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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 19, 2010Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 19, 2010, 3:49 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 20, 2010, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 19, 2010, 3:49 AM MST (10:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 20, 2010, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 20, 2010, 5:08 PM MST
In force
12 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 10:49 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 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 00:00Z on 2010-01-19Temperature 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2010-01-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4014 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 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.

229 
WWUS74 KMAF 191049
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
449 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
WEDNESDAY...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH OF
THE REGION WEDNESDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS AT THE BASE OF THIS
SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS PRODUCING HIGH WIND. THEREFORE A HIGH WIND WARNING
HAS BEEN ISSUED. 

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-192200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
449 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 /349 AM MST TUE JAN 19 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 9 PM
CST /8 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
9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT. 

ON WEDNESDAY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
THIS HIGH WIND MAY CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
197 
WWUS74 KMAF 191719
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1119 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON
AND BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAIN RANGES WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVING
ACROSS NEW MEXICO. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. ANOTHER POTENT UPPER
LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION AGAIN
WEDNESDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FORCED DOWNWARD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
AND ALSO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. 

NMZ027-TXZ258-192200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0003.100119T1800Z-100120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
1019 AM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW
GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

TXZ074-192200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
1119 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
001 
WWUS74 KMAF 192015
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
215 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN 
THIS AFTERNOON...

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAIN RANGES WEDNESDAY...

.STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWEST
PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AROUND THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NEW MEXICO. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...
BEFORE DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING. 

ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF
THE REGION AGAIN WEDNESDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS AROUND THE BASE
OF THIS SYSTEM WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FORCED DOWNWARD ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND ALSO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.

NMZ027-TXZ258-200000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
115 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A
FEW GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50
MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

TXZ074-200000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
215 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000
FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH
OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-200000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.100119T2015Z-100120T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS
215 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 /115 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2010/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE NORTHWEST
PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST...OR 5 PM MST 
THIS EVENING.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE
NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS THIS AFTERNOON. BE ALERT
FOR SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND.

&&

$$
755 
WWUS74 KMAF 200007
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
607 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAIN RANGES WEDNESDAY...

.ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH
OF THE REGION AGAIN WEDNESDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS AROUND THE
BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL ONCE AGAIN BE FORCED DOWNWARD ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND ALSO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY.

NMZ027-TXZ258-201045-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-100120T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
507 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO 50
MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT
IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40
MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-200115-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-100120T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS
607 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 /507 PM MST TUE JAN 19 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS ARE DIMINISING ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TXZ074-201045-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
607 PM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE
TO 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT
IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40
MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
087 
WWUS74 KMAF 201046
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
446 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS BOTH THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAIN TODAY...

.ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE
AREA TODAY RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL
MIX DOWNWARD RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES.
THIS WIND WILL SPILL ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS RESULTING IN WIND 
ADVISORY CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING
THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-202200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
446 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /346 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 70 MPH TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG 
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT
IS IMMINENT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>059-202200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.100120T1200Z-100121T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE
446 AM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /346 AM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

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

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. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE QUICKLY
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.

&&

$$
965 
WWUS74 KMAF 201931
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
131 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN
BASIN AND THE MARFA PLATEAU TODAY...

.ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE
AREA TODAY RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS EDDY COUNTY OF NEW MEXICO. STRONG MID
LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL MIX DOWNWARD
RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES. THIS WIND
WILL SPILL ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS RESULTING IN WIND ADVISORY
CONDITIONS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD AVOID TRAVELING THROUGH
THE MOUNTAINS TODAY.

NMZ028-210000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
1231 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.

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-TXZ074-258-210000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
131 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /1231 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 70 MPH TODAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH TODAY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT
IS IMMINENT 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.

&&

$$

TXZ045-050-060-067-075-080-210000-
/O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
GAINES-ANDREWS-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...KERMIT...
MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
131 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...MARFA PLATEAU
AND PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE
QUICKLY 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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ057>059-210000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE
131 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /1231 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

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

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND PORTIONS
OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE QUICKLY
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.

&&

$$
799 
WWUS74 KMAF 202023
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
223 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...VERY WINDY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS
REGION...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS
THIS AFTERNOON...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG MID LEVEL
WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST
TEXAS AROUND THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE
PLAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...BUT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO SPREAD
ACROSS THE MARFA AND STOCKTON PLATEAUS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS
REGION AND MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY
EARLY EVENING.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-210000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
223 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /123 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...


WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 65
MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY THE MID EVENING HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

REMEMBER...A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT
IS IMMINENT 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-210000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
123 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 60
MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE
QUICKLY BY 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.

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. 

&&

$$

TXZ046-047-051-052-061>063-068>070-210000-
/O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN-HOWARD-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-
REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...STANTON...BIG SPRING...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...
BIG LAKE
223 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 50
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. 

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-075-080-210000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
223 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /123 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

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


WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE MARFA AND
STOCKTON PLATEAUS AND PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. USE EXTRA
CAUTION WHILE DRIVING THIS AFTERNOON. 

