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Wind Advisory 25, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 9, 2021, 1:08 PM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 10, 2021, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2021, 1:08 PM MDT (19:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 10, 2021, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2021, 5:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 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 19:06 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, 7.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3149 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
760 WWUS74 KEPZ 091908 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 108 PM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021 NMZ414>417-TXZ420>424-100400- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0025.211010T1200Z-211010T2300Z/ 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- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 108 PM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM MDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains and associated West Slopes as well as lowland locations of Southern Otero and Hudspeth Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 5 PM MDT Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will push through the area late morning. Strong winds are expected along and just behind this front. A combination of cooler temperatures and the early arrival of the front will cause the strongest winds to dissipate by mid to late afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Laney
2 follow-up statements
335 WWUS74 KEPZ 100402 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 1002 PM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021 NMZ414>417-TXZ420>424-101300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0025.211010T1200Z-211010T2300Z/ West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 1002 PM MDT Sat Oct 9 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM MDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains and associated West Slopes as well as lowland locations of Southern Otero and Hudspeth Counties. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 5 PM MDT Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will push through the area late morning. Strong winds are expected along and just behind this front. A combination of cooler temperatures and the early arrival of the front will cause the strongest winds to dissipate by mid to late afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Bird
915 WWUS74 KEPZ 101148 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 548 AM MDT Sun Oct 10 2021 NMZ414>417-TXZ420>424-102300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0025.211010T1200Z-211010T2300Z/ 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- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 548 AM MDT Sun Oct 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains and associated west slopes, the Otero Mesa, and Hudspeth County. * WHEN...Until 5 PM MDT Today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front is pushing through the area this morning. Strong winds are expected along and just behind this front. A combination of cooler temperatures and the early arrival of the front will cause the strongest winds to dissipate by mid to late afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ BROWN
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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.