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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1042 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
NMZ401-403>408-414>416-425-426-251300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.260426T1600Z-260427T0300Z/
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-
UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN
BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW
7500 FEET-SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-EAST SLOPES
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-CENTRAL GRANT COUNTY/SILVER
CITY AREA-SOUTHERN GILA REGION HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BUCKHORN, HURLEY, WINSTON, RED ROCK,
CLOVERDALE, COLUMBUS, ANTELOPE WELLS, MOUNTAIN PARK, GRANT COUNTY
AIRPORT, FAYWOOD, FORT BAYARD, CLIFF, APACHE SUMMIT, VIRDEN,
SACRAMENTO, KINGSTON, TIMBERON, MAYHILL, MULE CREEK, DEMING,
SILVER CITY, LAKE ROBERTS, MESCALERO, LORDSBURG, HACHITA,
HILLSBORO, SUNSPOT, PINON, CLOUDCROFT, ANIMAS, MIMBRES, AND GILA
HOT SPRINGS
1042 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...ALL OF SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO, AND THE SACRAMENTO
MOUNTAINS IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY IN
THE VICINITY OF LORDSBURG PLAYA ON SUNDAY. BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES
MAY BE ISSUED AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
NMZ409>411-417-427>429-TXZ418>420-423-251300-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0008.260426T1800Z-260427T0300Z/
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA
COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-OTERO MESA-WEST CENTRAL TULAROSA
BASIN/WHITE SANDS-EAST CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN/ALAMOGORDO-
SOUTHEAST TULAROSA BASIN-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL
EL PASO COUNTY-NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-RIO
GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CROW FLATS, WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK,
GARFIELD, SUNLAND PARK, WEST EL PASO, SOCORRO, EAST AND NORTHEAST
EL PASO, ALAMOGORDO, CHAPARRAL, VADO, RADIUM SPRINGS, HUECO
TANKS, SPACEPORT, TULAROSA, FORT HANCOCK, WHITE SANDS RANGE
HEADQUARTERS, UPPER VALLEY, TORNILLO, TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES,
HOLLOMAN AFB, DERRY, HATCH, LAS CRUCES, FABENS, LOMA LINDA,
DOWNTOWN EL PASO, OROGRANDE, AND FORT BLISS
1042 PM MDT FRI APR 24 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE LOWLANDS OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF FAR
WEST TEXAS, INCLUDING EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES.
* WHEN...FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...BLOWING DUST IS ALSO LIKELY TO DEVELOP.
BLOWING DUST ADVISORIES MAY BE ISSUED AS WE GET CLOSER TO SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EPZ
MPH
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