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High Wind Warning 37, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 29, 2010Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 29, 2010, 2:54 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 29, 2010, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 54 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
Dec 29, 2010, 2:54 AM MST (09:54 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2010, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 31, 2010, 5:00 PM MST
In force
54 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 09:52 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, 9.9 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 2010-12-29Temperature 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 2010-12-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
935 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 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.

799 
WWUS74 KMAF 290954
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE VAN HORN
AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE ROCKIES THIS
MORNING. AS A RESULT...WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THEN...HIGH WINDS MAY IMPACT THE
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR
THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH A DECREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

NMZ027-TXZ258-292100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101229T2100Z-101231T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101229T1800Z-101231T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
254 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM
MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 AM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65
  MPH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  80 MPH THURSDAY MORNING...BECOMING WEST 40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTING
  TO AROUND 85 MPH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. WEST 35 TO 55 MPH THURSDAY
  NIGHT. GUSTS THURSDAY NIGHT UP TO TO 80 MPH...DECREASING TO 75
  MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS
  COULD ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. AIRCRAFT
  TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE
  TO EXTREME TURBULENCE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ074-292100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101230T0600Z-101231T1800Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH LATE
  WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.
  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH THURSDAY.
  SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THURSDAY NIGHT AND
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 

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-TXZ057-292100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
VAN HORN
354 AM CST WED DEC 29 2010 /254 AM MST WED DEC 29 2010/

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 

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.

&&

44

$$
8 follow-up statements
943 
WWUS74 KMAF 292124
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
324 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH WINDS LIKELY ACROSS EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO...THE VAN HORN
AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...
SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES 
THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...WINDS HAVE INCREASED ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS PERSISTING INTO FRIDAY.

FOR TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND UPPER
TRANS PECOS REGIONS. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS
MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

TXZ057-300530-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T0000Z-101231T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
324 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-300530-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
224 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ058-300530-
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS
324 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 

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-TXZ258-300530-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
224 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 70 MPH ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE 
  PASS COULD ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 
  AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD 
  EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-300530-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL
224 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN
  DUST PRONE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ074-300530-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.101230T0600Z-101231T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
324 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

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

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

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>048-050>053-059>062-067-068-075-079>081-300530-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...
ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...
FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
324 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE DURING THE MID-MORNING
  HOURS ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET. 
          
* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST
  PRONE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$
631 
WWUS74 KMAF 300203
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
803 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO...THE VAN
HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR LEA COUNTY NEW
MEXICO...MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS AND THE
PERMIAN BASIN...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES. AS A
RESULT...HIGH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE
STORM SYSTEM WILL BE SLOW TO EXIT AND THIS WILL FAVOR A LONG
DURATION OF HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

THURSDAY...HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS WHERE
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP EAST INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN WHERE GUSTS OF 40-50 MPH MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

NMZ027-TXZ258-301100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
703 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 TO 70 MPH
  OVERNIGHT. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
  AS 85 MPH IN A FEW PLACES THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE 
  PASS COULD ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 
  AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD 
  EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-301100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
803 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL ON INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 54. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-301100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS
803 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010 /703 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010/

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

* TIMING: THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-068-074-075-079>081-
301100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
803 PM CST WED DEC 29 2010 /703 PM MST WED DEC 29 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

* TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE DURING THE MID- 
  MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY AND PERSIST UNTIL SUNSET. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH 
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST 
  PRONE AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$
337 
WWUS74 KMAF 301006
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
406 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 
FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH AT
LEAST FRIDAY MORNING...

...HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY ACROSS EDDY COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS
PECOS THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY FOR LEA COUNTY NEW
MEXICO...MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS AND THE
PERMIAN BASIN...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES. AS A
RESULT...HIGH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO. THE STORM SYSTEM
WILL EXIT THE AREA SLOWLY...AND THIS WILL FAVOR A LONG DURATION
OF HIGH WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

HIGH WINDS WILL SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN
HORN CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION
LATE THIS MORNING WHERE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.
STRONGER GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS
FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO WHERE
GUSTS AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

TXZ074-302130-
/O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T1200Z-110101T0000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
406 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

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

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH
  FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH
  ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE
  DIFFICULTIES MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-302130-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T1006Z-101231T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
306 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
  IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-302130-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
406 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL ON INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 54.

