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High Wind Warning 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 16, 2016

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at May 16, 2016, 1:25 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 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: May 16, 2016, 1:25 PM CDT (18:25 UTC)
Expired: May 16, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

As transmitted.

478 
WWUS74 KMAF 161825
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
125 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE PASS THIS
AFTERNOON...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR GUADALUPE PASS TUESDAY NIGHT...

AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS RESULTED IN HIGH WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS... THESE SHOULD DECREASE BY
SUNSET.  STRONG GAP WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE
TUESDAY AND EARLY WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL
QUICKLY DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ258-171200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.160516T1825Z-160517T0000Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0016.160518T0300Z-160518T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
125 PM CDT MON MAY 16 2016 /1225 PM MDT MON MAY 16 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...WARNING THIS AFTERNOON. 
           WATCH TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING

* WINDS...TODAY SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
          TUESDAY EVENING NORTHEAST 45 TO 55 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. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	30 min
May 15, 7:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	45 min
May 15, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	46 min
May 16, 3:47 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MAF		18 hr
May 16, 4:16 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	MAF		35 hr
May 16, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	45 min

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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.