Severe Thunderstorm Warning 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
656 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

.UPDATE...
UPDATE HAS BEEN SENT TO RAISE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR MOST
AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER BASED ON THE LATEST RADAR AND
SATELLITE TRENDS. PRODUCTS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #98 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST OR MIDNIGHT
MST.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

TX...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND GUADALUPE
     MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND
     GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
245 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-201100-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
245 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 /145 PM MST SUN MAR 19 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION
OF STORMS IS FORECASTED TO BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN TO
THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS
REGION THIS EVENING WHERE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE
MAXIMIZED.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
OCCUR THIS EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 6000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE
DAY MONDAY.

WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE
PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS
MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES... AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
NEED TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT
THIS EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
359 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ075-082-192230-
PECOS-TERRELL-
359 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND
NORTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 26 MILES WEST OF SHEFFIELD AT 359
PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE
INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 349. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL.

SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.