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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 26, 2009, 3:30 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 27, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2009, 3:30 PM CDT (20:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2009, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2009, 2:22 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 20:29 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, 8.5 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
- 5532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 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 262030 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 330 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .A LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR IN CULBERSON COUNTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. A UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALLOWING MUCH COLDER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ258-270430- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0013.090327T1200Z-090327T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PINE SPRINGS 230 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPES MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. TRAVELERS ON U.S. 62/180 ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE RANGE INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS. HIGH WIND CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-270430- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN 330 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /230 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPES THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TRAVELERS ON U.S. 62/180 ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE RANGE INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS. HIGH WIND CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ074-270430- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 330 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-058>061-067-068-270430- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.090327T0900Z-090327T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090327T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-WARD- CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MONAHANS...CRANE 330 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /230 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. TRAVELERS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ046>048-051>053-062-063-069-070-075-080-270430- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.090327T0900Z-090327T1800Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...SNYDER...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 330 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY FRIDAY 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 262342 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 642 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .A LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL CONTINUE IMPACTING THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR IN CULBERSON COUNTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FEATURE IS THEN EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALLOWING MUCH COLDER AIR TO FILTER INTO THE AREA. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-058>061-067-068-270745- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090327T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.090327T0900Z-090327T1800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-WARD- CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MONAHANS...CRANE 642 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /542 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. A NEW WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME AREA FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && 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-TXZ057-258-270745- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...PINE SPRINGS 642 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /542 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPES MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. TRAVELERS ON U.S. 62/180 ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH CARE AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WIND GUSTS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN PUSH THROUGH THE AREA EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE RANGE INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS. HIGH WIND CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ TXZ074-270745- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 642 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AREA UNTIL 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ046>048-051>053-062-063-069-070-075-080-270745- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.090327T0900Z-090327T1800Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...SNYDER...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 642 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY EARLY FRIDAY 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. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 270952 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 452 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY... .A LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS IN ADVANCE OF THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH THE MORNING. ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS... STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. TXZ057-271800- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090327T2100Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 452 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A POTENT COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-271800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 352 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ TXZ074-271800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 452 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 6000 FEET UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ABOVE 6000 FEET ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE OR DELAY TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ082-271800- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090327T2100Z/ TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON 452 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THIS FEATURE WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE FRIDAY 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080- 271800- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090327T2100Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON... MARFA 452 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /352 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. STRONG WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 271601 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1101 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... .GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH OF THE REGION. HOWEVER...THE STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED DUE TO THE INFLUX OF COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS AREAWIDE ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARLY THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-271715- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 1001 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ TXZ074-271715- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090327T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 1101 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WINDS IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080-082- 272100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090327T2100Z/ 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-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...SANDERSON 1101 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /1001 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT /3 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 271922 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 222 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY... .SINCE THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO LOOSEN THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE. THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE AREA SUNDAY. AS THE FLOW ALOFT INCREASES AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON SUNDAY. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080-082- 272030- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090327T2100Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...SANDERSON 222 PM CDT FRI MAR 27 2009 /122 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. SINCE WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE NOT EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELED. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-281030- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0014.090329T1800Z-090331T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 122 PM MDT FRI MAR 27 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS COULD INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT. 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. && $$
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 26, 3:15 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 3:15 PM CDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009
.DISCUSSION...
A GREAT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS IN THE OFFING DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. WHEREAS WIND
DRIVEN FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AND WARM TEMPERATURES ARE THE NORM
TODAY...WIND DRIVEN COLD AIR AND SOME WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL BE
THE RULE FRIDAY. A POTENT CUTOFF LOW WAS DROPPING SOUTHEASTWARD
TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WESTERLY
WINDS PREVAILED OVER THE FORECAST AREA OUT AHEAD OF THIS UPPER
TROUGH...WHICH WAS RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION
AND STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL 27/18Z FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WHEN THESE STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO ABATE. A WIND ADVISORY WILL ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL 27/00Z FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS
PECOS AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN.
AS THE SAID CUTOFF LOW DROPS SOUTH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...IT WILL
BE ACCOMPANIED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT AND ISALLOBARIC CONTRIBUTIONS FROM 850 HPA
WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS WILL DWINDLE FRIDAY MORNING...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO PICK UP
THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...HENCE THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THERE FRIDAY MORNING. THE ONSET OF THESE COLD...STIFF
WINDS WILL BEGIN AROUND 27/09Z OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SPREAD
SOUTH THROUGH MOST OF WEST TEXAS BY 27/18Z. HAVE ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THESE AREAS BETWEEN THOSE TIMES. LATER SHIFTS CAN
ADJUST THE WIND ADVISORY AREA AS NEEDED. MEANWHILE...THE CUTOFF LOW
WILL BEGIN TO TRAVERSE THE AREA TONIGHT...AND HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS GOING OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE THIS
EVENING. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES FURTHER OVER THE AREA LATE TONIGHT
HAVE INCLUDED A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. SINCE TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO THE SURFACE WILL STILL BE
COOLING DOWN THERE AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE LIGHT...DO NOT EXPECT
ANY ACCUMULATION. THINK SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE DAY FRIDAY OVER THESE SAME AREAS...AND ALTHOUGH THE WIND WILL
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
STAY BELOW AN INCH DUE TO THE SAME REASONS AS ABOVE. THEREFORE...
