Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 21, 2013, 2:45 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 22, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 37 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
- Mar 21, 2013, 2:45 AM MDT (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 22, 2013, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2013, 1:25 AM MDT
- In force
- 37 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 08:42 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2886 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
354 WWUS74 KMAF 210845 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 345 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...HIGH WINDS LIKELY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE REGION. THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWNWARD AND ENHANCE WINDS AT THE SURFACE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SHORT LULL IN WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-212000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0014.130322T1800Z-130323T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0013.130321T1800Z-130322T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 245 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
977 WWUS74 KMAF 211547 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1047 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU... .WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE REGION. THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWNWARD AND ENHANCE WINDS AT THE SURFACE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SHORT LULL IN WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-220900- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.130321T1800Z-130322T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.130322T1800Z-130323T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 947 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...AND FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...REST OF TODAY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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-TXZ057-058-080-220000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.130321T1800Z-130322T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...MARFA 1047 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 /947 AM MDT THU MAR 21 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 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. && $$
970 WWUS74 KMAF 212001 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 301 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA ABOVE 4500 FEET. .WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AS A STORM SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST TOWARD THE REGION. THESE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWNWARD AND ENHANCE WINDS AT THE SURFACE BY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SHORT LULL IN WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-221015- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130322T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0014.130322T1800Z-130324T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 201 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...AND FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. SATURDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SATURDAY EVENING...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ TXZ074-081-221015- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.130322T0000Z-130322T1200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON 301 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 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. && $$ TXZ057-080-221015- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130322T1200Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...MARFA 301 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-220000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130322T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS 301 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013 /201 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 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. && $$
586
WWUS74 KMAF 220440
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1140 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...
.WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING...SO STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPES HAVE DECREASED
SIGNIFICANTLY. ALSO...THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHWEST
TEXAS IS FAIRLY WEAK...SO THE WIND ADVISORY OVER THESE AREAS HAS
BEEN CANCELLED TOO.
STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE BACK OVER THE AREA FRIDAY...SO
THE HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAS
BEEN LEFT INTACT.
NMZ027-TXZ258-221245-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-130322T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130322T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0006.130322T1800Z-130324T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.130322T1800Z-130324T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
1040 PM MDT THU MAR 21 2013
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.
* TIMING...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...AND FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH.
SATURDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH
INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH
IN THE AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
&&
$$
TXZ057-074-080-081-220545-
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130322T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130322T1200Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON
1140 PM CDT THU MAR 21 2013
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
WESTERLY WINDS WILL ONLY BE 15 TO 25 MPH AT BEST OVERNIGHT.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
$$916 WWUS74 KMAF 220919 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 419 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE BACK OVER THE AREA TODAY AND SATURDAY RESULTING IN INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-222000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.130322T1800Z-130324T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 319 AM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH MIDNIGHT MDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...FRIDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60. SATURDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 75 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
009 WWUS74 KMAF 221907 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 207 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTH PERMIAN BASIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY SATURDAY AS AN UPPER STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE PROLONGED INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH. NMZ027-TXZ258-231100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 107 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT 2 AM MDT SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...INTO TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SATURDAY...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-231100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.130323T1700Z-130324T0800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 207 PM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 /107 PM MDT FRI MAR 22 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ SATURDAY TO 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ SATURDAY TO 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 50 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND LIGHT YARD FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND OPEN FIELDS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
679 WWUS74 KMAF 230912 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 412 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTH PERMIAN BASIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS AN UPPER STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE PROLONGED INTO TONIGHT AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH. NMZ027-TXZ258-232000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 312 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT 2 AM MDT SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-232000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.130323T1700Z-130324T0800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 412 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /312 AM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND LIGHT YARD FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND OPEN FIELDS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
612 WWUS74 KMAF 232024 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 324 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... .STRONG WINDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-240800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 224 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ TXZ057-058-074-080-081-240800- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 324 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND LIGHT YARD FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND OPEN FIELDS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-240800- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 324 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /224 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND LIGHT YARD FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND OPEN FIELDS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. 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. && $$
027 WWUS74 KMAF 232329 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 629 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS INTO TONIGHT AS AN UPPER STORM PASSES TO THE NORTH. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTH AND THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AS COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. NMZ027-TXZ258-240800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 529 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ059>063-067>070-240800- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 629 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND LIGHT YARD FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND OPEN FIELDS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057-058-074-080-081-240800- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 629 PM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 /529 PM MDT SAT MAR 23 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...UNTIL 3 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS AND LIGHT YARD FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY. LOCAL VISIBILITY NEAR CONSTRUCTION SITES AND OPEN FIELDS MAY CHANGE QUICKLY IN SHORT DISTANCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
849 WWUS74 KMAF 240725 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 225 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA... .WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS HOWEVER THEY WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SUNRISE. NMZ027-TXZ258-240830- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 125 AM MDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. CONDITIONS NO LONGER MEET CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-080-081- 240830- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130324T0800Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 225 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 /125 AM MDT SUN MAR 24 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. CONDITIONS NO LONGER MEET ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Mar 20, 11:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 20, 11:59 PM MDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1259 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013
.DISCUSSION...
