Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 8, 2006, 9:23 PM CST for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 8, 2006, 9:23 PM CST (03:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2006, 4:19 AM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 21 counties
Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 10 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 59 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2978 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090323 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 923 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MMARFAPLATEAU... UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0010.060309T1200Z-060310T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 923 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /823 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT EXISTS. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-075-080-091000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.060309T0323Z-060309T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 923 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /823 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 05
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090325 CCA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 925 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MARFA PLATEAU... UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091145- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0010.060309T1200Z-060310T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 925 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /825 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT EXISTS. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-075-080-091000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.060309T0325Z-060309T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 925 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /825 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 05
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090336 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 936 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST FOR EDDY COUNTY PLAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MARFA PLATEAU... UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NMZ028-090600- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.060309T0700Z-060309T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 836 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 AM MST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WIND DAMAGE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE CONTINUES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST TO LESS THAN 3 MILES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS EXPERIENCING VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091145- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0010.060309T1200Z-060310T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 936 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /836 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT EXISTS. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-075-080-091000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060309T1000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 936 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /836 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 05
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090422 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1022 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM MST FOR EDDY COUNTY PLAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO... .A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. NMZ028-090600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.060309T0700Z-060309T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 922 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WIND DAMAGE HAS ALREADY OCCURRED AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL WIND DAMAGE CONTINUES. POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. VISIBILITIES WILL ALSO BE REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST TO LESS THAN 3 MILES WITH LOCALIZED AREAS EXPERIENCING VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 1/4 MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0010.060309T1200Z-060310T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1022 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /922 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT EXISTS. $$ TXZ046>048-051>053-061>063-068>070-081-082-091000- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060309T1000Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON 1022 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-075-080-091000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060309T1000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 1022 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /922 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... PARTICULARLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 05
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090619 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1219 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING TONIGHT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A COLD FRONT PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT WILL PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THURSDAY. NMZ028-091000- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.060309T0619Z-060309T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 1119 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060309T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0010.060309T1200Z-060310T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1219 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 /1119 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLY THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT EXISTS. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080>082- 091000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060309T1000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON... MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 1219 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 /1119 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH IS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091019 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 419 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN CANCELED... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AS STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT PERSISTS OVER THE FORECAST AREA. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE PERIODS DURING THE DAY IN WHICH THE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG IN EITHER MOUNTAIN RANGE...THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN AND RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE OVER THE AREA. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080>082- 091130- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060309T1000Z/ 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-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON... MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 419 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 /319 AM MST THU MAR 9 2006/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-092100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0010.060309T1200Z-060310T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.060310T0000Z-060311T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0025.000000T0000Z-060310T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 419 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006 /319 AM MST THU MAR 9 2006/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST/5 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. STRONG WINDS COULD POSSIBLY PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND ON FRIDAY...HENCE THE HIGH WIND WATCH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT EXISTS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 8, 6:41 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 6:41 PM CST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
641 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006
.UPDATE...
PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHT ENOUGH TO CONTINUE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS
THE AREA...HOWEVER WINDS WILL LIKELY STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
OVERNIGHT WITH LOSS OF SURFACE HEATING. WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED
TO EXPIRE. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAIN AREAS AS 850 MB AND 700 MB HEIGHT GRADIENTS REMAIN TIGHT
OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 107 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006)
SHORT TERM...
CURRENT WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE FOUR
CORNERS REGION. THIS TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE AREA AROUND
MIDNIGHT. WITH THE SHORTWAVE APPROACHING...H5 AND H7 HEIGHT AND
MSLP GRADIENTS TIGHTEN SIGNIFICANTLY AND REMAIN SO THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN INCREASED WINDSPEEDS ACROSS WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES
FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH 09/12Z...FOLLOWED BY
A HIGH WIND WATCH THROUGH 10/12Z. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND THE
NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH 09/00Z.
