Monday, January 28, 2008 - Oliver Lee Memorial State Park, Alamogordo NM

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
513 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008

...HIGH WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAINS TODAY CAUSING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AROUND 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. ABOVE 8000 FEET
WINDS MAY INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY LATE
AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST
AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS.

NMZ022>024-030>032-TXZ055-056-282015-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.080128T1800Z-080129T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...LORDSBURG...DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...
SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
513 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MST THIS EVENING...


A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAINS TODAY CAUSING HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WEST WINDS WILL BECOME SUSTAINED AROUND 30
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST
AND SAND MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN EL PASO AND LAS
CRUCES AND ALSO IN THE DEMING AND LORDSBURG VICINITY.

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.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
553 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-291300-
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
553 AM MST MON JAN 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA.
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE LOW LANDS OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER
IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WITH 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL BE VERY SLOW TO WEAKEN DURING
THE EVENING HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
BREEZY WINDS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON
SUNDAY AS WE CONTINUE TO SEE A PARADE OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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