Wind Advisory 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Feb 16, 2008, 9:34 PM MST (04:34 UTC)

Expired

Feb 17, 2008, 3:00 AM MST

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Eddy County, NM

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WWUS74 KMAF 170434
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1034 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008

...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE
ADJACENT PLAINS OF EDDY COUNTY TONIGHT...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS SHOULD ALSO PERSIST ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS OF EDDY
COUNTY NEW MEXICO...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF CARLSBAD. WINDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN SPEED AFTER 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-171000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080217T1000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1034 PM CST SAT FEB 16 2008 /934 PM MST SAT FEB 16 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
SUNDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM
MST/ SUNDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH
GUADALUPE PASS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET NEAR MCDONALD
OBSERVATORY IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN
TO DECREASE AFTER 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST.

MOTORISTS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
CAUTION...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

$$

NMZ028-171000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.080217T0434Z-080217T1000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
934 PM MST SAT FEB 16 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
WILL PERSIST ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN EDDY COUNTY...INCLUDING
THE CITY OF CARLSBAD THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SUNDAY. WINDS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 3 AM MST.

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. 

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 170959
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
359 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008

...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE THIS MORNING AT 4 AM CST/3 AM MST...

.THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO HAS MOVED
OUT OF THE AREA. WINDS ACROSS THESE AREAS HAVE DROPPED OFF
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-171100-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-080217T1000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
359 AM CST SUN FEB 17 2008 /259 AM MST SUN FEB 17 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ EARLY
THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ EARLY
THIS MORNING. 

WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO NEAR 35 MPH
BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE
HIGH WINDS WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM CST/3 AM MST
THIS MORNING.

$$

NMZ028-171100-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-080217T1000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
259 AM MST SUN FEB 17 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING. 

WINDS ACROSS EDDY COUNTY WILL CONTINUE TO BE BREEZY WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 25 MPH...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 3 AM MST
THIS MORNING.

$$

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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.