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High Wind Warning 45, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 29, 2011

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Sep 29, 2011, 2:40 PM CDT. It took effect at Sep 29, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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: Sep 29, 2011, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
In effect from: Sep 29, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: Sep 30, 2011, 5:07 AM CDT
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

243 
WWUS74 KMAF 291940
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
240 PM CDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE PASS TONIGHT BEHIND A
STRONG COLD FRONT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT.
A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND THE FRONT WILL AID
FUNNELED WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO NEAR 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING.

TXZ258-301100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0032.110930T0300Z-110930T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0045.110930T0300Z-110930T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
140 PM MDT THU SEP 29 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
FRIDAY...

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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS WILL FUNNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES 
  WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62/180 
  THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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

973 
WWUS74 KMAF 301007
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
507 AM CDT FRI SEP 30 2011

TXZ258-301115-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-110930T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
407 AM MDT FRI SEP 30 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHEAST WINDS SHOULD ONLY REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE EARLY
THIS MORNING...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGH WINDS
ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED. 

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 29, 4:22 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	MAF		10 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.