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-TXZ258-302130-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
306 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. 

* WINDS: THURSDAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65
  TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 90 MPH IN A FEW
  PLACES. EXPECT DECREASING GUSTS TO AROUND 65 TO 70 MPH AFTER
  SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS
  WILL HAVE PROBLEMS MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. DANGEROUS ROADWAY
  CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED. AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ058-302130-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS
406 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY
  IN DUST PRONE AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-068-075-079>081-
302130-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.101230T1200Z-101231T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
406 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /306 AM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

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

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

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS.
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES MAINTAINING
  PROPER CONTROL.


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.

&&

$$
609 
WWUS74 KMAF 302125
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
325 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND
APACHE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON....

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...REEVES
COUNTY...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...A HIGH WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR TONIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...MOST
OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN
THIS AFTERNOON...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKIES.  AS A RESULT...HIGH
WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO.  THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE AREA SLOWLY...AND
THIS WILL FAVOR A LONG DURATION OF HIGH WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

HIGH WINDS HAVE SPREAD INTO THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN
CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION THIS
AFTERNOON...WHERE GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH HAVE BEEN OBSERVED.  STRONGER GUSTS
NEAR 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
6000 FEET.  VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS THE PERMIAN
BASIN AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO WHERE GUSTS AROUND 40 TO 50 MPH MAY
RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-311000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
325 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /225 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

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

* WINDS:  TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65
  MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO AROUND 60 MPH IN THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS.
  FRIDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH IN THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH IN THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS:  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS
  OR ON ANY NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.  DANGEROUS ROADWAY CROSSWINDS ARE
  EXPECTED.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD
  EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-310000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS
325 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /225 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

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

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

* WINDS:  SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS:  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY 
  IN DUST PRONE AREAS.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-311000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
325 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY.  

* WINDS:  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS:  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL ON INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 54.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-068-075-079>081-
310000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-101231T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
325 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /225 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

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

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

* WINDS:  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS:  BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS.  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.  

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.

&&

$$

44
713 
WWUS74 KMAF 310013
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
613 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE...
DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON....

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...REEVES COUNTY...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS THROUGH 10 PM
CST (9 PM MST) THIS EVENING...

...A HIGH WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...
MOST OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS...AND THE PERMIAN
BASIN THROUGH 10 PM CST (9 PM MST) THIS EVENING...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE IN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. AS A RESULT...HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE GUADALUPE
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN EDDY
COUNTY NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT
THE AREA SLOWLY FAVORING A LONG DURATION OF HIGH WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

AN ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT
HELPING TO MAINTAIN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...WHERE GUSTS
OF 60 TO 70 ARE POSSIBLE. THIS FRONT WILL ALSO HELP TO INCREASE
WINDS OVERNIGHT IN THE PERMIAN BASIN...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN EXTENDED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUSTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE IN PLACES ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN.

NMZ028-TXZ058-310400-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T0400Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS
613 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /513 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY 
  IN DUST PRONE AREAS. 

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-TXZ074-258-310415-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
613 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /513 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

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

* WINDS: WEST 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE
  DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO AS HIGH AS 90 MPH IN A FEW PLACES IN THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS
  OR ON ANY NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS MAINTAINING
  PROPER CONTROL. DANGEROUS ROADWAY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED.
  AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD
  EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-310415-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
613 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL ON INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 54. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-068-075-079>081-
310400-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-101231T0400Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
613 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /513 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE 
  AREAS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. 

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.

&&

$$
350 
WWUS74 KMAF 310413 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1013 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE...
DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON....

...A HIGH WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR TONIGHT...

.A MAJOR STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE IN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. AS A RESULT...HIGH WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE GUADALUPE
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT
THE AREA SLOWLY FAVORING A LONG DURATION OF HIGH WINDS IN THE
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.

AN ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
TONIGHT HELPING TO MAINTAIN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE VAN HORN
CORRIDOR WHERE GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 ARE POSSIBLE.

