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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 22, 201317 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2013, 2:07 PM CDT for 17 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 23, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 22, 2013, 2:07 PM CDT (19:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2013, 2:25 AM CDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 22 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 12:00Z on 2013-03-22Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2013-03-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -105 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
4575 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 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.

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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
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.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 22, 4:11 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more11 hr
Mar 22, 2:53 PM CDTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more36 hr

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.