Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 5, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind watch at Dec 13, 2021, 8:07 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 15, 2021, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2021, 8:07 AM MST (15:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2021, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2021, 4:56 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 15:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 2008 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
256 WWUS74 KEPZ 131507 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 807 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 NMZ415-416-132315- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.A.0005.211215T1200Z-211216T0000Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 807 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...High elevations, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Sacramento mountains. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong westerly winds could topple trees, cause power interruptions, and blow about loose outdoor objects, even causing damage to light structures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. Use extra caution if you must drive, especially if operating a high profile vehicles. && $$ BIRD
2 follow-up statements
031 WWUS74 KEPZ 132217 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 317 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 NMZ415-416-141300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.A.0005.211215T1200Z-211216T0000Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 317 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...High elevations, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Sacramento mountains. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong westerly winds could topple trees, cause power interruptions, and blow about loose outdoor objects, even causing damage to light structures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$
833 WWUS74 KEPZ 141156 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 456 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 NMZ415-416-142300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0005.211215T1200Z-211216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.211215T1000Z-211216T0100Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 456 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...High elevations, upper slopes, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Sacramento mountains. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 6 PM MST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong westerly winds could topple trees, cause power interruptions, and blow about loose outdoor objects, even causing damage to light structures.. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ402-408-142300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.211215T0700Z-211215T1900Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Hillsboro, and Winston 456 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON MST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts 55 to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Mostly over the upper slopes and ridges of the Black Range and the downwind eastern slopes. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to noon MST Wednesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong westerly winds could topple trees, cause power interruptions, and blow about loose outdoor objects, even causing damage to light structures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ BIRD
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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.