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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2009, 5:57 AM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 9, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 9, 2009, 5:57 AM CDT (10:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2009, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2009, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Pecos County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:03 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 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 4724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 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 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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 091611 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 TXZ075-100000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-090409T2200Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090410T0000Z/ PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT STOCKTON 1111 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PECOS COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL IMPACT THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT STOCKTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ 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. && $$
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 Apr 9, 4:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 4:46 AM CDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
446 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009
.DISCUSSION...
VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH THE APPROACH OF A
VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CURRENTLY LOCATED NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION. THE MID LEVEL GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN A 700 HPA JET NEAR 60
TO 70 KTS THIS MORNING ROUGHLY FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS INTO
THE PERMIAN BASIN. DEEP MIXING...STRONG SUBSIDENCE AND A SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT EXCEEDING 4 MILLIBARS PER 100 NAUTICAL MILES AT
TIMES WILL RESULT IN GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF THE PECOS RIVER VALLEY FROM THIS MORNING
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS WILL BE
POSSIBLE AFTER THIS TIME FRAME AS GRADIENT BEGINS TO LOOSEN. FOR
THIS REASON...WE HAVE DECIDED TO UPGRADE TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A
WARNING AND INCLUDE THOSE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE AS WELL. IN
ADDITION...SOURCE REGIONS FOR BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO SPRING TO LIFE
TOMORROW CONSIDERING THE EXTREMELY DRY CONDITIONS. WE HAVE ISSUED A
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE THE
DUST...INCLUDING HOWARD COUNTY WHERE DRY LAKE BEDS ALONG I-20
RECENTLY RESULTED IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES NEAR BIG SPRING.
WE HAVE ALSO DECIDED TO INCREASE TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY FOR TODAY TO
MATCH CLOSER WITH THE GFS MOS GUIDANCE DUE TO THE STRONG DEEP
DOWNSLOPE FLOW THAT IS ANTICIPATED...BUT STILL REMAIN BELOW IT DUE TO THE CAA
EXPECTED WITH THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT. ANOTHER WEAK COLD FRONT WILL
IMPACT THE CWA FRIDAY MORNING. THE WRF IS THE MOST AGGRESSIVE WITH
THIS FEATURE AND SEEMS TO BE THE OUTLIER AT THE MOMENT COMPARED TO
SREF/GFS/ECMWF SO WILL STICK CLOSER WITH MAV GUIDANCE FOR OVERNIGHT
LOWS AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON HIGHS. BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW WILL QUICKLY
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST BY SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE APPROACH OF THE
NEXT STRONG UPPER LOW FROM THE WEST. MOISTURE ADVECTION WILL BE ON
THE INCREASE AS A RESULT AND A DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
SOMEWHERE OVER THE CENTRAL CWA. BEST GUESS RIGHT NOW WOULD BE FROM
NEAR A HOBBS...TO FORT STOCKTON...TO PERSIMMON GAP LINE BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT THIS MAY BE TOO FAR WEST. THERE ARE STILL
INCONSISTENCIES WITH THE NWPS WITH REGARDS TO HOW FAST THE SYSTEM
WILL PROGRESS AND WHERE THE STRONGEST LIFT WILL OCCUR. CURRENT
THINKING WILL BE TO DECREASE POPS SLIGHTLY ALONG THE PECOS RIVER
VALLEY...KEEPING THE BEST CHANCES FOR RAIN OVER THE EASTERN AND
NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA CONSISTENT WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF
SOLUTIONS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
A HIGH IMPACT AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS FIRE THREAT IS IN STORE
TODAY AS EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...WELL ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES
AND DRY CONDITIONS HAVE RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT CURING OF FINE
FUELS. WE ARE CURRENTLY IN THE MIDDLE OF ANOTHER NIGHT OF POOR RH
RECOVERY AS VERY WARM OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES HAVE KEPT RH/S BELOW
40%. WITH THE EXPECTED WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE WINDS...VERY DRY AIR
SPREADING OVER THE REGION AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...MINIMUM
RH/S SHOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM DROPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS
MOST AREAS TODAY...PROVIDING FURTHER CURING OF FUELS. VERY STRONG
WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS MOST AREAS AND GIVEN CURRENT WARM
TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING...FAIRLY DEEP LAYER MIXING WILL
OCCUR EARLY TODAY IN CONCERT WITH WIDESPREAD FREE WIND SPEEDS OF
60MPH+. THIS COULD VERY WELL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH ACROSS MUCH OF THE PLAINS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ACROSS THE
DAVIS...APACHE...DELAWARE AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WE DO EXPECT
WINDS TO DECREASE RATHER QUICKLY BY LATE EVENING. HOWEVER...A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING BRINGING A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT.
LOOKING AT PAST OUTBREAK DAYS AND COMPOSITE CHARTS...A REGIONAL FIRE
WEATHER OUTBREAK WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A
VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH WILL BE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 83 44 71 53 / 0 0 0 10
CARLSBAD NM 84 44 73 46 / 0 0 0 10
DRYDEN TX 93 55 78 54 / 0 0 0 10
FORT STOCKTON TX 85 49 74 53 / 0 0 0 10
GUADALUPE PASS TX 72 40 68 40 / 0 0 0 10
HOBBS NM 79 42 72 44 / 0 0 0 10
MARFA TX 74 37 71 36 / 0 0 0 10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 86 43 72 49 / 0 0 0 10
ODESSA TX 85 43 74 50 / 0 0 0 10
WINK TX 87 43 74 50 / 0 0 0 10
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST
PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA
COUNTY.
TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...
CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...ECTOR...
GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...
PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...VAN HORN AND
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... BIG BEND AREA...MARFA PLATEAU...PECOS...PRESIDIO
VALLEY.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...CRANE...DAWSON...
ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...
MIDLAND...MITCHELL...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS...SCURRY...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...
DAWSON...GAINES...HOWARD...LOVING...MARTIN...REEVES COUNTY
AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...WARD...WINKLER.
&&
06/78Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 9, 4:48 AM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 448 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-101000- 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- 448 AM CDT THU APR 9 2009 /348 AM MDT THU APR 9 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AREA WIDE TODAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSES TO THE NORTH. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS TO ALL AREAS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A VERY DRY AIRMASS DROPPING RELATIVE HUMIDITIES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS ALONG WITH CONTINUED DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND CURED FUELS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME FIRE DANGER. ANY NEW OR EXISTING FIRES WILL LIKELY SPREAD AND GROW EXPLOSIVELY. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST THIS SCENARIO COULD LEAD TO A REGIONAL FIRE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS A LARGE PORTION AREA. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENTAL START OF ANY FIRES AS THEY WILL QUICKLY GROW OUT OF HAND. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE VAN HORN AREA AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY. FOR MUCH OF THE PLAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITIES LOCALLY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 9, 5:57 AM CDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 13 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.