A large upper low was centered over northern Nevada with a 150 knot jet streak moving through southern New Mexico. A surface low was over western Colorado with an associated cold front moving through the region.
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A large upper low was centered over northern Nevada with a 150 knot jet streak moving through southern New Mexico. A surface low was over western Colorado with an associated cold front moving through the region. Strong southwest winds ahead of the front and west-northwest winds behind the front gusted up to 76 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 Nov 29, 4:40 AM MST, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
440 AM MST Fri Nov 29 2019
.AVIATION 12Z TAF CYCLE...
Some areas of dense fog have developed under clearing skies from
about DMN-TCS east early this morning. Very few mid/high clouds,
but expect some BKN/OVC005 vsbys 1/2SM or less until 15Z.
Otherwise isold showers of BKN060 mostly over Otero and northern
Dona Ana Counties. Weather conditions will deteriorate with cold
front moving across the area-down to BKN/OVC050 5-7SM -SHRA with
winds west/southwest 30-40 kts and gusts of 50-65 kts with and
just behind the cold front. Showers will turn to mostly snow later
afternoon over the Gila Highlands above 6000 ft and the
Sacramento Mtns above 7000 ft. Expect conditions there of frequent
OVC030 or lower and vsbys 1-3SM snow showers. Timing of front:
LSB 17Z, SVC 18Z, DMN/TCS 19Z, LRU 20Z, ELP-CLD 21Z, and Dell City
23Z.
.PREV DISCUSSION...401 AM MST Fri Nov 29 2019...
.SYNOPSIS...
A strong upper trough and associated cold front will be moving
through the region today. This will bring very strong winds to
most areas across the Borderland. It will also bring a chance of
lowland rain showers and mountain snow showers, but accumulations
should be less than what we saw over the last couple of days. On
Saturday, we start to dry out, and on Sunday temperatures start a
slow warming trend through Wednesday. Precipitation chances return
on Wednesday night as another system approaches the area.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...This morning and tonight...
One more active day as we await next Pacific storm system. In the
short term, strong tropical moisture tap is now east of the area
with last night's dry slot mostly over the eastern half of the CWA.
Main upper low now over north central California, with initial short
wave rotating around the low (associated with 140kt jet) into
eastern Arizona. This is bringing mid-latitude Pacific moisture up
into the area. At the surface, cold front extends south out of
eastern Nevada down to near the Arizona-southern California border.
Over the CWA currently, some light showers continue to fall in an
area from Antelope Wells-Alamogordo northward. Over much of the area
from about Deming east, under the dry slot, wet ground and mostly
clear skies have allowed areas of dense fog to develop. Issued Dense
Fog Advisory for these areas. Should end around 8-9am as sun rises
and winds pick up.
Cold front progression eastward will decide the flavor of weather. I
like HRRR's wind depiction, with wind gusts of 60-70 mph just ahead
of the front as it enters Hidalgo and Luna Counties. The wind gusts
quickly fall to 45-60 mph as it reaches the Rio Grande Valley. High
Wind Warning out for much of this area; will add Hidalgo with next
update. Showers will increase and spread east throughout the day.
Snow levels initially will be quite high (10,000+ ft) but then fall
rapidly with and behind the front. Snow levels over the Gila zones
should fall to around 8000 ft noontime and then 6000 ft by late
afternoon. Snow levels for the Sacs should fall to 9000 ft noontime
and 7000 ft late afternoon. Snow Advisory for the Gila Highlands
looks good. Am concerned about snow amounts for the Sacs, but models
are mixed on the potential. Will let day shift mull this over with
next round of model runs. Best guess for frontal timing: NM Bootheel
16Z, Deming/TCS 19Z, LRU/ELP 20Z and through the CWA by 00Z.
Front east of the area and upper low (secondary) lifting out over
the Great Plains should allow isolated showers to eventually end
late tonight. A light snow dusting may fall over the lowlands as low
as 4500-5000 ft but no accumulations are expected.
&&
.LONG TERM...
