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High Wind Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 20, 2007Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 20, 2007, 1:30 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 21, 2007, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 27 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 20, 2007, 1:30 PM MDT (19:30 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 21, 2007, 3:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 22, 2007, 6:00 AM MDT
In force
27 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:36 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 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 206 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-10-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-10-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2732 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 201930
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
230 PM CDT SAT OCT 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS NORTH OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
SUNDAY BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST
AND WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY EVENING AND NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE
CHANNELED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-211030-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0018.071021T1200Z-071022T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0029.071021T0900Z-071022T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
130 PM MDT SAT OCT 20 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MDT
MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY.
THESE WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THEN TEMPORARILY
DECREASE. HOWEVER AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE COLD FRONT SUNDAY EVENING THEY WILL INCREASE IN SPEED TO 35
TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AND THEN SUBSIDE BY 6 AM MONDAY.

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 210924
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
424 AM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TODAY BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  WEST TO 
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.  AN ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING CHANNELING NORTHEAST WINDS
THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-212100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-071022T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
324 AM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY.  THESE WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON AND THEN 
TEMPORARILY DECREASE.  HOWEVER AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST 
WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS EVENING... THEY
WILL INCREASE IN SPEED TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
THE WIND SHOULD SUBSIDE BY MONDAY MORNING.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 212021
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
321 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE ROCKIES
TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...
AND SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BE
CHANNELED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...WHERE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. LIGHT
WINDS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES THE REGION HAS EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS FALL...
WITH LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU...
HOWEVER...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING AS 
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S.

TXZ080-220430-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.071023T0600Z-071023T1500Z/
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA
321 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY. 

THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO
THE LOWER 30S BEFORE SUNRISE TUKMAFZFPMAFESDAY.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-220430-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-071022T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
221 PM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY...

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY
EVENING...AND WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT SPEEDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BE CHANNELED THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS OVERNIGHT...WHERE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS ON U.S. 62/180...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS...RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...AND
VANS. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY
MORNING.

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. USE EXTRA CAUTION
IF TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ON U.S. 62/180.

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-074-220430-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.071022T0000Z-071022T0900Z/
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-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
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...ALPINE
321 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /221 PM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ MONDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTH WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS
WILL DECREASE BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH.

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.

$$

70
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 220028 CCA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
725 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS OVER THE ROCKIES
TONIGHT. AN ASSOCIATED TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG SOUTHWEST
WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION AND INCREASE TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO EAST ACROSS THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...
AND SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL BE
CHANNELED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...WHERE NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO
50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. LIGHT
WINDS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES THE REGION HAS EXPERIENCED SO FAR THIS FALL...
WITH LOWS IN THE 30S TO LOWER 40S EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU...
HOWEVER...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING AS 
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO THE LOWER 30S.

TXZ080-220845-
/O.COR.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.071023T0600Z-071023T1500Z/
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA
725 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY. 

THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO
THE LOWER 30S BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-220845-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-071022T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
625 PM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT MONDAY...

SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A
STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY
EVENING...AND WINDS ARE FORECAST TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT SPEEDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BE CHANNELED THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS OVERNIGHT...WHERE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS ON U.S. 62/180...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS...RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...AND
VANS. THESE WINDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNRISE MONDAY
MORNING.

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. USE EXTRA CAUTION
IF TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ON U.S. 62/180.

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-074-220845-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.071022T0025Z-071022T0900Z/
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-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
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...ALPINE
725 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 /625 PM MDT SUN OCT 21 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ MONDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN
NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTH WINDS ARE
FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS
WILL DECREASE BEFORE SUNRISE MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH.

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.

$$

70
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 220910
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
410 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS 
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR MARFA PLATEAU...

.A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION YESTERDAY BRINGING GUSTY
NORTH WINDS TO THE AREA.  A SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND 
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT 
THROUGH THE NIGHT.  THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS CONTINUING 
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE 
GUADALUPE PASS.  NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH GUSTS NEAR 58 MPH THROUGH 600 AM MDT.

BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL HAVE RELAXED
ALLOWING SURFACE WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT.  THIS LIGHT WIND COMBINED 
WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN THE COLDEST
TEMPERATURES THIS FALL.  ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU A HARD FREEZE IS 
EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE 25 TO
30 DEGREE RANGE.

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-074-221015-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-071022T0900Z/
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-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
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...ALPINE
410 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 /310 AM MDT MON OCT 22 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

TXZ080-222100-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.071023T0600Z-071023T1500Z/
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA
410 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY. 

THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS... MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES... AND A DRY
AIRMASS WILL ALLOW FOR TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO
NEAR 30 BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-221200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-071022T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
310 AM MDT MON OCT 22 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS
MORNING.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 58 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 600 AM MDT.  AFTER 
THAT TIME THE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO RELAX ALLOWING WIND
SPEEDS TO SLOWLY FALL THROUGH THE DAY. 

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. USE EXTRA CAUTION
IF TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ON U.S. 62/180.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 20, 4:34 AM MDTRed Flag WarningMAF14 hr
Oct 20, 1:59 PM MDTRed Flag WarningMAF31 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2007High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.