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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 10, 2009Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 10, 2009, 4:08 AM CST for Terrell County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 10, 2009, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2009, 4:08 AM CST (10:08 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2009, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 10, 2009, 9:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 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

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2009-02-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2009-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3585 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
67 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 101008
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST/11 PM MST...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS
AND NEARLY ALL OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 9 PM CST/8 PM MST...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND TERRELL COUNTY
UNTIL 9 PM CST...

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR
ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS ARIZONA EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL TRACK OVER THE AREA TODAY.  THIS TROUGH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY
A 120 KT+ JET IN THE UPPER LEVELS WITH AT LEAST 40 KTS IN THE LOWER
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.  AS THIS STRONG TROUGH APPROACHES... IT 
WILL SPIN UP A DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE ACROSS 
SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON.  THIS
LOW WILL HAVE A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT.  THE COMBINATION OF
STRONG WIND ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND THE TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE REGION BY
THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.  THE MOUNTAINS WILL
EXPERIENCE VERY HIGH WINDS.  AS THE WIND PICKS UP BLOWING DUST CAN
BE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION
SITES... MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

TXZ057-080-102200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1500Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1500Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY 
INTO THE EVENING. THIS HIGH WIND MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST THAT
REDUCES VISIBILITY AND MAKES TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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-TXZ074-258-102200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1500Z-090211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1500Z-090211T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /308 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT.  A BLOWING DUST
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.  THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING.  THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.  TRAVEL ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH 
THE GUADALUPE PASS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.  WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY 
HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY
TO OCCUR.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL 
HAZARDOUS.

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.

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-TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067>069-075-081-
102200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...
STANTON...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...
MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...FORT STOCKTON...
MARATHON
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /308 AM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY
TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.  A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED.  THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED
FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ047-048-052-053-063-070-102200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...
GARDEN CITY...BIG LAKE
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING.  A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED
FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ082-102200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING.  THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TXZ079-102200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.090210T1800Z-090211T0300Z/
PRESIDIO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESIDIO
408 AM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
9 PM CST THIS EVENING.  A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE
VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 102144
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST/11 PM MST TONIGHT...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS
AND NEARLY ALL OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 9 PM CST/8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE TRANS PECOS REGION UNTIL
9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND TERRELL COUNTY
UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO UNTIL 9 PM CST OR 8 PM MST...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST 
INTO WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS TROUGH WILL BE 
ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE 
ATMOSPHERE. AS THIS STRONG TROUGH APPROACHES...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE 
WILL DEEPEN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THIS LOW WILL ALONG WITH THE
STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST WINDS TO
MUCH OF THE REGION. ALONG WITH THE WINDS...BLOWING DUST CAN BE
EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES...
MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS
REGION WILL LIKELY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING DUST. 

TXZ058-067-068-075-110300-
/O.UPG.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DS.W.0001.090210T2144Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MONAHANS...CRANE...
FORT STOCKTON
344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DUST
STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. BLOWING DUST WITH
VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. 

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR TRAVELING. BLOWING DUST WILL 
REDUCE VISIBILITIES SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS
WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. STATE HIGHWAY 17 BETWEEN PECOS AND
BALMORHEA ALONG WITH FARM TO MARKET ROAD 2903 BETWEEN TOYAH AND
BALMORHEA HAS BEEN CLOSED DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES FROM BLOWING
DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE
EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE
PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057-059>063-069-070-080-081-
110300-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
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-LOVING-WINKLER-
ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...
STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...MARFA...MARATHON
344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /244 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING THE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
INTO THE EVENING. THIS HIGH WIND MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST THAT
REDUCES VISIBILITY AND MAKES TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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-TXZ074-258-110545-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /244 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 50 TO 60 MPH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH...
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON.  TRAVEL ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH
THE GUADALUPE PASS SHOULD BE AVOIDED.  WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY
HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
LIKELY TO OCCUR.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE
TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ079-082-110300-
/O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090211T0300Z/
PRESIDIO VALLEY-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...SANDERSON
344 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.  BLOWING DUST MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS.

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
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WWUS74 KMAF 110316 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...THE DUST STORM WARNING FOR THE TRANS PECOS REGION HAS BEEN
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN
BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND
THE MARFA PLATEAU HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND THE LOWER TRANS
PECOS REGION HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS HAS
BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST...

.THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG
WINDS AND DUST ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY WILL
CONTINUE TO LIFT EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS
ALL BUT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHERE HIGH WINDS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS STRONG WINDS
ALOFT PERSIST BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. BLOWING
DUST HAS ALSO EXITED THE REGION...AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY
IMPROVED. ALL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO 
EXPIRE...EXCEPT FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHICH HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM
MST.

TXZ058-067-068-075-110430-
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REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MONAHANS...CRANE...
FORT STOCKTON
916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND DUST STORM WARNING FOR THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS REGION AND THE SOUTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND VISIBILITY HAS
GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS...THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057-059>063-069-070-080-081-
110430-
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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-LOVING-WINKLER-
ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...
STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...MARFA...MARATHON
916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /816 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEASTERN
NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE MARFA PLATEAU IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND VISIBILITY HAS
GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS...THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-111000-
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/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090211T1000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009 /816 PM MST TUE FEB 10 2009/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HOWEVER...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
EXTENDED UNTIL 4 AM CST...OR 3 AM MST WEDNESDAY.

BLOWING DUST HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITY HAS GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS
THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

HOWEVER...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER
65 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 4
AM CST...OR 3 AM MST.

&&

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.

MOTORISTS TRAVELLING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS AND ACROSS MOUNTAIN ROADS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION...ESPECIALLY
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

&&

$$

TXZ079-082-110430-
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PRESIDIO VALLEY-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...SANDERSON
916 PM CST TUE FEB 10 2009

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER
TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA...AND VISIBILITY HAS
GREATLY IMPROVED. THUS...THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 10, 4:08 AM CSTBlowing Dust AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more17 hr
Feb 10, 4:08 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more24 hr
Feb 10, 4:42 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more16 hr
Feb 10, 3:44 PM CSTDust Storm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Ward5 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Texas, 2009Every wind advisory in 2009

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.