WIND ADVISORY FOR: Central Tularosa Basin East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet Lowlands of the Bootheel Northern Dona Ana County Otero Mesa Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet Sierra County Lakes Southern Dona Ana County, Mesilla Valley Southern Gila Foothills, Mimbres Valley Southern Gila highlands, Black Range Southern Tularosa Basin Southwest Desert, Lower Gila River Valley Southwest Desert, Mimbres Basin Upper Gila River Valley West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL OCCUR OVER THE AREA TODAY AND FRIDAY. THESE WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DURING THE DAY TO GENERATE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. A SURFACE LOW OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE WILL TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA...HELPING TO INCREASE WIND SPEEDS. EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE HIGHER WIND SPEEDS TODAY AS THE STRONG FLOW ALOFT INTERACTS WITH THE MOUNTAIN RANGE. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS AS DOWN SLOPING WINDS DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST EL PASO AND THE WEST SIDE OF THE TULAROSA BASIN INCLUDING WHITE SANDS MISS LE RANGE. WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE AREA ON FRIDAY AND WILL DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT: STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH STRONGER WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD INCREASE INTO WARNING CRITERIA FRIDAY MORNING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY BE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW AND SCATTER LIGHT OBJECTS AND COULD BLOW DOWN TREES AND DAMAGE WEAK STRUCTURES. DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS COULD OCCUR THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES AND ALONG ROADWAYS. * VISIBILITY: SOME REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY TO 3 TO 4 MILES MAY OCCUR FROM DUST BLOWING FROM THE WHITE SANDS MONUMENT AREA. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Posted on: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:55:09 +0000
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