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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 23, 2017Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 23, 2017, 2:09 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 23, 2017, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 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
Jan 23, 2017, 2:09 PM MST (21:09 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2017, 11:00 PM MST
Expired
Jan 24, 2017, 5:00 PM MST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 2017-01-23Temperature 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 2017-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 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
2559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

760 
WWUS74 KMAF 232109
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
309 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST/ MIDNIGHT CST TO 5 
PM MST /6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE
MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND BIG BEND AREA...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN
HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE 
UPPER TRANS PECOS...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR LEA AND LOVING COUNTIES...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION WILL 
RESULT IN STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS 
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL 
SPILL ONTO ADJACENT PLAINS...WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS 
STRONG.

THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

NMZ027-TXZ258-241300-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.170124T1800Z-170125T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0004.170124T0600Z-170125T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, 
AND PINE SPRINGS
209 PM MST MON JAN 23 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70
  MPH.  TUESDAY...WEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 85 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS 
  AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.  AVIATION INTERESTS SHOULD EXPECT STRONG 
  TURBULENCE NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY.  

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.

&&

$$

TXZ074-080-081-241300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0004.170124T0600Z-170125T0000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALPINE, FORT DAVIS, MARFA, BIG BEND NP, 
AND MARATHON
309 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS...HAZARDS TO
  TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BLOWING DUST THAT CAN 
  REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED 
  FIELDS EXIST.

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-TXZ057-058-241300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.170124T0600Z-170125T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, 
VAN HORN, AND PECOS
309 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 /209 PM MST MON JAN 23 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 
PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS
  WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ059-241300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.170124T1200Z-170125T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, EUNICE, JAL, 
AND MENTONE
309 PM CST MON JAN 23 2017 /209 PM MST MON JAN 23 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.  

* TIMING...FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ 
  TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 55 
MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS
  WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
960 
WWUS74 KMAF 240954
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
354 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST/6 PM CST TUESDAY 
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS ABOVE 
6000 FT...AND APACHE/DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...AND BIG BEND AREA ABOVE 
6000 FT...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR 
THE EDDY AND LEA COUNTIES...AND FOR REEVES AND LOVING COUNTIES 
AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION WILL
RESULT IN STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH OUT ONTO 
ADJACENT PLAINS...WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG.

IN THE MOUNTAINS THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

TXZ057-242100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0004.170124T1000Z-170125T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF VAN HORN
354 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /254 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60
  MPH IN THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-080-081-258-242100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, ALPINE, FORT DAVIS, MARFA, 
BIG BEND NP, MARATHON, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS
354 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /254 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 75
  MPH. THESE WINDS WILL MOSTLY OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FT, EXCEPT FOR THE
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WHERE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW 6000 FT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS...HAZARDS TO
  TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BLOWING DUST THAT CAN
  REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL
  BE HAZARDOUS FOR 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ058-242100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, 
AND PECOS
354 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /254 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50
  TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ059-242100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.170124T1200Z-170125T0000Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, EUNICE, JAL, 
AND MENTONE
354 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /254 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. 

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

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$
319 
WWUS74 KMAF 241806
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST/6 PM CST TUESDAY
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FT...AND APACHE/DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...AND BIG BEND AREA ABOVE
6000 FT...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR
THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...ANDREWS...DAWSON...GAINES...AND
LOVING COUNTIES...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION WILL
RESULT IN STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH OUT ONTO
ADJACENT PLAINS...WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG.

IN THE MOUNTAINS THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.

NMZ027-TXZ074-080-081-258-250000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, ALPINE, FORT DAVIS, MARFA, 
BIG BEND NP, MARATHON, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS
1206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /1106 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 75 
  MPH. THESE WINDS WILL MOSTLY OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FT, EXCEPT FOR 
  THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WHERE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW 
  6000 FT. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS...HAZARDS 
  TO TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BLOWING DUST THAT 
  CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS 
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR 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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-250000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF VAN HORN
1206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /1106 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 
  MPH IN THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ045-046-050-250000-
/O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEMINOLE, LAMESA, AND ANDREWS
1206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ058-059-250000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, 
TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, EUNICE, JAL, PECOS, AND MENTONE
1206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /1106 AM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 
  TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$
659 
WWUS74 KMAF 242006
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST/6 PM CST TUESDAY
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FT...AND APACHE/DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...AND BIG BEND AREA ABOVE
6000 FT...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY FOR
THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...ANDREWS...DAWSON...GAINES...AND
LOVING COUNTIES...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM PASSING NORTH OF THE REGION HAS
RESULTED IN STRONG WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND 
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL PUSH OUT ONTO 
ADJACENT PLAINS...WHERE THEY WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG.

NMZ027-TXZ074-080-081-258-250000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, ALPINE, FORT DAVIS, MARFA, 
BIG BEND NP, MARATHON, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS
206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /106 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 75 
  MPH. THESE WINDS WILL MOSTLY OCCUR ABOVE 6000 FT, EXCEPT FOR 
  THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WHERE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR BELOW 
  6000 FT. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS...HAZARDS 
  TO TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND BLOWING DUST THAT 
  CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS 
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR 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.

&&

$$

TXZ057-250000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF VAN HORN
206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /106 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 
  MPH IN THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-058-059-250000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170125T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, 
TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, EUNICE, JAL, SEMINOLE, LAMESA, ANDREWS, 
PECOS, AND MENTONE
206 PM CST TUE JAN 24 2017 /106 PM MST TUE JAN 24 2017/

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

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY.

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

* IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER 
  OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 2:12 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchMAF12 hr
Jan 23, 2:09 PM MSTWind AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Loving27 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2017High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

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.