Wind Advisory 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 280322
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
922 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...GUSTY NORTH WINDS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT...STOUT NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
ALL AREAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH
GUADALUPE PASS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE ACROSS ALL AREAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

TXZ258-281200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.090228T0900Z-090228T1700Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINE SPRINGS
822 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM MST
SATURDAY...

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH 
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT.  
THESE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY 
MORNING...BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ALONG U.S.
HIGHWAY 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. THOSE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY WANT TO CONSIDER
ALTERNATE ROUTES.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-281200-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.090228T0600Z-090228T1500Z/
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
922 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 /822 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS OF LEA COUNTY AND THE 
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.  STOUT 
NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED 
BEHIND THE FRONT.  THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY 
SATURDAY MORNING.  NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON... 
HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ058-075-281200-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.090228T0900Z-090228T1500Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON
922 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST 
TEXAS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. STOUT NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH 
GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE GUSTY WINDS 
WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. NORTH WINDS WILL 
CONTINUE SATURDAY AFTERNOON...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE.

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 281017
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
417 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...VERY WINDY ACROSS SOUTHWEST TEXAS THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO QUICKLY MOVE ACROSS
SOUTHWEST TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN
AREA...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND THE BIG BEND
REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
TAPER BY LATE MORNING.

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-281130-
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090228T1500Z/
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...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
417 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009 /317 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER
TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS.  

WINDS ARE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY THIS
MORNING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

TXZ258-281700-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-090228T1700Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINE SPRINGS
317 AM MST SAT FEB 28 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL 10
AM MST THIS MORNING.

STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60
MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS EARLY THIS
MORNING. THESE WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO TAPER BY LATE MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ALONG U.S.
HIGHWAY 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HIGH WINDS. THOSE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY WANT TO CONSIDER
ALTERNATE ROUTES.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-079>081-281700-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.090228T1017Z-090228T1700Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...PRESIDIO...MARFA...
MARATHON
417 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE
MARFA PLATEAU...THE BIG BEND REGION AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY. THIS
WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING.

NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR
50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS EARLY THIS
MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER BY LATE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. 

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1135 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
COLD FRONT LOCATED NEAR THE PECOS RIVER WILL STALL OUT THIS AFTERNOON
WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT THE TAF SITES. NEXT ITEM OF
INTEREST IS A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL BARREL SOUTHWARD TONIGHT.
EXPECTING FRONT TO BE AT NORTHERN SITE KHOB BY 04Z AND SOUTHERN
SITE KFST BY 09Z. EXPECTING TEMPO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WITH MVFR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST FROM 05Z TO
12Z. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING.

12

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1031 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009/

DISCUSSION...
COLD FRONT CURRENTLY NEAR THE PECOS RIVER. LOWERED HIGH TEMPERATURES
THIS AFTERNOON BASED ON LATEST HOURLY TEMPERATURE TRENDS AND
INCOMING GUIDANCE.

UPDATED PRODUCTS TO BE SENT SHORTLY.

12

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009/

DISCUSSION...

AVIATION...
WEAK FRONT ALREADY MOVING INTO PERMIAN BASIN THIS MORNING. IT
SHOULD NOT GO FAR PAST PECOS RIVER VALLEY AND MAY RETREAT SOME
TODAY.  HOWEVER A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLOW THROUGH REGION OVERNIGHT
BRINGING GUSTY NORTH WIND TO ALL TAF SITES BEFORE 12Z SATURDAY.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 445 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2009/

DISCUSSION...
A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOWER
TRANS PECOS REGION THIS MORNING...BRINGING A NORTHERLY WIND SHIFT IN
ITS WAKE. THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BECOME ORIENTED FROM THE WESTERN
LOW ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...WHILE A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS FROM THE TX/NM BORDER
SOUTHWARD TO THE BIG BEND REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER ACROSS
THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY TODAY...WHILE WESTERN AREAS REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL UNDERNEATH
THE SURFACE TROUGH AXIS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD
ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THIS
BOUNDARY WILL BRING A PERIOD OF WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
SOME LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY EXPERIENCE ADVISORY LEVEL WIND SPEEDS
SATURDAY MORNING...AND HAVE INCLUDED MENTION OF THIS IN OUR MORNING
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK PRODUCT. WE HAVE FAIRLY HIGH CONFIDENCE
THAT STRONG GAP WINDS WILL IMPACT GUADALUPE PASS...SO WE WILL ISSUE
A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THAT ZONE SATURDAY MORNING. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EASTWARD ACROSS
OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. MODELS ARE A BIT
SLOWER WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LEE TROUGH ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...AND INDICATE COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS OUR AREA WITH THE
EFFECTS OF SURFACE RIDGING STILL IN PLACE...SO HAVE LOWERED THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE FORECAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS MOST OF THE FORECAST
AREA.

A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES APPEARS TO BE A GOOD BET NEXT
WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EASTWARD ACROSS
THE STATE OF TEXAS...AND A SURFACE LEE TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE. NO
CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY PORTION OF THE
EXTENDED FORECAST.

FIRE WEATHER...
HAVE UPGRADED THE FIRE WX WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING FOR DAVIS AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN REGION... AND MARFA PLATEAU FOR 20
FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR GREATER... RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 15 PERCENT OR
LESS... AND VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGER.  HAD TO MOVE UP THE
WARNING TIME FOR THE MOUNTAINS AS THEY HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO
EXPERIENCE RED FLAG CONDITIONS... WILL BEGIN AT 10Z.  WHILE MIN RH
OF 10 PERCENT OR LESS WILL BE EXPERIENCED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL
OF SE NM... THE TRANS PECOS... AND BIG BEND REGION... IT IS ONLY THE
LACK OF MORE WIDESPREAD WIND THAT IS THE REASON FOR THE WARNING NOT
COVERING A LARGER AREA.  A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH INTO
THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... AHEAD OF THE FRONT UNUSUALLY
WARM TEMPERATURES AND LOW RH WILL CONTINUE.  THESE WARM TEMPS WILL
ALLOW STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE
WEST REACHING NEEDED WIND CRITERIA.  A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLOW
THROUGH OVERNIGHT ENDING THE FIRE WX THREAT FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY NEXT WEEK ONCE AGAIN BRINING
THREAT OF CRITICAL FIRE WX DAYS.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
     MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES... MARFA PLATEAU...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
234 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-281300-
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-
234 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2009 /134 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
AFTERNOON FROM THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD ACROSS VAN
HORN...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...TO THE MARFA PLATEAU.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CHANNEL
THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE TONIGHT.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN
WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 3 MILES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

.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