Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin-
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 Mimbres, Hurley, Faywood,
Grant County Airport, Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden,
Antelope Wells, Animas, Hachita, Deming, Columbus, Las Cruces,
Vado, Sunland Park, Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands Monument,
Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley,
Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat,
Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo,
and Indian Hot Springs
744 PM MDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa has
issued a Blowing Dust Advisory, which is in effect from 1 PM to
9 PM MDT Thursday.

This is in addition to a Wind Advisory which is also in effect
on Thursday from 1 PM to 9 PM MDT.

* TIMING AND WIND...Winds will increase by early afternoon,
peaking between 3 pm and 7 pm. Winds will diminish after dark.

* WINDS...West winds will have sustained speeds near 30 mph with
gusts 40 to 50 mph.

* VISIBILITY...Blowing dust will reduce the visibility to less
than one mile over much of the area with the visibility less
than a half mile across a few locations.

* IMPACTS...The strong winds and low visibility will cause
dangerous driving conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 30 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

A Blowing Dust Advisory means that blowing dust will restrict
visibilities. Travelers are urged to use caution.