Wind Advisory 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Mar 18, 2012, 3:36 AM MDT (09:36 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 18, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT

Expired

Mar 18, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT

In force

8 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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416 
WWUS74 KMAF 180936
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
436 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND
MARFA PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON.

...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT FOR MONDAY...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE TODAY AHEAD OF STRONG
UPPER LOW THAT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD INTO THE AREA THROUGH
MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BUT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE ADJACENT PLAINS AS WELL. A PACIFIC FRONT WILL PASS MONDAY
INCREASING WINDS FURTHER AND PROLONGING THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
INTO MONDAY EVENING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-182030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0020.120318T1800Z-120319T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0015.120319T0900Z-120320T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
336 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 3 AM MDT
MONDAY. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERE TURBULENCE 
  CREATED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL RESULT IN TURBULENCE IN AND 
  AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ADVERSELY AFFECTING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. 
  HIKING IS NOT ADVISED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 
  MPH. THE STRONGEST OF THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR ON MONDAY. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ074-182030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0015.120319T0900Z-120320T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
436 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERE TURBULENCE 
  CREATED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL RESULT IN TURBULENCE IN AND 
  AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ADVERSELY AFFECTING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. 
  HIKING IS NOT ADVISED. 

* WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
  MPH. MONDAY WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE. 

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.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-080-182030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.120318T1800Z-120319T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
VAN HORN...MARFA
436 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /336 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING

* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AND STRONG
  CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

322 
WWUS74 KMAF 181939
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
239 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT THROUGH MONDAY...

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND THE MARFA PLATEAU
THROUGH MID EVENING.

.SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LOW 
THAT IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. WINDS HAVE BEEN THE
STRONGEST IN GUADALUPE PASS WHERE GUSTS OVER 70 MPH HAVE OCCURRED.
ELSEWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED.
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE IN THE PLAINS AS WELL WITH GUSTS NEAR 50
MPH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE ELEVATIONS OF 6000 FT AND
ABOVE. WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS IN THE
PLAINS....BUT STILL WINDY. OTHERWISE A PACIFIC FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH
EARLY MONDAY INCREASING WINDS AGAIN AND PROLONGING THE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS INTO MONDAY EVENING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-190200-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0015.120319T0900Z-120320T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120320T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
139 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT MONDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WATCH. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS
  BRIEFLY TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MOSTLY CONFINED
  TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERE TURBULENCE 
  CREATED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL RESULT IN TURBULENCE IN AND 
  AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ADVERSELY AFFECTING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. 
  HIKING IS NOT ADVISED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST OF THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ074-190200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0015.120319T0900Z-120320T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0020.120318T1939Z-120320T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
239 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT MONDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...STRONG WINDS ABOVE 6000 FT. 

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN THE WINDS
  BRIEFLY TONIGHT WITH GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR HIGHER MOSTLY CONFINED
  TO THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERE TURBULENCE 
  CREATED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL RESULT IN TURBULENCE IN AND 
  AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ADVERSELY AFFECTING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. 
  HIKING IS NOT ADVISED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST OF THESE WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-080-190200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120319T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
VAN HORN...MARFA
239 PM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 /139 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AND STRONG 
  CROSSWINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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