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Wind Advisory 24, NWS El Paso, TX

September 20, 2021El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico

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 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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-09-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 56 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-09-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.