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Wind Advisory 4, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 3, 2021, 4:39 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 3, 2021, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2021, 4:39 AM MST (11:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2021, 7:00 AM MST
- In force
- 14 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 11:45 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, 11.7 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
- 2989 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
698 WWUS74 KEPZ 031139 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 439 AM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 NMZ415-416-032200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.210204T0000Z-210204T1400Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 439 AM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains above 7500' and east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 7 AM MST Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be between 9PM Wednesday and 6AM Monday. Windy conditions will cause difficult driving conditions along highways. Loose outdoor objects and decorations may be blown around or damaged. Some evergreen trees could have large branches broken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Laney
3 follow-up statements
004 WWUS74 KEPZ 031226 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 526 AM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 NMZ415-416-032030- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.210204T0000Z-210204T1400Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 526 AM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains above 7500' and east slopes of the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 7 AM MST Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be between 9PM Wednesday and 6AM Thursday. Windy conditions will cause difficult driving conditions along highways. Loose outdoor objects and decorations may be blown around or damaged. Some evergreen trees could have large branches broken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
274 WWUS74 KEPZ 032112 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 212 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 NMZ415-416-040700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.210204T0000Z-210204T1400Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 212 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains above 7500' and east slopes in northeastern Otero County. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 7 AM MST Thursday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will be overnight between 9PM Wednesday and 6AM Thursday. Windy conditions will cause difficult driving conditions along highways. Loose outdoor objects and decorations may be blown around or damaged. Some evergreen trees could have large branches broken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Dennhardt
369 WWUS74 KEPZ 040548 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 1048 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 NMZ415-416-041400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210204T1400Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento 1048 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Sacramento Mountains above 7500' and east slopes in northeastern Otero County. * WHEN...Until 7 AM MST Thursday morning. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Windy conditions will cause difficult driving conditions along highways. Loose outdoor objects and decorations may be blown around or damaged. Some evergreen trees could have large branches broken. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Hefner
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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.