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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2008, 4:24 AM CDT for 16 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 14, 2008, 5:55 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2008, 4:24 AM CDT (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2008, 5:55 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2008, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:24 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 26 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
- 5737 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 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 130924 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 424 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM NOON MDT TODAY UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...MARFA PLATEAU AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FROM 10 AM CDT FRIDAY UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...BIG BEND... AND PRESIDIO VALLEY FROM 10 AM CDT FRIDAY UNTIL 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WINDS WILL AFFECT BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD FURTHER EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE PLAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ074-132100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080314T0000Z-080315T1200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 424 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. BY FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH WINDS SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS TO 70 MPH EXPECTED. 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. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-132100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080313T1800Z-080315T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 324 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH SPEEDS INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067-080-132100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ 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-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... MARFA 424 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /324 AM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-079-081-132100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 424 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 132019 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 319 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR ALL OTHER AREAS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RETURN TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WINDS WILL AFFECT BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD FURTHER EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WHERE A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND UP TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE PLAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ074-140430- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080314T0000Z-080315T1200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 319 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. BY FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH WINDS SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS TO 70 MPH EXPECTED. 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. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-140430- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 219 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH BY EVENING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. BY FRIDAY MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON... VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE MOUNTAIN CHAIN WITH WINDS SPEEDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH AND GUSTS TO 90 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067-080-140430- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ 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-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... MARFA 319 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /219 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-079-081-140430- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 319 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 140402 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1102 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO FRIDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES ACROSS THE REGION AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS OKLAHOMA. STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WINDS WILL AFFECT BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...BEFORE STRENGTHENING AND SPREADING ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1102 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /1002 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...BEFORE INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL OR PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067-080-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... MARFA 1102 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 /1002 PM MDT THU MAR 13 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN FRIDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH... WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-079-081-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 1102 PM CDT THU MAR 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...AND MUCH OF THE BIG BEND REGION FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH..WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 141055 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY... .STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES ACROSS THE REGION AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS OKLAHOMA. STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WINDS ACROSS BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AND SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-141900- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /455 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BEFORE INCREASING TO 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH DURING THE DAY. ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING BEFORE INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL OR PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES. 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>060-067-080-141900- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ 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-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... MARFA 555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /455 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS LOWLAND PLAINS FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH... WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH POSSIBLE. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. 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. $$ TXZ082-141900- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON 555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH..WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH POSSIBLE. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-079-081-141900- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.080314T1500Z-080315T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 555 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...AND MUCH OF THE BIG BEND REGION FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 141617 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1117 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET MOVES ACROSS THE REGION AND SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ACROSS OKLAHOMA. STRONG MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WINDS ACROSS BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING WILL STRENGTHEN AND SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS DURING THE DAY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067-080-150000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... MARFA 1117 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /1017 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING. GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-080315T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1117 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 /1017 AM MDT FRI MAR 14 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ SATURDAY... ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH DURING THE DAY. ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. PEOPLE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRAVEL OR PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES. 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. $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-079-081-082-150000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-080315T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 1117 AM CDT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIME. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS...AND ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 13, 3:33 AM CDT, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 3:33 AM CDT, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
333 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008
.DISCUSSION...
DID NOT MAKE MANY CHANGES TO THE ONGOING FORECAST. A VERY DRY AND
VERY WINDY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN THROUGH SATURDAY. A PERSISTENT SURFACE LEE LOW PRESSURE AREA
AND SURFACE TROUGH WILL RESIDE OVER THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS IN THE
ZONAL FLOW. DOWNSLOPE FLOW AND THERMAL RIDGING WILL BOOST
TEMPERATURES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL.
A DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION APPEARS TO BE EVOLVING FOR FRIDAY AS
THE MID LEVEL FLOW IS FORECAST TO INCREASE TO OVER 50 KNOTS AT 700
MILLIBARS WITH DECENT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND SUPER HIGH
MIXING HEIGHTS WITH A DECENT AMOUNT OF SUNSHINE EXPECTED. THE ONLY
CHANGE MADE TO THE FRIDAY FORECAST WAS TO ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR
THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY. THERE IS SOME CONCERN
THAT THE MOS GUIDANCE IS UNDERESTIMATING WIND SPEEDS IN THE ADVISORY
AREA WITH 40 KNOTS OF WIND FORECAST AT 850 MILLIBARS. GUIDANCE TENDS
TO UNDERESTIMATE WIND CONTRIBUTIONS ABOVE THE SURFACE. LATER SHIFTS
WILL NEED TO MONITOR FOR POSSIBLE EXPANSION OF THE HIGH WIND
WARNING. STRONG WINDS MAY WELL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AS A COLD FRONT BARRELS SOUTHWARD AS
THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY.
DECIDED NOT TO ISSUE ANY MORE HIGHLIGHTS THAT FAR INTO THE FORECAST
CYCLE GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF AND CURRENT NUMBER OF HIGHLIGHTS
ALREADY OUT.
COOLER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT BACKDOORS
TO THE PECOS RIVER...BUT TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE WELL
ABOVE THE NORMAL. MEXMOS HIGH TEMPERATURES LOOK SEVERAL DEGREES TOO
LOW GIVEN THE 850 MILLIBAR TEMPERATURE FORECAST.
THERE IS HOPE OF PRECIPITATION SUNDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY EARLY
MONDAY ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN ALONG A DRYLINE AS A
POWERFUL SOUTHERN STREAM LOW CENTERED IN THE ARIZONA VICINITY HEADS
TOWARD NEW MEXICO. THE WINDS ALOFT WILL BACK SIGNIFICANTLY AHEAD OF
THIS LOW DRAWING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE NORTHWESTWARD FROM THE GULF.
