Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Feb 21, 2007, 4:40 AM CST for 17 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 22, 2007, 3:04 PM CST. It was in force for 37 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2007, 4:40 AM CST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2007, 3:04 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2007, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 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 211040 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 440 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-212200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 440 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007 /340 AM MST WED FEB 21 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 212040 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 240 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...VERY STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-220445- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 240 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 /140 PM MST WED FEB 21 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 220445 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1045 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 ...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HIGHEST WINDS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-221200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1045 PM CST WED FEB 21 2007 /945 PM MST WED FEB 21 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS THE DETAILS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ 13
000 WWUS74 KMAF 221040 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 440 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007 ...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIME FRAMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HIGHEST WINDS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-222230- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 440 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007 /340 AM MST THU FEB 22 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS THE DETAILS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 222104 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 304 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 ...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN/ROUTE 54 CORRIDOR FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS AND THE STOCKTON PLATEAU SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HIGHEST WINDS. TXZ058>063-067>070-075-230515- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 304 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...PLOWED FIELDS AND OTHER FAVORED AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHEN DRIVING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AREAS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-230515- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 304 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 /204 PM MST THU FEB 22 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...PLOWED FIELDS AND OTHER FAVORED AREAS. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHEN DRIVING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AREAS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ TXZ057-230515- /O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 304 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...PLOWED FIELDS AND OTHER FAVORED AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHEN DRIVING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AREAS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-230515- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 304 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 /204 PM MST THU FEB 22 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS THE DETAILS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 230543 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1143 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 ...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN/ROUTE 54 CORRIDOR FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN... THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS AND THE STOCKTON PLATEAU SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HIGHEST WINDS. TXZ058>063-067>070-075-231030- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 1143 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...PLOWED FIELDS AND OTHER FAVORED AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHEN DRIVING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AREAS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-231030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070223T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1143 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 /1043 PM MST THU FEB 22 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT...AND SATURDAY. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION THROUGHOUT THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS THE DETAILS CONTINUE TO UNFOLD. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-231030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 1143 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007 /1043 PM MST THU FEB 22 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES...PLOWED FIELDS AND OTHER FAVORED AREAS. THE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THESE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WHEN DRIVING SATURDAY AFTERNOON. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH AREAS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 231054 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 454 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...A VERY WINDY PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY AND SATURDAY... .AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST STATES TODAY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY PASS TO NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH SATURDAY POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HIGHEST WINDS. NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-232130- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070223T1200Z-070224T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 454 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 /354 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING. IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE VAN HORN AREA WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN UP THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VAN HORN AREA WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-232130- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.070223T1700Z-070224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL 354 AM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER SATURDAY WITH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ TXZ081-082-232130- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 454 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ TXZ058>063-067>070-075-232130- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 454 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ TXZ080-232130- /O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA 454 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-232130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 454 AM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 232139 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 339 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...A VERY WINDY PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY... .AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST STATES TODAY...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM WILL EVENTUALLY PASS TO NORTH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH SATURDAY POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. ALTHOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THESE TIMES...THE EVENTUAL PATH OF THE UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL DETERMINE HOW STRONG THE WINDS WILL BE AND WHICH PERIODS WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY THE HIGHEST WINDS. TXZ058>063-067>070-240545- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 339 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ NMZ028-240545- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T0300Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 239 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... ...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 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. EXPECT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. 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. $$ TXZ080-240545- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA 339 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-240545- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 339 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 /239 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN THE VAN HORN AREA...WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL REMAIN UP THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VAN HORN AREA WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. 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. $$ NMZ029-033-034-240545- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL 239 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER SATURDAY WITH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ TXZ075-081-082-240545- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON 339 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. 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. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-240545- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 339 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 240354 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 954 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...A VERY WINDY PATTERN REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY... .AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARDS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS...WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH...WIDESPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT FROM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN MAY HAVE WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH SATURDAY POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-074-258-241200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 954 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 /854 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH SATURDAY. IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IN THE VAN HORN AREA...WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE VAN HORN AREA WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING DUST. 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. $$ TXZ080-241200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA 954 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ029-033-034-241200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL 854 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY WITH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ TXZ075-081-082-241200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON 954 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-241200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 954 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. DAMAGE MAY OCCUR WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE WILL BE POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ 13
000 WWUS74 KMAF 241000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...DAMAGING WINDS AND THICK BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY... .AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TODAY STRONG WINDS IN THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONGER WINDS THAN WHAT IS TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED ACROSS THE WEST TEXAS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH IN THE PLAINS POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF MILE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN TO 2 TO 4 MILES ELSEWHERE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 80 ARE ANTICIPATED. TXZ045>048-050>053-242130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T1200Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH BY MID MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF TO ONE MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. $$ NMZ029-033-034-242130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T1200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL 300 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH BY MID MORNING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF TO ONE MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. $$ TXZ075-242130- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T1200Z/ PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT STOCKTON 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BY MID MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING VISIBILITIES OF 2 TO 4 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ058>063-067>070-242130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070224T1200Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BY MID MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING VISIBILITIES OF 2 TO 4 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS. 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. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ TXZ080-242130- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0011.070224T1200Z-070225T0000Z/ MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BY MID MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING VISIBILITIES OF 2 TO 4 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ028-242130- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 300 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH BY MID MORNING POSSIBLY RESULTING IN DAMAGE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF ONE HALF TO ONE MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-242130- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0006.070225T1800Z-070226T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 300 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH AND GUSTS FROM 70 TO 80 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 55 TO 65 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING DUST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ057-074-242130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY WITH BLOWING DUST. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ081-082-242130- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 400 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BETWEEN 2 AND 4 MILES...POSSIBLY LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Feb 21, 4:23 AM CST, 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 4:23 AM CST, 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
423 AM CST WED FEB 21 2007
.SHORT TERM...
