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High Wind Warning 36, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 9, 2012Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 9, 2012, 12:23 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 27 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
Dec 9, 2012, 12:23 AM MST (07:23 UTC)
Expired
Dec 10, 2012, 3:00 AM MST
In force
27 hr
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 07:27 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, 7.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2012-12-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2012-12-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3488 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

759 
WWUS74 KMAF 090723
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
123 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING FOR PECOS...BREWSTER...
TERRELL COUNTIES...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION HAS PRODUCED HIGH
WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE
STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND NIGHT.
THIS TROUGH WILL ALSO PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
RESULTING IN HIGH WIND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH THE
GUADALUPE PASS.  WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TOWARD MORNING MONDAY.

ALSO A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PECOS... BREWSTER...
AND TERRELL COUNTIES.  THIS IS EXPECTED TO THE FIRST WIDESPREAD
FREEZE FOR THESE COUNTIES.

TXZ258-091530-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.121210T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0036.121209T0723Z-121210T0900Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1223 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND GUADALUPE PASS.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
           TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE
          MOUNTAIN TOPS.
          NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH 
          GUADALUPE PASS.


* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
            FOR STRONG WINDS.  AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE 
            LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD
            AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE
            MOUNTAINS.  PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE 
            CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-091530-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0036.121209T0723Z-121210T0900Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN
1223 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
            FOR STRONG WINDS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE 
            LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD
            AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE
            MOUNTAINS.  PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE 
            CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ075-081-082-091530-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.A.0001.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...BIG BEND NP...
MARATHON...SANDERSON
123 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...28 TO 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
085 
WWUS74 KMAF 091033
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
433 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM
EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING FOR PECOS...BREWSTER...
TERRELL COUNTIES...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION HAS PRODUCED HIGH
WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE
STRONG WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND NIGHT.
THIS TROUGH WILL ALSO PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA
RESULTING IN HIGH WIND OUT OF THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH THE
GUADALUPE PASS.  WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TOWARD MORNING
MONDAY.

ALSO A FREEZE IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PECOS AND NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF BREWSTER AND TERRELL COUNTIES. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE FOR THESE AREAS.

TXZ075-081-082-092200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0001.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...BIG BEND NP...
MARATHON...SANDERSON
433 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY.
THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-092200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-121210T0900Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
333 AM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST MONDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND GUADALUPE 
  PASS.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 
  TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH IN THE 
  MOUNTAIN TOPS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  60 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG WINDS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED 
  BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF 
  FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS 
  SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF 
  MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 

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.

&&

$$
476 
WWUS74 KMAF 092004
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
204 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 
REST OF AFTERNOON AND THEN ONLY GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING FOR PECOS...BREWSTER...
AND TERRELL COUNTIES...AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION HAS PRODUCED SPORADIC
HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS TROUGH WILL ALSO PUSH
A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN HIGH WIND OUT OF
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE TOWARD MORNING MONDAY.

ALSO A FREEZE IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PECOS...NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF BREWSTER...TERRELL COUNTIES...AND THE UPPER END OF THE 
PRESIDIO VALLEY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD
FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE FOR THESE AREAS.

TXZ079-100030-
/O.EXA.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
PRESIDIO VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESIDIO
204 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY.

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ258-100030-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-121210T1000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST MONDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH REST OF TODAY FOR MOST OF THE GUADALUPE
  MOUNTAINS. TONIGHT ONLY FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH REST OF TODAY.
  TONIGHT NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH
  GUADALUPE PASS.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG WINDS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED 
  BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF 
  FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS 
  SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF 
  MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-100000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-121210T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN
104 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE
  MOUNTAIN TOPS. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG WINDS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED 
  BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF 
  FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS 
  SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF 
  MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ081-082-100030-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
204 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST
MONDAY...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE...ESPECIALLY NORTH HALF OF THESE 
          COUNTIES.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...28 TO 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ075-100030-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT STOCKTON
204 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST
MONDAY...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$
142 
WWUS74 KMAF 100105
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
705 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE PASS THROUGH
TONIGHT...

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY MORNING FOR PECOS...BREWSTER...
AND TERRELL COUNTIES...AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...

.A STRONG UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION WILL PUSH A STRONG
COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS OUT OF THE
NORTHEAST TONIGHT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS. WINDS WILL SLOWLY
DECREASE TOWARD MORNING MONDAY.

ALSO A FREEZE IS EXPECTED MONDAY MORNING ACROSS PECOS...NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF BREWSTER...TERRELL COUNTIES...AND THE UPPER END OF
THE PRESIDIO VALLEY. THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD
FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE FOR THESE AREAS.

TXZ079-081-082-101045-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
705 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST
MONDAY...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ075-101045-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.121210T1000Z-121210T1400Z/
PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT STOCKTON
705 PM CST SUN DEC 9 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST
MONDAY...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE.

* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ258-101000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-121210T1000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
605 PM MST SUN DEC 9 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST MONDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG WINDS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED 
  BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF 
  FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS 
  SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF 
  MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 

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.

&&

$$
288 
WWUS74 KMAF 101021
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
421 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR PECOS...
BREWSTER... AND TERRELL COUNTIES... AND THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LATE YESTERDAY WITH 
COLD TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE.  FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING.  A FREEZE IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING
ACROSS PECOS... NORTHERN PORTIONS OF BREWSTER... TERRELL
COUNTIES... AND THE UPPER END OF THE PRESIDIO VALLEY.  THIS IS
EXPECTED TO BE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OR HARD FREEZE FOR
THESE AREAS.

TXZ258-101130-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-121210T1000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
321 AM MST MON DEC 10 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WIND SPEEDS HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS AND THE WARNING
WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TXZ079-081-082-101400-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121210T1400Z/
PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
421 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

TXZ075-101400-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121210T1400Z/
PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FORT STOCKTON
421 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* EVENT...FIRST WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS WILL NEED TO BE 
  SHELTERED. 

* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 29.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 9, 3:33 AM MSTFreeze WarningMAFPecos, Terrell27 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2012High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.