Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Watches in 2011
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this winter storm watch at Feb 1, 2011, 3:54 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 1, 2011, 3:54 AM MST (10:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2011, 1:35 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:53 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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 4222 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 91 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
912 WWUS44 KMAF 011054 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 454 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THIS MORNING FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION RESULTING IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF A CARLSBAD... HOBBS... TO COLORADO CITY LINE. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WITH TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THE WIND WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -14 DEGREES WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS WITH -15 TO -30 DEGREES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. TXZ069-070-012200- /O.CAN.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 454 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -10 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ TXZ074-012200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 454 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-012200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WS.A.0002.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 354 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY THIS MORNING FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -30 DEGREES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 -TO 30 -DEGREES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. PREPARE PLANTS...PIPES...AND PETS FOR THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ TXZ082-012200- /O.EXA.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON 454 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -10 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-012200- /O.EXT.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110201T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY 454 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /354 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY THIS MORNING FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND POSSIBLY ICE ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -14 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. PREPARE PLANTS... PIPES...AND PETS FOR THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ TXZ057-058-067-068-075-080-081-012200- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1800Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-WARD-CRANE-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...MONAHANS...CRANE... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 454 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -14 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
4 follow-up statements
713 WWUS44 KMAF 011550 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 950 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO -14 DEGREES WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS WITH -15 TO - 30 DEGREE WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. NMZ027-TXZ258-011800- /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0002.110201T1550Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WS.A.0002.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 850 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST OR 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THIS MORNING FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 -TO 30 -DEGREES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -30 -DEGREES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. && $$ TXZ074-011800- /O.EXT.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 950 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 -TO 30 -DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-011800- /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0002.110201T1550Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY 950 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THIS MORNING FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND POSSIBLY ICE ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 -TO 14 -DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. PREPARE PLANTS... PIPES...AND PETS FOR THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067>070-075-080>082-011800- /O.EXT.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-CRANE- UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA... BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 950 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /850 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EDDY AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES : OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 -TO 14 -DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
807 WWUS44 KMAF 011556 AAA WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 956 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS MORNING RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING OF LESS THAN ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO - 14 DEGREES WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS WITH -15 TO - 30 DEGREE WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. NMZ027-TXZ258-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WS.A.0002.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 856 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THIS MORNING FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO -30 DEGREES. - * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE THIS MORNING...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 -TO 30 -DEGREES -TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. && $$ TXZ074-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 956 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE WIND CHILL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO -30 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY 956 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THIS MORNING FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND POSSIBLY ICE ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO -14 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. PREPARE PLANTS... PIPES...AND PETS FOR THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067>070-075-080>082-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-CRANE- UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA... BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 956 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /856 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE EDDY AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES : OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO -14 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
911 WWUS44 KMAF 011847 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOWFALL IN THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF -5 TO - 14 DEGREES WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS WITH -15 TO - 30 DEGREE WIND CHILLS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH A WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT. ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS REGION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. NMZ027-TXZ258-012100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0003.110201T1847Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WS.A.0002.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1147 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ TXZ074-012100- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 1247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DANGEROUS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-012100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0003.110201T1847Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 1247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AND IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON FOR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: SNOW AND POSSIBLY ICE ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 14 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. PREPARE PLANTS... PIPES...AND PETS FOR THE HARSH WINTER WEATHER. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067-075-080>082-012100- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 1247 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /1147 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES : OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 14 -DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
080 WWUS44 KMAF 012035 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WESTERN EDDY COUNTY...AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS OF TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY... .BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD IN PLACE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. MEANWHILE ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT RESULTING IN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS AND THE WESTERN EDDY COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES THROUGH WEDNESDAY IS POSSIBLE. ALSO THE COMBINATION OF EXTREMELY COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURE READINGS IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 BELOW ZERO TO 14 DEGREES BELOW ZERO WITH A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS WITH WIND CHILLS OF 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING AND A WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT. NMZ027-TXZ258-021200- /O.CAN.KMAF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.WS.A.0002.110202T0600Z-110202T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0004.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 135 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE PREVIOUS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED AND THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR SNOW BEGINNING TONIGHT. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY WITH GUSTY WINDS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-021200- /O.CAN.KMAF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110201T2100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 14 DEGREES BELOW ZERO EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ TXZ074-021200- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.W.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL WARNING TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ARE DANGEROUS AND WILL LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-021200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0004.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /135 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * MAIN IMPACT: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 14 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS NEAR 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS AND FAR WESTERN EDDY COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ058>060-067-075-080>082-021200- /O.CON.KMAF.WC.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110202T1800Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 235 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /135 PM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON CST /11 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * TIMING: WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT: DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. * WIND CHILL VALUES : OUTDOOR ACTIVITY COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE WITH WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 14 DEGREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Jan 31, 11:05 PM MST, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 11:05 PM MST, 4 hours 49 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1205 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011
.DISCUSSION...
