Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2010
High Wind Warning 19, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 22, 2010, 2:07 PM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 22, 2010, 3:00 PM MDT. 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
- Apr 22, 2010, 2:07 PM MDT (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 22, 2010, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2010, 3:00 AM MDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 826 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -211 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 688 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
716 WWUS74 KMAF 222007 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 307 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO COMMENCE ACROSS BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND EARLY THIS EVENING IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-230415- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0011.100423T0000Z-100424T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0019.100422T2100Z-100424T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 207 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY 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. && $$ TXZ074-230415- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0011.100423T0000Z-100424T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0019.100423T0000Z-100424T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 307 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET...BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-230415- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.100423T1800Z-100424T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS 307 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 /207 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
182 WWUS74 KMAF 230358 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1058 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS IN ADVANCE OF A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. THE HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR REGION...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 1058 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 /958 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.100423T1800Z-100424T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS 1058 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 /958 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE FRIDAY EVENING...ESPECIALLY AFTER SUNSET. 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. && $$
048 WWUS74 KMAF 230935 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 435 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY AROUND THE BASE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-232100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 435 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /335 AM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-080-232100- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.100423T1700Z-100424T0100Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 435 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE STOCKTON AND MARFA PLATEAUS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-232100- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.100423T1700Z-100424T0100Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS... LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS 435 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /335 AM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT...OR 11 AM MDT TO 8 PM CDT...OR 7 PM MDT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
632 WWUS74 KMAF 231611 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1111 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY AROUND THE BASE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. NMZ028-029-240000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.100423T1700Z-100424T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM 1011 AM MDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-240015- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 1111 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /1011 AM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080-240015- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.100423T1700Z-100424T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 1111 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /1011 AM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
474 WWUS74 KMAF 232024 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 324 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY AROUND THE BASE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LIFTING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO SPREADING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-240300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 324 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /224 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS ANTICIPATED 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. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-240000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM 224 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED LATE 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. && $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080-240100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100424T0100Z/ CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN- SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 324 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /224 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
934 WWUS74 KMAF 240047 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 747 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 NMZ033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-075-080-240200- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-100424T0100Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...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 747 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /647 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. IT WILL STILL BE WINDY THROUGH THE EVENING WITH WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-240300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 747 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 /647 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING BUT STILL REMAIN WINDY TO VERY WINDY THROUGH THE NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$
388 WWUS74 KMAF 240255 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 955 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 NMZ027-TXZ258-240400- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS 855 PM MDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND WINDS IN GENERAL ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS ARE 20 TO 35 MPH. THE EXCEPTION IS THR0UGH GUADALUPE PASS WHERE WINDS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH MAY STILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ TXZ074-240900- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-100424T0900Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 955 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT SATURDAY. HIGH WINDS CONTINUE IN DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FT WHERE WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH WILL POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$
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 Apr 22, 11:40 AM MDT, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 11:40 AM MDT, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1240 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010
.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A DRYLINE WILL SURGE
EAST THIS AFTERNOON AND BE SITUATED NEAR A LAMESA...MIDLAND...
SANDERSON LINE BY 00Z. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED
AT THE TERMINALS THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THIS LINE. SCATTERED TO BROKEN
CUMULUS ARE ALSO EXPECTED. A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL COLLIDE WITH
THE DRYLINE THIS EVENING NEAR KMAF WITH A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING FROM NEAR KMAF EASTWARD. HAVE PLACED A PROB30 GROUP
FOR MVFR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN THUNDERSTORMS AT KMAF BETWEEN
03Z-05Z. SKIES WILL CLEAR LATER THIS EVENING WITH WEST WINDS
OF 10 TO 20 MPH.
12
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 614 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010/
DISCUSSION...
LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
AVIATION...
IFR AND MVFR CEILINGS WILL AFFECT CARLSBAD...WINK AND PECOS
TEMPORARILY...IF NOT FORT STOCKTON THROUGH 22/14Z. THESE SITES
MAY ALSO SEE MVFR VISIBILITIES IN FOG. WILL CARRY PREVAILING MVFR
CEILINGS AT HOBBS AND MIDLAND DURING THIS TIME...BUT DO NOT THINK
THESE LOCATIONS WILL SEE FOG. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL VEER WITH
TIME AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. WILL CARRY A PROB
GROUP FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING FOR MIDLAND...WINK AND FORT
STOCKTON...BUT NOT FURTHER WEST WHERE CHANCES ARE LESS. 67
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 524 AM CDT THU APR 22 2010/
DISCUSSION...
THE MAIN HIGHLIGHTS WITH THIS FORECAST PACKAGE INCLUDE FIRE WEATHER
CONCERNS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON...THE
POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER
TRANS PECOS REGION TONIGHT...AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW IN THE VICINITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA/NEVADA. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS
FLOW PATTERN AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS LATE THURSDAY
EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY HAS LIFTED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND SOUTH PLAINS REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. OTHER
SMALL ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALSO OCCASIONALLY
DEVELOPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN EARLY THIS MORNING
COURTESY OF A 50-60 KNOT LOW LEVEL JET. OTHERWISE...BREEZY SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO TRANSPORT ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH MUCH OF THE REGION. THE ELEVATED
WINDS AND INCREASED SURFACE DEWPOINTS HAVE ALLOWED FOR VERY MILD
EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURE READINGS.
A DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE SHAPE AND MOVE EASTWARD TOWARD THE
PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION THIS AFTERNOON.
CONVERGENCE ALONG THE DRYLINE AND THE APPROACH OF ANOTHER SHORTWAVE
TROUGH ACROSS FAR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MAY SPARK
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION EAST OF THE DRYLINE THIS AFTERNOON.
MID LEVEL MOISTURE AND LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE MAY EVEN
AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH BASED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS WEST
OF THE DRYLINE THIS AFTERNOON...SO HAVE CONTINUED A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
CONVECTION ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST
AREA. INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED ACROSS THE
EASTERN PANHANDLE AND SOUTH PLAINS...BUT ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL BE
PRESENT AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE TO SUPPORT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS
ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN
BASIN/LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. THE DRYLINE WILL MAKE A WESTWARD
RETREAT TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LOW BEGINS TO MAKE AN EASTWARD
ADVANCEMENT. FORECAST MODELS ARE ALL IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT A
LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE
REGION THIS EVENING AS MID LEVEL FORCING ARRIVES WITH THE EJECTING
SHORTWAVE...AND THE PACIFIC COLD FRONT SWEEPS FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS WILL GENERALLY BE ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING
PLAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN...WHERE 40-60 PCT COVERAGE HAS BEEN
DRAWN. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY SEVERE
CONCERNS THIS EVENING...THOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED
OUT. CONVECTION SHOULD QUICKLY MOVE TO THE EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND
HAVE LOWERED GRIDDED POPS CONSIDERABLY AFTER 06Z. RELATIVELY STRONG
MID LEVEL WINDS /40-50 KNOTS AT 700 MB/ AND DOWNWARD FORCING WILL
BRING A HIGH WIND POTENTIAL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND POSSIBLY DAVIS
MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. WE HAVE INCLUDED THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH AND CHANGED THE START TIME TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...CONTINUING THROUGH 7 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING.
A TIGHT MSLP GRADIENT WILL REMAIN INTACT ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AS
A DEEP SURFACE LOW HOLDS IN PLACE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO AND
WESTERN KANSAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST
LOCATIONS NORTH OF I-10. IN FACT...WINDS MAY REACH ADVISORY LEVEL
SPEEDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS REGION AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. WE WILL MENTION WIND
POTENTIAL IN THE HWO...AND LET LATER SHIFTS MULL THE POTENTIAL FOR A
WIND ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF THE PACIFIC FRONTAL PASSAGE.
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE REST OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST. THE UPPER
LOW WILL FINALLY LIFT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS SATURDAY...WITH
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT IN ITS WAKE ACROSS OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND. DRY
WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS
ARE STILL HINTING THAT A SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND APPROACHING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MAY BRING THE NEXT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION
TUESDAY.
FIRE WEATHER...
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE OVER THE REGION AS A LARGE
UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
LIKELY TO THE EAST OF THE PECOS RIVER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
BUT WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL TO THE WEST. THIS WILL
ESPECIALLY BE SO ACROSS THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND BIG BEND REGION
WHERE MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL DROP TO 15 PERCENT OR LESS AND 20
FOOT WIND SPEEDS WILL SURPASS 20 MPH SUSTAINED...AND GUSTS WILL
POSSIBLY EXCEED 35 MPH. ALTHOUGH RAIN HAS OCCURRED IN MANY OF THESE
AREAS RECENTLY...ONE HOUR FUELS IN PARTICULAR HAVE BEEN ABLE TO
DRY...AND THE FIRE DANGER RATING WILL BE HIGH. THEREFORE...WILL
ISSUE A RED FLAG WARNING FOR THESE AREAS FROM 22/18Z UNTIL 23/02Z.
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST
AREA...BUT MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S ARE NOT EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW 15
PERCENT.
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WITH GUSTY
WESTERLY WINDS IN ITS WAKE. RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE FAIR TO GOOD
AREAWIDE. THE AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BE DRY...AND DESPITE COOLER
TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH/S WILL DROP
TO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT RANGE IN MOST LOCATIONS. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH WILL NOT BE ISSUED AT THIS TIME SINCE RH/S WILL BE MARGINAL...
AND THE DURATION OF SUSTAINED WINDS IS QUESTIONABLE. NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY THOUGH.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF
EDDY COUNTY.
TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... BIG BEND AREA...MARFA PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY.
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67/21Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 1:49 PM MDT, 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 249 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-231130- 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- 249 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 /149 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A DRYLINE WILL COLLIDE WITH A PACIFIC COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND PRODUCE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A HOBBS TO KERMIT TO FORT STOCKTON TO SANDERSON LINE WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING SEVERE STORMS. NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SINCE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD... A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2:07 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 29 hr |
| Apr 22, 4:03 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 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.