Upper level trough leaves the region on Saturday morning. However,
its effects will still be felt across the eastern portions of the
CWA. A tight pressure gradient persists through the morning and
early afternoon hours over the eastern slopes of the Sacramento
Mountains and Hudspeth County, especially to the east of the Hueco
Mountains. Windy conditions (speeds between 20 to 30 mph) will be
possible through the afternoon hours while the rest of the CWA
will have wind speeds below 20 mph.
An upper level ridge starts to build up over the Desert Southwest
on Sunday. Dry and warmer air will stream into the region.
Temperatures will be on a slow warming trend, but we remain
mostly below average for the season. We reach near normal
temperatures by Tuesday and Wednesday. The previous model runs of
the GFS and ECMWF were more progressive with the next system, but
now they have it moving slower into the area which keeps near
normal temps on Wednesday.
The next upper trough appears to reach the Borderland on Wednesday
night. This systems passes through the region quickly. The only
disagreement with the GFS and Euro at the moment is the timing
as the GFS has the system moving faster than the Euro.
Precipitation chances will be back with this system. Mainly rain
showers for the lowlands and snow showers for elevations above
8000 ft. Also breezy to windy conditions will be possible as
another lee cyclone develops in southeastern Colorado, but not as
strong like with the previous events of this month. By Friday
another ridge sets up in the region bringing drier and warmer
weather back in the forecast.
&&
.AVIATION...Some areas of dense fog have developed
under clearing skies from about DMN-TCS east early this morning.
Very few mid/high clouds, but expect some BKN/OVC005 vsbys 1/2SM
or less until 15Z. Otherwise isold showers of BKN060 mostly over
Otero and northern Dona Ana Counties. Weather conditions will
deteriorate with cold front moving across the area-down to
BKN/OVC050 5-7SM -SHRA with winds west/southwest 30-40 kts and
gusts of 50-65 kts with and just behind the cold front. Showers
will turn to mostly snow later afternoon over the Gila Highlands
above 6000 ft and the Sacramento Mtns above 7000 ft. Expect
conditions there of frequent OVC030 or lower and vsbys 1-3SM snow
showers. Timing of front: LSB 17Z, SVC 18Z, DMN/TCS 19Z, LRU 20Z,
ELP-CLD 21Z, and Dell City 23Z.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
Significant and beneficial precipitation fell across the region on
yesterday. Most locations received 0.50 to 1.50 inches of rain
with the Gila region receiving widespread reports of almost 2.00
inches of rain with some decent snows above 8,000 feet. We won't
get much of a break in the weather as another upper level storm
system will bring strong winds to the area on Friday, along with a
chance for lowland rain showers and mountain snow showers. The
precipitation totals will be much lower than what we saw on
Wednesday night, but the winds will be very strong. We will see
the strongest winds from the NM Bootheel to the south central NM
lowlands and up into the Sacramento Mountains. A quiet weather
pattern begins on Saturday, as an upper ridge builds up across the
area on Sunday, which will keep us dry and begin a slow warming
trend through Wednesday. Another upper level storm system
approaches the region on Wednesday bringing breezy winds and a
chance for lowland rain and mountain snow showers. Min RH's look
to stay at or above 30% through the middle of next week.
Ventilation rates will be fair to excellent today, but deteriorate
into the poor category by Sunday.