PLEASE SEE THE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY FALL BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT
MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE REGION. CEILINGS ARE IN THE MVFR
RANGE...IF NOT IFR RANGE...OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN. EXPECT MVFR
CEILINGS TO PREVAIL AT ALL TAF SITES OVERNIGHT...WITH IFR CEILINGS
AND VISIBILITIES POSSIBLE DUE TO SNOW. EXPECT THESE LOWER CEILINGS TO
LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY...BUT THE VISIBILITIES SHOULD
IMPROVE SOMEWHAT WHEN THE PRECIPITATION TAPERS OFF EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. EXPECT BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH THE
NIGHT...AND MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 848 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
UPDATE...
HAVE CHANGED THE WEATHER OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS
PECOS FOR THIS EVENING. FRONT IS MOVING FASTER SOUTHWEST THAN
PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. HAVE CHANGED PRECIPITATION TYPE TO RAIN...
SLEET AND SNOW OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SHIFTED THE THUNDER
SOUTH TO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE NOT
BEEN CHANGED.
DISCUSSION...
THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS MADE ITS WAY INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS
EVENING. WITH THE FASTER MOVEMENT OF THE FRONT THE TEMPERATURES AT
850MB HAVE DROPPED RAPIDLY OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN. INSTABILITY HAS
SHIFTED SOUTH...HENCE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MOVED TO THE LOWER
TRANS PECOS UNTIL 6Z. TEMPERATURES IN THE MID LEVELS WERE COOLING
FROM WEST TO EAST OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN
BASIN. THEREFORE...HAVE CHANGED THE MODE OF PRECIPITATION TO
RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PARTS OF THESE AREAS
THROUGH 6Z...WITH ALL SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN PARTS.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 529 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
DISCUSSION...
THE LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION IS BELOW.
AVIATION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTHWESTWARD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT. RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES WILL
ACCOMPANY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20KT...AND GUSTS AROUND 30KT AT
TIMES...BEHIND THE FRONT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AHEAD OF THE
FRONT...AND ALSO BEHIND IT FOR A FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...MVFR CEILINGS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG WITH LIGHT SNOW AND MVFR VISIBILITIES AT MOST OF
THE TAF SITES. SNOW MAY BECOME A LITTLE HEAVIER FROM 01/09Z TO
01/15Z...SO HAVE INCLUDED IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW. THINK MVFR CEILINGS COULD LINGER THROUGH THE DAY
TUESDAY...AND TUESDAY NIGHT WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STOUT
DURING THIS TIME. 67
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 228 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011/
DISCUSSION...
ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS S OF LBB AND BASED ON EXPECTED ACCELERATION
EXPECT IT WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDLAND/ODESSA AREA AROUND 01Z. RUC
IS A LITTLE FASTER AND HAVE USED IT AT 00Z IN THE GRIDS. MEANWHILE
OPEN 5H TROF AXIS WILL BE JUST W OF THE GDP MTNS BY 06Z AS 135KT
3H JET MOVES ACRS SRN PORTIONS OF THE CWFA. 7H-5H OMEGA INCREASES
ACRS SE NM/PB BY 06Z WITH MOST ALL OF SAID AREA IN LFQ EXIT REGION
OF SAID JET. AS SUCH THERE WILL BE A WINDOW FOR PRECIP TO DEVELOP
BEGINNING AROUND 06Z. DEPENDING ON DEPTH OF COLD AIR/HOW FAR S
FRONT WILL BE IS DETERMINING FACTOR TO WHETHER PRECIP STARTS IN
FORM RN OR A MIX OR JUST SN. WITHIN THIS WINDOW THERE WILL EVEN BE
POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED TSTMS...LDS SHOWS LIGHTNING IN AZ. BASED ON
LIFT SEEN IN OMEGA FIELDS AND POTENTIAL FOR CONVECTION THE COLUMN
WOULD COOL VERY RAPIDLY RESULTING IN RAPID CHANGE OVER TO WINTRY
MIX/PRECIP. NEEDLESS TO SAY THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR REAL MESS
TUESDAY MORNING. 09Z SREF IS MORE GENEROUS WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
THAN YESTERDAYS RUN AND UKMET IS A LITTLE SLOWER WITH THE PASSAGE
OF THE MID LEVEL TROF...THUS LIFT OVER AREA LONGER. SREF GENERALLY
HAS THE 1.5 INCH SNOWFALL LINE FROM HOBBS TO SNYDER WHILE THE 12Z
UKMET HAS TREND A LITTLE FAR N AND SNOW AMOUNTS ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT WITH SREF. MOS POPS HAVE GENERALLY HELD STEADY OR
INCREASED SLIGHTLY AND WILL BE KEEPING LIKELY POPS ACRS MUCH OF
PB. OTHER THAN POPS A LITTLE TOO HIGH ACRS THE FAR W WE DON/T PLAN
ON MUCH CHANGE TO HIGHLIGHTS...ALTHOUGH WE DID ADD REAGAN/UPTON
COUNTIES TO ADVISORY. MID LEVEL TROF AXIS WILL MOVE E PROBABLY
BEFORE 18Z TUE AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL SIG WINTRY PRECIP
WILL DECREASE BTWN 15Z-18Z TUE. WILL LEAVE WSW AS WINTER ADVISORY
DUE TO POTENTIAL FOR A MIX EARLY ON. WITHIN THE ADVISORY THE WRN
PARTS ARE THE LEAST FAVORED FOR THE MOST SIGNIFICANT WINTRY
PRECIP (EDDY/GDP MTNS)...HOWEVER IF CONVECTION DEVELOPS ALL BETS
ARE OFF. AFTER PRECIP EXITS THE E TEMPS BECOME THE MAIN FOCUS. THE
ARCTIC SFC RIDGE AXIS WILL BE IN PLACE OR VERY NEAR THE PB TUE AND
WITH PRECIP ON THE GROUND THERE IS GOOD AGREEMENT OF 85H TEMPS
FROM -7C NEAR PECOS RIVER TO -14C IN FAR NE. TEMPS WON/T MAKE IT
OUT THE 20S AND MAYBE NOT EVEN OUT OF THE UPPER TEENS IN THE N-NE.
MEANWHILE SFC ANTICYCLONE WILL BUILD SWD TUE NIGHT/WED AM SENDING
ALREADY COLD TEMPS EVEN LOWER. THIS WILL ALSO KEEP SFC WINDS UP
YIELDING WIND CHILLS TO AROUND -5F TO -15F ACRS MOST ALL OF CWFA.
MEANWHILE HIGH WINDS THRU GDP PASS WILL PUSH WIND CHILLS TO -25F
TO -30F...THUS WIND CHILL ADVISORY AND WARNING...RESPECTIVELY.
ANOTHER SHRTWV TROF DROPS S INTO NM WED PM WHICH INCREASES THE
CHANCE OF SNOW ESPECIALLY ACRS THE FAR W-NW CWFA...1/2-1 INCH OF
SNOW THERE AND PROBABLY FLURRIES FARTHER E. 85H TEMPS TO AROUND
-5C ALONG THE RIO GRANDE TO -15C IN THE NE WEDNESDAY SO STILL BITTER
COLD. WINDS WILL STILL BE AROUND 10 MPH AND WITH 20 DEGREE HIGH TEMPS
THE WIND CHILLS WILL COME BACK ABOVE FREEZING...SO WILL LET WC
ADVISORY/WARNING EXPIRE AT 18Z WED. MEANWHILE THE UPPER LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN INVOF OF SRN NM/FAR W TX THURSDAY INCREASING
THE CHANCE FOR SNOW. NAM12 IS MOST AGGRESSIVE AND ITS SOLN MAY
EVENTUALLY WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY FROM
GDP MTNS S TO THE DAVIS MTNS. ATTP WILL OPT TO HIT HARD IN HWO
WHILE WAITING FOR BETTER MODEL AGREEMENT. STILL VERY COLD FOR W TX
THURSDAY WITH 85H TEMPS -5C SW TO -10C NE. UPPER LOW WILL MOVE E
ACRS FRIDAY AND COULD BE YET MORE LIGHT SNOW IN THE MORNING...BUT
FINALLY WARMER IN THE AFTERNOON. W/NW MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE
THE WARMING TREND SAT AND PROBABLY SUNDAY WITH YET ANOTHER BLAST
OF COLD AIR MONDAY.
