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Published: 04 December 2013 04 December 2013

SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-
SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-
SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-
OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-
NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-
RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON...
FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...
LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO...

WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...
HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...
ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...CROW FLATS...
DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...
LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...FABENS...
TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK
416 AM MST WED DEC 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MST THIS EVENING.

* EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND ATTAIN
  MAXIMUM SPEEDS IN THE MID AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS
  EVENING.

* VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A
  MILE OVER A FEW AREAS.

* IMPACT: WINDS WILL MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT DUE TO CROSS WIND
  EFFECT ON HIGHER PROFILE VEHICLES.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES IN A FEW AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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