Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2007
High Wind Watch 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Feb 24, 2007, 3:00 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 25, 2007, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2007, 3:00 AM MST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2007, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2007, 3:25 AM MST
- In force
- 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 10:05 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, 10.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 253 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1937 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 92 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 201 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 241236 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 636 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. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-242130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.070224T1500Z-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 636 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /536 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /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. 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. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-242130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.070225T1800Z-070226T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 536 AM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ TXZ057>063-067>070-074-075-080-242130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 636 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BY MID MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND BY LATE MORNING VISIBILITIES OF 2 TO 4 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED...POSSIBLY LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ TXZ081-082-242130- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.070224T1500Z-070225T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 636 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS 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 WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 242024 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 224 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...DAMAGING WINDS AND THICK BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS HAS PRODUCED STRONG WIND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE SEEN THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WITH GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH OR MORE... WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH ACROSS THE PLAINS. SOME DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES AND POWER LINES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. BLOWING DUST IS OCCURRING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN WITH VISIBILITIES OF A HALF MILE OR LESS OBSERVED. BY SUNSET THIS STRONG WIND WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-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 224 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /124 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THIS WIND WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-250430- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.070225T1800Z-070226T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 124 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 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. $$ TXZ057>063-067>070-074-075-080-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 224 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST. $$ TXZ081-082-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 224 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH THIS AREA. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 250000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...STRONG WINDS EXITING WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THIS HAS ALLOWED STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TO DIMINISH. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING...WIND ADVISORY...AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELED. THE FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY AND INTO MONDAY. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND POSSIBLY THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-250100- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 /500 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELED. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-250800- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.070225T1800Z-070226T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 500 PM MST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND 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. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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. $$ TXZ057>063-067>070-074-075-080-250100- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ TXZ081-082-250100- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-070225T0000Z/ BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 600 PM CST SAT FEB 24 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH RAPIDLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 251025 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 425 AM CST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .THE FLOW ALOFT WILL BECOME STRONG AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. NMZ027-TXZ258-252100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0006.070225T1800Z-070226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0012.070225T2100Z-070226T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 325 AM MST SUN FEB 25 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$
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 24, 2:30 AM MST, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 2:30 AM MST, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
330 AM CST SAT FEB 24 2007
.SHORT TERM...
POWERHOUSE 5H LOW MOVING ACRS NRN NM ATTM WITH ASSOCD PACIFIC FRONT
NOW MOVING THRU THE PB. WATER VAPOR INDICATES STRONG SUBSIDENCE
MAKING AN APPEARANCE TO THE SW WHERE WRF INDICATES THE STRONGEST 7H
WINDS (50-65KTS). NO DOUBT THAT THIS WILL BE A HIGH END WIND EVENT
ACRS THE PLAINS TODAY PER 7H GRADIENT NEAR 100M AND MSL PRESSURE
GRADIENT OF 4MB/75NM. ALSO 85H-5H SUBSIDENCE WILL BE STRONG AND OF
COURSE SFC-7H WILL BE DRY ADIABATIC...THUS FULL MIXING WILL BE
REALIZED. ACRS THE PLAINS EXPECT THAT EDDY CO. E TO SCURRY/MITCHELL
COUNTIES WILL BE THE WINDIEST WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE. FROM THE WRN PB E THRU MAF/ODO NOT MUCH DIFFERENT WITH
GUSTS TO 60 POSSIBLE AND WILL UPGRADE HIGH WIND WATCH TO WARNING FOR
THE PLAINS. ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL FOR BLDU ACRS CWFA...
ESPECIALLY ACRS THE NRN TIER COUNTIES. A LOOK AT YESTERDAY/S VISIBLE
SATELLITE LOOP INDICATED THAT BLDU WAS ADVECTED INTO THE TRANS PECOS
FROM SOURCE REGIONS IN MEXICO AND WILL PROBABLY GET THAT AGAIN
TODAY. WILL OPT TO ISSUE BLDU ADVISORY ACRS THE NRN TIER INCLUDING
SE NM WITH WIDESPREAD VSBY OF 1/2-1 MILE. ELSEWHERE WILL INCLUDE
BLDU WITH 2-4 MILES VSBY. CAA AND DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL MAKE FOR
DIFFICULT TEMP FCST AND WILL STAY CLOSE TO MOS. GRADIENT SLACKENS BY
MID AFTERNOON AND BY SUN A.M. 12Z W WIND LESS THAN 15 MPH IS
EXPECTED. VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE THRU SUN A.M. AND WITH THE
DECREASED WINDS MORNING LOWS WILL BE NOTABLY COOLER.
