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High Wind Warning 31, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 26, 2012

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 26, 2012, 5:52 AM CDT. It took effect at Oct 26, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT. 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
Oct 26, 2012, 5:52 AM CDT (10:52 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2012, 6:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

766 
WWUS74 KMAF 261052 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
552 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING THIS MORNING FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

...FREEZE WARNING FOR MOST OF LEA COUNTY...AND GAINES AND DAWSON
COUNTIES SATURDAY MORNING...

.A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLDER AIR AND STRONGER WINDS HAVE MOVED THROUGH
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND HAVE INCREASED EAST WINDS TO AROUND 40
MPH THROUGH THE PASS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL MID MORNING.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE...LIGHT WINDS AND DRY AIR IN WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT WILL FAVOR LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR
30 AFTER 3 AM MDT/4 AM CDT SATURDAY ACROSS PARTS OF LEA COUNTY
AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN.

TXZ258-261600-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0031.121026T1100Z-121026T1600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
452 AM MDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS THOUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

* TIMING...THROUGH 10 AM MDT.

* WINDS...EAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TRAVELING THROUGH THE PASS SHOULD
  DELAY TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-TXZ045-046-261600-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0001.121027T0900Z-121027T1400Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE...
LAMESA
552 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012 /452 AM MDT FRI OCT 26 2012/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO
9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ SATURDAY...

* EVENT...KILLING FREEZE.

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...28 TO 30 FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THESE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND 
  OTHER VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM
BEING KILLED.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
174 
WWUS74 KMAF 261600
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1100 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRES FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

...FREEZE WARNING FOR MOST OF LEA COUNTY...AND GAINES AND DAWSON
COUNTIES SATURDAY MORNING...

.A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLDER AIR AND STRONGER WINDS HAVE MOVED
THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND HAVE INCREASED EAST WINDS TO
AROUND 40 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST UNTIL
MID MORNING.

TXZ258-261700-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121026T1600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1000 AM MDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS HAVE DECREASED A BIT
THIS MORNING...AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...AND
MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH
GUADALUPE PASS.

$$

NMZ029-033-TXZ045-046-270000-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0001.121027T0900Z-121027T1400Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE...
LAMESA
1100 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012 /1000 AM MDT FRI OCT 26 2012/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO
9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ SATURDAY...

* EVENT...KILLING FREEZE.

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...28 TO 30 FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THESE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND 
  OTHER VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM
BEING KILLED.

&&

$$
677 
WWUS74 KMAF 261603 CCA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1102 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING EXPIRES FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

...FREEZE WARNING FOR MOST OF LEA COUNTY...AND GAINES AND DAWSON
COUNTIES SATURDAY MORNING...

.LIGHT WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT ARE FORECAST FOR THE
NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN.

TXZ258-261715-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-121026T1600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1002 AM MDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

NORTHEASTERLY WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS HAVE DECREASED A BIT
THIS MORNING...AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...AND
MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH
GUADALUPE PASS.

$$

NMZ029-033-TXZ045-046-270015-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0001.121027T0900Z-121027T1400Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE...
LAMESA
1102 AM CDT FRI OCT 26 2012 /1002 AM MDT FRI OCT 26 2012/

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TO
9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ SATURDAY...

* EVENT...KILLING FREEZE.

* TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING.

* TEMPERATURES...28 TO 30 FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THESE SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND 
  OTHER VEGETATION. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM
BEING KILLED.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 3:40 AM CDTFreeze WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Howard, Martin and 2 more29 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.