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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2011, 2:24 PM CDT for 17 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2011, 2:24 PM CDT (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 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, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 22 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2087 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 143 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
009 WWUS74 KMAF 011924 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 224 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR THE PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20... ...A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING FOR LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... .A STRONG FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE IN ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING IN WAKE OF THE FRONT. OPTIMUM COOLING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH LIGHT WINDS NEAR 5 MPH...DRY AIR...AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. OTHER AREAS TO THE SOUTH MAY EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE ADDED TO WATCH. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-021115- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.111102T1800Z-111102T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.A.0002.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 224 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /124 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND A HARD FREEZE THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...26 TO 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. 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. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-021115- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.111102T1800Z-111102T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY 224 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ027-028-TXZ057-258-021115- /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.A.0002.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 224 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /124 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011/ ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * EVENT...A HARD FREEZE THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...26 TO 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
089 WWUS74 KMAF 021011 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 511 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS...MAINLY FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY SURFACE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO AROUND 30 ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. NMZ028-022100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0002.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.111102T1500Z-111102T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 411 AM MDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...EFFECTIVE FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM MDT THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...EFFECTIVE FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES TODAY. A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-022100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0002.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.111102T1500Z-111102T2300Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 511 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 /411 AM MDT WED NOV 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR LEA...GAINES...DAWSON...AND ANDREWS COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT...OR 4 AM MDT TO 9 AM CDT...OR 8 AM MDT THURSDAY MORNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE COUNTIES FROM 10 AM CDT...OR 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT...OR 5 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES TODAY. A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-022100- /O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0002.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 511 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 /411 AM MDT WED NOV 2 2011/ ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT...OR 4 AM MDT TO 9 AM CDT...OR 8 AM MDT THURSDAY. * EVENT...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-022100- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.111102T1500Z-111102T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY 511 AM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH LATER THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
278 WWUS74 KMAF 021853 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 153 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT IS SWEEPING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY SURFACE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO AROUND 30 ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-030300- /O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111102T2300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 153 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 /1253 PM MDT WED NOV 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES TODAY. A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-030300- /O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 153 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 /1253 PM MDT WED NOV 2 2011/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-022300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111102T2300Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY 153 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
690 WWUS74 KMAF 022137 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 437 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN... ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .A STRONG AND FAST MOVING COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THESE LOCATIONS INTO LATE THIS EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY SURFACE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO AROUND 30 ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-030545- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111103T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS 437 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 /337 PM MDT WED NOV 2 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES TODAY. A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-258-030545- /O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0004.111103T1000Z-111103T1400Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 437 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 /337 PM MDT WED NOV 2 2011/ ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ TO 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS...AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...WILL FALL INTO THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A HARD FREEZE WILL KILL TENDER OUTDOOR PLANTS. ANIMALS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ059>063-067>070-030200- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111103T0200Z/ LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 437 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-030200- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-111103T0200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY 437 PM CDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS... BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...THE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 2 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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 Nov 1, 2:23 PM CDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 2:23 PM CDT, 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
223 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011
.DISCUSSION...
AREA OF SFC LOW PRESSURE HAS DEVELOP INVOF NRN NM DOWNSTREAM OF
DEEPENING MID LEVEL TROF IN GREAT BASIN. AS SUCH SLY WINDS HAVE
INCREASED AND TEMPS CONTINUE ON THE WARMING TREND. VERY SHALLOW
LOW LEVEL MSTR WILL BE IN PLACE WED MORNING AS SAID MID LEVEL TROF
WILL HAVE ALREADY MOVED TO NRN NM BY 12Z WED. ASSOCIATED PACIFIC
FRONT WILL BE THRU THE PANHANDLE AND E CNTRL NM. BY 18Z WED MID
LEVEL TROF WILL BE E INVOF TX PANHANDLE AND FRONT WILL BE RACING
S WITH STRONG NW SFC WINDS N OF I20 INCLUDING SE NM. LOOKS LIKE
WINDS WILL BE AT ADVISORY LEVELS 25-35 MPH WITH HIER GUSTS AS
EARLY AS 16Z IN SE NM FROM 17Z-18Z ONWARD ACRS PB. AS NOTED FROM
PREVIOUS SHIFT BLDU WILL BE CONCERN FOR SURE. AS SUCH HAVE OPTED
TO ISSUE NPW WIND ADVISORY. GOOD AGREEMENT AMONGST MODELS THAT AT
LEAST 1033 MB HIGH WILL BE CENTERED IN NW PB/SE NM THUR MORNING
WITH N-NW WINDS NEAR 5 MPH. THIS ALONG WITH SFC DWPNTS IN THE
LOWER 20S WILL MAKE FOR EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS.
SREF FREEZING TEMP PROBABILITIES ARE HIGHEST SE NM/VAN HORN/GDP
MTNS/NW PB AND WILL OPT TO ISSUE A NPW FREEZE WATCH FOR THESE
AREAS. THIS WILL BE A GOOD LEAD IN FOR UPCOMING SHIFT TO REFINE
NPW E AND S IF NEEDED. COOL DRY CONDITIONS TO CARRY OVER INTO THE
AFTERNOON THUR. NEXT SYSTEM (DEEP COLD MID LEVEL LOW) WILL BE IN THE
GREAT BASIN BY FRI AFTERNOON AND S WINDS WILL INCREASE (15-25 MPH).
