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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 11, 201419 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2014, 4:07 AM CDT for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 11, 2014, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 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, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 21 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, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:13 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 10 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 00:00Z on 2014-03-11Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 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.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
418 
WWUS74 KMAF 112109
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
409 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

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

...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF
WEST TEXAS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH
BEHIND THIS FRONT AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN 
THE PLAINS... TO 65 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. BLOWING DUST
WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE WINDY CONDITIONS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-121200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
309 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...TODAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 
  TONIGHT AFTER 9 PM MDT...WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 

* 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-058-074-075-080>082-121200-
/O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0600Z-140312T1300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
409 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ059-067>070-121100-
/O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0300Z-140312T1100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-LOVING-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...MONAHANS...
CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
409 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /309 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING
TO 6 AM CDT /5 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 6 AM CDT /5 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. 

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* 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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-121100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0300Z-140312T1100Z/
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
409 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /309 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CDT /5 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 

* 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.

&&

$$
249 
WWUS74 KMAF 120101
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WESTERN
PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS THROUGH 3AM CDT/2AM MDT...

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

...WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF
WEST TEXAS...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH
BEHIND THIS FRONT AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH IN THE
PLAINS... TO 65 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. BLOWING DUST WILL
LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE WINDY CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING BELOW
1 MILE AT MANY LOCATIONS. 

NMZ027-TXZ258-121200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
701 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...TODAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 
  TONIGHT AFTER 9 PM MDT...WIND BECOMING NORTHEAST 40 TO 50 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. 

* 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ058-121200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.140312T0200Z-140312T0800Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0600Z-140312T1300Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND BLOWING DUST.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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. 

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE...LOCALLY NEAR ONE HALF MILE. 

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE
CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-059>062-067-068-121100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.140312T0200Z-140312T0800Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0300Z-140312T1100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-LOVING-WINKLER-
ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 /701 PM MDT TUE MAR 11 2014/

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT /2 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT /5 AM MDT/
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND BLOWING DUST.

* TIMING...TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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. 

* VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A MILE...LOCALLY NEAR ONE HALF MILE.

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE
CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS
UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-075-080>082-121200-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0600Z-140312T1300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$

TXZ047-048-052-053-063-069-070-121100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.140312T0300Z-140312T1100Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...
COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
801 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

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

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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.

&&

$$
355 
WWUS74 KMAF 120826 AAA
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
326 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST
TEXAS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...

.A STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
TO MID MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. 
BLOWING DUST HAS SETTLED SOME...BUT WILL PERSIST WITH THE WINDS.

TXZ058-121100-
/O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140312T0800Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1300Z/
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PECOS
326 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND BLOWING DUST.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES ONE AT TIMES...COULD BE LOWER
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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-TXZ045-046-050-051-059>062-067-068-121100-
/O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140312T0800Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-LOVING-WINKLER-
ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE
326 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 /226 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT /5 AM MDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND BLOWING DUST.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES...COULD BE LOWER NEAR OPEN
  FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-121100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
226 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.

* 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-074-075-080>082-121100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
326 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES...COULD BE LOWER
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ047-048-052-053-063-069-070-121100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1100Z/
BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...
COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
326 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES...COULD BE LOWER
  NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

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.

&&

$$
266 
WWUS74 KMAF 120922
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
422 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS
FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...

.STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
TO MID MORNING HOURS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.
BLOWING DUST HAS SETTLED SOME...BUT WILL PERSIST WITH THE WINDS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-121800-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
322 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 

* 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-058-074-075-080>082-121300-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
422 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES...COULD BE 
  LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

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>053-059>063-067>070-121100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-
HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-
UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...
RANKIN...BIG LAKE
422 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 /322 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT /5 AM MDT/
EARLY THIS MORNING...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND BLOWING DUST.

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES...COULD BE 
  LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

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.

&&

$$
987 
WWUS74 KMAF 121118
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
618 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

...WIND ADVISORY FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER 
FOR A COUPLE MORE HOURS...

.STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
TO MID MORNING HOURS ACROSS WEST TEXAS. BLOWING DUST HAS SETTLED
SOME...BUT WILL PERSIST WITH THE WINDS.

