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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 11, 2014

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2014, 4:07 AM CDT. It took effect at Mar 11, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2014, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2014, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2014, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

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

916 
WWUS74 KMAF 110907
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
407 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE VAN HORN...DAVIS MOUNTAIN...
MARFA PLATEAU...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS AREAS...

...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 20...INCLUDING LEA COUNTY...

.WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM TODAY
IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS...AT LEAST IN THE
FAVORED AREAS OF THE PASS AND EXPOSED RIDGES. SOME OF THESE WINDS
WILL COME OUT ACROSS AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND JUST TO THE EAST
TODAY AS WELL. TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND
THE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND INCREASE WITH
GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE
WINDS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-112100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0008.140311T1800Z-140312T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0014.140311T1500Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
307 AM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... 
  VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. TURBULENCE ACROSS AND NEAR THE 
  MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. 

* WINDS...TODAY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH.
  TONIGHT AFTER 8 PM MDT...WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 65 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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-058-074-080-112000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.140311T1600Z-140311T2000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...MARFA
407 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS..LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY
  THE WIND. VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
  VEHICLES COULD BRIEFLY BE HARD TO HANDLE.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-112100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0300Z-140312T1000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR-
MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...
GARDEN CITY
407 AM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /307 AM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
TO 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

* TIMING...TONIGHT MAINLY AFTER 9 PM CDT.

* IMPACTS...LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT
  BY THE WIND. VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE
  VEHICLES COULD BRIEFLY BE HARD TO HANDLE. BLOWING DUST MAY
  REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 4:07 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAF33 hr
Mar 11, 4:07 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more28 hr
Mar 11, 5:27 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more17 hr

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Sources

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