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High Wind Warning 33, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 23, 2012

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Nov 23, 2012, 2:43 AM CST. It took effect at Nov 23, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 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
Nov 23, 2012, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 23, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 23, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

655 
WWUS74 KMAF 230843
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
243 AM CST FRI NOV 23 2012

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

.A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING WILL
RESULT IN NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
PASS.  THIS WIND WILL ESPECIALLY AFFECT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING
ON U.S. 62/180 THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS.  AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
RELAXES BY MIDDAY... WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

TXZ258-231800-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0033.121123T0900Z-121123T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
143 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. 

* EVENT...HIGH WIND WARNING.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH 11 AM MST.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION 
  WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN 
  GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 

* WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 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
915 
WWUS74 KMAF 231800
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1200 PM CST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

.WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS HAVE SUBSIDED A BIT...AND THE HIGH
WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH THE PASS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...AND
DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION
IF TRAVELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ON U.S. 62/180.

TXZ258-231900-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0033.000000T0000Z-121123T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1100 AM MST FRI NOV 23 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA.
DECREASING WINDS ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE PASS THIS AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE THE WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

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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.