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High Wind Warning 33, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 26, 2008Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2008, 4:33 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 27, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2008, 4:33 AM MDT (10:33 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2008, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2008, 2:00 PM MDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2008-04-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2008-04-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4496 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 261033
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
533 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT.  NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS.
IN ADDITION... STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS
THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  THESE HIGH WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE DECREASING IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TXZ258-262100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0028.080427T0600Z-080427T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0033.080427T0600Z-080427T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
433 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NMZ027-262100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0033.080427T0600Z-080427T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN
433 AM MDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM
MDT SUNDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 261913
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
213 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS
PECOS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING... 

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST 
TEXAS TONIGHT. AS THIS COLD FRONT PASSES...BRISK NORTH TO
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH SHORTLY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT
THEN BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-270315-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0033.080427T0600Z-080427T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
113 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM MDT SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM MDT SUNDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-270315-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.080427T0500Z-080427T1500Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
213 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 /113 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT
TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 270150
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
850 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS
PECOS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST
TEXAS OVERNIGHT. AS THIS COLD FRONT PASSES...BRISK NORTH TO NORTHEAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
SHORTLY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT THEN
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL RESULT IN NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-271500-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0033.080427T0600Z-080427T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
750 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
12 PM MDT SUNDAY...

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

TXZ074-075-079>082-271500-
/O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.080427T1000Z-080427T1500Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
850 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

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>053-057>063-067>070-271500-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.080427T0500Z-080427T1500Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
850 PM CDT SAT APR 26 2008 /750 PM MDT SAT APR 26 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/
TONIGHT TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. 

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 271014
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
514 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THIS MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT BLEW INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT BRINGING
VERY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA.  AS MORNING APPROACHES THE FRONT
HAS PASSED INTO THE BIG BEND REGION.  NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.  ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.  THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY
LATE MORNING ACROSS THE PLAINS AND BY MIDDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-271800-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080427T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
414 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.  THESE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO NOT ONLY AFFECT THE GUADALUPE PASS BUT ALSO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF 
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

PERSONS PLANNING TO TRAVEL US 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS 
SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE HIGH WINDS AND MAY NEED TO 
CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES... ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-271500-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080427T1500Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
514 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 /414 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TXZ074-075-079>082-271500-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-080427T1500Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
514 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE 
POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 271534
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1034 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT BLEW INTO THE REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT
BRINGING VERY GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA. STRONG NORTHEAST
WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

TXZ074-272000-
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080427T2000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
1034 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

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-TXZ258-272000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080427T2000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
934 AM MDT SUN APR 27 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THESE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO NOT ONLY AFFECT THE GUADALUPE
PASS BUT ALSO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

PERSONS PLANNING TO TRAVEL US 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE HIGH WINDS AND
MAY NEED TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES... ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.  SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 272011
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
311 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE MARFA PLATEAU TONIGHT...

.UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR HAS FILTERED INTO THE AREA BEHIND A STRONG
COLD FRONT TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW
FREEZING IN THE MARFA PLATEAU.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-272115-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080427T2000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
311 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008 /211 PM MDT SUN APR 27 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE SUBSIDING...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TXZ080-280415-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0001.080428T0600Z-080428T1300Z/
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA
311 PM CDT SUN APR 27 2008

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT MONDAY.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MARFA PLATEAU WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S
TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL JUST AFTER
SUNRISE ON MONDAY. DELICATE VEGETATION SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS
OR OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM THESE FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

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

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 1:13 PM MDTWind AdvisoryMAFEddy, Lea20 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2008High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2008Every high wind warning in 2008

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.