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WWUS74 KEPZ 200710  
NPWEPZ  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
1210 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
NMZ408-417-426-427-210100-  
/O.EXA.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.260220T1500Z-260221T0100Z/  
EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-OTERO MESA-SOUTHERN GILA REGION  
HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/WHITE SANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROW FLATS, KINGSTON, CHAPARRAL, WINSTON,  
LAKE ROBERTS, WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS, WHITE SANDS  
NATIONAL PARK, AND HILLSBORO  
1210 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.  
STRONGER WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG EAST SLOPES AND MOUNTAIN PASSES.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ414>416-210100-  
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0003.260220T1500Z-260221T0100Z/  
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW  
7500 FEET-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MESCALERO, APACHE SUMMIT, PINON, SUNSPOT,  
MOUNTAIN PARK, CLOUDCROFT, SACRAMENTO, MAYHILL, AND TIMBERON  
1210 AM MST FRI FEB 20 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM  
MST THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
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