WILL FOREGO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT TO HIGHLIGHT THE WINDY CONDITIONS...COLDER TEMPERATURES
AND WINTRY PRECIPITATION.
TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL THROUGH THE DAY FROM THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...EASTWARD THROUGH PECOS...MIDLAND/ODESSA AND COLORADO
CITY AS 850 HPA TEMPERATURES DROP ALONG WITH HEIGHTS AND THICKNESSES
UNDER THE CUTOFF LOW. CLOUD COVER WILL LIKELY CONTRIBUTE IN KEEPING
TEMPERATURES DOWN TOO. DESPITE THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT...HIGHS MAY
REACH THE 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE CONVERSE
WILL BE TRUE OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS WHERE HIGHS WILL LIKELY BE 30 TO 35
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. PRECIPITATION SHOULD END AND SKIES CLEAR
FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. EXPECT FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO OCCUR OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS SATURDAY
MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK NEAR NORMAL SATURDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH
MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND LEE TROUGHING COMMENCES OVER THE FORECAST
AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM FURTHER SUNDAY...BUT ANOTHER COLD
FRONT COULD AFFECT THE REGION AS EARLY AS NEXT MONDAY. THE AIR
BEHIND THE FRONT WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS COLD AS THE ONE FRIDAY...AND
WILL ALSO BE MORE TRANSIENT. GENERALLY NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK WITH DRY
CONDITIONS PREVAILING.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAIL ACROSS ALL OF
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A LATE
SEASON UPPER-LEVEL STORM SYSTEM. STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS AND
DANGEROUSLY LOW SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES HAVE BEEN COMMON PLACE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION. ELEVATED WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA UNTIL AFTER SUNSET...BEFORE WINDS RELAX SLIGHTLY BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT BLOWS THROUGH THE REGION. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS
ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH AT
LEAST MIDNIGHT. IT APPEARS CONCEIVABLE THAT THE CURRENT RED FLAG
WARNING MAY HAVE TO BE EXTENDED ACROSS THESE AREAS...HOWEVER WILL
ALLOW AFTERNOON SHIFT TO MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION PENDING 00Z
MODEL TRENDS. IN ANY EVENT...STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS...ALONG WITH CRITICALLY LOW RH LEVELS AND VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH OF ANY NEW
OR EXISTING FIRES. THIS REMAINS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND ALL
SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT ANY ACCIDENTAL FIRE STARTS.
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FINALLY TAKE A BREAK TOMORROW MORNING AFTER
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AS COOLER AND MORE HUMID AIR SETTLES INTO THE
AREA. THE NEXT CRITICAL DAY FOR FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS APPEARS TO BE
ON SUNDAY AS 20 FOOT WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING
UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCE.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 42 42 32 63 / 10 20 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 36 40 32 64 / 30 20 0 0
DRYDEN TX 55 65 42 71 / 0 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 41 48 37 66 / 10 10 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 33 38 27 61 / 10 10 0 0
HOBBS NM 33 36 31 61 / 30 30 0 0
MARFA TX 39 50 27 66 / 0 10 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 41 41 32 63 / 10 10 0 0
ODESSA TX 41 41 32 63 / 10 10 0 0
WINK TX 39 44 34 67 / 10 10 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO NOON MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN
LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL NOON MDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 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 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...BORDEN...CRANE...
DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...LOVING...
MARFA PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...
PRESIDIO VALLEY...REAGAN...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS...SCURRY...TERRELL...UPTON...WARD...WINKLER.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT FRIDAY 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...WARD...
WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ FRIDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... ANDREWS...CRANE...ECTOR...GAINES...LOVING...REEVES
COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...WARD...WINKLER.
&&
32/67Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 2:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 201 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-271915- 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- 201 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /101 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE UTILIZING HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. VERY DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. ENHANCED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO INCLUDING THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. ALONG WITH STRONG 20 FOOT WINDS...DANGEROUSLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED HIGH FIRE DANGER. ANY FIRES THAT START WILL BE CAPABLE OF RAPID SPREAD AND GROWTH. ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL ANY FIRE STARTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS FRIDAY MORNING. A STRONG LATE SEASON COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING ALLOWING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR TO FILTER INTO THE REGION. MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM COMBINED WITH STRONG FORCING ALOFT WILL LEAD TO PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. ALONG WITH THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION...STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ALL TRAVELING FRIDAY MORNING SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POSSIBLE SLIPPERY AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR FINAL DESTINATION. HIGH POST FRONTAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AS WELL AS THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR OF CULBERSON COUNTY. STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE A STRONG COLD FRONT. ALL TRAVELING THROUGH THESE AREAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THOSE UTILIZING HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. .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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 26, 3:08 PM CDT, 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 308 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-270900- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 308 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2009 /208 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009/ ...LATE SEASON STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA... A LATE SEASON WINTER STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WILL SWING THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO BEGINNING TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...ALLOWING MUCH COOLER AIR TO SETTLE INTO THE AREA. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS LOCATIONS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A CARLSBAD...JAL...BIG SPRING AND COLORADO CITY LINE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH ALL SNOW IN THESE AREAS ON FRIDAY. LESS THAN AN INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING AND THE WARM GROUND CONTRIBUTES TO MELTING. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. THOSE TRAVELING ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND POSSIBLE SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY BE SHORT LIVED HOWEVER AS WARMER AIR BEGINS BUILDING ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:50 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 38 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:12 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:12 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:12 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Ward and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 26, 5:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 19 hr |
Nearby
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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.