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High Wind Warning 60, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 12, 2008, 2:30 PM CST for Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 39 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 12, 2008, 2:30 PM CST (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2008, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2008, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 11:16 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Atoka, NM | TRAILOR BLOWN ONTO HWY 285. ARTESIA AWOS REPORTING 42G58 KTS OR 48G67 MPH AROUND THAT TIME. |
| Dec 14, 12:30 PM CST | DUST STORM | Artesia, NM | LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES OF 0 TO 1 MILE DUE TO BLOWING DUST RESULTED IN A 4 VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HWY 285 AMD HALDEMAN RD. |
| Dec 14, 12:30 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Atoka, NM | ROOF BLOW OFF A HOUSE. |
| Dec 14, 12:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 11 Sw Lovington, NM | A LARGE GRASS FIRE REPORTED BETWEEN LOVINGTON AND MALJAMAR. |
| Dec 14, 12:40 PM CST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lovington, NM | ROOF BLOWN OFF ON S LOVE ST AND TELEPHONE POLES DOWN ON N LOVE ST. |
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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 2098 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 170 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 271 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 122030 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 230 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...VERY WINDY WEEKEND SETTING UP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND EASTWARD INTO THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE GREAT BASIN REGION THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN INTO THE GUADALUPE AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS THERE IS LIKELY TO BE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS LASTING FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY WHERE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT AND 90 MPH IN GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY. ACROSS THE PLAINS WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-131200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0045.081213T1200Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0060.081213T1200Z-081215T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 230 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 /130 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS ARE FORECAST SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. ON SATURDAY WEST AND SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT AND TO NEAR 75 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER SUNDAY WITH GUSTS FROM AROUND 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TO NEAR 90 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 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 MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>059-131200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.081213T1900Z-081214T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0046.081214T1900Z-081215T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE 230 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 /130 PM MST FRI DEC 12 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WEEKEND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-131200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.081213T1900Z-081214T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 230 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. SATURDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. 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. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 131025 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 425 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE GUADAUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... .A BROAD UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE NATION THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN INTO THE GUADALUPE AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS THERE IS LIKELY TO BE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS LASTING FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY WHERE WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND 90 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY. ACROSS THE PLAINS WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS ON SUNDAY. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-132100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0060.081213T1200Z-081215T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 425 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /325 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS ARE FORECAST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. FOR TODAY EXPECT WEST AND SOUTHWEST SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 75 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER SUNDAY WITH GUSTS FROM AROUND 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TO NEAR 90 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 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 MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>059-132100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.081213T1900Z-081214T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0046.081214T1900Z-081215T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE 425 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /325 AM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. 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. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-132100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.081213T1900Z-081214T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 425 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 132136 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 336 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION... ...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND IN ADVANCE OF A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FORCED DOWNWARD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL ALSO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU SUNDAY. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 336 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /236 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER SUNDAY...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 85 MPH. ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER SUNDAY... WITH WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM AROUND 70 MPH. 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 MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ TXZ059-141100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0046.081214T1900Z-081215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE 336 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LOVING COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR SUNDAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ TXZ045-046-050-141100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 336 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-060>063-067-080-141100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...MARFA 336 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-141100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0046.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS 336 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /236 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WITH THE VISIBILITY LOWERING TO NEAR 1 MILE AND MAY OCCUR IN A SHORT DISTANCE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO INCREASE ON SUNDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 132343 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 543 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS FOR THIS AFTERNOON CANCELLED... ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION... ...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY IN ADVANCE OF A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SO THE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON WAS CANCELLED. HOWEVER THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF A STRENGTHENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SUNDAY WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION... THE VAN HORN AREA... AND THE MARFA PLATEAU SUNDAY. TXZ045-046-050-059-140745- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE 543 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SO THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON WAS CANCELLED. ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. 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-TXZ057-058-140745- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0046.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... 543 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /443 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS SO THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON WAS CANCELLED. ON SUNDAY WIND SPEEDS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACH HIGH WIND LEVELS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-140745- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081215T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 543 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /443 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER SUNDAY...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 85 MPH. ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER SUNDAY... WITH WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS FROM AROUND 70 MPH. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-060>063-067-080-140745- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...MARFA 543 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 50 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 141036 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 436 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND THE EXTREME NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON... .DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING IN ADVANCE OF A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE PLAINS AS WELL BY THIS AFTERNOON AND RESULT IN IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE VAN HORN AREA...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ045-046-142100- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0060.081214T1700Z-081214T2300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA 436 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-142100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0046.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0060.081214T1700Z-081214T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS 436 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /336 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-142100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 436 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /336 AM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ TXZ047-048-050>053-059>063-067-080-142100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.081214T1800Z-081214T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...MARFA 436 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 142031 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND THE EXTREME NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON... .DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THROUGH AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS AND ROOFS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED ACROSS EDDY COUNTY AND WIND GUSTS OVER 70 MPH REPORTED IN LEA COUNTY. WINDS WILL DECREASE RATHER QUICKLY EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /131 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH MID EVENING. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 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 MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-057-058-142300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081214T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...VAN HORN...PECOS 231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /131 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS WITH GUST OF 60 TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-050>053-059>063-067-080-142300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081214T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...MARFA 231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 150004 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 604 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... .WITH THE SETTING OF THE SUN... WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PLAINS WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HIGH WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO THAT WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO LATER TONIGHT. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0060.000000T0000Z-081215T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 604 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 /504 PM MST SUN DEC 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS 75 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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 MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$
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 12, 11:12 AM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 11:12 AM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1112 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008
.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THRU THE PERIOD. HOWEVER WIND CONCERNS
WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS ACRS MAF/FST.
BY/BEFORE SUNRISE SFC WINDS WILL DECREASE SOME BUT WIND A FEW
THOUSAND FT ABOVE THE GROUND REMAIN NEAR 40KTS AND LOW LEVEL WIND
SHEAR WILL BE A CONCERN THEN...MAINLY FOR MAF/FST. OTHERWISE
WINDS WILL MIX THRU MID MORNING SETTING STAGE FOR WINDY DAY ACRS
TAF SITES.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 545 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008/
DISCUSSION...
A LEE TROUGH WILL DEVELOP FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO INTO SOUTHWEST
TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO AN INCREASING MID LEVEL FLOW.
AVIATION...
WINDS WILL VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND
BEGIN TO INCREASE WITH GUSTS AT WEST TEXAS TERMINALS UP TO 20
KNOTS BY LATE AFTERNOON. WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH CLOUDS STREAMING
OVER THE AREA...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT WITH
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM
ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
ANDREWS...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...LOVING...
MARTIN...MIDLAND...PECOS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 1:54 PM CST, 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 154 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-132000- 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- 154 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 /1254 PM MST FRI DEC 12 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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A VERY WINDY WEEKEND IS SETTING UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA BUT ESPECIALLY FOR THE MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS...AND WESTERN PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 70 TO 90 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. ACROSS THE PLAINS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. ALSO A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INCLUDING VAN HORN...AND PARTS OF THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...HUMIDITY BELOW 15 PERCENT...AND CURED FUELS WILL LEAD TO HIGH FIRE DANGER AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 4:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 5 more | 10 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:28 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 5 more | 28 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:30 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Loving | 38 hr |
| Dec 12, 2:30 PM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Loving | 27 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2008High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.