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Wind Advisory 1, NWS El Paso, TX

January 1, 20234 counties in New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2023, 6:01 AM MST for 4 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 1, 2023, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2023, 6:01 AM MST (13:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2023, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 1, 2023, 11:00 PM MST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Sierra County, NM

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:02 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 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 141 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 2023-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2023-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1518 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
77 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 1, 4:27 AM MST, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 4:27 AM MST, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 5:52 AM MST, 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
552 AM MST Sun Jan 1 2023

NMZ402-403-408-414>416-021300-
Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
552 AM MST Sun Jan 1 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico and southwest New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered snow showers will begin Sunday night through Monday
night, with new snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches possible over
the high elevations. Travel may become difficult over mountain
passes. Southwest winds will increase this evening ahead of a
cold front approaching from the west. Winds gusts up to 50 mph
will blow around loose objects and make driving difficult.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Windy conditions again on Monday with gusts up to 40 mph during
the afternoon. Loose outdoor objects, including unsecured holiday
decorations, may be damaged.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

NMZ401-404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-021300-
Upper Gila River Valley-Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-
Lowlands of the Bootheel-Uplands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Sierra County Lakes-
Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-
Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-Otero Mesa-
Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso County-
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-
552 AM MST Sun Jan 1 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Southwest winds will increase this evening ahead of a cold front
approaching from the west. Winds gusts up to 50 mph will blow
around loose objects, reduce visibility due to blowing dust in a
few areas, and make driving difficult along I-10 in southwest New
Mexico. Scattered rain showers may cause slick roadways overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Windy conditions again on Monday with gusts up to 40 mph during
the afternoon. Loose outdoor objects, including unsecured holiday
decorations, may be damaged.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Dennhardt

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 2:15 PM MSTWind AdvisoryEPZDoña Ana, Otero27 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.