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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 13, 2008, 3:36 PM CST for 14 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2008, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2008, 3:36 PM CST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2008, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 2388 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 296 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 312 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 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
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. && $$ TXZ047-048-050>053-059>063-067-080-142300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-081214T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...MARFA 231 PM CST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 AND 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO 1 MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
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 Dec 13, 3:13 PM CST, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 3:13 PM CST, 23 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
313 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008
.DISCUSSION...
THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL FOCUS ON STRONG WINDS
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA SUNDAY...AND MUCH UNCERTAINTY WITH REGARDS
TO COLD AIR EARLY NEXT WEEK.
STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO IN ADVANCE OF A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS. LATE MORNING OBSERVATIONS FROM THE
WHITE SANDS NM PROFILER SHOWS 50-60 KNOTS AT 700 MB. HIGH WINDS
CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF
40-45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WIND SPEEDS HAVE NOT BEEN QUITE AS
STRONG SO FAR IN THE DAVIS MTNS WHERE OBSERVATIONS FROM MT LOCKE
HAVE ONLY INDICATED SUSTAINED SPEEDS NEAR 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. EXTENSIVE BAND OF HIGH LEVEL CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT
TEMPERATURES AND WINDS IN CHECK ACROSS THE PLAINS AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CRITERIA HAS BEEN MET IN
CARLSBAD AS OF LAST HOUR. WILL KEEP THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WARNING
AND WIND ADVISORY CONFIGURATIONS INTACT THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON AS WIND SPEEDS ALOFT REMAIN STRONG AND SFC WINDS MAY
GRADUALLY RESPOND IN THE ADJACENT PLAINS OVER THE NEXT 1-3 HOURS.
STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION SUNDAY...WITH 50+ KNOTS AT 700 MB DEPICTED ACROSS NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA BY THE WRF/GFS SOLUTIONS. WRF CROSS
SECTIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MTNS CONTINUE TO SHOW AN IMPRESSIVE
MOUNTAIN WAVE SIGNATURE...WITH A MORE SIGNIFICANT HIGH WIND EVENT
LIKELY DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 50-70 MPH...WITH GUSTS
OVER 85 MPH NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAIN
CHAIN SUNDAY. STRONG MIXED LAYER WINDS ALONG WITH A TIGHTENING
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHERN
AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE MARFA PLATEAU LEND TO HIGH
CONFIDENCE OF ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE INHERITED HIGH WIND WATCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AS WESTERN PORTIONS OF
THESE ZONES WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO EXCEED WARNING CRITERIA. MODELS
INDICATE LESS CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...ALONG
WITH LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGING AHEAD OF A SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE...SO KEPT TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL.
THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST IS HIGHLY UNCERTAIN. A VERY COLD
AIRMASS WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE/SOUTH PLAINS
SUNDAY NIGHT/MONDAY MORNING. MODELS SEEM TO KEEP MOST OF THE COLD
AIR MAINLY NORTH OF OUR FORECAST AREA MONDAY. LIKE THE PREVIOUS
SHIFT...FAVOR THE COLDEST ECMWF SOLUTION AND ALTHOUGH TRENDED MAX
TEMPS UPWARD SEVERAL DEGREES ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS...KEPT HIGHS
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW MOS OFFERINGS. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO
SHOW A STRENGTHENING SURFACE LOW IN THE VICINITY OF THE TEXAS
PANHANDLE TUESDAY...WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH OF OUR FORECAST
AREA IN RESPONSE TO THIS FEATURE TUESDAY MORNING. THE LATEST 850 MB
TEMPERATURE PROGS INDICATE MUCH WARMER CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TUESDAY. ADJUSTED TUESDAY/S MAX
TEMPS UPWARD...BUT STILL BELOW GUIDANCE DUE TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN
THIS SOLUTION. KEPT TEMPERATURES BELOW GUIDANCE DURING THE MID TO
LATE WEEK TIME FRAME...ALONG WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. IF LATER
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW AGREEMENT AMONG WARMER
CONDITIONS NEXT WEEK...LATER SHIFTS MAY WANT TO TREND TEMPERATURES
UPWARD EVEN MORE.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
FIRE WX CONDITIONS DIFFICULT TO FORECAST TODAY AS CLOUD COVER HAS
HELD IN AND LIMITED SUNSHINE...RH/S HAVE BEEN SLOW TO FALL AS A
RESULT. STILL THERE IS A POCKET OF DRY AIR SETTING ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS...DWPNTS N20. TEMPS WELL INTO THE M70S
AND RH/S ARE AT JUST OR BLO 15 PCT AT FST/PEQ/INK/CNM. HAVE OPTED TO
CANCEL RFW FOR MOST OF PB (EXCEPT W) WHERE IT WILL MOST DIFFICULT TO
GET RH BLO 15 PCT. STILL CONCERNS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED ACRS MOST OF
PB DUE TO WINDS AND CURED GRASSES. OTHERWISE IT CERTAINLY BE WINDY
ABOVE 5500 FT...BUT TEMPS ARE COOL ENUF THAT RH/S WILL NOT FALL
BELOW 15 PCT AT LEAST NOT FOR 3HRS. SUNDAY IS FCST TO BE EVEN A
WINDIER DAY BUT TEMPS WILL BE COOLER ACRS THE SE NM PLAINS AND RH/S
BLO 15 PCT WILL BE HARD TO COME BY THERE FOR 3HRS. AS SUCH HAVE
OPTED TO CANCEL FIRE WX WATCH FOR SE NM ON SUNDAY BUT HAVE CONTINUED
IT FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS WHERE WINDS MAY GUSTS
TO 45 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 47 75 31 44 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 43 70 34 52 / 0 0 10 10
DRYDEN TX 46 76 45 63 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 49 79 39 59 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 45 60 37 56 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 42 70 28 45 / 0 0 10 10
MARFA TX 35 69 32 63 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 46 74 33 46 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 46 74 33 47 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 45 77 34 54 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN
LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 5 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...
GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...
MIDLAND...MITCHELL...SCURRY...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... CRANE...LOVING...PECOS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
LOVING...PECOS...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... ANDREWS...DAWSON...GAINES...LOVING...REEVES COUNTY
AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
HIGH WIND WATCH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR.
&&
49/21Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 13, 2:52 PM CST, 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 252 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-142100- 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- 252 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 /152 PM MST SAT DEC 13 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH TODAY FOR WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AREA AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... THE VAN HORN AREA AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACCOMPANIED BY HIGH FIRE DANGER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND UP TO 75 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AREA AND UPPER TRANS PECOS. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND PORTIONS OF PRESIDIO AND JEFF DAVIS COUNTY FOR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS FOR DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE DANGER. .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 13, 3:59 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 24 hr |
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