An upper trough was moving through the western United States with a 125-knot jet moving across the Borderland. A surface low deepened over northeastern New Mexico which aided in the strong winds across the region with a peak gust of 63 mph was reported in Clint.
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An upper trough was moving through the western United States with a 125-knot jet moving across the Borderland. A surface low deepened over northeastern New Mexico which aided in the strong winds across the region with a peak gust of 63 mph was reported in Clint.
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 Mar 27, 1:11 PM MST, 2 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM
211 PM MDT Fri Mar 27 2020
.SYNOPSIS...
Windy weather with areas of blowing dust will continue this
afternoon into the evening with much cooler weather expected for
Saturday. Temperatures will warm for Sunday before another breezy
and cooler day on Monday. Quieter and warmer weather is expected
for Tuesday and Wednesday before breezy conditions return for
Thursday.
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.DISCUSSION...
.SHORT TERM...Tonight and Saturday.
Lee cyclone was deepening over southeast Colorado while deep
upper trough was approaching the New Mexico border from the west
early this afternoon. This scenario is supporting strong low and
mid level gradients with 700 mb wind speeds around 50 kts and 500
mb winds around 90 kts. Lee cyclone cyclonic circulation also
encompasses the CWA with an associated cold front passing across
the region. Thus expect windy conditions will persist into the
evening when upper trough axis advances across New Mexico and far
west Texas.
Winds should gradually diminish after 06z as upper system and lee
cyclone move further east. However cold air advection behind the
cold front will be rather pronounced. Thus expect overnight lows to
fall below freezing for much of the CWA including portions of the
lower elevations. High temperatures on Saturday will also be around
10 to 15 degrees below normal. Inflow of cool dry air with high
pressure at the surface will also result in dry mostly sunny
conditions tomorrow.
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Rogash
.LONG TERM...
The weather will not be as active in the long term with a pattern
typical of March/April though not with big winds like today. By
Sunday, today's storm system will be over NE IA with short-wave
ridge building over NM. Temperatures will recover nicely from
Saturday after a chilly start, and highs on Sunday will be close
to normal.
On Monday, a quick-moving s/w will replace the ridge with a ~85
knot H5 jet max. A surface low of about 1005 will form over NE NM.
The jetmax is compact and not well-timed while a weaker surface
low means breezy conditions for most areas, though areas across
the Sacramento Mountains could see winds closer to wind advisory
criteria. Temperatures will cool some with the passage of this
trough.
After Monday, our area will be between the Polar jet and
subtropical jet allowing conditions to warm with fairly light
winds. We see winds come again as a pair of systems pass in tandem
with each jet to our north and south. This will allow a 994 mb low
to form on Thursday across the TX/OK panhandle. With the flow
aloft relatively week, winds will pick up into the breezy
category, but nothing too strong for early April. The Euro shows a
weaker low but a similar pattern. Once the northern system passes
into the Plains, it will shove a cold front southward, but
current indication is it will hang up across the far eastern
portion of our CWA.
Precip chances look slim to none across the entire area through
next Thursday.
&&
Brown
.AVIATION...18Z TAF CYCLE
A deep surface low to the northeast will combine with a passing
upper level disturbance to produce very windy conditions. Westerly
winds will have sustained speeds around 30 to 40KT with gusts
from 50 to 60KT with strongest winds along eastern slopes. This
will result in a few areas of visibility less than 3 miles in
blowing dust. Winds will slowly diminish after 06Z. Skies will be
mostly SCT-BKN100 through 00z then becoming clear.
&&
Rogash
.FIRE WEATHER...
A passing upper trough will combine with a deep surface low to the
northeast to sustain windy conditions this evening. Winds will gust
around 40 to 50 mph early this evening before slowly diminishing to
around 10 to 20 mph by sunrise Saturday. Temperatures also cooling
to around 10 to 15 degrees below normal on Saturday with with
lowest humidity around 10 to 20 percent Saturday afternoon.
Ventilation generally good tomorrow.
West to southwest winds will bring dry weather with temperatures
around normal Sunday through Wednesday. Wind speeds around 10 to 20
mph Sunday increasing to 15 to 25 mph Monday. Lowest humidity around
10 to 20 percent Sunday through Wednesday. Ventillation generally
good to excellent Sunday and Monday, poor on Tuesday and good to
excellent Wednesday.
