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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
319 PM MST WED DEC 12 2018
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT...
.AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS
ALOFT AND WILL TIGHTEN THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO GENERATE
STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WITH
GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL START INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS, REACHING THEIR HIGHEST
SPEEDS IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF SOON AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING.
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SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SILVER CITY, LAKE ROBERTS, KINGSTON,
FORT BAYARD, HILLSBORO, WINSTON, MESCALERO, TIMBERON,
MOUNTAIN PARK, CLOUDCROFT, SUNSPOT, APACHE SUMMIT, MAYHILL,
PINON, SACRAMENTO, AND CROW FLATS
319 PM MST WED DEC 12 2018
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND REACH THE MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN SPEED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST
WITH WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP DUE TO
DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
ALSO, STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES
AND TREES. IN ADDITION, ELECTRICAL SERVICE MAY BE DISRUPTED BY
DOWNED POWER LINES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, DERRY, SPACEPORT,
ALAMOGORDO, TULAROSA, WHITE SANDS MONUMENT, CHAPARRAL, OROGRANDE,
WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS, EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO,
SOCORRO, FORT BLISS, HUECO TANKS, LOMA LINDA, CORNUDAS,
DELL CITY, SALT FLAT, AND SIERRA BLANCA
319 PM MST WED DEC 12 2018
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY
* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
AND REACH THE MAXIMUM STRENGTH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN SPEED BY MID MORNING
THURSDAY.
* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST
WITH WIND GUSTS OF 50 MPH POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP DUE TO
DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
ALSO, STRONG WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE LIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS TO
BE SCATTERED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
ROGASH
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