A MID-UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES THIS MORNING TO DRIFT
EASTWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY IN ADVANCE
OF A VIGOROUS UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE PACIFIC COAST.
RIDGING ALOFT WILL RELAX THE SURFACE AND MID-LEVEL PRESSURE
GRADIENTS...WITH LITTLE INCREASE IN SURFACE WIND SPEEDS DURING THE
DAY AS LEE-SIDE TROUGHING REMAINS WEAK. A DEEP LAYER DRY AIRMASS IN
PLACE AND WEAK DOWNSLOPING WINDS WILL TRANSLATE INTO ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TODAY...WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE
MID-70S ACROSS THE PLAINS. CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND GOOD
RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL RESULT IN COOLER OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES...
WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 30S NORTH OF THE PECOS
RIVER BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY.
.LONG TERM...
WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY WILL ONLY INCREASE INTO SATURDAY WITH THE
PASSAGE OF A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH. WILL LIKELY ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING FOR
BOTH DAYS. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING ADDED IN
THE COMING DAYS.
AN UPPER RIDGE OVER THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING WILL FLATTEN AND
HEAD EAST INTO FRIDAY AS A SOUTHERN STREAM SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES
OVER THE CWA. THIS AS SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT INCREASES AHEAD OF A
STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH THAT WILL DROP SOUTH ALONG THE WEST COAST.
THERE WILL NOT BE MUCH LOW LEVEL MOISTURE RETURN BY THEN FOR ANY
PRECIPITATION...BUT SOME OF THE MODEL DATA INDICATING AN EXTENSIVE
FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE/HIGH CLOUD WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WAVE.
DOES NOT LOOK AS THOUGH CLOUD COVER WILL AFFECT TEMPERATURES RISING
5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THOUGH.
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTH/SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN
CONUS THURSDAY NIGHT. THINK WE COULD SEE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
INCREASE OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE CWA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY
AS A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS SOUTH INTO THE CWA. COULD SEE
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP ALONG A SHARPENING DRYLINE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
OVER PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN
BASIN. SINCE THE LOCATION OF THE DRYLINE...NOT TO MENTION MID LEVEL
SUPPORT...ALIGNMENT OF UPPER JET ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR...HAVE JUST
MENTIONED ISOLATED STORMS FOR NOW. FIRE WEATHER WILL PROBABLY BE OF
MORE CONCERN OVER THE AREA DURING THE DAY FRIDAY CONSIDERING THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE...DEWPOINTS ON THE
DECREASE...AND TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WILL BE SO
ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE CWA.
ACTUALLY STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN FRIDAY...FRIDAY
NIGHT...AND SATURDAY AS A STRONG CUTOFF LOW WILL PASS OVER THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE SATURDAY. WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE A LENGTHY HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR ALL THREE PERIODS
SINCE IT IS CONCEIVABLE HIGH WINDS COULD OCCUR IN ALL THREE. MUCH
OF THE LOWLANDS COULD BE PUT IN A WIND ADVISORY SATURDAY...IF NOT IN
A HIGH WIND WARNING. ALL OF THIS WILL DEPEND ON THE EVENTUAL TRACK
AND TIMING OF THE UPPER LOW...SO WILL GO WITH THE MOUNTAINS FOR
NOW.
AFTER THE WINDS DIE DOWN SOMEWHAT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...EXPECT
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO PERSIST THROUGH MID NEXT WEEK. THERE
LOOKS TO BE LITTLE CHANCE OF RAIN DURING THIS PERIOD AS WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT PERSISTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH IN MOST
LOCATIONS TODAY AND THURSDAY. THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MAY SEE 20
FOOT WIND SPEEDS ABOVE 20 MPH ON THURSDAY...BUT MINIMUM AFTERNOON
RH/S WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 15 PERCENT.
ON FRIDAY...A DRYLINE WILL FORM WITH 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS ON THE
INCREASE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE FORECAST AREA.
THE TIMING AND POSITION OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM THAT
WILL MOVE BY TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL
DETERMINE THE LOCATIONS OF THE DRYLINE ON FRIDAY AND THE STRENGTH OF
THE WINDS. THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WILL PROBABLY BE THE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH ON FRIDAY AS A HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.
AFTER POOR TO FAIR RECOVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IN MOST LOCATIONS...FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE ON SATURDAY BUT MAINLY FOR LOCATIONS
IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...STOCKTON PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND. THESE
ALTHOUGH IT WILL LIKELY BE WINDY TO VERY WINDY AREAWIDE...THESE
LOCATIONS COULD HAVE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S OF 15 PERCENT OR
LOWER.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 75 40 76 55 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 72 37 75 44 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 77 46 75 55 / 0 0 0 10
FORT STOCKTON TX 75 47 79 52 / 0 0 0 10
GUADALUPE PASS TX 63 42 68 42 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 73 38 75 46 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 65 33 71 38 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 73 39 75 48 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 72 42 74 49 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 77 39 81 47 / 0 0 0 10
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY TO 6 PM CST /5
PM MST/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
01/67Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 9:14 PM CST, 7 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 914 PM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-211200- 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- 914 PM CST TUE FEB 20 2007 /814 PM MST TUE FEB 20 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY UNUSUALLY WARM TEMPERATURES AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. THIS WITH MINIMUM RH/S BELOW 15 PERCENT WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR FIRE GROWTH. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WELL IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TO AROUND 35-50 MPH IN THE PLAINS. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING THE VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WINDS THAT ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN WHAT IS TYPICALLY EXPERIENCED ON WINDY DAYS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS POSSIBLY RESULTING IN WIND DAMAGE. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:23 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 39 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.