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Wind Advisory 8, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2021, 3:56 AM MST for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 10, 2021, 3:56 AM MST (10:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 11:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 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
- 3593 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
016 WWUS74 KEPZ 101056 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM 356 AM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 NMZ414-417-TXZ420>424-110200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.210310T1800Z-210311T0200Z/ West 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, Crow Flats, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 356 AM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...South Central New Mexico and Far West Texas. Generally along and just downwind of higher terrain. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM MST this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be on the increase by late morning and become stronger during the afternoon hours. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ NMZ413-415-416-TXZ419-110200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210311T0200Z/ Southern Tularosa Basin-Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Eastern/Central El Paso County- Including the cities of Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, and Fort Bliss 356 AM MST Wed Mar 10 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...South Central New Mexico and Far West Texas. Generally along and just downwind of higher terrain. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MST this evening. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong winds will continue for the Sacramento Mountains and locations east of area mountains this morning. Winds may slow for a few hours during the morning hours, but winds will start to increase by later morning and become stronger in the early afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1:24 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
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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.