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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2009, 2:46 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 1, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2009, 2:46 PM CDT (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 1, 2009, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2009, 9:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 19 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 19:48 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, 7.8 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
- 3326 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 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 311946 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 246 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD INTO PLAINS WEDNESDAY... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS INCLUDING THE PERMIAN BASIN WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER IN WHAT HAS BEEN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEMS WILL PASS ACROSS THE REGION AND AN ASSOCIATED AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL FORM RESULTING IN A PATTERN FAVORABLE FOR VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. FINALLY A COLD FRONT WILL PASS IN THE EVENING SUSTAINING WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS INTO THE NIGHT. THESE WEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING LOCAL VISIBILITIES TO LOWER THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELD AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-011100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T2100Z-090402T0600Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 246 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /146 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE MID AFTERNOON. THESE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND INTO THE EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA SHIFTING WINDS TO WEST AND NORTHWEST. 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. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. && $$ TXZ075-080-011100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T1800Z-090402T0100Z/ PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 246 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE MID AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-011100- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1500Z-090402T0400Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN...PECOS 246 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /146 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-011100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1200Z-090402T0400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 146 PM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS...WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TXZ074-011100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1500Z-090402T0400Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 246 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING. 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. THOSE TRAVELING ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 IN AND NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 010944 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 444 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO THE VAN HORN AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE ADJACENT PLAINS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF THE REST OF WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT DUE TO THIS STORM SYSTEM. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ALMOST AS STRONG AS THE WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELD AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. NMZ027-TXZ258-012130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1200Z-090402T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.090401T1200Z-090402T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 344 AM MDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM MDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ TXZ074-012130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1500Z-090402T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.090401T1200Z-090402T1000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 444 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG STATE HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 IN AND NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-012130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1500Z-090402T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.090401T1800Z-090402T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN 444 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /344 AM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL AFFECT PORTION OF THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR IN WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ058-012130- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0015.090401T1500Z-090402T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T2000Z-090402T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS 444 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DROP VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$ TXZ059>063-067>070-075-080-012130- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T2000Z-090402T0300Z/ LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 444 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE MARFA PLATEAU...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DROP VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-012130- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T2000Z-090402T1000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 444 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /344 AM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND WELL INTO THE NIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DROP VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 011909 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 209 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO AFFECT MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE THROUGH THIS EVENING. AS A RESULT...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-020400- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 209 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /109 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-020300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN 209 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /109 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL LIKELY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-020400- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T2000Z-090402T1200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 209 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /109 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DROP VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ058>063-067>070-075-080-020300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.090401T2000Z-090402T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 209 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD DROP VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVELERS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS. BE PREPARED FOR LOWERED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 020412 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1112 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE REGION...AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA... WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-021000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 1112 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /1012 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SIMILAR WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 IN GUADALUPE PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 IN AND NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TXZ058>063-067>070-075-021200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.090402T0412Z-090402T1200Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 1112 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH POSSIBLE AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ028-021200- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD 1012 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT THURSDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS IN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT...BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-021200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 1112 PM CDT WED APR 1 2009 /1012 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 020519 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1219 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE REGION...AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA... WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLAINS TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TXZ047-048-051>053-021200- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY 1219 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR BORDEN...SCURRY...MARTIN...HOWARD... AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM CDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ058>063-067>070-075-021200- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T0700Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.090402T0700Z-090402T1200Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 1219 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE TRANS PECOS REGION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL OCCUR FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH AFTER 2 AM CDT. