Increasing mid level winds ahead of an approaching upper level shortwave trough resulted in strong winds in the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
Increasing mid level winds ahead of an approaching upper level shortwave trough resulted in strong winds in the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains.
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 Feb 28, 12:25 PM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1225 PM CST SUN FEB 28 2010
.DISCUSSION...
SEE 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
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.AVIATION...
GUSTY WINDS ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WILL BE THE MAIN
CONCERNS FOR THE TAF FORECAST PERIOD. AN AWW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
KMAF FROM 28/18Z-28/22Z FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30KT WITH GUSTS OF
40KT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR AREAS MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF
THE PECOS RIVER WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY TEND TO
DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL ONCE AGAIN
INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY THIS EVENING BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD
FRONT. WE HAVE INCLUDED A TEMPO GROUP FOR -SHRA AT ALL
SITES...WITH THE BEST CHANCES IN THE 23Z- 05Z TIME FRAME. BRIEF
MVFR CIGS ARE POSSIBLE WITH SHOWERS...WITH KMAF STANDING THE BEST
CHANCE DUE TO A LITTLE BETTER LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE. WINDS WILL
REMAIN FROM THE WEST THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND
INCREASE TOMORROW BEHIND A NORTHERN STREAM COLD FRONT. MVFR CIGS
APPEAR POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT AND HAVE INCLUDED A MENTION OF
THIS AT KHOB AND KMAF.
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.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... EDDY COUNTY PLAINS.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... BIG BEND AREA...MARFA PLATEAU...PRESIDIO VALLEY...
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
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06HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-011700- 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- 1053 AM CST SUN FEB 28 2010 /953 AM MST SUN FEB 28 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FOR A GOOD PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ALONG AND WEST OF A CARLSBAD TO MARATHON TO PANTHER JUNCTION LINE. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ISOLATED NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PARTS OF WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A BRIEF ROUND OF WINTRY WEATHER IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. AT THIS TIME... LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION OF ICE AND SNOW IS FORECAST. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF A SANDERSON TO LAMESA LINE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .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
3 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several gusts over 64 mph occurred at McDonald Observatory with the highest gust of 92 mph occurring at 1640 LST.
Sustained winds of 40 to 46 mph occurred through Guadalupe Pass for several hours.
A 59 mph gust occurred at the Guadalupe Peak RAWS site.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2010
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 211578, 211576, 211577.