A strong upper low moving into the Great Basin pushed a strong cold front through Far West Texas and brought wind gusts to 61 mph.
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A strong upper low moving into the Great Basin pushed a strong cold front through Far West Texas and brought wind gusts to 61 mph.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jan 11, 3:37 AM MST, 2 hours 23 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
337 AM MST FRI JAN 11 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS
TODAY WHILE A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS
TODAY FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD WEATHER WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL ALSO BE
A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
BUT OTHERWISE MOSTLY DRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
COMPLEX SITUATION PRESENTLY EVOLVING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED
STATES WITH WEATHER PATTERN LOOKING BLEAK FOR THOSE WHO PREFER
WARMER CONDITIONS. DEEP UPPER LOW LOCATED OVER UTAH EARLY THIS
MORNING RESULTING IN LEE CYCLOGENESIS OVER EASTERN COLORADO WHILE
ATTENDANT STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES WESTERN NEW MEXICO. WHILE
MEAN UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL LAG TO THE WEST THROUGH ARIZONA INTO
SATURDAY THE COLD FRONT AND AN EMBEDDED WAVE ALOFT WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE CWA THIS MORNING BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST OF
THE ROCKIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. LOW AND MID LEVEL GRADIENTS WILL
BE STRONG WITH 700 MB WINDS 50 TO 60 KT ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE CWA WHILE MID LEVEL INVERSION EXTENDS ACROSS THE REGION.
THUS WILL ISSUE WIND ADVISORY FOR MOST SOUTHERN ZONES AS EXPECT
STRONGER FLOW HERE PLUS DOWNSLOPE AFFECTS ALONG THE
MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THE ORGAN'S AND THE FRANKLIN'S. STRONGEST
FLOW WILL OCCUR OVER AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF THE SACS WHERE WIND
WARNING IS IN EFFECT. FORCING ALONG FRONT AND AHEAD OF UPPER WAVE
WILL PRODUCE DEEP UPWARD MOTION BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE MOSTLY
ISOLATED WITH LIGHT AMOUNTS AS AIR MASS REMAINS DRY DUE TO
CONTINENTAL TRAJECTORIES. COLD ADVECTION/SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE
FRONT SHOULD ALSO CAUSE WINDS SPEEDS TO DIMINISH LATER THIS
AFTERNOON.
BEHIND THE FRONT VERY PRONOUNCED COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL OCCUR
RESULTING IN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. STRONGER UPPER TROUGH AXIS WILL ALSO MOVE
ACROSS THE CWA ON SATURDAY BUT LACK OF MOISTURE PRECLUDES
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS EVEN OVER THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS MOVE YET
ANOTHER DEEPENING TROUGH SOUTHWARD INTO TH SOUTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY
AND TUESDAY WHICH WILL SUSTAIN INFLOW OF COLD AIR THUS KEEPING
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL MONDAY AND TUESDAY. GFS
REMAINS MORE PROGRESSIVE IN MOVING SYSTEM SOUTH OF THE CWA BY LATE
TUESDAY EVENING. IN CONTRAST ECMWF DEVELOPS DEEP CLOSED LOW OVER
ARIZONA ON TUESDAY WHICH IT SUBSEQUENTLY MOVES ACROSS NEW
MEXICO/WEST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY. DESPITE THIS HOWEVER ECMWF
PRODUCES LITTLE PRECIP WITH THE CLOSED LOW AS MOISTURE INFLOW WILL
BE LACKING. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED WILL OUTLOOK SLIGHT CHANCES OF
SNOW LATER PERIODS. BY THURSDAY MILDER DRY AIR SHOULD FINALLY
BEGIN FLOWING BACK INTO THE CWA.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 11/12Z-12/12Z.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS
MORNING WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THIS
STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MID
AFTERNOON WITH WEST WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH OVER MUCH OF
THE LOWLANDS WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS AND
ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. THUS AREAS OF SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL OCCUR
THROUGH 21Z BELOW 6000 FEET AGL...ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN
MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THERE WILL ALSO BE ISOLATED AREAS OF MVFR
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING...