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-021000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 1219 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /1119 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SIMILAR WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 IN GUADALUPE PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 IN AND NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-021200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 1219 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /1119 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL AFFECT THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS IN NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT...BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL LIMIT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 020713 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 213 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE REGION...AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA... WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PLAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY... AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TXZ047-048-051>053-021200- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T0700Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY 213 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ058>063-067>070-075-021200- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T0700Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 213 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-021000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 213 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /113 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ EARLY THIS MORNING... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SIMILAR WINDS WILL AFFECT LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 IN GUADALUPE PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 IN AND NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-021200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 213 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /113 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THIS MORNING. 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 020851 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 351 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE TRANS PECOS REGION EARLY THIS MORNING... .A VERY POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND AREAS EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS IN WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-021500- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 351 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /251 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT...OR 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS LEA COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS MORNING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ059>063-067>070-021500- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090402T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 351 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS MORNING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-021500- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 351 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /251 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT...OR 9 AM MDT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THOSE TRAVELING ALONG U.S. 62 180 IN GUADALUPE PASS...AND HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166 IN AND NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. && $$ TXZ082-021500- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON 351 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR TERRELL COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ NMZ028-021500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD 251 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR EDDY COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$ TXZ058-075-021500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON 351 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR REEVES AND PECOS COUNTIES IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL PERSIST BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 021445 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 945 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELED TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TRANS PECOS AND EDDY COUNTY PLAINS CANCELED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 1 PM CDT... .A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE EAST THROUGH TEXAS TODAY. WINDS HAD DIMINISHED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 1 PM CDT. TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-021800- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.090402T1445Z-090402T1800Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... GARDEN CITY...BIG LAKE 945 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL IMPACT THE EXTREME EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 1 PM CDT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY BY MID AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ027-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-059>062-067>069-074-258- 021545- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- MARTIN-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-UPTON- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON... EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 945 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /845 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH WINDS EARLIER TODAY HAD MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ NMZ028-TXZ082-021545- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...SANDERSON 945 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 /845 AM MDT THU APR 2 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH WINDS EARLIER TODAY HAD MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$ TXZ058-075-021545- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090402T1500Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON 945 AM CDT THU APR 2 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH WINDS EARLIER TODAY HAD MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 31, 12:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 12:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1251 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009
.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW...
&&
.AVIATION...
WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15KTS ACROSS THE
AREA AS A LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST
TEXAS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND THEN VEER TO THE WEST AND
INCREASE TO 15 TO 20KTS BY MID MORNING AS A SURFACE LOW MOVES INTO
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. FEW TO SCATTERED CIRRUS CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. VFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL SITES
THROUGH 18Z TUESDAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 642 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009/
DISCUSSION...
12Z AVIATION FORECAST DETAILS PROVIDED BELOW.
AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL TERMINALS FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED ACROSS WEST TEXAS THIS
MORNING WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON...WHILE
A LEE TROUGH BEGINS TO TAKE SHAPE ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
SOUTHWEST TEXAS. LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY
BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT SPEEDS OF 10-15 KNOTS...WITH A FEW
GUSTS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR WINDS TO BACK MORE
SOUTHERLY DURING THE EVENING WITH SPEEDS DECREASING TO AROUND 10
KNOTS.
21
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 431 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009/
DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF UA TROUGHS WILL TRAVERSE THE CONUS THROUGH THE NEXT 7
DAYS AS A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN ALOFT PREVAILS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
SOME COOL DOWNS...BUT MAINLY WARM AND WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. DRY FUELS AND A CONTINUING LACK OF
RAINFALL WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MORE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH MUCH
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH OVER THE
REGION THIS MORNING IN THE WAKE OF ONE SUCH UA TROUGH WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO COOL NEAR NORMAL THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES THIS
AFTERNOON REBOUNDING TO AROUND 5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL LEVELS. THE
FLOW ALOFT WILL TIGHTEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE NEXT UA TROUGH
THAT WILL TAKE SHAPE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. TEMPERATURES
WILL REBOUND ABOVE NORMAL DUE TO THE DRY AIR OVER THE REGION AND
DOWNSLOPE WINDS. ANOTHER CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY IS EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL COVER MORE OF THIS IN THE FIRE
WEATHER DISCUSSION BELOW.
EXPECT STRONG WINDS TO OCCUR IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY...AND SINCE CROSS SECTIONS YIELDED A MOUNTAIN WAVE
SIGNATURE AND ACCOMPANYING STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS BY 01/12Z...HAVE
MOVED THE HIGH WIND WATCH UP TO THIS TIME IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS. LEFT THE EXPIRATION OF THIS HIGH WIND WATCH AT 02/06Z...
