Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2008, 4:54 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 3, 2008, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 36 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
- Feb 3, 2008, 4:54 AM MST (11:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 3, 2008, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2008, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 36 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 11:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3756 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 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 031154 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 554 AM CST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE UPPER SYSTEM NEARS...AND WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A LENGTHY PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MONDAY. WINDS WILL THEN SUBSIDE AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-032000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0006.080203T1200Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0009.080203T1200Z-080205T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 554 AM CST SUN FEB 3 2008 /454 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT LOCATIONS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND MUCH OF MONDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS TIME. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. 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. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-032000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.080203T1800Z-080204T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 454 AM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT EDDY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 032056 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 256 PM CST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE UPPER SYSTEM NEARS...AND LIKELY RESULT IN A LENGTHY PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. THESE STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH MONDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...COULD ALSO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL THEN SUBSIDE MONDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-041030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 256 PM CST SUN FEB 3 2008 /156 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT LOCATIONS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND MUCH OF MONDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS DURING THIS TIME. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. 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. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-041030- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0007.080204T1700Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-080204T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 156 PM MST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT EDDY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD AGAIN AFFECT EDDY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH...AND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 041107 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 507 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES TODAY IN ADVANCE OF A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-042100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 507 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /407 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-042100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0007.080204T1700Z-080205T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.080204T1800Z-080205T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 407 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARLSBAD...ARTESIA...AND TATUM. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 041630 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1030 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THE TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-050000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1030 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /930 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. 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. $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>059-050000- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.080204T1800Z-080205T0000Z/ CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE 1030 AM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /930 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS...EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$ NMZ028-029-050000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.080204T1800Z-080205T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 930 AM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHERN EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARLSBAD... ARTESIA...AND TATUM. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 042128 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 328 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AS A PACIFIC COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION. AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER WEST TEXAS TUESDAY... STRONG WINDS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE. TXZ074-050300- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0008.080205T1200Z-080206T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 328 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. 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-TXZ258-050000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 228 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOW...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>059-050300- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.080205T1800Z-080206T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080205T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE 328 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 /228 PM MST MON FEB 4 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-060>063-067>070-075-079>082-050300- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.080205T1800Z-080206T0000Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON... PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 328 PM CST MON FEB 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...PRESIDIO VALLEY ...UPPER TRANS PECOS...BIG BEND AND MARFA PLATEAU REGIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 4:54 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 12 hr |
| Feb 3, 1:56 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 14 hr |
| Feb 3, 2:36 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 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.