Dust Advisory

The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a

* Dust Advisory for... Southern Luna County in southwestern New Mexico... Southwestern Dona Ana County in south central New Mexico...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 630 PM MDT, an area of blowing dust was over Columbus, moving north at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Less than one mile visibility with strong winds up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.

IMPACT...Hazardous travel.

* Motorists along Highway 9 east and west of Columbus and along Highway 11 north of Columbus could experience reduction in visibilities making driving briefly hazardous.

Locations impacted include... Columbus, Afton, Carzalia Valley, Hermanas, Sunshine, Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal, Afton Generating Plant, Camp Ramsey, Spring Canyon State Park, Mount Riley, Aden Crater, Camel Mountain, and Kilbourne Hole.