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High Wind Warning 63, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 22, 2008Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 22, 2008, 2:25 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 22, 2008, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 22, 2008, 2:25 PM MST (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 22, 2008, 11:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 24, 2008, 5:00 AM MST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2008-12-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2008-12-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 261 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2846 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
261 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
502 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 222125
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
325 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE VAN HORN AREA...UPPER TRANS PECOS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.  STRONG WINDS ALOFT AROUND THE
BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THIS TIME
FRAME.  THESE STRONG WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT.  

SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS COULD AFFECT THE VAN HORN AREA...
UPPER TRANS PECOS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH
COULD OCCUR IN THESE AREAS AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES
BY THE AREA.  

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-231100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0047.081223T0600Z-081224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0063.081223T0600Z-081224T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
325 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 /225 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TUESDAY NIGHT.  THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH...
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY
AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS BEGINNING
LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF CAMPERS...
VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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>059-231100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0048.081223T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
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
325 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008 /225 PM MST MON DEC 22 2008/

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH COULD
OCCUR TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 231046
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
446 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...INCREASING WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO TODAY AND INTO TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
TODAY AND INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE
GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN
THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE EDDY
COUNTY PLAINS...WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS LEA COUNTY NEW
MEXICO...THE WEST AND NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS
PECOS AND MARFA PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO
NEAR 35 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH COULD OCCUR IN THESE AREAS.

NMZ028-TXZ057-232200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0048.081223T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0063.081223T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN
446 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /346 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
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 FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A DECREASE
IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-232200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
446 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /346 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
FARTHER SOUTH INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH...
WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 6000 FEET. WIND SPEEDS ACROSS BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES WILL BEGIN TO
DECREASE BY VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ058-059-232200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0048.081223T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0034.081223T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE
446 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /346 AM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY 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 NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY 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.

&&

$$

TXZ045-046-050-080-232200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0034.081223T1800Z-081224T0000Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...MARFA
446 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED
THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY 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 232140
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
340 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
THROUGH TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON WILL PASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS BY EARLY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.  STRONG WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM
ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...
THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... AND THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS.
THESE STRONG WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING ACROSS
THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS... WITH THE STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS
THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT.

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS LEA COUNTY NEW
MEXICO... THE WEST AND NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... THE UPPER
TRANS PECOS AND MARFA PLATEAU THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.

TXZ074-240900-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T0900Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
340 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000
FEET. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
DRIVERS OF CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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-TXZ258-241200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
240 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.  WIND SPEEDS
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF CAMPERS... VANS...AND
TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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-TXZ057-240000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN
340 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /240 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS THE REMAINDER OF THE
AFTERNOON. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING
AFTER SUNSET.

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-TXZ045-046-050-058-059-080-240000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-ANDREWS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...MARFA
340 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /240 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED THIS
EVENING AFTER SUNSET.

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 240014
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
614 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS
EVENING WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
STRONG WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE OCCURRING
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. 
STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE 
OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING BY SUNRISE.

NMZ028-TXZ057-240115-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN
614 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /514 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

ALTHOUGH WIND REMAIN ELEVATED ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO PLAINS EARLY THIS EVENING...SPEEDS HAVE NOW FALLEN BELOW
WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-058-059-080-240115-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-081224T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-ANDREWS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...MARFA
614 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 /514 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REMAIN ELEVATED THIS EVENING IN
RESPONSE TO THE PASSING OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. SPEEDS
HAVE BEEN ON A DECREASING TREND OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND AS A
RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

&&

$$

TXZ074-240815-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T0900Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
614 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000
FEET. WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY VERY EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY
DRIVERS OF CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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-TXZ258-240815-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
514 PM MST TUE DEC 23 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT.  WIND
SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF CAMPERS...VANS...AND
TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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 240921
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
321 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WINDS IS EXPECTED
AFTER SUNRISE.

TXZ074-241030-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T0900Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
321 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-241200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
221 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. 
WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF CAMPERS...
VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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 241028
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
428 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING...

...HIGH WINDS AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY... 

.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING HAS ALLOWED FOR HIGH
WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE. THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM INTO THE GREAT BASIN REGION OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS OF EDDY AND CULBERSON COUNTIES BEGINNING CHRISTMAS
MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ027-TXZ258-242200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0049.081225T1800Z-081226T2100Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
328 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING.
WIND SPEEDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH AND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

HIGH WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN CHRISTMAS DAY AND
FRIDAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING CAMPERS...VANS...AND
TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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.

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 241209
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
609 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

.THE APPROACH OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM INTO THE GREAT BASIN
REGION OF THE WESTERN UNITED STATES WILL RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL
FOR HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY AND
CULBERSON COUNTIES BEGINNING CHRISTMAS MORNING AND CONTINUING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ027-TXZ258-242200-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0063.000000T0000Z-081224T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0049.081225T1800Z-081226T2100Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
509 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE BELOW
HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH AND GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL
CHRISTMAS DAY AND FRIDAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS WHILE DRIVING
CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 21, 5:30 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningMAF10 hr
Dec 22, 2:25 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchMAFLoving13 hr

Nearby

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

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.