SW 7H WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30KTS FRI PM AND EXPECT THAT
THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN MTNS WINDS. 85H-7H WINDS LOOK TO BE
BACKED A LITTLE MUCH TO GET THE MOST FAVORABLE COMPONENT FOR HIGH
WINDS BUT IT WILL BE VERY WINDY IN MTNS...ESPECIALLY HIER
ELEVATIONS. STILL LOW DWPNTS FRI AS INCREASED S WINDS WON/T HAVE
HAD A CHANCE TO BRING IN HIER DWPNTS. 85H THERMAL RIDGE LOOKS TO
BE W BUT TEMPS WILL STILL BE WARMER THAN THURS. L70S ARE VERY
REASONABLE ACRS PB TO U70S WRN PB/PARTS OF SE NM. TIMING ISSUES
ARE UNRESOLVED WITH EJECTING OF MID LEVEL LOW 12Z SAT GFS/CANADIAN
OR 00Z/SUNDAY ECMWF. 5H JET IS IMPRESSIVE 80-100KTS. AS 85H-5H WINDS
VEER EARLY SAT HIGH WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN GDP/DAVIS MTNS WITH
50-70KTS AT 7H. A PERIOD OF WINDY(POSSIBLY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS)
ARE EXPECTED SAT ACRS THE PLAINS...TIMING OF ONSET IS DIFFICULT
THOUGH. EARLY ARRIVAL OF TROF WILL PUSH PACIFIC FRONT THRU EARLY
AND DESPITE DOWNSLOPE WINDS TEMPS WILL COOL WITH HIGHS MORESO
70-75 ACRS PB AND 65-70 ACRS SE NM. PROGRESSIVE PATTERN IS STILL
EVIDENT AS NEXT IN THE WAVE TRAIN WILL BE MOVING INTO CALIF. LOW
LEVEL MSTR IS ADVERTISED TO RETURN NWWD RATHER QUICKLY BEING INTO
E/SE CWFA SUNDAY PM. SFC LOW JUST TO THE W MON AM WILL FAVOR MSTR
RETURNING INTO PB IN ADVANCE OF 5H LOW NOW IN AZ. LOOKS LIKE A
DRYLINE DEVELOPS MONDAY ACRS PB WITH TRIPLE PT ADVERTISED TO THE
N LEAVE MOST OF CWFA IN DRY AIR...RESULTING IN MORE A W WIND
CONCERN THAN ANYTHING ELSE. POPS IN THE FAR E LOOK GOOD FOR NOW.
COOLER AND DRIER TUE BEHIND PACIFIC FRONT.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
LOCAL ELEVATED FIRE WX CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THRU THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON IN PARTS OF GDP MTNS. VERY DRY AIR WILL BE IN
PLACE ACRS THE WRN PB/TRANS PECOS AROUND 18Z ALONG AND IN ADVANCE
OF COLD FRONT. BTWN 1-4 PM CDT NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS
WILL BE POSSIBLE. STILL CONCERNED ABOUT POSSIBILITY OF ABRUPTLY
SHIFTING WINDS TOO.
SLY WINDS RESPOND FRIDAY TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SFC LOW TO THE NW
IN ADVANCE OF MID LEVEL TROF. LOW DWPNTS WILL ALLOW RH/S TO FALL
NEAR 15 PCT. SLY WIND WILL BE 15-20 MPH SUSTAINED AND NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WX CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE UPPER LOW WILL PASS TO THE N
SAT (EITHER EARLY OR LATE). UNCERTAINTY WRT TIMING MAKES WIND/MSTR
FORECAST DIFFICULT. ATTP DOES LIKE WIND WILL BE UP SAT...POSSIBLY
SIGNIFICANTLY. HOWEVER TEMPS MAY BE JUST COOL ENUF TO KEEP MIN
RH/S FROM FALL BELOW 15 PCT. THE WIND FIELDS WITH THIS SYSTEM DO
MAKE THIS SYSTEM OF INTEREST AND TIMING/LOCATION BECOME MORE FAVORABLE
A MODERATE RF EVENT COULD DEVELOP.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 55 73 32 59 / 0 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 48 65 29 61 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 55 87 40 66 / 0 0 10 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 56 80 32 62 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 52 65 27 58 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 46 61 27 58 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 39 75 28 60 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 53 72 30 59 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 54 71 31 58 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 50 76 33 62 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 5 PM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...DAWSON...GAINES...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CDT WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...DAWSON...GAINES...HOWARD...
MARTIN...MITCHELL...SCURRY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 1, 1:39 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 139 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-021845- 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- 139 PM CDT TUE NOV 1 2011 /1239 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY GUSTY WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BRING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...BUT ESPECIALLY TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS REGION AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST BEHIND THE FRONT AREA WIDE. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY BE SEEN AS WELL WITH THESE POST FRONTAL WINDS. A HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. A LIGHT FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR OTHER AREAS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2:24 PM CDT | Freeze Watch | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines | 15 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.