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High Wind Warning 54, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 1, 2011

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 1, 2011, 4:48 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 15 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 1, 2011, 4:48 AM CST (10:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 1, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 2, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

450 
WWUS74 KMAF 011048
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
448 AM CST THU DEC 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS
AND HIGHER RIDGES LATE TODAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND
A STRONG COLD FRONT. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE AIDED BY
A STRENGTHENING STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST.

TXZ258-012100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0034.111202T0000Z-111202T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0054.111202T0000Z-111202T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
348 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM
MST FRIDAY...

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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT
  VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.
  MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. MOUNTAIN WAVES
  WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS TO LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
268 
WWUS74 KMAF 012055
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
255 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FROM THIS EVENING 
THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS
THIS EVENING AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEHIND A STRONG COLD
FRONT. THIS COMBINED WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION
AND FOG MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS.

TXZ258-021100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0054.111202T0000Z-111202T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
155 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 
  VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 
  MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. MOUNTAIN 
  WAVES WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS TO LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 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.

&&

$$
482 
WWUS74 KMAF 021018
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
418 AM CST FRI DEC 2 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS
THROUGH MID MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS
THROUGH MID MORNING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. THIS COMBINED
WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION AND FOG MAKE
FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

TXZ258-021500-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0054.000000T0000Z-111202T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
318 AM MST FRI DEC 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH MID FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHTWEIGHT 
  VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 
  MOTORISTS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. MOUNTAIN 
  WAVES WILL ALSO BE HAZARDOUS TO LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 2:51 PM CSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin21 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.