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High Wind Warning 12, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 9, 2010Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 9, 2010, 4:15 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 9, 2010, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 36 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2010, 4:15 AM MST (11:15 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2010, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Mar 10, 2010, 11:00 PM MST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:18 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 235 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2010-03-09Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2010-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1861 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 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.

051 
WWUS74 KMAF 091115
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
515 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... 

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR
THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...REEVES
COUNTY...AND MARFA PLATEAU...

.ANOTHER STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH FROM THE ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND CONTINUE
TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP AGAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND EXPAND INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR BY LATE TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY AND MAY EXPAND EASTWARD TO INCLUDE THE EDDY
COUNTY PLAINS...REEVES COUNTY AND MARFA PLATEAU WEDNESDAY. STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


NMZ027-TXZ258-092100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0012.100309T1800Z-100310T0100Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0100Z-100311T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
415 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST THIS MORNING TO
6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BY LATE THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO AROUND 80 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE 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 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-080-092100-
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T1200Z-100311T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS...MARFA
515 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010 /415 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010/

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE 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 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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-092100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
515 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET
AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. 

BY WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 45
MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE 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 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
161 
WWUS74 KMAF 092100
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
300 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR...

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND
REEVES COUNTY...

.ANOTHER STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS WILL EXPAND INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR BY LATE TONIGHT THEN INTO THE EDDY AND REEVES COUNTIES
PLAINS WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

NMZ027-TXZ258-100500-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0100Z-100311T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
200 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ080-092200-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T1200Z-100311T0000Z/
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA
300 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. 

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED IN THE MARFA PLATEAU
REGION...BUT SHOULD HOLD JUST BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. THEREFORE
THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

TXZ057-074-100500-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0013.100310T0600Z-100311T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
300 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT
CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET
AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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-TXZ058-100500-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T1200Z-100311T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0013.100310T1200Z-100311T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS
300 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010 /200 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
207 
WWUS74 KMAF 100409
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1009 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR...

...HIGH WIND WARNING WEDNESDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND
REEVES COUNTY...

.ANOTHER STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL 
MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS WILL EXPAND INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR BY LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN INTO THE EDDY AND
REEVES COUNTIES PLAINS WEDNESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

NMZ027-TXZ258-101215-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
909 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS WILL THEN
INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING BEFORE
DIMINISHING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-101215-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.100310T0600Z-100311T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
1009 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
NEAR 60 MPH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET
AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ACROSS ALL OF THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

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-TXZ058-101215-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.100310T1200Z-100311T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS
1009 PM CST TUE MAR 9 2010 /909 PM MST TUE MAR 9 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH BY WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
858 
WWUS74 KMAF 101033
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
433 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...HIGH WIND WARNING TODAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO
AND REEVES COUNTY OF WEST TEXAS...

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...LEA COUNTY
NEW MEXICO...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND...

.ANOTHER STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO EASTERN KANSAS OVERNIGHT.
STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN 
HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR WILL EXPAND INTO THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND
REEVES COUNTY OF WEST TEXAS TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE
IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH
THIS EVENING. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TODAY IN MUCH OF
THE PERMIAN BASIN...LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG
BEND.

NMZ027-TXZ258-102100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
333 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL INCREASE TO
40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT WEST
WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH THIS EVENING
BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-102100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
433 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 75 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

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-TXZ058-102100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.100310T1200Z-100311T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS
433 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /333 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH 
THIS MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
75 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY
THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-080-081-
102100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.100310T1500Z-100311T0000Z/
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-PECOS-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
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...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON
433 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /333 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS EXPECTED TODAY.

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.

&&

$$
867 
WWUS74 KMAF 101713 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN
PERMIAN BASIN...PARTS OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...EDDY
COUNTY PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND REEVES COUNTY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...LEA COUNTY
NEW MEXICO...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND...