BUT KEPT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WATCH FROM 01/15Z TO 02/06Z. DESPITE
THE DIFFERENCE...THINK BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES COULD SEE 40 TO 50 MPH
WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS ALONG AND NORTH
OF A MARFA...ALPINE AND FORT STOCKTON LINE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
ONLY DETRIMENTS TO THESE STRONGER WINDS BEING REALIZED WILL BE A
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT THAT IS NOT TIGHT ENOUGH FOR SUCH WINDS
AND THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER THAT DEVELOPS OVER THE REGION AHEAD OF
THE APPROACHING UPPER TROUGH. WILL ALLOW LATER SHIFTS TO ASSESS AS
WE NEAR THE EVENT. THE UPPER TROUGH WILL CUTOFF BY THURSDAY MORNING
AND PASS BY OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL DROP
INTO THE AREA...AND HAVE INCLUDED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVER THE
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS IN IT/S WAKE. CONSIDERING THE PATTERN OF
LATE HAVE SIDED WITH THE SLIGHTLY FURTHER NORTHWARD SOLUTIONS OF THE
NAM AND ECMWF...HENCE THE SLIGHT CHANCE. THINK THERE WILL STILL BE
MUCH DRY AIR AT THE SURFACE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION THAT DEVELOPS TO
OVERCOME TO GO WITH ANY HIGHER POPS.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL AGAIN THURSDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH AMBIENT
DRY CONDITIONS PREVAILING AS THE SAME PROCESS AS ABOVE REPEATS AHEAD
OF THE NEXT UPPER TROUGH THAT WILL DIG MAYBE A BIT FURTHER WEST THAN
WEDNESDAYS SYSTEM. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM BACK ABOVE
NORMAL FRIDAY...WHILE INCREASED WINDS SATURDAY COULD RESULT IN WINDY
CONDITIONS AND INCREASED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS SATURDAY. MODELS ARE
AT ODDS OVER THE TIMING OF THE NEXT FRONT IN THE SUNDAY AND MONDAY
TIME FRAME. HAVE GONE WITH THE SLOWER FRONTAL ARRIVAL...WHICH WOULD
KEEP SUNDAY WARM...BUT DROP MONDAYS HIGHS BELOW MEXMOS GUIDANCE.
PROSPECTS OF RAINFALL STILL LOOK SLIM THROUGH DAY 7.
FIRE WEATHER...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS WEST TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
SHIFT EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
REDEVELOPS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. VERY DRY
AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY...WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS. THIS DRY AIR COMBINED
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND 70S OVER
THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
OVER JUST ABOUT ALL AREAS. WIND SPEEDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ACROSS
THE PLAINS TODAY...WITH 20 FT SPEEDS GENERALLY REMAINING IN THE
10-15 MPH RANGE...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 20 MPH. HOWEVER...SLIGHTLY
STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS WILL PROMOTE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND WILL
UPGRADE THE PREVIOUS FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS
BOTH MOUNTAINS RANGES TODAY.
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY AROUND THE BASE OF A DEEPENING UPPER TROUGH
THAT WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. THESE STRONGER
MID LEVEL WINDS WILL BE FORCED DOWNWARD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAIN RANGES. HIGH WINDS COMBINED WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL LIKELY BRING EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES WEDNESDAY. WINDY AND VERY DRY
CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LIKELY BRING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS ALL BUT THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...THE BIG BEND REGION AND TERRELL
COUNTY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WE WILL CONTINUE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH
FOR THESE LOCATIONS WEDNESDAY. IF PRESENT FORECAST TRENDS
CONTINUE...THESE FIRE WEATHER WATCHES WILL MORE THAN LIKELY BE
UPGRADED TO RED FLAG WARNINGS OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM
ROSWELL/LNZ.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY
COUNTY.
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...
CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...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.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA.
&&
79Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 12:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-011800- 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- 1254 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009 /1154 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH COMBINED WITH SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALLOW FOR QUICK GROWTH AND SPREAD OF ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS COMBINED WITH VERY DRY SINGLE DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS AND CONTINUED HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL ALLOW ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES TO SPREAD AND GROW RAPIDLY. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS AS EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HIGH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAIN RANGES ON WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS TRAVEL THROUGH BOTH AREAS IS ANTICIPATED...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE UTILIZING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ELSEWHERE...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE MID AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AS SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ARE LIKELY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 4:40 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Mar 31, 2:25 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 33 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.