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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1128 PM MDT SUN JUN 9 2019
...A PASSING COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WEST SLOPE AND GAP
WINDS OVERNIGHT...
.AN UNUSUALLY STRONG WARM SEASON COLD FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE
BORDERLAND AND WILL CONTINUE PUSHING THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO OVERNIGHT. AS IT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE REGION IT WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS TO THE REGION. THE LOCATIONS TO
SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY ACROSS
AREAS WEST OF THE HUECO, FRANKLIN, AND ORGAN MOUNTAINS IN OTERO,
EL PASO, HUDSPETH AND DONA ANA COUNTIES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SLACKEN AFTER SUNRISE, BUT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MIDDAY. HAZY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT BLOWING DUST, BUT SIGNIFICANT
RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ARE NOT EXPECTED.
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SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAS CRUCES, VADO, SUNLAND PARK,
CHAPARRAL, OROGRANDE, WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS,
DOWNTOWN EL PASO, WEST EL PASO, UPPER VALLEY, HUECO TANKS,
AND LOMA LINDA
1128 PM MDT SUN JUN 9 2019
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MDT MONDAY
* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
SUNRISE.
* WINDS...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25
TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH.
* AFFECTED AREAS...PASSES AND GAPS AS WELL AS SLOPES AND
FOOTHILLS WEST OF AREA MOUNTAINS...TO INCLUDE THE FRANKLIN,
ORGAN, AND HUECO MOUNTAINS.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY AND BUFFETING WINDS COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT
DRIVING CONDITIONS ON I-10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND LAS CRUCES.
LOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT. DAMAGE TO LIGHT STRUCTURES,
SUCH AS AWNINGS AND SIGNS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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