Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 5, 2009, 2:19 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 5, 2009, 8:25 PM MST. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2009, 2:19 PM MST (21:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2009, 8:25 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2009, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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
- 1655 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 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 052119 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 319 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 NMZ027-TXZ258-060530- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.090106T0900Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 219 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TXZ074-060530- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 319 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-080-060530- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA 319 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND ENDING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 060325 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 925 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .WESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS ARE RAPIDLY INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE CURRENTLY MIXING DOWN INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-061130- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0002.090106T0325Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 825 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ074-061130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 925 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TXZ057-080-061130- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1200Z-090107T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA 925 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND MARFA PLATEAU. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND ENDING LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 061020 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 420 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...LEADING TO HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. INCREASING MID LEVEL WINDS COMBINED WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE ADJOINING PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE MARFA PLATEAU...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AS A SURFACE TROUGH COMBINES WITH HIGH MOMENTUM AIR ALOFT AND PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. TXZ074-061830- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0002.090106T1020Z-090107T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 420 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY BEGINNING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-061830- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 320 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-061830- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1020Z-090107T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS 420 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /320 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TXZ057-080-061830- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1020Z-090107T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA 420 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 061237 CCA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 634 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...LEADING TO HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. INCREASING MID LEVEL WINDS COMBINED WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE ADJOINING PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE MARFA PLATEAU...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AS A SURFACE TROUGH COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. TXZ074-062100- /O.COR.KMAF.HW.W.0002.090106T1020Z-090107T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 634 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE LIKELY BEGINNING THIS MORNING ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-062100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 534 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-062100- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1234Z-090107T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS 634 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /534 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TXZ057-080-062100- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1020Z-090107T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA 634 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 061510 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... LEADING TO HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. INCREASING MID LEVEL WINDS COMBINED WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE ADJOINING PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE MARFA PLATEAU...BIG BEND...PRESIDIO VALLEY...TRANS PECOS...AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AS A SURFACE TROUGH COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-070000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /810 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TXZ075-079-081-082-070000- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1600Z-090107T0000Z/ PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARATHON... SANDERSON 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-080-070000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN...PECOS... MARFA 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /810 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IS LIKELY ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND MARFA PLATEAU OF WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 061522 CCA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT NOW UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST/ 5 PM MST/ FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...TRANS PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY... LEADING TO HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. INCREASING MID LEVEL WINDS COMBINED WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THE ADJOINING PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE MARFA PLATEAU...BIG BEND...PRESIDIO VALLEY...TRANS PECOS...AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AS A SURFACE TROUGH COMBINES WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND PASSES THROUGH THE REGION. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-070000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /810 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ075-079-081-082-070000- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.090106T1600Z-090107T0000Z/ PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARATHON... SANDERSON 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-080-070000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN...PECOS... MARFA 910 AM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /810 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IS LIKELY ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AS WELL AS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND MARFA PLATEAU OF WEST TEXAS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 062057 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 257 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 NMZ027-TXZ258-062200- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 157 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WIND CONDITIONS WILL NO LONGER PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-062200- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS 257 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 /157 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF EDDY COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && $$ TXZ074-070000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 257 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TO BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ TXZ057-075-079>082-070000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO... MARFA...MARATHON...SANDERSON 257 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL IMPACT THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND REGION TODAY. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 070018 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 618 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WINDS DECREASING ACROSS SOUTHWEST TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING... .WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ACROSS SOUTHWEST TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TXZ074-070130- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 618 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. && $$ TXZ057-075-079>082-070130- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090107T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO... MARFA...MARATHON...SANDERSON 618 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE PRESIDIO VALLEY... THE VAN HORN AREA AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA EARLY THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 5, 2:08 PM MST, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 2:08 PM MST, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
308 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009
.DISCUSSION...
INITIAL WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED HEIGHT FALLS RESULTED
IN SOME FREEZING PRECIPITATION...MOSTLY OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF OUR
CWA THIS MORNING WHERE SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FETCH...AND UPPER LEVEL
DIVERGENCE EXISTED. FAIRLY DECENT AGREEMENT ON SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE
MAIN VORTICITY MAXIMUM NEAR THE BAJA....AS NEXT POLAR JET DIGS IN
FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC. LEE TROUGHING THROUGH TODAY AND
EARLY TOMORROW WILL AGAIN RESULT IN SURFACE WINDS QUICKLY RETURNING
TO THE SOUTH AND THEN WEST BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WILL RESULT IN WARMER CONDITIONS TOMORROW BEFORE A WEAK COLD
FRONT/WIND SHIFT MOVES OVER HEAD AS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH FINALLY
PROGRESSES EAST.
