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Wind Advisory 24, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Sep 20, 2021, 2:02 PM MDT for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Sep 21, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 20, 2021, 2:02 PM MDT (20:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 21, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2021, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 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 20:01 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, 8.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
212 WWUS74 KEPZ 202002 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 202 PM MDT Mon Sep 20 2021 NMZ412-413-417-TXZ418-420-421-211200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.210921T0900Z-210921T2100Z/ Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Including the cities of Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands National Park, Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat 202 PM MDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Western slopes of area moutains will be the most affected. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM MDT Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A backdoor cold front will be pushing through the region during the early morning hours. East to northeast winds will increase starting in Otero county before sunrise and will reach the El Paso area by 7AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ KS
2 follow-up statements
349 WWUS74 KEPZ 210320 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 920 PM MDT Mon Sep 20 2021 NMZ414-211400- /O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.210921T0900Z-210921T2100Z/ West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Mescalero, Timberon, and Mountain Park 920 PM MDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...West Slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM MDT Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will push through the region from the northeast during the early morning hours. East to northeast winds will increase beginning shortly before sunrise and remain gusty toward the noontime hour. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ NMZ412-413-417-TXZ418-420-421-211400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.210921T0900Z-210921T2100Z/ Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Including the cities of Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands National Park, Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat 920 PM MDT Mon Sep 20 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The Otero Mesa, Tularosa Basin, Hudspeth Highlands, and West Slopes of the Franklin and Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM MDT Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will push through the region from the northeast during the early morning hours. East to northeast winds will increase beginning shortly before sunrise and remain gusty through the noontime hour. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Dennhardt
163 WWUS74 KEPZ 210914 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 314 AM MDT Tue Sep 21 2021 NMZ412>414-417-TXZ418-420-421-212100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-210921T2100Z/ Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Including the cities of Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands National Park, Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat 314 AM MDT Tue Sep 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The Otero Mesa, Tularosa Basin, Hudspeth Highlands, and West Slopes of the Franklin and Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM MDT Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will push through the region from the northeast during the early morning hours. East to northeast winds will increase beginning shortly before sunrise and remain gusty through the noontime hour. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
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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.