Wind Advisory 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Dec 25, 2016, 4:23 AM CST (10:23 UTC)

Expired

Dec 25, 2016, 6:00 PM CST

In force

14 hr

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Gaines County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WWUS74 KMAF 251023
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
423 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TODAY...

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE 
VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A DEEP SURFACE LOW HAVE COMBINED
TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS
MORNING THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. A VERY GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST WIND EARLY WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE WEST AS A PACIFIC 
FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON 
BEFORE DECREASING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-260000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, 
AND PINE SPRINGS
323 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE
  DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS
  OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE.
  AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
  TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
  VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045-057-260000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.161225T1023Z-161226T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, 
TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, SEMINOLE, AND VAN HORN
423 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 /323 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...TODAY.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

005 
WWUS74 KMAF 251943
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
143 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TODAY...

...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE
VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR...AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A DEEP SURFACE LOW HAVE COMBINED
TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY 
THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS BEHIND
A PACIFIC FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA.

NMZ027-TXZ258-260000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, 
AND PINE SPRINGS
1243 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...TODAY.

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE 
  DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN 
  GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
  VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT 
  EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING 
  IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045-057-260000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, 
TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, SEMINOLE, AND VAN HORN
143 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 /1243 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...TODAY.

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

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH- 
  PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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