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High Wind Warning 59, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 7, 2008, 1:48 PM MST for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 8, 2008, 4:45 AM MST. It was in force for 27 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2008, 1:48 PM MST (20:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2008, 4:45 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2008, 7:47 AM MST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Martin County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 12:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 S Carlsbad, NM | 300 POUND PORTA POTTIES WERE BLOWN ACROSS AN INDUSTRIAL YARD NEAR CARLSBAD. WINDS WERE ESTIMATED TO BE 70 MPH. BILLBOARD SIGNS WERE ALSO BLOWN DOWN ON HWY 285. |
| Dec 8, 1:55 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sw Tatum, NM | 61 MPH GUST |
| Dec 8, 2:05 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 S Hobbs, NM | MULTIPLE POWER/PHONE POLES SNAPPED ON US 62/180 JUST SOUTH OF HOBBS. ROOF COLLAPSED AT A HOBBS RESTAURANT AND A ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF AS WELL. |
| Dec 8, 2:35 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Nne Seminole, TX | 58 MPH GUST |
| Dec 8, 3:20 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Se Lamesa, TX | 61 MPH GUST |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 3821 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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 072048 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 248 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE REGION. TXZ074-080500- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0043.081208T1800Z-081209T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0059.081208T1500Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 248 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-080500- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0043.081208T1200Z-081209T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0059.081208T1500Z-081209T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 148 PM MST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-080500- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0044.081208T1500Z-081209T1200Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 248 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG WESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING NEAR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THIS REGION SHOULD MONITOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED AT A LATER TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 080346 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 946 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST TONIGHT. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING...AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OUT OF THE REGION. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-081200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.081208T1500Z-081209T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 946 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 /846 PM MST SUN DEC 7 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TUESDAY... WESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-081200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0044.081208T1500Z-081209T1200Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 946 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... STRONG WESTERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING NEAR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THIS REGION SHOULD MONITOR THE WINDY CONDITIONS CLOSELY AND REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY WARNINGS WHICH MAY BE ISSUED AT A LATER TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 081145 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 545 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...INCREASING WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SOUTHERN ROCKIES BY MIDDAY...THEN INTO NORTH TEXAS BY LATE TONIGHT. THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ057-090000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0044.081208T1500Z-081209T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0059.081208T1500Z-081209T1500Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 545 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM CST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BY LATE MORNING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...INCLUDING THE DELAWARE AND SIERRA DIABLO MOUNTAINS INTO TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-090000- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0059.081208T1200Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 445 AM MST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ TXZ074-090000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.081208T1500Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 545 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON CST TUESDAY... BY LATE MORNING...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ058>060-067-075-080-081-090000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0029.081208T1500Z-081209T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-WARD-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON 545 AM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /445 AM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. BY LATE MORNING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 082029 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 229 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...WINDS INCREASING ACROSS MUCH OF FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO...THEN WILL MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT. THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ028-090000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081209T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD 129 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ074-090000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 229 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA. WEST WINDS OF TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-090000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 229 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /129 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR. WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ058>060-067-075-080-081-090000- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON 229 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /129 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR LEA COUNTY...THE TRANS PECOS REGION...AND THE BIG BEND REGION. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 082156 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 356 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...WINDS INCREASING ACROSS MUCH OF FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY TUESDAY... .A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO... THEN WILL MOVE INTO NORTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT. THE SECOND UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AS THESE SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN THESE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ060-067-090000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- WINKLER-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...KERMIT...MONAHANS 356 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /256 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. AREAS OF BLOWING WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-051-061-068-090000- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-ECTOR-CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON... ODESSA...CRANE 356 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 5 PM. AREAS OF BLOWING WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-090600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 356 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /256 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY. WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ074-090600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 356 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. WEST WINDS OF TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ NMZ028-090300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD 256 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS WITH SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ058-059-075-080-081-090300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON 356 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN DECREASE SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090024 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 624 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 NMZ028-090300- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0030.081209T0024Z-081209T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD 524 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE A COUPLE OF HOURS AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-060-061-067-068-090130- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-WINKLER-ECTOR-WARD-CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...KERMIT...ODESSA... MONAHANS...CRANE 624 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /524 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF LEA COUNTY AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ TXZ058-059-075-080-081-090130- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON 624 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL ACROSS PORTIONS OF REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THESE LOCATIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 624 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /524 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY. WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ TXZ074-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 624 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY. WEST WINDS OF TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090320 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 920 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 NMZ028-090430- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-081209T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD 820 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 920 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 /820 PM MST MON DEC 8 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TUESDAY... WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ074-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 920 PM CST MON DEC 8 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TUESDAY... WEST WINDS OF TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DECREASE ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091256 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 656 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A STRONG UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE REGION HAS PRODUCED HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. AS THIS TROUGH PASSES THE REGION... WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION AND MAY SEE ANOTHER INCREASE IN WIND FROM THE NORTHEAST THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS LATER TODAY. NMZ027-TXZ057-258-091500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 656 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 /556 AM MST TUE DEC 9 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ074-091800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 656 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. WEST WINDS OF TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. 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 STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091447 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 847 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED.. .WINDS ACROSS THE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. WILL STILL SEE WINDY CONDITIONS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH HIGHEST GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS BEING CANCELLED. NMZ027-TXZ057-258-091600- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 847 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 /747 AM MST TUE DEC 9 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ TXZ074-091600- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081209T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 847 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW WARNING LEVELS ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ 13
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 warning went out at Dec 7, 1:38 PM MST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 1:38 PM MST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
238 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008
.DISCUSSION...
