WIND ADVISORY FOR: Otero Mesa Southern Dona Ana County, Mesilla Valley Southern Tularosa Basin West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet ...Strong backdoor cold front to bring strong downslope winds to parts of the area tonight... .A strong backdoor cold front will bring strong easterly winds across much of the borderland late tonight. The winds will be strongest in areas immediately downwind...Or west of area mountain ranges. The backdoor front will push into eastern otero county around midnight...Reaching el paso and las cruces between 2 am and 4 am. Winds will be strongest around dawn and will slowly diminish by midday. These winds will also bring much cooler temperatures to the area...With high temperatures on wednesday expected to be 15 to 20 degrees cooler than today. ...Wind advisory remains in effect until noon mdt wednesday... A wind advisory remains in effect until noon mdt wednesday. * Event: strong and gusty east winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 55 mph. * Areas affected: downslope-favored areas immediately west of area mountain ranges. Including west el paso...The east mesa of las cruces...West slopes of the sacramento mountains... Areas west of the hueco mountains...And much of hudspeth county. * Timing: winds will shift to the east between midnight and 4 am and increase rapidly...Peaking around dawn. Winds will diminish by midday wednesday. * Impact: winds will make traveling by vehicle difficult. Loose objects may also be blown around and displaced. * Visibility: should remain generally good...Although local visibilities could drop to 2 miles near disturbed soil. 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.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 05:10:09 +0000
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