&&

$$
493 
WWUS74 KMAF 210008
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
608 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-210115-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
608 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /508 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE SUBSIDING...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NMZ028-210115-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
508 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE SUBSIDING...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.


$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050>052-057>063-067>070-075-080-210115-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-100121T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-
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...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...
VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...
MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...
BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
608 PM CST WED JAN 20 2010 /508 PM MST WED JAN 20 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS ACROSS THE AREA ARE SUBSIDING...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY 
HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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 Jan 19, 3:45 AM MST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 19, 3:45 AM MST, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
445 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

.DISCUSSION...
WHAT HAS BEEN THE WARMEST WEATHER SO FAR THIS YEAR WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TODAY AS UPPER FLOW BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY DUE TO
APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH.  THIS FIRST TROUGH WILL BRING WIND
AND POSSIBILITY OF SOME PRECIP TO THE AREA WITH A MUCH STRONGER
TROUGH FRIDAY/SATURDAY BRINGING MORE OF BOTH.  MODELS HAVE BEEN
VERY CONSISTENT HANDLING THESE TWO TROUGHS SO WARM AND WINDY
FORECAST LOOKS ON TRACK.

INHERITED A HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY FOR GUADALUPES AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS... WILL UPGRADE WATCH TO WARNING AS MODELS DEVELOP STRONG
MOUNTAIN WAVE COUPLET WITH 50KT 700MB WINDS.  HOWEVER ETA SHOWS THE
THE COUPLET BEGINNING TO SET UP TODAY AND MET GUIDANCE TAKES WIND
SPEEDS RIGHT UP TO NEAR WARNING LEVELS.  SO COULD END UP BRIEFLY
REACHING WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TODAY... BUT MAIN HIGH WIND EVENT WILL BE WEDNESDAY.  CLOUD COVER
COULD BE A LIMITING FACTOR FOR WIND TODAY... DEPENDING ON HOW THE
SITUATION DEVELOPS DAY SHIFT MAY HAVE TO ISSUE ANOTHER HIGH WIND
WARNING OR EXPAND EXISTING ONE.

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AGAIN TODAY SHOULD BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES
WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AS STRONG SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER THE
PANHANDLE WITH SURFACE TROUGH ALONG NEW MEXICO/TEXAS STATE LINE.
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS WEDNESDAY AS SURFACE TROUGH/WEAK PACIFIC
FRONT DRAGS COOLER AIR ACROSS THE REGION.  TEMPS REMAIN WARM THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY BEFORE A MUCH STRONGER PACIFIC FRONT DROPS TEMPS TO
NEAR NORMAL BY THE WEEKEND.

WHILE HIGH WIND CHANCES LOOK VERY GOOD... DO NOT BELIEVE
PRECIPITATION CHANGES ARE THAT PROMISING... BUT COULD SEE SOME
SHOWERS WEDNESDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE.  GIVEN
STRENGTH OF UPPER TROUGH THIS WEEKEND BELIEVE FRIDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE OF RAINFALL.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
A SURFACE TROUGH ALONG THE NEW MEXICO BORDER THIS AFTERNOON AND
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL RESULT IN ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IN
THE 60S AND 70S ACROSS THE AREA. THESE TEMPS WILL COMBINE WITH LOW
DEWPOINTS TO PRODUCE MINIMUM RH VALUES IN THE TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF
THE REGION.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 20 MPH
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE MARFA PLATEAU...AND
PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND NORTHERN BIG BEND THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS... BUT COOLER TEMPERATURES SHOULD ALLOW FOR RH VALUES TO
STAY ABOVE 15 PCT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              73  42  67  38  /   0   0  10   0
CARLSBAD NM                69  41  63  37  /   0  10  20  10
DRYDEN TX                  73  44  70  45  /   0   0  10   0
FORT STOCKTON TX           76  48  70  46  /   0   0  10   0
GUADALUPE PASS TX          62  39  54  35  /   0  10  20  10
HOBBS NM                   70  39  62  35  /   0  10  20  10
MARFA TX                   70  29  64  28  /   0   0  10   0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    72  40  67  37  /   0   0  10   0
ODESSA TX                  72  40  65  37  /   0   0  10   0
WINK TX                    73  40  67  37  /   0  10  10  10

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM
     MST/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE
     MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

&&

44/72
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 19, 3:21 AM MST, 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
421 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-201030-
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-
421 AM CST TUE JAN 19 2010 /321 AM MST TUE JAN 19 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WEDNESDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...TO 35 TO 50 MPH...AND GUSTING TO 75 MPH.  IN THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING
TO 55 MPH. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY.  WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY.  OTHERWISE...THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

44

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 19, 10:19 AM MSTHigh Wind WarningMAFEddy7 hr
Jan 19, 1:15 PM MSTWind AdvisoryMAFEddy, Lea4 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.