MAINLY OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS
TODAY WHILE A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWESTERN
UNITED STATES FROM THE WEST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PRODUCE WINDY
CONDITIONS TODAY FOLLOWED BY VERY COLD WEATHER WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL ALSO BE
A FEW RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS
BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND 50
MPH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
EXCEEDING 60 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. VERY
COLD AIR WILL FLOW INTO NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS SATURDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL AND MORNING LOWS WELL BELOW FREEZING MOST LOCATIONS. A FEW
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS MAY OCCUR NEXT WEEK BUT SNOW AMOUNTS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT WITH DRY WEATHER EXPECTED MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA.
WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY BUT WIND SPEEDS WILL
REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH MOST AREAS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 54 26 44 23 42 / 10 0 0 0 0
SIERRA BLANCA 54 26 45 17 44 / 0 0 0 0 0
LAS CRUCES 49 22 42 16 38 / 10 0 0 0 0
ALAMOGORDO 51 18 42 15 39 / 10 0 0 0 0
CLOUDCROFT 31 10 25 4 26 / 20 0 0 0 0
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 45 18 38 15 38 / 10 0 10 0 0
SILVER CITY 38 18 35 14 34 / 30 0 10 0 0
DEMING 49 15 41 13 39 / 10 0 10 0 0
LORDSBURG 46 17 43 14 41 / 20 0 10 0 0
WEST EL PASO METRO 55 26 44 21 41 / 10 0 0 0 0
DELL CITY 56 24 47 13 41 / 0 0 0 0 0
FORT HANCOCK 58 25 48 20 44 / 0 0 0 0 0
LOMA LINDA 49 21 39 16 35 / 0 0 0 0 0
FABENS 55 26 46 18 43 / 10 0 0 0 0
SANTA TERESA 53 22 43 15 39 / 10 0 0 0 0
WHITE SANDS HQ 50 21 41 18 38 / 10 0 0 0 0
JORNADA RANGE 50 12 40 6 38 / 10 0 0 0 0
HATCH 46 17 39 13 37 / 10 0 0 0 0
COLUMBUS 51 21 43 14 38 / 10 0 0 0 0
OROGRANDE 51 21 42 16 39 / 10 0 0 0 0
MAYHILL 39 15 32 6 31 / 20 0 0 0 0
MESCALERO 40 12 34 8 30 / 20 0 0 0 0
TIMBERON 37 13 35 7 31 / 20 0 0 0 0
WINSTON 40 14 35 12 32 / 10 0 10 0 0
HILLSBORO 40 16 35 14 35 / 20 0 10 0 0
SPACEPORT 46 19 39 12 38 / 10 0 0 0 0
LAKE ROBERTS 32 11 34 6 33 / 30 0 10 0 0
HURLEY 39 16 37 11 35 / 30 0 10 0 0
CLIFF 38 16 39 13 41 / 30 0 10 0 10
MULE CREEK 33 6 35 5 36 / 30 10 10 0 10
FAYWOOD 36 14 37 12 35 / 30 0 10 0 0
ANIMAS 47 18 42 14 41 / 20 0 10 0 0
HACHITA 48 17 41 13 39 / 20 0 10 0 0
ANTELOPE WELLS 44 19 44 14 41 / 10 0 0 0 0
CLOVERDALE 39 17 39 15 38 / 20 0 10 0 0
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR NMZ407-411-413-417.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NMZ415-416.
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR TXZ418>421.
&&
05 ROGASHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 617 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013 NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-111245- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-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- 617 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION TOMORROW WITH WESTERLY WINDS HAVING SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS AND NEAR 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS WILL ALSO EXCEED 60 MPH OVER A FEW LOCATIONS ON FRIDAY..ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN MOUNTAIN SLOPES. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A MILE OVER A FEW AREAS INCLUDING PORTIONS ALONG INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES AND ALSO AROUND DEMING AND LORDSBURG. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED BUT PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE GENERALLY LIGHT ALTHOUGH UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL OVER ISOLATED MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE 7000 FEET. COLDER MOSTLY DRY WEATHER RETURNS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WITH DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL AND MORNING LOWS WELL BELOW FREEZING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION NOT NEEDED. ROGASH
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An NWS Employee reported a peak gust of 61 mph in Northeast El Paso.
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