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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1240 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
NMZ415-426-091200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.CW.Y.0001.260109T1000Z-260110T1700Z/
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-SOUTHERN GILA REGION
HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAKE ROBERTS, CLOUDCROFT, KINGSTON,
SUNSPOT, AND APACHE SUMMIT
1240 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM MST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AROUND 5 DEGREES EXPECTED.
* WHERE...THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET, AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN GILA REGION, INCLUDING THE BLACK RANGE.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM MST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...COLD WIND CHILLS AROUND 5 DEGREES COULD RESULT IN
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FROSTBITE AND
HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE
TEMPERATURES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR
FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING, BUT WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A
HAT, AND GLOVES.
KEEP PETS INDOORS.
MAKE SURE LIVESTOCK ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND
UNFROZEN WATER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT US AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/EPZ
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