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WWUS54 KEPZ 022159
DSWEPZ
DUST ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
359 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2025
NMC013-035-022300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DS.Y.0044.250702T2159Z-250702T2300Z/
OTERO NM-DONA ANA NM-
359 PM MDT WED JUL 2 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO HAS ISSUED A
* DUST ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN OTERO COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
SOUTHEASTERN DONA ANA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO...
* UNTIL 500 PM MDT.
* AT 358 PM MDT, A WALL OF BLOWING DUST WAS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
FROM , MOVING NORTHWEST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...LESS THAN ONE MILE VISIBILITY WITH STRONG WINDS UP TO 40
MPH.
SOURCE...DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS.
IMPACT...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL.
* THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
HIGHWAY 70 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 164 AND 173.
HIGHWAY 54 IN NEW MEXICO BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 25.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CHAPARRAL, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE MAIN POST, MCGREGOR RANGE BASE,
DONA ANA RANGE COMPLEX, DRIPPING SPRINGS, AGUIRRE SPRINGS, PORTIONS
OF ORGAN MOUNTAINS DESERT PEAKS NATIONAL MONUMENT, SOLEDAD CANYON,
AND SAN AUGUSTIN PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BLOWING DUST BRINGS REDUCED VISIBILITY, LEADING TO DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF DRIVING, AVOID BLOWING DUST IF POSSIBLE. IF CAUGHT IN
DENSE BLOWING DUST, PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS AND KEEP
YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.
LAT...LON 3254 10657 3206 10658 3201 10618 3230 10606
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 137DEG 34KT 3226 10615 3201 10623
JG
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