.LONG TERM...
MAINLY DRY FAST ZONAL FLOW IS ANTICIPATED SUNDAY THROUGH THE REST OF
THE FORECAST CYCLE. WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SEVERAL
DAYS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING SUNDAY. HAVE ISSUED A
HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT WITH POTENTIAL FOR MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY IN THE STRONG
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE GENERALLY BE ABOVE NORMAL
IN THIS REGIME THROUGH MUCH OF THE FORECAST CYCLE. BY NEXT WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY WIND WILL ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE IN THE PLAINS AS A LARGE
SLOW MOVING AND BROAD UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TIER OF STATES. STRONG WIND FIELDS ARE PROGGED ON
THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM AND EVENT WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED
AS THE DAYS PROGRESS. SOME COOLER AIR ANTICIPATED NEXT FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY AS SOME EXTENSIVE COLD AIR (FROM THE PACIFIC COAST TO
THE ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS) RUSHES SOUTHWARD IN WAKE OF SYSTEM.
BOUT OF WIND ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS COOLER SURGE.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
DESPITE COOLER TEMPS RH/S BLOW 15% ARE EXPECTED WITH DWPNTS IN OR
VERY NEAR THE SINGLE DIGITS. GFS TENDS TO DO BETTER WITH THE DWPNTS
IN THESE STRONG W WIND SCENARIOS AND IT CERTAINLY BRINGS THE DRY
AIR...NAM DOES TRY CATCH UP THOUGH LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND WILL
UPGRADE TO RED FLAG WARNING. 7H TEMPS WILL BE WELL BLO ZERO AND THIS
WILL MAKE FOR COLD DAY ABOVE 6KFT IN THE GDP MTNS AND MIN RH/S MAY
STRUGGLE TO REACH 15% THERE. STILL WITH MUCH OF THE GDP/S BLO 6KFT
WILL OPT TO INCLUDE IN RED FLAG WARNING. FOR SUN W WINDS WILL REMAIN
UP ESPECIALLY ACRS THE DAVIS/GDP MTNS WHERE 7H WINDS OF 30-50KTS ARE
FCST. DRY AIR WILL CERTAINLY STILL BE IN PLACE AND WITH LOW LEVEL
WARMING MIN RH/S 15% OR LESS ARE LIKELY. ATTP WILL OPT TO INCLUDE
MTNS IN FIRE WX WATCH SUN. INTO THE PLAINS THE WINDS ARE MORE IN
QUESTION AND ANTICIPATE NO MORE THAN LOCAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS DUE
IN PART TO TEMPORAL CONSTRAINTS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 64 34 67 35 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 65 30 71 36 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 74 39 72 42 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 66 41 73 44 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 55 32 64 36 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 65 33 68 36 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 56 26 65 29 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 63 32 67 37 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 63 36 67 39 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 69 32 74 38 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA
COUNTY.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...
MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...
REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...
TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BORDEN...
CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...
PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
SCURRY...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...
ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...
MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND
UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...BIG BEND AREA...TERRELL.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM
MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM MST MONDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...BORDEN...
DAWSON...GAINES...HOWARD...MARTIN...MITCHELL...SCURRY.
&&
49/12Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 1:06 PM MST, 13 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 206 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-242015- 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- 206 PM CST FRI FEB 23 2007 /106 PM MST FRI FEB 23 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN...ALONG AND EAST OF A GAIL...BIG SPRING...MIDKIFF...TO IRAAN LINE. IF THUNDERSTORMS DO DEVELOP THEY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RAPIDLY BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT. IN ADDITION BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL OCCUR TODAY IN THE EDDY AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS. INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SATURDAY. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD SATURDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SPREAD OVER THE OUTLOOK AREA SATURDAY AS WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS PREVAIL. VISIBILITIES MAY FALL BELOW A MILE LOCALLY IN DUST PRONE AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE EXTREME WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EXTREME EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN. 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 24, 3:00 AM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 14 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:50 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 23 hr | |
| Feb 24, 4:50 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 12 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.