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High Wind Warning 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 4, 2011

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 4, 2011, 2:54 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 5, 2011, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 5 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
Mar 4, 2011, 2:54 PM CST (20:54 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 5, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 5, 2011, 5:23 AM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

908 
WWUS74 KMAF 042054
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
254 PM CST FRI MAR 4 2011

...LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
LATE THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS
EVENING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. THESE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... WITH WIND SPEEDS EXPECTED
TO DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY.

TXZ258-051100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0017.110305T0600Z-110305T1400Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
154 PM MST FRI MAR 4 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
MST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND
  REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
369 
WWUS74 KMAF 051123
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
523 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS MAY IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY...

.NORTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ARE GRADUALLY
DECREASING IN SPEED EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS TREND SHOULD
CONTINUE...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT WILL BE
CANCELLED. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS MONDAY...BEFORE TRANSLATING
EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS TUESDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS
ROUNDING THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL LIKELY BE FORCED
DOWNWARD THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BOTH DAYS...RESULTING IN
A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

TXZ258-052200-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110305T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.110307T1500Z-110309T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
423 AM MST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE PASS EARLIER THIS
MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS MAY INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH
  WILL BE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS...SHOULD USE CAUTION AND
  REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION
  INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR
  STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT
  FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE
  ACTIVITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-052200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.110307T1500Z-110309T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN
423 AM MST SAT MAR 5 2011

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* TIMING: STRONG WESTERLY WINDS MAY INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 70 MPH
  WILL BE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED
  BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING
  IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
  PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER
  EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 4:43 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMAF13 hr
Mar 4, 2:33 PM CSTFire Weather WatchMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more63 hr

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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.