&&
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
El Paso 60 41 53 32 / 20 20 0 0
Sierra Blanca 65 39 51 30 / 0 0 0 0
Las Cruces 56 33 49 27 / 20 20 0 0
Alamogordo 57 33 50 27 / 30 20 0 0
Cloudcroft 41 24 33 24 / 50 30 0 0
Truth or Consequences 48 31 46 26 / 60 0 0 0
Silver City 47 28 40 25 / 90 20 0 0
Deming 52 32 48 25 / 50 10 0 0
Lordsburg 48 31 46 28 / 70 20 0 0
West El Paso Metro 60 41 51 32 / 20 20 0 0
Dell City 64 36 55 28 / 10 10 0 0
Fort Hancock 67 42 56 31 / 0 0 0 0
Loma Linda 60 38 48 30 / 20 20 0 0
Fabens 65 41 54 31 / 20 20 0 0
Santa Teresa 59 35 50 29 / 20 20 0 0
White Sands HQ 57 38 51 30 / 20 20 0 0
Jornada Range 55 33 49 25 / 20 20 0 0
Hatch 53 31 49 27 / 40 0 0 0
Columbus 56 36 50 27 / 20 20 0 0
Orogrande 59 34 52 27 / 20 20 0 0
Mayhill 50 29 43 28 / 40 30 0 0
Mescalero 49 25 39 25 / 50 30 0 0
Timberon 50 25 41 26 / 30 30 0 0
Winston 42 24 40 20 / 80 0 0 0
Hillsboro 45 29 44 25 / 80 10 0 0
Spaceport 50 29 47 26 / 50 0 0 0
Lake Roberts 44 23 39 20 / 100 30 0 0
Hurley 47 28 41 24 / 80 20 0 0
Cliff 44 23 46 22 / 90 30 0 0
Mule Creek 43 28 43 25 / 100 30 0 0
Faywood 45 30 44 26 / 80 20 0 0
Animas 49 32 49 27 / 60 20 0 0
Hachita 49 30 48 26 / 50 10 0 0
Antelope Wells 50 35 53 29 / 50 10 0 0
Cloverdale 45 35 47 31 / 80 10 0 0
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...High Wind Warning from 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this
evening for NMZ407-409>416.
Dense Fog Advisory until 8 AM MST this morning for NMZ407-
409>417.
Wind Advisory from 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening
for NMZ402>406-408-417.
Winter Weather Advisory from 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this
evening for NMZ402.
TX...High Wind Warning from 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this
evening for TXZ418-419.
Dense Fog Advisory until 8 AM MST this morning for TXZ418>424.
Wind Advisory from 8 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening
for TXZ420>424.
&&
99/99/99Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM 631 AM MST Thu Nov 28 2019 NMZ414>416-291345- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- 631 AM MST Thu Nov 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Snowfall, mostly above 8000 feet could create a few slick spots on roads through this afternoon. Light freezing rain or drizzle this morning along the east slopes of the mountains could create slick roads and also damage power lines, trees and other vegetation. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Very windy Friday, potentially making driving very difficult. Also loose objects and debris be displaced. Chance of rain and high elevation snow Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NMZ402-403-408-291345- Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley- Eastern Black Range Foothills- 631 AM MST Thu Nov 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Rain and higher elevation snow for much of this morning. Some snow accumulations above 7500 feet could produce some slick spots on roads. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Very windy Friday, potentially making driving very difficult. Also loose objects and debris be displaced. Chance of rain and high elevation snow Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. NMZ401-404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-291345- 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- 631 AM MST Thu Nov 28 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Areas of rain continuing this morning and tapering off in the afternoon. A mixture of rain and snow is possible over the highest elevations above 4500 feet. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Very windy Friday, potentially making driving very difficult. Also loose objects and debris be displaced. Chance of rain and high elevation snow Wednesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. Hefner
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A peak gust of 66 mph was recorded four miles northeast of Road Forks. A peak gust of 64 mph was also recorded five miles northeast of Road Forks.
San Augustin Pass recorded a peak gust of 76 mph. Other gusts included 72 mph five miles northeast of San Augustin Pass, 65 mph five miles east-northeast of the White Sands Missile Range Main Post and 62 mph one mile southeast of White Sands Missile Range Main Post.
A peak gust of 73 mph was recorded 12 miles east of Redrock.
A peak gust of 66 mph was recorded 15 miles south-southwest of Hachita while a 58 mph gust was recorded three miles southeast of Rodeo.
A mesonet site at Faywood recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.
The Deming ASOS recorded a peak gust of 62 mph.
A peak gust of 69 mph was recorded 11 miles southwest of Northrup Strip. Other gusts across the zone included 68 mph at Northrup Strip, 61 mph 16 miles north-northwest of Northrup Strip and 60 mph 20 miles west-northwest of Tularosa.
A peak gust of 64 mph was recorded at the Twin Peaks site in eastern portion of Las Cruces. Dripping Springs also recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.
The mesonet site at Spaceport America recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.
A mesonet station one mile south of Sunspot recorded a peak gust of 64 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, November 2019
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 864315, 864334, 864312, 864316, 864313, 864317, 864327, 864319, 864318, 864336.