this afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured
  objects, and could also knock down tree limbs. Additionally,
  these strong winds could create areas of blowing dust.

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.