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High Wind Watch 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 27, 2012

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Jan 27, 2012, 3:58 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 28, 2012, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2012, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2012, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2012, 2:21 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

249 
WWUS74 KMAF 270958
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
358 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS AND INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TXZ258-272200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0004.120128T0800Z-120128T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
258 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. 

* EVENT...HIGH WIND WATCH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND
  TRACTOR TRAILERS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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1 follow-up statement
402 
WWUS74 KMAF 272021
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
221 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID SATURDAY
MORNING FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TONIGHT. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE
PASS AND INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TXZ258-281000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0004.120128T0800Z-120128T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0005.120128T0800Z-120128T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
121 PM MST FRI JAN 27 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM MST SATURDAY.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND
  TRACTOR TRAILERS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 2:21 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAF22 hr

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Sources

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