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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 1, 2012

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 1, 2012, 4:11 AM CST. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 1, 2012, 4:11 AM CST (10:11 UTC)
Expired: Jan 1, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

864 
WWUS74 KMAF 011011
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
411 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS
MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY
THIS MORNING. COLDER AIR FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS COLD FRONT
WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH MOUNTAIN GAPS
AND PASSES...INCLUDING GUADALUPE PASS. THESE WINDS MAY POSE A
HAZARD TO MOTORISTS TRAVELLING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON
U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 EARLY THIS MORNING. A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND
SPEEDS IS EXPECTED AFTER 8 AM MST. 

TXZ258-011500-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0001.120101T1011Z-120101T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
311 AM MST SUN JAN 1 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

* EVENT...LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 8 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS MAY POSE A HAZARD TO
  MOTORISTS DRIVING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ON U.S. HIGHWAY
  62 180. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

1 follow-up statement

236 
WWUS74 KMAF 011442
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
842 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL EXPIRE
AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

TXZ258-011545-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120101T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
742 AM MST SUN JAN 1 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE EARLIER STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE
DECREASED. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

$$

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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.