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Wind Advisory 34, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2021, 1:56 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 25, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2021, 1:56 AM MST (08:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2021, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- 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 08:56 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 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2009 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
980 WWUS74 KEPZ 250856 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 156 AM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 NMZ415-416-251700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0034.211225T1800Z-211226T0300Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 156 AM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...High elevations, upper slopes, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west/southwesterly winds could blow around unsecured objects and holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
506 WWUS74 KEPZ 251651 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 951 AM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 NMZ415-416-260300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0034.211225T1800Z-211226T0300Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 951 AM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...High elevations, upper slopes, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west/southwesterly winds could blow around unsecured objects and holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ BIRD
903 WWUS74 KEPZ 252226 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 326 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 NMZ415-416-260700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.211226T0300Z-211227T0100Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-211226T0300Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 326 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph through the evening. Winds will increase tonight. Overnight through Sunday winds are expected to be southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph * WHERE...High elevations, upper slopes, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...The Wind Advisory is valid until 8 PM this evening, after that the advisory is upgraded to a High Wind Warning through 6 PM MST Sunday evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west/southwesterly winds could blow around unsecured objects and holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down. Possible 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. && $$ NMZ402-260700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0009.211226T1000Z-211226T2200Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, and Fort Bayard 326 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph are expected. * WHERE...The high elevations, upper slopes, exposed peaks and ridges, and east slopes of the Black Range. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM MST Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west/southwesterly winds could blow around unsecured objects and holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down. Possible damage to light structures. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ414-417-TXZ420>422-260700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0035.211226T1700Z-211227T0100Z/ West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Including the cities of Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, and Sierra Blanca 326 PM MST Sat Dec 25 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...The southern Otero county lowlands and mesas as well as much of Hudspeth county out of the Rio Grande valley. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 6 PM MST Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong west/southwesterly winds could blow around unsecured objects and holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be blown down. Local blowing dust and buffeting winds may make travel hazardous. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ BIRD
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:26 PM MST | High Wind Warning | EPZ | Otero | 27 hr |
| Dec 25, 3:26 PM MST | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 27 hr |
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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.