Aviation Discussion:
245 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013
.AVIATION....VALID 04/00Z-05/00Z.
WSW-W WINDS SLOWLY INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON AND GETTING INTO THE 
20-25 KNOT RANGE WITH GUSTS 30-35 KNOTS. BLOWING DUST SO FAR NOT A 
PROBLEM BUT STILL EXPECT PERIODS OF MVFR POSSIBLE LRU/DMN/ELP. LOW 
LEVEL WINDS ALOFT INCREASE OVERNIGHT WHICH WILL KEEP GUSTY 
CONDITIONS IN PLACE AT ELP AND OTHER EAST-SLOPE LOCATIONS...BUT 
SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW AWW CRITERIA AFTER LOCAL MIDNIGHT. STRONGER 
WINDS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH ALOFT SO LLWS SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM... 
BUT TURBULENCE DOWNWIND OF MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL BE AN ISSUE THROUGH 
TOMORROW.

SECOND DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH TOMORROW WITH STRONGER WINDS AND 
MORE BLOWING DUST AND MVFR-IFR VISBYS. STILL A FAIRLY MODERATE EVENT 
BY LOCAL STANDARDS BUT WINDS 25-30KT WITH GUSTS 40-45KT LIKELY LATE 
AFTERNOON.

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