High Wind Watch 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
209 PM CST MON JAN 24 2011

...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT IN THE PASSES OF THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS 
AFTERNOON RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS ESPECIALLY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

TXZ258-251200-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
109 PM MST MON JAN 24 2011

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

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 THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING: 5 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH 5 AM MST EARLY TUESDAY 
  MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS
  NEAR 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY
  HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING 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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
321 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011

.DISCUSSION...
THINGS HAVE CHANGED A BIT IN THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH MODELS
STRENGTHENING A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DIGGING INTO EASTERN NEW MEXICO
AND WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. YESTERDAY THIS FEATURE DID NOT LOOK
MUCH DIFFERENT THAN ANY OF THE OTHERS SEEN RECENTLY...BUT SEVERAL
FACTORS ARE COMING TOGETHER BEGINNING WITH STRONG LIFT IN
SATURATED MID LEVEL AIR. COMBINE THIS WITH 700 MB TEMPS NEAR
-10C...WHICH IS FAVORABLE FOR MAXIMUM DENDRITIC SNOW GROWTH...AND
SUDDENLY WE HAVE THE CHANCE FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS FROM EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TO THE NORTHEASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. THIS SYSTEM IS FAST MOVING AND THUS
POPS WERE KEPT TO THE TONIGHT PERIOD WITH ANY CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWS BEGINNING AROUND 00Z AND ENDING AROUND 12Z.
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT THE COLUMN APPEAR COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
ALL SNOW SO MIXED PRECIP SHOULD NOT BE A CONCERN...THE MAIN
CONCERN WILL BE WHETHER THERE WILL BE ANY PRECIP AT ALL. WILL ERR
ON THE SIDE OF CAUTION THOUGH WITH ANY PRECIP FORMING AT NIGHT
WHICH COULD CAUSE AREA ROADS TO BECOME SLICK.

NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN IS BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS BEHIND THE FRONT
WITH STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS POSSIBLE AT GDP. WILL ISSUE A HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR TONIGHT BUT THIS COULD BE A BRIEF WIND EVENT DUE TO
THE SPEED OF THE SYSTEM. OTHERWISE NOT MANY CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE
TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK BRINGING A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS.
THIS WILL PREVENT MUCH MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES WITH FRIDAY
BEING THE WARMEST DAY OF THE WEEK...THE ONLY ONE WHERE WIDESPREAD
HIGHS IN THE 60S CAN BE EXPECTED.

HENNIG

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              64  29  49  28  /   0  30  10   0
CARLSBAD NM                58  26  54  23  /   0  10   0   0
DRYDEN TX                  67  35  56  29  /   0  10   0   0
FORT STOCKTON TX           66  27  52  31  /   0  10   0   0
GUADALUPE PASS TX          50  22  48  31  /   0   0   0   0
HOBBS NM                   58  24  51  22  /   0  10   0   0
MARFA TX                   56  24  50  14  /   0   0   0   0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    63  26  49  25  /   0  20  10   0
ODESSA TX                  63  28  52  27  /   0  20  10   0
WINK TX                    63  28  58  25  /   0  10   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

&&

12/10

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
259 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-242100-
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-
259 AM CST MON JAN 24 2011 /159 AM MST MON JAN 24 2011/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN
BASIN IN DAWSON...BORDEN...SCURRY...MARTIN...HOWARD AND MITCHELL
COUNTIES. UP TO ONE INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF A
LAMESA...GAIL TO SNYDER LINE. AN ISOLATED LOCATION OR TWO MAY
RECEIVE UP TO 2 INCHES.

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
GUADALUPE PASS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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