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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 7, 201018 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 7, 2010, 2:45 PM CST for 18 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 8, 2010, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 7, 2010, 2:45 PM CST (20:45 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 8, 2010, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 8, 2010, 8:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 16 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-03-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2010-03-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
567 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 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.

938 
WWUS74 KMAF 072045
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
245 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND THE VAN HORN
AREA...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR REEVES COUNTY AND THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.  STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN HIGH
WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET AND THE VAN HORN AREA THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO
MONDAY EVENING. SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS WILL MIX INTO AREAS JUST EAST
OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND
SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THEREAFTER.

NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-080445-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0010.100308T1200Z-100309T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE...
PINE SPRINGS
245 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010 /145 PM MST SUN MAR 7 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 70 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET AND VAN HORN AREA. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BY LATE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-080445-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.100308T1800Z-100309T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS
245 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010 /145 PM MST SUN MAR 7 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM CST
/7 PM MST/ MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 8 PM
CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS
AND REEVES COUNTY IN THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATE MONDAY 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
768 
WWUS74 KMAF 080333
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
933 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET AND THE VAN HORN
AREA...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR REEVES COUNTY AND THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN HIGH
WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000
FEET AND THE VAN HORN AREA THROUGH THE DAY MONDAY AND INTO MONDAY
EVENING. SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS WILL MIX INTO AREAS JUST EAST OF THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH THEREAFTER.

NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-081045-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.100308T1200Z-100309T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE...
PINE SPRINGS
933 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010 /833 PM MST SUN MAR 7 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 70 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET AND VAN HORN AREA. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BY LATE MONDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-081045-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.100308T1800Z-100309T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...PECOS
933 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010 /833 PM MST SUN MAR 7 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO
8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ MONDAY. 

WESTERLY WINDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS
AND REEVES COUNTY IN THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH LATE MONDAY 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.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
733 
WWUS74 KMAF 081102
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
502 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE 
MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND 
THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...WIND ADVISORY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY.
STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL MIX 
DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE 
MOUNTAINS...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE EDDY COUNTY 
PLAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.  THESE STRONGER 
WINDS WILL LAST INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BUT PERSIST 
WELL INTO THE NIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS.  

GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 
10 FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.  ALTHOUGH WINDS 
WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS IN THE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 
35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS AFTERNOON.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY
DOWNWIND OF OPEN FIELDS.

ANOTHER POTENT UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPINGE UPON THE AREA 
WEDNESDAY.  STRONG WINDS APPEAR LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS BEGINNING TUESDAY NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BOTH
RANGES.  OTHER AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS
MAY BE ADDED TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH SINCE MID LEVEL WINDS COULD
BE STRONGER THAN TODAYS UPPER STORM SYSTEM.  


NMZ028-082200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.100308T1800Z-100309T0200Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0010.100308T1700Z-100309T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
402 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON.  THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 
MPH.  PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER
WINDS.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-082200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.100308T1200Z-100309T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
502 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /402 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 75 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 6000 FEET. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION.  WIND SPEEDS 
OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-082200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.100308T1200Z-100309T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
502 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND 60 MPH. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE
STRONGER WINDS.  WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-080-082200-
/O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.100308T1700Z-100309T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...
RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
502 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /402 AM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CST /10 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS 
MORNING.  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

TXZ058-082200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.100308T1700Z-100309T0000Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS
502 AM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY LATE THIS
MORNING.  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON.
PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS.  THE
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
281 
WWUS74 KMAF 082029
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
229 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS
AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10...

HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS... 

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL
ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND INTO OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. STRONG
MID LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
MIX TO THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THESE STRONGER
WINDS WILL LAST INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BUT
PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10 FROM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT
BE AS STRONG AS IN THE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON. PATCHY BLOWING DUST
WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF OPEN
FIELDS.

ANOTHER POTENT UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPINGE UPON THE AREA
WEDNESDAY.  STRONG WINDS APPEAR LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR BEGINNING TUESDAY
NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND
WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE. OTHER AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MAY BE ADDED TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH SINCE
MID LEVEL WINDS COULD BE STRONGER THAN TODAYS UPPER STORM SYSTEM.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-090430-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
229 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /129 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION.  WIND SPEEDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-090430-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
229 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...THEN WILL
DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE IN THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ028-090000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
129 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010

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

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

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY BLOWING DUST
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONGER WINDS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080-090000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
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...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...
KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...
MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
229 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /129 PM MST MON MAR 8 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. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY
BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
835 
WWUS74 KMAF 082153 CCA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
351 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS
AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS... 

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL
ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND INTO OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. STRONG
MID LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
MIX TO THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THESE STRONGER
WINDS WILL LAST INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BUT
PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10 FROM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT
BE AS STRONG AS IN THE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON. PATCHY BLOWING DUST
WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF OPEN
FIELDS.

ANOTHER POTENT UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPINGE UPON THE AREA
WEDNESDAY.  STRONG WINDS APPEAR LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR BEGINNING TUESDAY
NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...A HIGH WIND
WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE. OTHER AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MAY BE ADDED TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH SINCE
MID LEVEL WINDS COULD BE STRONGER THAN TODAYS UPPER STORM SYSTEM.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-090615-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS
351 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /251 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION.  WIND SPEEDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

TXZ057-090615-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0600Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
351 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR THIS EVENING...THEN WILL
DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE IN THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 70 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ028-090000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
251 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010

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

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

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY BLOWING DUST
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STRONGER WINDS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH 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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080-090000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
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...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...
KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...
MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
351 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /251 PM MST MON MAR 8 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. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. PATCHY
BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS. THE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$
705 
WWUS74 KMAF 082355
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
555 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS
AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...