.A STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY WILL RAKE WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO WITH STRONG WINDS. INCREASING WINDS HAVE CONTINUED TO
SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS FROM THE MOUNTAIN AREAS AND AS THE
UPPER LOW MOVES FARTHER EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS THE PLAINS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. ACROSS THE PLAINS THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL GENERALLY
INCLUDE EDDY AND REEVES COUNTIES AND ALSO FROM NEAR LAMESA TO
STANTON EASTWARD. FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE PERMIAN
BASIN IT WILL STILL BE VERY WINDY WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS EVENING WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 85 IN ELEVATIONS
ABOVE MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

TXZ046>048-051>053-110000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...SNYDER...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY
1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY.
THE STRONGEST ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY IN THE
AFTERNOON. ALSO THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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-TXZ258-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
1013 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 TO 85 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY. OTHERWISE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 65 TO 70 MPH FOR THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING BY MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS
1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /1013 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 
THE WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. ALSO THESE WINDS
WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN
ONE MILE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 65 TO 85 MPH...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 6000 FT CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-059>063-067>070-075-080-081-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-
REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...
RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON
1113 AM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /1013 AM MST WED MAR 10 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IS EXPECTED
TODAY. ALSO THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE MILE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT
TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN
DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ROADS.

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.

&&

$$
217 
WWUS74 KMAF 102124
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
324 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...PARTS
OF THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF NEW
MEXICO AND REEVES COUNTY...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...PARTS OF THE WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND REEVES
COUNTY...

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 12 AM CST/11 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE
MOUNTAINS...AND VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...MARFA
PLATEAU...AND THE BIG BEND...

.A STRONG AND VERY WINDY UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RAKE WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH STRONG WINDS.  INCREASING WINDS HAVE
SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE PLAINS FROM THE MOUNTAIN AREAS.  STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR
THROUGH THIS EVENING WHERE GUSTS TO NEAR 85 IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE
MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

NMZ028-TXZ046>048-051>053-058-110000-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...LAMESA...SNYDER...
STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS
324 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /224 PM MST WED MAR 10 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING.  THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON.  THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT
TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR
VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN
DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ROADS.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-110530-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
224 PM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH
AFTER MIDNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-110530-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
324 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 6000 FT...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING.  THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA.  BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY
CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.  EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD
BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-059>063-067>070-075-080-081-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-100311T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-
REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...
RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...MARATHON
324 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010 /224 PM MST WED MAR 10 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON.  THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.  BE ALERT
TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF
YOUR VEHICLE.  EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN
DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND ROADS.

&&

$$
986 
WWUS74 KMAF 110053
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
653 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND THE DAVIS AND
APACHE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
U.S. PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE MOUNTAINOUS
TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WITH HIGH WINDS.
THESE HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...
THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TXZ057-074-110600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
653 PM CST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT COULD REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA.  BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT
MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.  EXTRA ATTENTION
SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...
OVERPASSES AND ROADS.

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-TXZ258-110600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0012.000000T0000Z-100311T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
553 PM MST WED MAR 10 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT COULD REMAIN GUSTY ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE
HIGH WIND WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY ON U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH
GUADALUPE PASS. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE
YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE
GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Mar 9, 4:13 AM MST, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 4:13 AM MST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
513 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

.DISCUSSION...

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST WITH FEW CLOUDS EXPECTED ON
BACKSIDE OF UPPER TROUGH. WIND HAS BEEN GUSTING ON AND OFF DURING
THE NIGHT BUT SHOULD PICK UP BY MIDDAY AND REMAIN GUSTY REST OF
THE AFTERNOON AS STRONG WIND ALOFT MIXES DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 412 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010/

DISCUSSION...
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AS
2 MORE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION. THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM IS ALREADY APPROACHING THE GREAT BASIN AND SHOULD BE
IN NORTHERN ARIZONA BY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE
AGAIN ESPECIALLY OUT WEST THIS AFTERNOON AND ANTICIPATING HIGH
WINDS TO BE REALIZED AGAIN IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES
SHOULD WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL TODAY WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AND
DOWNSLOPE FLOW. THE UPPER LOW WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE REGION
TONIGHT WITH THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS
AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THE WIND SHOULD HELP LOW TEMPERATURES REMAIN
AT OR ABOVE GUIDANCE DESPITE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND DRY AIR.

WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO BE A VERY WINDY DAY AGAIN AS THE UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. HIGH WINDS WILL
PROBABLY BE REALIZED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND LATER SHIFTS WILL
PROBABLY UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING. HAVE ADDED
THE EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS...REEVES COUNTY...MARFA PLATEAU
INTO THE HIGH WIND WATCH SATURDAY PER FORECAST SOUNDINGS AND
MOS OUTPUT. FURTHER EAST THE WIND PROFILES DONT LOOK STRONG
ENOUGH AT THIS TIME TO ISSUE A WATCH. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED
TO MONITOR. CONTINUED TO MENTION AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. STRONG GRADIENT WILL REMAIN OVER
THE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THIS SYSTEM SO KEPT
THE HIGH WIND WATCH GOING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

BY THURSDAY YET ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
FROM NEW MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM WILL HAVE MORE MOISTURE TO WORK WITH
WITH CONSIDERABLE CLOUDS EXPECTED AS WELL AS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH DUE TO THE UPPER FORCING. IT WILL BE WINDY
AGAIN BUT NOT AS WINDY AS WEDNESDAY WITH WEAKER WIND FIELDS AND
CLOUDS TO INHIBIT MIXING. TEMPERATURES WILL SINK BELOW NORMAL
DUE TO THE CLOUDS. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM SKIES WILL CLEAR WITH
A DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT IN PLACE IN THE WAKE OF THE
SYSTEMS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY MODERATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BUT REMAIN BELOW NORMAL.

THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND GFS FOR SUNDAY
THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY. THE ECMWF DEVELOPS ANOTHER CLOSED LOW ACROSS
THE GREAT BASIN SUNDAY AND TRACKS IT ACROSS WEST TEXAS MONDAY
PRODUCING A LOT OF PRECIPITATION AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH
THE GFS INDICATING A DRY AND WARM NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. WILL LEAN
TOWARD THE COOLER AND WETTER ECMWF AS IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT THE
LAST SEVERAL RUNS AND FITS THE CURRENT VERY ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE
PATTERN.

FIRE WEATHER...

EXPECT THAT SOME LOCATIONS MAY END UP SEEING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WX
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AS MINIMUM RH BELOW 15 PERCENT POSSIBLE
SOUTH OF THE PECOS... ESPECIALLY ALONG THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...HOWEVER
WIND NOT LOOKING THAT STRONG TODAY.

WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE BIG FIRE WX DAY.  A STRONG UPPER TROUGH AND A
DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS AREAWIDE
WEDNESDAY.  COULD SEE THIS STRONG WIND BEGIN EARLY IN THE DAY AND
ALLOW FOR EXTENDED DRYING.  MINIMUM RH BELOW 15 PERCENT EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF THE REGION EXCEPT NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN AND
HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS.  COMBINE THIS LOW RH WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS COULD RESULT IN ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT FIRE WX DAYS
SO FAR THIS YEAR.  A FIRE WX WATCH IS IN EFFECT AREAWIDE WEDNESDAY.
SEE FWF/RFW FOR MORE DETAILS.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
     NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
     EDDY COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY
     COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... EDDY COUNTY PLAINS.

TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     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.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... MARFA PLATEAU...REEVES
     COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...
     VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 2:50 AM MST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
350 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010

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-
350 AM CST TUE MAR 9 2010 /250 AM MST TUE MAR 9 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH WIND IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE
POSSIBLE... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THIS HIGH WIND MAY
SPREAD ACROSS THE VAN HORN REGION AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR VAN HORN AND THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF THE
AREA... WITH THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... THE VAN HORN REGION... REEVES COUNTY... AND
THE MARFA PLATEAU. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR
THESE AREAS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITY AND
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 8, 11:10 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningMAFEddy4 hr
Mar 9, 2:00 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningMAFEddy33 hr
Mar 9, 2:34 PM MSTRed Flag WarningMAF29 hr
Mar 9, 2:34 PM MSTFire Weather WatchMAFTerrell23 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2010High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2010Every high wind warning in 2010

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.