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-121230-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-
HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-
UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...
RANKIN...BIG LAKE
618 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 /518 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. WINDS ARE NOW BELOW 
ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-121800-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
518 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 

* 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-058-074-075-080>082-121300-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
618 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS

* TIMING...THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* 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 2 TO 5 MILES AT TIMES...COULD BE 
  LOWER NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 

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.

&&

$$
315 
WWUS74 KMAF 121318
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
818 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

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

.STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL PERSIST IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT SLACKENS MORE.

TXZ057-058-074-075-080>082-121430-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140312T1300Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...
FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...
SANDERSON
818 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED, THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-121800-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140312T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
718 AM MDT WED MAR 12 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...THIS MORNING...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
  TO 65 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 

* 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. 

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.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Mar 11, 12:23 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 12:23 AM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1223 AM CDT Tue Mar 11 2014

.DISCUSSION...

See 06z aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...

Winds will be mostly out of the southwest tonight.  Low ceilings
will move near FST and MAF but are not expected to impact the
terminals.  Winds will become westerly Tuesday morning then become
elevated and gusty by the afternoon.  There will be a brief break in
the winds before a cold front with very gusty winds moves in before
06z.  Blowing dust with a reduction in visibilities will be possible
with this front.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 233 PM CDT Mon Mar 10 2014/

DISCUSSION...
Upper level low pressure area near the Big Bend will continue to
move east overnight and be replaced by zonal flow aloft. Surface
lee trough/low will continue to strengthen in the zonal flow with
low temperatures tonight a few degrees warmer than last night.
High temperatures on Tuesday will be much above normal with low
level thermal ridging in place along with downslope flow and cloud
free skies. The stronger westerly flow aloft will push winds near
high wind criteria in the Guadalupe Mountains by Tuesday
afternoon. Will continue the high wind watch for that location. By
Tuesday night a northern stream trough will push a strong cold
front south to Mexico by Wednesday morning. Windy to very windy
conditions are expected behind this front with high winds possible
again in the Guadalupe Mountains Tuesday night. Some areas of the
plains may also need a wind advisory. Added areas of blowing dust
most locations Tuesday night.

Much cooler and much below normal temperatures will follow this
front Wednesday as surface high pressure builds into the region
behind the front.

Temperatures will moderate to near normal Thursday and much
above normal by Friday with no precipitation expected ahead
of a weak southern stream upper level trough. The trough axis is
forecast by consensus to shift only slowly east across Texas this
weekend. Even so moisture and lift is expected to be scant with
this trough passage so continued the dry forecast. In addition
temperatures will also remain above normal.

FIRE WEATHER...
Latest sfc analysis shows a leeside trough developing over ern WY,
that is forecast to slide SE into the Central Plains overnight.
This will veer sfc flow to the west Tuesday, resulting in downslope
warming and unseasonable warm temperatures over the area.  Lower
dewpoints advecting into the region on this westerly flow will lower
RH's over much of the CWA to 15% or less.  20ft winds are expected
to reach 20 mph by afternoon, resulting in critical fire wx
conditions over much of the area.  However, there remains much
uncertainty in the various models as to the extent of these critical
fire wx conditions.  The main discrepancies will be in the wind
fields, w/the GFS coming in stronger than both the NAM and ECMWF.
As a result, we'll keep the current watch going, and let the
mid-shift make the call on what will end up in the warning.
Potential additions will be zones north of the Pecos.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...FIRE WEATHER WATCH from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday
     evening FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains
     NP/Lincoln NF/LNZ.

     HIGH WIND WATCH from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy
     County.

TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday
     evening FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Davis/Apache Mountains
     Area...Guadalupe Mountains...Marfa Plateau...Pecos...Reeves
     County and Upper Trans Pecos...Van Horn and Highway 54
     Corridor.

     HIGH WIND WATCH from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains.

&&

05
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 1:27 PM CDT, 14 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
127 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-111830-
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-
127 PM CDT MON MAR 10 2014 /1227 PM MDT MON MAR 10 2014/

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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND
APACHE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY
AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND STOCKTON PLATEAU.  A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.  A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 4:07 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAF33 hr
Mar 11, 4:07 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMAF11 hr
Mar 11, 5:27 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more17 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.