An upper level low approached southeast New Mexico and west Texas during the late hours of November 10th. Mid-level winds associated with the upper level low, just ahead and near the base, increased to speeds near 50 knots.
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An upper level low approached southeast New Mexico and west Texas during the late hours of November 10th. Mid-level winds associated with the upper level low, just ahead and near the base, increased to speeds near 50 knots. Momentum transfer of these winds resulted in high winds for the Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 10, 10:57 AM MST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1157 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008
.UPDATE...
SEE UPDATED DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
IN THE PROCESS OF SENDING A QUICK UPDATE THIS AFTERNOON TO
INCREASE HIGH TEMPS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AS MANY LOCATIONS
HAD ALREADY REACHED OR ARE APPROACHING THEIR FORECASTED HIGHS.
TRIMMED TEMPS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MTS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6 KFT
AS VIGOROUS UPPER-LEVEL SHORTWAVE/COLD POOL CONTINUES TO ROTATE
ACROSS SOUTHERN NM AND FAR WEST TX. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY TO
WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING TONIGHT
AS STRONG MID-LEVEL WINDS CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN OWING TO FAVORABLE
LOW-LEVEL LAPSE RATES. ASIDE FROM THAT...HAVE LEFT PRETTY MUCH
EVERYTHING ELSE ALONG FOR THE TIME BEING.
&&
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1128 AM CST MON NOV 10 2008/
DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
AVIATION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH
CONTINUES TO ROTATE TO THE NORTH. THIS FEATURE IN COMBINATION WITH
VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED GUSTINESS THIS
AFTERNOON...BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO BACK OFF EARLY THIS EVENING AS
THE DISTURBANCE PULLS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST. ALONG THE SURFACE...A
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS
MORNING...RESULTING IN A WIND SHIFT TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. LATER
THIS AFTERNOON...A COLD FRONT WILL ALSO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA...RESULTING IN A WESTERLY TO SLIGHT NORTHWESTERLY PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN
THE 5 T0 10KT RANGE...HELPING TO PROHIBIT ANY VSBY RESTRICTIONS.
OTHERWISE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX 46 74 40 66 / 10 0 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 37 72 38 66 / 0 0 0 0
DRYDEN TX 48 78 50 72 / 10 0 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 46 75 41 68 / 0 0 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 42 65 40 59 / 0 0 0 0
HOBBS NM 39 71 40 66 / 0 0 0 0
MARFA TX 33 68 32 62 / 0 0 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 44 72 40 67 / 0 0 0 0
ODESSA TX 44 71 40 66 / 0 0 0 0
WINK TX 43 78 41 70 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&
32HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1237 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-111845- 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- 1237 PM CST MON NOV 10 2008 /1137 AM MST MON NOV 10 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN A CONCERN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS AS HIGH AS 30 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS FAVORED LOCATIONS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. ALL TRAVELING THROUGH THE AREA SHOULD REMAIN COGNIZANT OF THE HIGH WIND POTENTIAL...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGH WINDS BEGINS TO LIFT AWAY FROM THE AREA. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5PM MST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two hours of sustained wind speeds above 40 mph were observed at the KGDP ASOS, with the highest being 46 mph.
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