High Wind Warning 56, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 210353
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
953 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008

...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT
WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS BEFORE DECREASING
IN INTENSITY BY EARLY MORNING.

TXZ258-210800-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081121T0800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINE SPRINGS
853 PM MST THU NOV 20 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MST FRIDAY. 

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH
WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH EARLY 
MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
550 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008

.DISCUSSION...
SEE 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
23 SURFACE ANALYSIS REVEALS STRONG COLD FRONT TO THE SOUTH OF THE
RIO GRANDE WITH NOTABLE PRESSURE RISES ALSO SLOWLY SINKING
SOUTHWARD WITH TIME. THUS FEEL GUSTY NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO CEASE WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. CONCERNS THEN TURN TO
LOW CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AS LATEST 11-3.9U SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS
WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL CLOUD MASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE. OPERATIONAL SHORT TERM GUIDANCE DOES SHOW THIS CLOUD
BANK SINKING SOUTHWARD TONIGHT WITH EVENTUAL ARRIVAL ACROSS THE
PERMIAN BASIN AFTER 03Z. MEANWHILE...NORTHEASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW
WILL LIKELY KEEP A LOW LEVEL CLOUD BANK NESTLED AGAINST THE WEST
TX/SE NM MOUNTAINS. HAVE RATHER LOW CONFIDENCE ON LOW LEVEL CLOUD
POTENTIAL THIS EVENING THUS HAVE CONTINUED TO ONLY MENTION A SCT025
DECK PENDING FURTHER TRENDS.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
152 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-212000-
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-
152 PM CST THU NOV 20 2008 /1252 PM MST THU NOV 20 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO
CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE PASS
UNTIL 5 PM MST.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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