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Published: 15 November 2013 15 November 2013

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
503 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013

...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST DEVELOPING SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DROP DOWN TO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL HELP DEVELOP STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA AND ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING DUST ALONG MANY DESERT
LOCATIONS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. LOCATIONS ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN AND EAST-WEST GAPS IN MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE STRONG WINDS INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
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-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-
NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-
CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA-
WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN...
MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA...
ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...
WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...
HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...MESCALERO...
MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...
MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...
WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...
DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
503 AM MST FRI NOV 15 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM
MST SATURDAY.

* EVENT: STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SATURDAY MORNING
AND LAST INTO EARLY EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AND CROSS WIND EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.

* VISIBILITY: REDUCED TO 1 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON
ACROSS DESERT AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.