The passage of a strong cold front resulted in high winds through Guadalupe Pass.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
The passage of a strong cold front resulted in high winds through Guadalupe Pass.
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 Oct 6, 4:29 PM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
629 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012
.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS HAVE FINALLY LIFTED AT TAF SITES BUT THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE
SHORT-LIVED AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COOLER AIR MOVES IN THIS EVENING
AIDING IN THE REDEVELOPMENT OF MVFR CIGS. FCST SOUNDINGS SHOW THAT THIS
WILL OCCUR AROUND 03Z. MODELS DEVELOP LIGHT PRECIP THIS EVENING HOWEVER
THIS SEEMS UNLIKELY BASED ON MSTR PROFILE SEEN IN SOUNDINGS. IF PRECIP
DOES DEVELOP IT WILL BE FROM MID LEVEL LIFT AND COLUMN BECOMING SATURATED
FROM THE TOP DOWN...IF PRECIP DOES COME TO BE IT WILL LIGHT. E-NE WIND
10-15KT THRU THE NIGHT AND THEN SE BY SUNDAY PM. MVFR CIGS WILL BE SLOW
TO LIFT...NOT UNTIL AFTER 18Z SUNDAY.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 235 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-071945- 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- 235 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 /135 PM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE PASSES OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. AS A RESULT...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL CONTINUE INTO MID SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE PASSES OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S AND WIND CHILL VALUES WILL REACH THE 20S EARLY SUNDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. THERE MAY BE ENOUGH CLEARING MONDAY MORNING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN TO RESULT IN SOME LIGHT FROST. .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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 223 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-258-062130- 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-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 223 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 /123 PM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012/ ...CHILLY TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS FALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BUT PARTICULARLY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S UNDER CLOUDY SKIES. BETWEEN LIGHT RAIN AND NORTHEAST WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS COULD BE AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY. UNDER CLOUDY SKIES...HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL ONLY MAKE IT INTO THE UPPER 40S AND 50S. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT...AND SKIES WILL CLEAR SUNDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S OVER PORTIONS OF LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO...AND GAINES...DAWSON AND BORDEN COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BUNDLE UP IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 235 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-258-071200- 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-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 235 PM CDT SAT OCT 6 2012 /135 PM MDT SAT OCT 6 2012/ ...CHILLY TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS FALL WILL OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...BUT PARTICULARLY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S UNDER CLOUDY SKIES. BETWEEN LIGHT RAIN AND NORTHEAST WINDS...WIND CHILL READINGS COULD BE AS LOW AS 30 DEGREES AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY. UNDER CLOUDY SKIES...HIGH TEMPERATURES SUNDAY WILL ONLY MAKE IT INTO THE UPPER 40S AND 50S. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT...AND SKIES WILL CLEAR SUNDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 30S OVER PORTIONS OF LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO...AND GAINES...DAWSON AND BORDEN COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS. FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BUNDLE UP IF PLANNING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES... ESPECIALLY TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained northeast winds of 40-55 mph, and gusts to 60 mph, occurred in Guadalupe Pass for several hours behind a strong cold front.
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