CLIMATE...
EXPECT THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THIS REGION HAS EXPERIENCED
IN THE LAST 5 OR MORE YEARS. THE LAST SINGLE DIGIT LOW AT MAF WAS
DECEMBER 2005. AS COLD AS WE ARE FORECASTING WE WILL NOT HIT RECORD
LOWS ON THE 1ST AND 2ND OF FEB. THE RECORD LOW FOR MAF FOR FEB 1ST
IS -8 IN 1985. THE COLDEST MINIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER RECORDED FOR
MAF SINCE WX RECORDS BEGAN IN 1930 IS -11 ON FEB 2ND 1985.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY...NORTHERN LEA
COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS...NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BORDEN...DAWSON...ECTOR...
GAINES...GLASSCOCK...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...HOWARD...
LOVING...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...REAGAN...SCURRY...
UPTON...WINKLER.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...BIG BEND AREA...
BORDEN...CRANE...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...DAWSON...
ECTOR...GAINES...GLASSCOCK...HOWARD...LOVING...MARFA
PLATEAU...MARTIN...MIDLAND...MITCHELL...PECOS...REAGAN...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...SCURRY...UPTON...VAN
HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WARD...WINKLER.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
WIND CHILL WARNING FROM 8 PM TUESDAY TO 11 AM MST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
78Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 1, 3:33 AM MST, 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 433 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-021045- 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- 433 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /333 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT PRECIP HAS ENDED ACROSS THE REGION...VERY LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE AND SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN SOME SLICK ROADWAYS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR ELEVATED SURFACE SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...AND FOR LOCATIONS THAT RECEIVED MORE PRECIPITATION. HIGH WINDS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY TONIGHT. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. NEGATIVE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH NEGATIVE 20S POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...WHILE A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SNOW WILL BE LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHERE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 2 INCHES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ALTHOUGH SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...LOCAL INTEREST SHOULD STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...AND BE PREPARED FOR BITTER COLD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 1, 2:27 AM MST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 327 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-012130- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 327 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 /227 AM MST TUE FEB 1 2011/ ...EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES...BITTERLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES...AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN EXPECTED... A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LAST NIGHT...WITH BREEZY NORTHEAST WINDS ACCOMPANYING IT. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL AND SLEET WITH IT DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS HAVE RECEIVED ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW. FOR THE MOST PART...ANY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL COME TO AN END BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AND THE CONTINUATION OF FALLING TEMPERATURES INTO THE TEENS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS MAY RESULT IN SLICK ROADWAYS THROUGH AT LEAST MIDDAY TUESDAY. PATCHY ICE HAS ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED ON ELEVATED SURFACES SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...INCLUDING LOOP 250 IN MIDLAND. BY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS A MAJORITY OF THE AREA. THIS...COMBINED WITH BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM THE NEGATIVE TEENS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...TO THE NEGATIVE SINGLE DIGITS ELSEWHERE. THE EXCEPTION TO THE PREVIOUS WILL BE IN THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WHERE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE NEGATIVE TWENTIES WILL RESIDE. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER LOCATIONS FOR THE SAME TIME PERIOD. IN ADDITION TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING...ANOTHER UPPER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY. THE LIFT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. FOUR TO SIX INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE HERE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. UNSEASONABLY COLD AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH THE COLDEST MAX TEMPERATURES EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NEAR 20 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR A MAJORITY OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SLIGHTLY WARMER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIO GRANDE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 8:50 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock and 5 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 1, 11:47 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 8 more | 108 min |
| Feb 1, 1:35 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | 39 hr |
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Sources
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