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High Wind Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 28, 2010Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2010, 3:18 AM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 28, 2010, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 46 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 28, 2010, 3:18 AM MDT (09:18 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 28, 2010, 3:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 30, 2010, 1:25 PM MDT
In force
46 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 09:22 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, 9.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2010-04-28Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2010-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2658 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
219 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.

829 
WWUS74 KMAF 280918
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
418 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL EXPAND TO INCLUDE THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS
...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN CORRIDOR BEGINNING
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION
FROM THE NORTHWEST. WINDS IN FAVORED LOCATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS WILL GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. BY EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING...THE WIND GUSTS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOPS IN THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS MAY EXCEED 60 MPH. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS
CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-282000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0021.100428T2100Z-100430T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100430T0000Z-100430T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
318 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
MDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS NEAR 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
MPH WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. BY
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THE WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 40 TO 55
MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING
WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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

&&

$$

TXZ074-282000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100429T0600Z-100430T0600Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
418 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010

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

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

SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR ELEVATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 6000
FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-282000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100429T1700Z-100430T0000Z/
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
418 AM CDT WED APR 28 2010 /318 AM MDT WED APR 28 2010/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...
THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AS EARLY AS NOON
THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 TO
65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT
IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
132 
WWUS74 KMAF 282024
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
324 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND
UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY...

...HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS CANCELLED...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS 
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS WESTERLY WINDS INCREASE ALOFT. 
THESE STRONG WINDS MAY SPREAD EAST INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO PLAINS AND UPPER TRANS PECOS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AS AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT...HIGH WINDS MAY CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

TXZ074-282130-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100429T0600Z-100430T0600Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
324 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA...HOWEVER
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL STILL BE
POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-291130-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100430T0000Z-100501T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.100428T2100Z-100430T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
224 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS NEAR 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
60 MPH WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. BY 
BY THURSDAY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH
ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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.

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-291130-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100429T1700Z-100430T0000Z/
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...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
VAN HORN...PECOS
324 PM CDT WED APR 28 2010 /224 PM MDT WED APR 28 2010/

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE VAN
HORN CORRIDOR...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AS EARLY AS NOON
THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 TO 65
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 2 MILES AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$
687 
WWUS74 KMAF 290923
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
423 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS
EVENING...

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY...

.VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH MOST OF FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-292000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100429T1700Z-100430T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0021.100429T1800Z-100430T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN
423 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010 /323 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE VAN
HORN CORRIDOR AS EARLY AS NOON MDT TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO
45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCAL AREAS
OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 2 MILES
AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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.

&&

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-TXZ258-292000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100430T1200Z-100501T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
323 AM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT FRIDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH
WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 60 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 90 MPH
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME
LOCATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET...MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS OVER
100 MPH DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THE HIGH
WINDS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL
SLOWLY DECREASE TO AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH BY
EARLY FRIDAY 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.

WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL
DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES
OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE
WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL
IN AND AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ058-292000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100429T1700Z-100430T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0018.100429T1800Z-100430T0200Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS
423 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IN ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN REDUCED
VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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.

&&

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.

&&

$$

TXZ045-046-050-051-059>062-067-074-080-292000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0018.100429T1800Z-100430T0200Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...
MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...
ALPINE...MARFA
423 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT
IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES. THE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
404 
WWUS74 KMAF 291949
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
249 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND 
VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH THIS EVENING...

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
REGION FROM THE WEST. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS
INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT. 

NMZ027-TXZ258-300400-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0012.100430T1200Z-100501T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T2000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
149 PM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...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
2 PM MDT FRIDAY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH
WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DECREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ON FRIDAY.
SOME LOCATIONS...MAINLY ABOVE 6500 FEET...MAY EXPERIENCE GUSTS
OVER 90 MPH DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE HIGH
WINDS WILL FINALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL
DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES
OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE
WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL
IN AND AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-300300-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN
249 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010 /149 PM MDT THU APR 29 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING. 

HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE VAN
HORN CORRIDOR INTO THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 60 TO 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING
WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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

&&

$$

TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067-074-080-300300-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100430T0300Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...
PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...
MONAHANS...ALPINE...MARFA
249 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN INTO THIS
EVENING. IN ADDITION...LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
732 
WWUS74 KMAF 292358 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
658 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND
VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THROUGH MID EVENING...

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.VERY STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE REGION FROM THE WEST. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING TONIGHT.

TXZ045-046-050-051-058>062-067-074-080-300100-
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-100430T0300Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...
PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...
MONAHANS...ALPINE...MARFA
658 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING.

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-300300-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN
658 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010 /558 PM MDT THU APR 29 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE VAN
HORN CORRIDOR INTO THE EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 WILL BE POSSIBLE. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
MAY RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES BELOW 1 MILE AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING
WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-300300-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T2000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
558 PM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT FRIDAY...

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80
MPH WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE
DECREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ON FRIDAY.
THE HIGH WINDS WILL FINALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL
DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES
OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE
WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL
IN AND AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$
952 
WWUS74 KMAF 300230 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
930 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE WEST. WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE PLAINS AND IN THE VAN HORN AREA AND THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THERE HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-300330-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...TATUM...HOBBS...
LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN
930 PM CDT THU APR 29 2010 /830 PM MDT THU APR 29 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 40 MPH AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. IT WILL STILL BE WINDY TONIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
POSSIBLE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-301345-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100430T2000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
830 PM MDT THU APR 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT FRIDAY...

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70
MPH WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO 
FRIDAY. THE HIGH WINDS WILL FINALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL
DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES
OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE
WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL
IN AND AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$
459 
WWUS74 KMAF 300952
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
452 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
THIS EVENING...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE REGION FROM THE WEST. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY 
DECREASE JUST BEFORE SUNSET.

NMZ027-TXZ258-302030-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100501T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
352 AM MDT FRI APR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS
EVENING.

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS
TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING AS A COLD
FRONT PASSES OVER THE REGION AND ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FEET MAY
EXPERIENCE GUSTS OVER 70 MPH AT THIS TIME. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AROUND SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL
DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES
OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE
WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING
HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL
IN AND AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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.

&&

$$
835 
WWUS74 KMAF 301925
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
225 PM CDT FRI APR 30 2010

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES TO APPROACH WEST TEXAS. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROUGH ARE NOW EAST OF THE
AREA AND THE WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ARE SUBSIDING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-302030-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100501T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...PINE SPRINGS
125 PM MDT FRI APR 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE SUBSIDED...THEREFORE
THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 1:45 PM MDTFire Weather WatchMAF25 hr
Apr 28, 1:45 PM MDTRed Flag WarningMAF31 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.