MAIN CONCERNS FOR THIS FORECAST PERIOD ARE THE WINDS AND FIRE
WEATHER. A RED FLAG WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME QUESTION AS TO WHETHER WE WILL GET RED
FLAG CONDITIONS FOR THREE CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THE DEWPOINTS AND THUS
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE DROPPING BUT NOT AS QUICKLY AS
EXPECTED. RH/S ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MID 20S AROUND MUCH OF THE
AREA. ALTHOUGH THESE ARE NOT BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA...THEY ARE
STILL FAIRLY DRY...SO THE WINDSPEEDS THEMSELVES COULD BE ENOUGH
TO ALLOW FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH.
RAIN...WHILE A POSSIBILITY...SEEMS UNLIKELY WITH THIS SHORTWAVE.
THE MOISTURE IS JUST NOT THERE. PROGGED RH/S IN THE LOW LEVELS DO
NOT GET ABOVE 50 PERCENT THROUGH 500MB. THERE WILL BE A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LIFT WITH THE SHORTWAVE. WITH 700-500MB
LAPSE RATES ARE UP TO JUST ABOVE 9 C/KM WITH LIFTED INDICES OF
-4...THE INSTABILITY IS DEFINITELY THERE. IF ANY STORMS DO
DEVELOP...THEY LIKELY WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH BASED.
LONG TERM...
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN THROUGHOUT THE LONG
TERM PACKAGE. THE UPPER LEVELS WILL BECOME STRONGLY ZONAL AS THE
SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES MOVING OFF TO THE EAST. A WEAK FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH WILL ALSO MOVE OFF TO THE EAST IN
RESPONSE. THE H500 GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO BE RATHER TIGHT
LENDING TO STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL
ACT IN KIND AND REMAIN ELEVATED FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK STAYING MOSTLY
OUT OF THE WEST AND OCCASIONALLY SHIFTING BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT
WEDNESDAY ALSO WITH AN ACCOMPANYING WEAK FRONT. AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE AREA...THE H500 GRADIENT WILL AGAIN TIGHTEN UP
FURTHER INCREASING WINDS...ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
THIS WILL NEED CONTINUED MONITORING FOR WATCH/WARNING CRITERIA. A
LEE TROUGH WILL SET UP HELPING TO BACK THE SURFACE WINDS TO THE THE
SOUTHWEST...FURTHER WARMING THE AREA. THIS WILL REMAIN THE OVERALL
REGIME UNTIL THE EARLY PART OF THE WORK WEEK WHEN ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
WILL ENTER THE AREA BASICALLY GIVING US THE SAME SET UP AS THE
PREVIOUS TWO.
THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS DRY SO SIG WX NIL FOR THE DURATION. TEMPS
WILL REMAIN AT OR ABOVE CLIMATE FOR MUCH OF THE LONG TERM WITH A
SLIGHT DROP AFTER THE THIRD SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON CST THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...AND SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON CST THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...
GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA
PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...
UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...AND
WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST THURSDAY TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
05/99Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 8, 1:34 PM CST, 7 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 134 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-091945- 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- 134 PM CST WED MAR 8 2006 /1234 PM MST WED MAR 8 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT IN BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO THE 35 TO 45 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN DURING THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE...WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH POSSIBLE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN TO THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...THEN SOUTH THROUGH THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN TO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. ALTHOUGH LITTLE RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FROM ANY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP...STRONG LOCALIZED WINDS WILL RESULT FROM ANYTHING THAT DEVELOPS. WARM TEMPERATURES...DRY AIR...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LAMESA...ANDREWS...PECOS...AND MARFA LINE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH A LITTLE THIS EVENING...AND ALONG WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ALLEVIATE THESE ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK...ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THOSE PLANNING TO DRIVE THROUGH THIS AREA WILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY IF DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO KEEP FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ELEVATED. WARM TEMPERATURES...STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALL CONTRIBUTE TO RAPID GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY FIRE THAT IS INITIATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:19 AM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 7 hr | |
| Mar 9, 2:54 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Gaines | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.