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Category: Weather Weather
Published: 27 April 2016 27 April 2016

Windy Across Southern New Mexico And West Texas Thursday
Afternoon And Early Evening...

.an Upper Level Low Pressure System Will Move Into The Southern
Rocky Mountains Producing Windy Conditions Across The Region.
West Winds Will Have Sustained Speeds Near 30 Mph With Gusts Up To
50 Mph Mainly From The Mid Afternoon Into The Early Evening.
Blowing Dust Will Lower The Visibility To Under A Mile Over A Few
Locations Causing Hazardous Driving Conditions.

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-
Including The Cities Of...cliff...buckhorn...gila Hot Springs...
Mule Creek...silver City...lake Roberts...kingston...
Fort Bayard...mimbres...hurley...faywood...grant County Airport...
Lordsburg...red Rock...virden...antelope Wells...animas...
Hachita...cloverdale...deming...columbus...hillsboro...winston...
Truth Or Consequences...derry...spaceport...garfield...hatch...
Radium Springs...las Cruces...vado...sunland Park
1125 Am Mdt Wed Apr 27 2016

...wind Advisory In Effect From 2 Pm To 8 Pm Mdt Thursday...

The National Weather Service In El Paso Tx/santa Teresa Has
Issued A Wind Advisory...which Is In Effect From 2 Pm To 8 Pm Mdt
Thursday.

* Timing...winds Will Increase In The Late Morning And Attain
Maximum Strength Mainly From 3 Pm To 7 Pm Before Slowly
Diminishing. |

* Winds...west Winds Will Have Sustained Speeds Near 30 Mph With
Gusts Up To 50 Mph.

* Impacts...blowing Dust Will Reduce The Visibility To Under A
Mile Over A Few Locations Causing Hazardous Driving
Conditions...especially For High Profile Vehicles. Loose Objects
Will Also Be Blown Around.

The Strong Winds Will Create Critical Fire Weather Conditions.

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.