LIFT WILL INCREASE AS THE UPPER LOW HEADS EAST. THINK PRECIPITATION
CHANCES WILL BE SHORT LIVED HOWEVER AS THE INITIAL PIECE OF ENERGY
HEADS NORTH-NORTHEAST FROM NEW MEXICO INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
A SECOND PROGRESSIVE SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW LATER
MONDAY BUT THE FIRST SYSTEM SHOULD SCOUR OUT THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
BEFOREHAND. WENT WITH COOLER AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL BE
NEAR NORMAL.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WILL CONTINUE RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY. A SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE FROM
THE PANHANDLE AND ACROSS OKLAHOMA TODAY WHICH WILL DRAG A WEAK
FRONT/SURFACE TROUGH THROUGH THE AREA. WIND WILL SHIFT AROUND TO
THE NORTHWEST AND BECOME GUSTY BY AFTERNOON... SOME QUESTION AS TO
IF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS WILL MEET WARNING REQUIREMENT
IN RESPECT TO WIND SPEEDS BUT WILL BE CLOSE ENOUGH. LITTLE OR NO
COOLING WITH THIS SURFACE FEATURE AS HIGH TEMPS WILL BE AT OR ABOVE
YESTERDAYS. CURRENTLY HAVE VERY LOW... SINGLE DIGIT... DEWPTS
ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU AND TRANS PECOS WITH DECENT DEWPTS OVER THE
EAST. THAT NORTHWEST WIND WILL ADVECT DRY AIR ACROSS ALL OF THE
CWA... AND WHEN COMBINED WITH HIGHS ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES BELOW 10 PERCENT AREAWIDE.
BIG DAY STILL LOOKS TO BE FRIDAY. TO SAY IT WILL BE VERY DRY AND
VERY WINDY IS DEFINITELY AN UNDERSTATEMENT. EXPECT FRIDAY WILL BE
THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE YEAR... AT LEAST SO FAR. LATEST MET
GUIDANCE FOR GDP HAS DECREASED FROM 87 KTS SUSTAINED TO 72 KTS...
BUT THAT IS STILL 83 MPH... WITH GUSTS HIGHER. WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISED THAT LATER RUNS WILL TRIM SPEEDS A LITTLE MORE. ETA
DEVELOPS A VERY STRONG SURFACE LOW OVER KANSAS AND DRAGS IT ACROSS
PANHANDLE AND INTO CENTRAL OKLAHOMA FRIDAY. MODEL DEPICTION HAS A
989MB LOW OVER OKLAHOMA FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH A VERY LARGE AREA
BELOW 1000MB EXTENDING FROM WESTERN NEW MEXICO EASTWARD ACROSS TEXAS
INTO LOUISIANA.... SOUTHWARD TO MEXICO... AND NORTHWARD INTO
NEBRASKA. THIS TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH
40KT WINDS AT 850 MB AND 50+KT WINDS AT 700MB TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS REGION. LATER SHIFTS WILL HAVE TO DECIDE IF WIND
ADVISORY FOR EAST WILL NEED TO BE UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING.
THIS VERY HIGH WIND WHEN COMBINED WITH RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER WILL CREATE A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING
COMBINATION.
CURRENTLY HAVE HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MARFA PLATEAU UP ACROSS SE
NEW MEXICO PLAINS... WITH HIGHEST WIND EXPECTED OVER GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR PERMIAN BASIN AND
LOWER TRANS PECOS. COULD SEE GUSTS OF 90 MPH OR MORE FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH FOR THE ADJACENT PLAINS.
GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE FOR PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS.
CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SATURDAY FOR THE AREA... HOWEVER COULD
HAVE ANOTHER DAY OF FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
THE ENTIRE AREA WILL STAY VERY DRY BUT THE GUADALUPES LOOK TO BE THE
ONLY PLACE WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE ELEVATED. GIVEN MAGNITUDE OF
FRIDAY EVENT WILL NOT ISSUE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR SATURDAY BUT
DISCUSS IN FWF.
&&
.CLIMATE...
THE RECORD HIGH FOR MIDLAND ON FRIDAY MARCH 14TH IS 89 DEGREES. THIS
RECORD WILL BE CHALLENGED.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 83 50 89 42 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 83 52 89 43 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 86 50 92 51 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 85 56 95 54 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 78 51 84 46 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 81 45 88 42 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 78 38 85 44 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 82 48 89 44 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 81 50 90 45 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 89 50 96 49 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY NIGHT
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN
NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN
LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...
MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...
REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...
TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...ANDREWS...
BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...
MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...
UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES...ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...
ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...MARTIN...MIDLAND...
MITCHELL...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...SCURRY...
UPTON.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...REEVES COUNTY
AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...
WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT SATURDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA.
&&
72/12Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 12:51 PM CDT, 15 hours 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1251 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-131800- 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- 1251 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2008 /1151 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL BE THE ONLY LOCATION WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL REACH NEEDED CRITERIA. A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY FIRE WEATHER WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONCERN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES...VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND INCREASING WIND SPEEDS. RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY EVENING. AREA RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY...TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL WILDFIRE STARTS. HIGH WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. ON FRIDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 60 MPH WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE PLAINS ADJACENT TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. SEE THE PRODUCT LBBNPWMAF FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS HIGH WIND EVENT. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 2:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 39 hr |
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