...WIND ADVISORY THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR...AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...

.A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE ACROSS THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE AND INTO OKLAHOMA THIS EVENING. STRONG MID LEVEL
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MIX TO
THE SURFACE AND RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET...THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THESE STRONGER
WINDS WILL LAST INTO EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...BUT
PERSIST WELL INTO THE NIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 10 FROM THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL
NOT BE AS STRONG AS IN THE MOUNTAINS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON. PATCHY BLOWING
DUST WILL ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS...ESPECIALLY DOWNWIND OF
OPEN FIELDS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE AFTER SUNSET.

ANOTHER POTENT UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPINGE UPON THE AREA
WEDNESDAY.  STRONG WINDS APPEAR LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR BEGINNING TUESDAY
NIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THEREFORE...A HIGH
WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR THESE. OTHER AREAS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MAY BE ADDED TO THE HIGH WIND WATCH SINCE
MID LEVEL WINDS COULD BE STRONGER THAN TODAYS UPPER STORM SYSTEM.

NMZ028-090200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD
455 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS EVENING. PATCHY BLOWING
DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 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-TXZ057-074-258-090800-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-100309T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0006.100310T0600Z-100311T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE...
PINE SPRINGS
555 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /455 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH WILL
CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

WEST WINDS WILL AGAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS
ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM PASSES OVER THE REGION.  WIND SPEEDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080-090200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-100309T0200Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
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...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...
KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...
MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA
555 PM CST MON MAR 8 2010 /455 PM MST MON MAR 8 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL
CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. PATCHY
BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THESE STRONGER WINDS. THE WINDS
WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  USE EXTRA CAUTION.

SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 7, 2:35 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 2:35 PM CST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
235 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010

.DISCUSSION...
VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS CLEARING WEST OF THE PECOS IS LEADING TO
DESTABILIZATION AND CU DEVELOPMENT. HOWEVER THE SHEAR MAY APPEARS
TOO STRONG FOR THE LIMITED CAPE AND CONVECTION IS STRUGGLING TO
DEVELOP. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON ANYTHING THAT DEVELOPS THIS
AFTERNOON BUT DOUBT WE WILL SEE ANYTHING SEVERE...ESPECIALLY GIVEN
THE NEW HAIL CRITERIA. RAIN CHANCES WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE
UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHES WITH SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE
NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN HAVING THE BEST CHANCES TO SEE PRECIP.
THE LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS MONDAY WITH
RAIN ENDING MONDAY MORNING AND GIVING WAY TO STRONG WEST WINDS IN
THE AFTERNOON. WILL CONTINUE THE HIGH WIND WARNING AS BEFORE BUT
HAVE ADDED A WIND ADVISORY TO EDDY AND REEVES COUNTIES AS SOME OF
THE WINDS WILL MIX INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. THERE ARE SEVERAL
COUNTIES THAT ARE NEAR WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT WILL LEAVE TO
THE MID SHIFT TO FURTHER EXPAND THE ADVISORY AS NEEDED.

THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK WILL SEE ZONAL FLOW BRINGING A SERIES OF
UPPER DISTURBANCES WHICH WILL KEEP THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS
INTO THURSDAY. AT THAT TIME A WEST COAST UPPER RIDGE WILL AMPLIFY
BRINGING NORTHERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW TO THE PLAINS SENDING A COLD
FRONT ON THURSDAY. THE FRONT WILL BE DRY WITH ITS EFFECTS HOLDING
INTO FRIDAY BEFORE ANOTHER WARM UP FOR THE WEEKEND.

.FIRE WEATHER...
WILL KEEP THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH GOING FOR NOW. WINDS SHOULD NOT
BE A PROBLEM BUT THE LOWEST DEWPOINTS WILL COINCIDE WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES THUS MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL STRUGGLE TO
DROP BELOW 15 PERCENT. FIRE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO BE A CONCERN
THROUGH THURSDAY AS DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST THROUGH THIS
TIME PERIOD.

HENNIG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              53  67  45  71  /  60  30   0   0
CARLSBAD NM                46  66  39  67  /  60  20   0   0
DRYDEN TX                  52  75  44  77  /  50  20   0   0
FORT STOCKTON TX           51  69  44  73  /  40  10   0   0
GUADALUPE PASS TX          41  56  35  58  /  50  20   0   0
HOBBS NM                   48  64  39  66  /  70  20   0   0
MARFA TX                   38  63  30  64  /  30  10   0   0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    54  69  43  72  /  60  20   0   0
ODESSA TX                  55  68  43  71  /  60  20   0   0
WINK TX                    51  73  43  74  /  60  20   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES... EDDY COUNTY PLAINS.

TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT
     CST /11 PM MST/ MONDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
     DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN
     HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
     BIG BEND AREA...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...MARFA
     PLATEAU...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...TERRELL.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES... REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS.

&&

01/10
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 7, 12:29 PM CST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1229 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-081830-
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-
1229 PM CST SUN MAR 7 2010 /1129 AM MST SUN MAR 7 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL...GUSTY
WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL.

AREAS OF FOG OVERNIGHT COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE
MILE AT TIMES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR...WHERE WEST WINDS OF 40
TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
MPH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
INCLUDING ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 AND INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDORS.

DRIER AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS MAY LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 MONDAY AFTERNOON.  A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THESE AREAS
FOR LOW AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY...WINDY CONDITIONS AND HIGH FIRE
DANGER.

NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS
OF WEST TEXAS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS DRY
AIR AND WINDY CONDITIONS PERSIST OVER THE REGION.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 4:28 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAF44 hr
Mar 7, 5:10 AM CSTFire Weather WatchMAFPecos, Terrell25 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Texas, 2010Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2010Every wind advisory 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.