NMZ028-TXZ058-310515-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T0400Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS
1013 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /913 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDY CONDITIONS OF
15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-068-075-079>081-
310515-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-101231T0400Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
1013 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /913 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDY CONDITIONS OF 15
TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. WINDS MAY BE STRONGER ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AFTER 3 AM CST.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-311200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1013 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010 /913 PM MST THU DEC 30 2010/

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

* WINDS: WEST 30 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH IN THE
  DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO AS HIGH AS 85 TO 90 MPH IN A FEW PLACES IN THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE 
  PASS OR ON ANY NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. DANGEROUS ROADWAY CROSSWINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED. AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE 
  MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-311200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
1013 PM CST THU DEC 30 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL ON INTERSTATE 10 AND HIGHWAY 54. 

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.

&&

$$
595 
WWUS74 KMAF 311033
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
433 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND 
DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY....

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...
VAN HORN REGION... PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... AND
NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN TODAY.

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PASS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY AND ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. AS A RESULT HIGH WIND
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY.
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED FOR ADJACENT PLAINS TODAY.

TXZ057-312200-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-101231T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0025.101231T1033Z-110101T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
433 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

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

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

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.  BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-312200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
433 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 /333 AM MST FRI DEC 31 2010/

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

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

* WINDS: WEST AT 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH IN THE
  DAVIS MOUNTAINS TO AS HIGH AS 100 MPH IN A FEW PLACES IN THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS
  OR ON ANY NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS MAINTAINING
  PROPER CONTROL. DANGEROUS ROADWAY CROSSWINDS ARE EXPECTED.
  AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS COULD
  EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE.

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-TXZ045-046-050-058-059-312200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0025.101231T1033Z-110101T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE
433 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 /333 AM MST FRI DEC 31 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. 

* WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTIES
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.  BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
712 
WWUS74 KMAF 312043
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
243 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON....

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL EXIT THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON
AND ONTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS.   AS A RESULT...HIGH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>059-312145-
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE
243 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 /143 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-010000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-110101T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
243 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2010 /143 PM MST FRI DEC 31 2010/

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

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

* WINDS:  WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH IN THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.  WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH...MAINLY
  ABOVE 6000 FEET...IN THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS:  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE 
  PASS OR ON ANY NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS WILL HAVE PROBLEMS 
  MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL.  DANGEROUS ROADWAY CROSSWINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED.  AIRCRAFT TRAVELING OVER THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS 
  MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE TO EXTREME TURBULENCE.  

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.

&&

$$

44

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 Dec 28, 9:59 PM MST, 4 hours 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 9:59 PM MST, 4 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1059 PM CST TUE DEC 28 2010

.DISCUSSION...
PLEASE SEE THE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
SIGNIFICANT AVIATION IMPACTS THIS PERIOD WILL BE MVFR CIGS AND
VSBYS AT KMAF AND KFST EARLY THIS MORNING...AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS
ALL TERMINALS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING ROUGHLY ALONG THE 103RD MERIDIAN AT 05Z
WILL MOVE EAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TO THE EAST OF THIS
TROUGH...MVFR CIGS AND VSBYS ARE POSSIBLE AT KFST AND KMAF BETWEEN
08Z AND 11Z. WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE TROUGH WILL SCOUR OUT WHAT
MOISTURE THERE IS AFTER SUNRISE. ELSEWHERE VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL. THE MAJOR AVIATION IMPACT WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE WIND...
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING ABV 15 KTS AND GUSTS TO NEAR 30
KTS POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...POSING A SIGNIFICANT
CROSSWIND COMPONENT AT KMAF 34L/16R AND 10/28. LOCALIZED BLOWING
DUST ARE ALSO POSSIBLE BUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH IS NOT ENOUGH TO
INCLUDE IN THE TAFS AT THIS TIME.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY
     COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
     EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA
     COUNTY.

TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

&&

70
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 12:48 PM MST, 14 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
148 PM CST TUE DEC 28 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-292000-
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-
148 PM CST TUE DEC 28 2010 /1248 PM MST TUE DEC 28 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO
ANTICIPATED IN THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.  HIGH WINDS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED
ON THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR
THURSDAY.  WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 90 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...WHILE GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE DAVIS
AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE LOCATIONS.

MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...MAY
ENCOUNTER CONTROL PROBLEMS WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS.
WIND IMPACTS WILL BE MOST NOTABLE ON US 62 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

.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
Dec 29, 5:01 AM MSTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 6 more12 hr
Dec 29, 1:42 PM MSTFire Weather WatchMAFAndrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 6 more14 hr
Dec 29, 2:24 PM MSTWind AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 9 more31 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.