SEE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD...THOUGH
SOUTH WINDS MAY BRIEFLY ADVECT MVFR/IFR CIGS INTO MAF AND HOB NEAR
12Z. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE WEST AND GUST THURSDAY AFTERNOON
BEFORE SUBSIDING THURSDAY EVENING.
HENNIG
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 244 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013/
DISCUSSION...
BIG WARMUP WITH TEMPERATURES MUCH ABOVE NORMAL IN STORE FOR MUCH OF
WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO
A LEE LOW/TROUGH AND LOW LEVEL THERMAL RIDGE DEVELOPING AHEAD OF
THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO TRANSLATE ACROSS THE WESTERN
HALF OF THE NATION. WELL SOUTH OF THIS SYSTEM...A SWIFT ZONAL
FLOW ALOFT REGIME WILL BE IN PLACE WHICH WILL RESULT IN WINDY
TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH HIGH WINDS LIKELY
IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT
LEAST SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. FOR THIS REASON CONFIDENCE IS HIGH
ENOUGH NOW TO ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS FOR THESE PERIODS. IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY TO BREEZY IN
MUCH OF THE PLAINS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY WITH WARMING
DOWNSLOPE FLOW UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. BESIDES THE WINDS THE
OTHER FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL BE THE TIMING OF THE NEXT
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH THIS WESTERN SYSTEM. IT CONTINUES TO
APPEAR THAT THE FRONT WILL NOT MAKE A COMPLETE SWEEP OF THE AREA
UNTIL SATURDAY NIGHT ONCE THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM FINALLY
APPROACHES AND PASSES BY TO THE NORTH. FRIDAY MAY BE A TRICKY
TEMPERATURE FORECAST WITH THE BOUNDARY PROBABLY OSCILLATING BACK
AND FORTH IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THERE COULD
BE A SIGNIFICANT TEMPERATURE FORECAST GRADIENT FROM NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA FRIDAY. LATER SHIFTS WILL NEED
TO MONITOR. IN ADDITION THE THREAT OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION STILL
LOOKS LIKE IT WILL STAY NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA CLOSER TO THE
TRACK OF THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM THAT IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PLAINS.
MUCH COOLER (MUCH BELOW NORMAL) TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS SYSTEM NEXT SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH
A FREEZE POSSIBLE FOR THE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS
SUNDAY AND OR MONDAY MORNING.
FIRE WEATHER...
CONDITIONS FAVORING RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL INCREASE
BEGINNING THURSDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL SEND AFTERNOON RH READINGS DOWN INTO THE TEENS
AND SINGLE DIGITS, WHILE ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL PROVIDE FOR WINDY
CONDITIONS EACH DAY. FOR THURSDAY, CONFIDENCE IN CONDITIONS MEETING
RED FLAG CRITERIA ARE LOW FOR ALL BUT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
SLIGHTLY WORSE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR FRIDAY, WITH SATURDAY
LOOKING TO BE THE DAY MOST LIKELY MEETING RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER
A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND AT LEAST FAR WEST
TEXAS, PERHAPS AS FAR EAST AS THE PERMIAN BASIN. SATURDAY LOOKS TO
BE THE MOST CRITICAL FIRE WX DAY OF THE THREE. STANDARDIZED 850 HPA
WIND ANOMALIES SUGGESTIVE OF A VERY WINDY DAY FROM THE GUADALUPES
EAST ACROSS THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. WARM 850
HPA AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES LIKEWISE IMPLY VERY LOW RH
READINGS SATURDAY.
SREF AND GEFS PLUME DATA SUGGESTIVE OF MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS
FOR THURSDAY, AND AS SUCH WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUANCE OF A RED FLAG
WARNING. WILL DEFER TO THE MID WATCH TO DELINEATE AREAS WHERE A RED
FLAG WARNING OR FIRE DANGER STATEMENT ARE NEEDED. DESPITE CONFIDENCE
IN CRITICAL FIRE WX CONDITIONS BEING A BIT BETTER ON FRIDAY, HAVING
MULTIPLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT COMPLICATES THINGS SOMEWHAT.
SATURDAY IS EFFECTIVELY BEYOND THE WARNING HORIZON, BUT WILL MENTION
THE POTENTIAL IN THE FWF.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM MDT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE
MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR.
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10Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 20, 1:53 PM MDT, 12 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 253 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-212000- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 253 PM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 /153 PM MDT WED MAR 20 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. THE COMBINATION OF DRY...WARM...AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL FAVOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 3:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr | |
| Mar 21, 3:35 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 38 hr | |
| Mar 21, 9:47 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2013High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
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.