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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2008, 3:38 PM CST for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 25, 2008, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2008, 3:38 PM CST (21:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2008, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2008, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 21 counties
Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane 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, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:37 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 10 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
- 3239 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 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 242138 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 338 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008 ...VERY WINDY ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL LIFT EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-251100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0012.080225T1000Z-080226T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0019.080225T0900Z-080226T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 338 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008 /238 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST OR 2 AM MST...TO 8 PM CST OR 7 PM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 80 MPH ACROSS BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING. 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. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS MONDAY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-079>082- 251100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.080225T1600Z-080225T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON... PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 338 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2008 /238 PM MST SUN FEB 24 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND MUCH OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST OR 9 AM MST...TO 5 PM CST OR 4 PM MST MONDAY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH LATE MONDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 251032 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 ...VERY WINDY ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-260200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080226T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /332 AM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING MONDAY EVENING. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 THROUGH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-079>082- 252300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.080225T1600Z-080225T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON... PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 432 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /332 AM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 45 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 251720 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1120 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 ...VERY WINDY TO STRONG WINDS ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH MONDAY EVENING. NMZ028-TXZ057-058-080-252300- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080225T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...MARFA 1120 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /1020 AM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST...OR 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH TODAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-252300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080226T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1120 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /1020 AM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING PINE SPRINGS...FORT DAVIS...AND ALPINE UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING FORT DAVIS AND ALPINE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-079-081-082- 252300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T2300Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON 1120 AM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /1020 AM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST /4 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS UNTIL 5 PM CST...OR 4 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 252326 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 526 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS MORNING WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM...ALONG WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. NMZ028-TXZ057-058-080-260030- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080225T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...MARFA 526 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /426 PM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND NO LONGER MEET WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-079-081-082- 260030- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080225T2300Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON 526 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /426 PM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA AND NO LONGER MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-260200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-080226T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 526 PM CST MON FEB 25 2008 /426 PM MST MON FEB 25 2008/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING PINE SPRINGS...FORT DAVIS...AND ALPINE. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING FORT DAVIS AND ALPINE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND NORTH SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. THE HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 4:57 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 3:38 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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.