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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 9, 20106 counties in Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 9, 2010, 3:00 PM CST for 6 counties in Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 10, 2010, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 24 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, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 10, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 11, 2010, 12:00 AM CST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:05 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 71 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-03-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 43 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2518 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
43 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 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.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 9, 12:10 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAF4 hr
Mar 9, 5:15 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAF43 hr
Mar 9, 3:34 PM CSTFire Weather WatchMAFTerrell23 hr
Mar 9, 3:34 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more29 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.