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WWUS74 KEPZ 271138
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
538 AM MDT Sat Apr 27 2024

NMZ407-410-411-414>416-427-TXZ418-419-280200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0017.240427T1800Z-240428T0200Z/
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Northern Dona Ana County-Southern
Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains
Below 7500 Feet-Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-East Slopes
Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-West Central Tularosa
Basin/White Sands-Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central El Paso
County-
Including the cities of Chaparral, Mayhill, Radium Springs,
Deming, East and Northeast El Paso, Upper Valley, Apache Summit,
Columbus, Sunland Park, Vado, Mountain Park, Sacramento, West El
Paso, White Sands National Park, Downtown El Paso, Socorro, White
Sands Range Headquarters, Cloudcroft, Hatch, Las Cruces, Pinon,
Timberon, Mescalero, Fort Bliss, Garfield, and Sunspot
538 AM MDT Sat Apr 27 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Sacramento Mountains, Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin,
  Northern Dona Ana County, Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley,
  West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands, Western El Paso County,
  and Eastern/Central El Paso County.

* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Locations along the eastern slopes of area
  mountains and desert lowland sky islands will experience the
  strongest wind gusts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

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