WINDS WILL BE A CONCERN TOMORROW AS STRONG WEST TO EAST PRESSURE
GRADIENT DEVELOPS JUST WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER AND A MID LEVEL JET
MAX TRAVERSES THE BASE OF THE POSITIVELY TILTED TROUGH. HAVE DECIDED TO GO
WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
TOMORROW. WINDS APPEAR THEY MAY START BLOWING SLIGHTLY EARLY IN THE
GUADALUPES AS THE VORT MAX APPROACHES...THEN INCREASE AS SUBSIDENCE
INCREASES. SINCE PRESSURE GRADIENT DOES NOT LOOK EXTRAORDINARILY
STRONG...DECIDED ON JUST A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MARFA PLATEAU AND
CULBERSON COUNTY. CIRRUS MAY ALSO BE A MIXING FACTOR TOMORROW WITH
THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL JET FROM THE NORTH.
STILL DECENT AGREEMENT ON SURFACE COLD FRONT PASSAGE SATURDAY
MORNING THROUGH THE PERMIAN BASIN ON THE GFS AND ECMWF.
HOWEVER...THERE IS SOME DISAGREEMENT ON THE NEXT APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL LOW. TREND HAS BEEN FOR THE GFS TO CUT THIS FEATURE OFF AND
SLOW IT DOWN...WHILE THE ECMWF SHEARS IT OUT BY SUNDAY MORNING.
HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE CUT OFF SOLUTION FOR NOW SINCE IT HAS
BEEN CONSISTENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH THIS WEEK WITH LEE TROUGHING...RIDGING...AND SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHWEST SFC TO MID LEVEL FLOW.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 MPH OR GREATER IN MUCH OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON TUESDAY BUT MINIMUM RH/S SHOULD REMAIN
ABOVE 15 PERCENT. THE SITUATION BECOMES MORE DICEY ON WEDNESDAY
AS 20 FOOT WINDS WILL FLIRT WITH 20 MPH AND RH/S NEAR 15 PERCENT
ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HAVE OPTED NOT TO ISSUE ANY HEADLINES AT THIS
TIME PERIOD 4...BUT SITUATION NEEDS TO BE MONITORED BY LATER SHIFTS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 34 58 32 69 / 10 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 37 55 29 66 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 36 61 35 71 / 20 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 37 59 34 72 / 10 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 36 52 29 60 / 0 10 0 0
HOBBS NM 33 52 27 64 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 30 49 23 62 / 10 10 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 35 55 29 67 / 10 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 36 54 30 67 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 35 60 24 70 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... MARFA PLATEAU...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
&&
12/78Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 5, 1:50 PM MST, 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 250 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-061245- 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- 250 PM CST MON JAN 5 2009 /150 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A FEW ICY PATCHES DUE TO LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION FROM EARLIER MONDAY ARE STILL POSSIBLE ON ISOLATED ROADWAYS AND OVERPASSES ACROSS THE EXTREME NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES OF AROUND 15 PERCENT ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. .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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 5, 8:20 AM MST, 5 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 920 AM CST MON JAN 5 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-258- 051830- 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-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...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...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 920 AM CST MON JAN 5 2009 /820 AM MST MON JAN 5 2009/ ...ISOLATED ICY CONDITIONS THIS MORNING... SURFACE TEMPERATURES WERE AT OR BELOW FREEZING ROUGHLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 INCLUDING THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET OCCURRED LATE LAST NIGHT ACROSS LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO AND ACROSS GAINES...ANDREWS AND DAWSON COUNTIES OF WEST TEXAS. AS OF 8 AM MST OR 9 AM CST...ROADS WERE STILL SLICK IN THESE COUNTIES DESPITE PRECIPITATION ENDING. SOME ADDITIONAL LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MAY OCCUR THROUGH THE MORNING...MAINLY ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE TOO LIGHT TO CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD ICING OF ROADWAYS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE ENOUGH FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET FOR ICE TO FORM...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ELEVATED SURFACES. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM SLOWLY...BUT SHOULD WARM ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:52 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 10 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:19 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 27 hr |
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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.