&&
Rogash
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
El Paso 41 63 43 75 / 0 0 0 0
Sierra Blanca 35 59 38 72 / 0 0 0 0
Las Cruces 34 60 39 71 / 0 0 0 0
Alamogordo 34 61 38 72 / 0 0 0 0
Cloudcroft 20 39 29 50 / 0 0 0 0
Truth or Consequences 34 62 38 69 / 0 0 0 0
Silver City 29 54 36 63 / 0 0 0 0
Deming 31 61 36 72 / 0 0 0 0
Lordsburg 29 58 36 70 / 0 0 0 0
West El Paso Metro 41 63 45 75 / 0 0 0 0
Dell City 36 64 36 76 / 0 0 0 0
Fort Hancock 39 67 40 79 / 0 0 0 0
Loma Linda 34 57 41 70 / 0 0 0 0
Fabens 39 64 41 78 / 0 0 0 0
Santa Teresa 36 62 39 74 / 0 0 0 0
White Sands HQ 38 62 43 73 / 0 0 0 0
Jornada Range 32 61 38 71 / 0 0 0 0
Hatch 32 62 36 72 / 0 0 0 0
Columbus 35 62 39 74 / 0 0 0 0
Orogrande 35 61 39 73 / 0 0 0 0
Mayhill 27 52 32 63 / 0 0 0 0
Mescalero 24 49 31 60 / 0 0 0 0
Timberon 23 48 30 59 / 0 0 0 0
Winston 26 56 32 63 / 0 0 0 0
Hillsboro 29 61 35 69 / 0 0 0 0
Spaceport 30 61 36 70 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Roberts 23 54 31 62 / 0 0 0 0
Hurley 28 56 33 66 / 0 0 0 0
Cliff 25 60 31 69 / 0 0 0 0
Mule Creek 28 55 34 64 / 0 0 0 0
Faywood 29 57 35 66 / 0 0 0 0
Animas 30 60 36 72 / 0 0 0 0
Hachita 29 60 34 72 / 0 0 0 0
Antelope Wells 29 62 36 73 / 0 0 0 0
Cloverdale 30 57 38 66 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...High Wind Warning until midnight MDT tonight for NMZ413-415-416.
Wind Advisory until midnight MDT tonight for NMZ402>412-414-417.
TX...High Wind Warning until midnight MDT tonight for TXZ419-420.
Wind Advisory until midnight MDT tonight for TXZ418-421>424.
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Rogash/BrownHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 609 AM MDT Fri Mar 27 2020 NMZ407>417-TXZ418>424-281215- 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- 609 AM MDT Fri Mar 27 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight We will see strong and gusty winds this afternoon and evening. Winds will increase through the morning and reach their peak in the late afternoon. We will see winds of at least 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Locations east of area mountains, including east El Paso and the Sacramento Mountains will see stronger winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. Patchy blowing dust will also be possible which could briefly reduce visibilities to less than 3 miles. Winds will slow after midnight, but could remain gusty through the overnight hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday For the weekend, we will be calmer, but cooler, then on Monday we will see another chance for breezy to windy afternoon winds. For the middle of next week, we will see calm and warm conditions with little to no chance for rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. NMZ401>406-281215- 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- 609 AM MDT Fri Mar 27 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwest New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight We will see more winds today. By the afternoon winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph. That may be just enough winds to kick up some dust, especially along the Lordsburg Playa to briefly reduce visibilities. The winds will slow after sunset, but could remain gusty through the overnight hours. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday For the weekend, we will be calmer, but cooler, then on Monday we will see another chance for breezy to windy afternoon winds. For the middle of next week, we will see calm and warm conditions with little to no chance for rain. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
242 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2020
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 SSE LAKE LUCERO 32.63N 106.39W
03/27/2020 M61 MPH DONA ANA NM MESONET
WSMR SAMS - APACHE
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EVENT NUMBER EPZ2000017
ABThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A peak gust of 63 mph was reported 2 miles east of Clint. Other gusts across the zone included 61 mph at south Franklin Peak and 60 mph 10 miles north-northeast of El Paso.
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