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High Wind Warning 26, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 7, 2009, 2:27 PM CDT for 18 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 8, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2009, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2009, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 8:33 PM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Wink, TX | ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST GENERATED FROM A PASSING VIRGA SHOWER. OFF-DUTY BROADCAST MEDIA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 16 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
- 3211 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 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 071927 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 227 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 NMZ027-TXZ258-081100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0017.090408T1800Z-090410T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090408T1800Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 127 PM MDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OF AN EXTENDED DURATION LASTING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH THURSDAY. 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. SEVERE TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. && $$ TXZ057-074-081100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0017.090409T0600Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 227 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ACROSS THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS AND ABOVE 6000 FT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 081003 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 503 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 TXZ057-074-082000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0017.090409T0600Z-090410T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T0600Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 503 AM CDT WED APR 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ACROSS THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS AND ABOVE 6000 FT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-082000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090408T1800Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 403 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY. STRONGER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY....WITH 35 TO 50 MPH SUTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SEVERE TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 081946 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 246 PM CDT WED APR 8 2009 NMZ027-TXZ258-091130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 146 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT BASIN. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY....WITH 40 TO 60 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH EXPECTED. 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. SEVERE TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. && $$ TXZ057-074-091130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T0600Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 246 PM CDT WED APR 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY... WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ACROSS THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS AND ABOVE 6000 FT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ046>048-051>053-061>063-069-070-091130- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0018.090409T1200Z-090409T2100Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...SNYDER...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 246 PM CDT WED APR 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 090552 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1252 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ052-053-061>063-069-070-091400- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T0552Z-090409T0700Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0018.090409T1200Z-090409T2100Z/ HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 1252 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. THE STRONG GUSTS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TXZ068-090700- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T0552Z-090409T0700Z/ CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRANE 1252 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY OVER THE AREA. LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS ACTIVITY. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-091400- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 1152 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE GREAT BASIN. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THURSDAY....WITH 40 TO 60 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. SEVERE TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. && $$ TXZ057-074-091400- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T0600Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 1252 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. 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. && $$ TXZ046>048-051-091400- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0018.090409T1200Z-090409T2100Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...SNYDER...STANTON 1252 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091057 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ046-047-051-052-092030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0018.090409T1200Z-090409T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.090409T1500Z-090410T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T1200Z-090409T2200Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...STANTON...BIG SPRING 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG AREA ROADWAYS... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 20. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-058>060-067-092030- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.090409T1500Z-090410T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T1200Z-090409T2200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /457 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ048-053-061>063-069-070-092030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0018.090409T1200Z-090409T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T1200Z-090409T2200Z/ SCURRY-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$ TXZ068-092030- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0026.090409T1200Z-090409T2200Z/ CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CRANE 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-092030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 457 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. SEVERE TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED IN VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. && $$ TXZ057-074-092030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ075-079>081-092030- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.090409T1200Z-090409T2200Z/ PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA... MARATHON 557 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE MARFA PLATEAU...BREWSTER COUNTY AND PECOS COUNTY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091611 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ075-100000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT STOCKTON 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PECOS COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL IMPACT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT STOCKTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050>052-058>060-067-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...MONAHANS 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /1011 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT...OR 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT...OR 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ048-053-061>063-068>070-100000- /O.EXA.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ SCURRY-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 1011 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TXZ057-074-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ079>081-092200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...MARFA...MARATHON 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... STRONG WEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE MARFA PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY AND THE BIG BEND AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091935 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 235 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 235 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /135 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT /4 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 135 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TXZ057-074-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 235 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ079>081-092200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...MARFA...MARATHON 235 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 092213 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 513 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-100000- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 513 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /413 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGION AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE HAS EXITED INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET. ANY STRONG WIND GUST WILL BE CAPABLE OF REDUCING VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ079>081-092315- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...MARFA...MARATHON 513 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE AREA AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO EXIT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. A FEW WINDS GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING...HOWEVER IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 413 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-074-100000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE 513 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHEST TERRAIN. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 100016 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 716 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-100130- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... PINE SPRINGS 716 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /616 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS ARE GENERALLY ON THE DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION AS THE MAIN UPPER-LEVEL LOW RESPONSIBLE CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION. ALTHOUGH SOME STRONG WINDS GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...ALL WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-100130- /O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 716 PM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /616 PM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WIND SPEEDS ARE ON THE DECLINE ACROSS THE AREA AS THE MAIN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA. REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF HOWARD AND MITCHELL COUNTIES FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS AS SUSPENDED DUST CONTINUES TO SETTLE WITH DECREASING WINDS. VISIBILITY VALUES ACROSS THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 1 MILE AND AS A RESULT...THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE FOR ALL AREAS. $$
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 Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
222 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2009
.DISCUSSION...
MUCH WARMER WED AS DEEPENING SFC LOW IN ADVANCE OF STRONG MID/UPPER
TROF PULLS LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE N. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE SOME 10-15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL MAKING 85-90 COMMON. 7H MID LEVEL SPEED MAX OF
40KTS WILL MOVE INTO FAR W TX/SE NM IN THE AFTERNOON AND WINDS WILL
INCREASE IN THE GDP MTNS WITH G60 MPH AND WINDS WILL INCREASE ACRS
SE NM PLAINS. 7H HGHT GRADIENT FAVORS 20-30 MPH WHILE DEEP MIXING
SUGGEST G40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HAVE OPTED TO UPGRADE GDP MTNS TO
HIGH WIND WARNING AND WILL KEEP HIGH WIND WATCH FOR VAN HORN/DAVIS
MTNS. MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE INCREASING MID/HIGH CLOUDS
WED...THICKER CLOUDS WILL BE S OF THE PECOS RIVER AND MAY HAVE TO
SHAVE A FEW DEGREES OFF HIGH TEMPS AND KNOCK DOWN WINDS SOME TOO.
