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High Wind Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 6, 2012

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 6, 2012, 2:31 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 6, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 6, 2012, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 6, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 7, 2012, 9:50 AM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

197 
WWUS74 KMAF 061931
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
231 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE PASS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY 
MORNING...

.NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES
TO SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION.  GAPS AND PASSES IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH
DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN LAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS.

TXZ258-071500-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0022.121007T0000Z-121007T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0029.121007T0000Z-121007T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
131 PM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MDT SUNDAY.  THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...STRONG GAP WINDS.

* TIMING...6PM MDT SATURDAY TO 9AM MDT SUNDAY

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 62 180 AND HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS 
  ON WEST FACING ASPECTS AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES.  LIGHT AIRCRAFT 
  MAY BE AFFECTED BY CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND ARE ADVISED TO GO 
  AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
017 
WWUS74 KMAF 070902
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
402 AM CDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE AT GUADALUPE PASS INTO MID MORNING...

.STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS COLD AIR SETTLES SOUTH
ACROSS THE REGION. GAPS AND PASSES IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL
SEE WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING BEFORE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS AND WINDS DIMINISH.

TXZ258-071500-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121007T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
302 AM MDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...STRONG GAP WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 9AM MDT TODAY

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
  POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL 
  ALONG HIGHWAY 62 180 AND HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS 
  ON WEST FACING ASPECTS AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES. LIGHT AIRCRAFT 
  MAY BE AFFECTED BY CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND ARE ADVISED TO GO 
  AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 

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.

&&

$$
811 
WWUS74 KMAF 071450
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
950 AM CDT SUN OCT 7 2012

TXZ258-071600-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-121007T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
850 AM MDT SUN OCT 7 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS WEAKENED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING
RESULTING IN LIGHTER WINDS ALONG THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS
THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS HAVE DECREASED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING
CRITERIA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

$$

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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.