INTERESTING FORECAST THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW JUST OFF THE
CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST OVERNIGHT MOVING INTO NEW
MEXICO TOMORROW. THIS WILL CAUSE WESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS TO
INCREASE BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TOMORROW MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE NAM
SHOWS WINDS AT 7500 FEET INCREASING TO 50KTS WHICH MEANS GDP WILL
BE IN FOR QUITE A WINDY DAY. ALSO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE SOME OF THESE STRONG WINDS MIX DOWN TO
THE SURFACE...THOUGH SPEEDS WILL BE A BIT LESS. WENT AHEAD AND
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR PARTS OF CULBERSON COUNTY BETWEEN THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAIN RANGES. I AM REALLY NOT CONFIDENT HOW
LOW THE HIGH WINDS WILL MIX DOWN...AND THE WATCH MAY NEED TO BE
CHANGED OVER TO AN ADVISORY OVERNIGHT BUT WILL LET THE MID SHIFT
MAKE THAT DECISION.
THE FOCUS SHIFTS FROM HIGH WINDS EARLY TUESDAY TO WINTRY PRECIP
TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.
CONTINUED TO GO WITH THE TIMING OF THE NAM/ECMWF...WHICH ARE BOTH
FASTER THAN THE GFS BUT HAVE SLOWED DOWN BY AN HOUR OR TWO OVER
YESTERDAYS TIMING. THE COLD AIR WILL SATURATE THE LOWER LEVELS OF
THE ATMOSPHERE AND COMBINED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH WILL COMBINE TO
PROVIDE SOME SHOWERY PRECIP. THE PTYPE SHOULD BE MOSTLY ALL
RAIN...BUT CANNOT RULE OUT A RAIN/SNOW MIX IN THE NORTHWESTERN
PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
OF THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
MOUNTAIN RANGES ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEE ALL SNOW. FORECAST
SOUNDINGS TUE AFTERNOON SHOW ABOUT A 2-3C T/TD SPREAD IN THE -10C
TO -20C LAYER MOST FAVORABLE FOR DENDRITIC GROWTH. THE STRONGEST
UVVS ALSO DO NOT MATCH UP WITH THE MOST SATURATED LAYER...MEANING
CRYSTAL GROWTH WILL STRUGGLE AND ANY SNOWFLAKES SHOULD BE SMALL
AND SLOW TO ACCUMULATE. THEREFORE AM NOT ANTICIPATING ANY ILL
EFFECTS FROM ANY SNOW THAT MAY FALL.
I SAID EARLIER THE WIND WORRIES WOULD BE ENDING TUE MORNING...BUT
THAT IS NOT QUITE TRUE AS STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW
IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT AND COULD WARRANT THE NEED FOR A
WIND ADVISORY. STILL TOO FAR OUT TO WORRY ABOUT THAT PRODUCT AND
WE STILL HAVE TIME TO EVALUATE THAT FURTHER.
UNDERCUT GUIDANCE TEMPS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS FOLLOWING THE COLD
FRONT...BUT THEN TRENDED TEMPS ABOVE GUIDANCE LATER IN THE
FORECAST WITH ZONAL FLOW HELPING TO BRING US BACK UP ABOVE CLIMO.
MAY HAVE GONE TOO HIGH WITH TEMPS ON FRIDAY...BUT THIS WILL ALL
DEPEND ON HOW FAR SOUTH A FRONT IS ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA.
HENNIG
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 43 72 40 46 / 0 10 10 20
CARLSBAD NM 41 67 42 42 / 0 10 10 30
DRYDEN TX 38 69 44 62 / 0 10 10 20
FORT STOCKTON TX 43 74 41 48 / 0 10 10 20
GUADALUPE PASS TX 44 62 35 39 / 0 20 10 40
HOBBS NM 41 70 36 41 / 0 10 10 30
MARFA TX 33 70 33 40 / 0 20 10 30
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 40 72 37 44 / 0 10 10 20
ODESSA TX 39 69 37 43 / 0 10 10 20
WINK TX 36 72 39 43 / 0 10 10 30
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 8 AM MONDAY TO 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY TO NOON CST
/11 AM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
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10Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 1:48 PM MST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 248 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-082100- 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- 248 PM CST SUN DEC 7 2008 /148 PM MST SUN DEC 7 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE AREA...PRODUCING VERY STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON MONDAY. FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR OR ABOVE 80 MPH. FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH. IN ADDITION....WINDS THROUGH THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR COULD BE 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 65 MPH. FOR THESE CONDITIONS...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS SHOULD USE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE TRAVELING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ON TUESDAY...EXPECT SNOW TO LIGHTLY ACCUMULATE THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ACCUMULATIONS ARE ONLY EXPECTED ABOVE 4500 FEET. OTHER AREAS COULD RECEIVE A RAIN/SNOW MIX...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .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 MUELLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:30 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 10 hr |
| Dec 7, 1:48 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | 15 hr |
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Sources
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