BY 12Z THURSDAY 5H TROF AXIS WILL BE E OF 4 CORNERS REGION AND 7H
WINDS INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH SPEED MAX OF 45-65KTS. SPEED MAX IS
PROGGED TO MOVE ON THRU W TX IN THE MORNING BUT THERE WILL STILL BE
AROUND 40KTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND SUBSIDENCE WILL BE INCREASING.
FURTHERMORE THE MSLP GRADIENT LOOKS GOOD...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING.
SO WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING LEADING TO A
POTENTIALLY LONG WINDOW FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE PLAINS.
ADVISORIES WILL CERTAINLY BE NEEDED...HIGH WIND WARNINGS MAY BE EVEN
NEEDED FARTHER E INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS. 7H
GRADIENT 25-35 MPH G45 MPH ACRS PB...BUT TEND TO THINK THAT IT WILL
BE A LITTLE HIER WITH G50-55 MPH. BLDU WILL BE A CONCERN TOO AND
ADVISORIES MAY EVENTUALLY BE NEEDED. TEMPS MAY NOT BE AS COOL AS
THOUGHT YESTERDAY BUT SHOULD BE AT LEAST 5 DEGREES COOLER. WINDS WILL
DECREASE EARLY EVENING THURSDAY. MID LEVEL RIDGING MOVING JUST E
FRIDAY AS ANOTHER LOW DROPS INTO SRN CALIF. WINDS WILL RESPOND AS
EVIDENT IN SE SFC-85H WINDS. LOW LEVEL MSTR WILL TRY TO RETURN BUT
WON/T HAVE CHANCE FRIDAY SO IT WILL STILL BE DRY. LOW LEVEL JET INTO
SAT MORNING WILL BRING HIER DWPNTS BACK INTO PB. TEND TO LIKE THE
HIER DWPNTS ON ECMWF. MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT WITH
UPPER LOW IN AZ SAT MORNING. DRYLINE WILL SET-UP SAT PM...BUT MAY BE
E OF MAF (PER ECMWF). INTO SAT PM GFS SLOWS UP AND AGREE WITH NCEP
THAT BLEND OF THE TWO WILL BE THE WAY TO GO. THIS WILL RESULT IN
LITTLE CHANGE TO ONGOING FCST. MAY SHAVE SOME OFF POPS/WX IN THE
W/S. BEST CHANCE OF RAIN WOULD BE LATE SAT AFTERNOON/SUN MORNING...
STILL N OF THE PECOS RIVER LOOKS BEST AND EVEN BETTER N OF CWFA.
ECMWF SHOVES DRY AIR E INTO THE AFTERNOON AND IF IT VERIFIES SAT
WOULD BE A DRY WEST WIND DAY. DRY SUN BUT COOLER. GENERALLY DRY WITH
INDICATION OF ZONAL MID LEVEL COMPONENT MON/TUE WHICH SUGGEST WARM
TEMPS AND VERY DRY W.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
WILL UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE UPPER
TRANS PECOS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WILL EXPAND THIS WARNING TO
INCLUDE THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN. AN INTENSIFYING
LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO HIGH PLAINS SHOULD
EASILY PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
AFOREMENTIONED AREAS WEST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. IT WILL BE A CLOSE
CALL FURTHER EAST IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AS THE
WIND FIELDS LOOK MORE MARGINAL. HOWEVER DECIDED TO INCLUDE BECAUSE
IT WILL BE CLOSE EITHER WAY WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN
PLACE...ESPECIALLY WITH HIGH TEMPS NEARING 90. LEFT OUT THE MARFA
PLATEAU AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AS INCREASING CLOUD COVER (PER
SATELLITE) SHOULD INHIBIT RH/S FROM DROPPING BELOW 15 PERCENT.
CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE THAT THURSDAY IS SHAPING UP
TO BE A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER DAY. THE MODELS ARE
IN AMAZING AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE PLACEMENT OF THE UPPER AND
SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREAS AND ATTENDANT WIND FIELDS....NOT TO
MENTION THE CLOUD FREE SKY...HIGH MIXING HEIGHTS AND PROGGED RH/S
BELOW 10 PERCENT. IN ADDITION THE SITUATION MAY FURTHER BE
AGGRAVATED BY SUBSIDENCE WHICH WILL AID DOWNWARD MOTION AND DRYING
AND SEVERAL NIGHTS OF POOR RH RECOVERY... AIDING IN CRITICAL FUEL
DRYNESS LEVELS. WILL CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE THURSDAY THE POTENTIAL
SEVERITY OF THE EVENT IN THE FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS AND THE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK. WILL CONTINUE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 45 88 55 78 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 44 86 54 82 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 50 92 58 86 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 52 91 57 83 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 50 83 49 77 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 44 87 50 76 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 33 78 44 75 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 49 89 56 79 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 50 88 57 80 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 44 91 57 84 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST
PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM NOON TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...
CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...
GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...
PECOS...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...
SCURRY...UPTON...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...
WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM MDT THURSDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...
DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...REEVES
COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 2:22 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 222 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-081200- 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- 222 PM CDT TUE APR 7 2009 /122 PM MDT TUE APR 7 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IS DEVELOPING FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MAY COMBINE WITH VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING. WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY ACROSS THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR INCLUDING VAN HORN AREA AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THURSDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. WEST WINDS MAY GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2:28 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock and 7 more | 31 hr |
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Sources
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