Strong southwest to west mid level winds at the base of a passing upper trough resulted in an extended period of high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.
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Strong southwest to west mid level winds at the base of a passing upper trough resulted in an extended period of high winds in the Guadalupe 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 Dec 4, 1:27 PM MST, 33 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
227 PM CST Wed Dec 4 2013
.DISCUSSION...
Today looks like our last warm day for a while before Arctic air
moves in tomorrow and stays around for much of the next week.
Strong winds over the Guadalupe Mountains continue this afternoon
with some locations still gusting over 55 mph. Will keep the High
Wind Warning going through this evening when the strong winds should
begin to diminish. Winds have also picked up across northern Eddy
and Lea counties so have opted to include them in a short fused Wind
Advisory ending this evening.
This afternoons warm temperatures will soon be a distant memory as
we await a strong cold front set to arrive tonight. The Arctic front
is currently sitting across the Big Country and southern TX
Panhandle as diurnal effects have stalled it. The front will get
a strong push later tonight and should move through most of the
Permian Basin by sunrise Thursday. Temperatures will fall quickly
into the 30s behind the front with even some locations staying in
the 20s tomorrow afternoon across the far northern Permian Basin
and western Low Rolling Plains. At the same time, precipitation
will begin to break out across with area within moderate
isentropic lift. Temperatures will be cold enough for freezing
rain and possibly some sleet over northern parts of the Permian
Basin. With confidence increasing in the frozen precipitation,
will issue a winter weather advisory for the northern Permian
Basin and western Low Rolling Plains until Friday morning. These
areas could see ice accumulations up to 1/4" by Thursday
afternoon; then mix with sleet and snow Thursday night and Friday
morning. More counties will likely be added to the advisory
overnight as freezing temperatures will be delayed until Thursday
afternoon and night further south and west. Models indicate more
precipitation will develop over the area Thursday night as the
cold air deepens. This may cause major travel problems by Friday
morning especially across the Permian Basin where the heaviest
sleet and freezing rain is expected. We could also see an inch or
so of snow from Lamesa over to Snyder. Precip should end by mid
morning Friday leaving behind very chilly temperatures and cloudy
skies. Temperatures then nosedive into the teens and 20s by
Saturday morning with areas north of the Pecos River likely not
making it above freezing during the day. There could also be some
freezing drizzle across the Permian Basin Saturday and Saturday
night as the low levels of the atmosphere saturates.
We try to warm a bit Sunday, but am very skeptical of the guidance
as the Arctic air makes it all the way to the Gulf coast. Will stay
below guidance for now and keep high temperatures mostly in the 40s
and 50s.
Yet another shot of Arctic air will arrive Monday with well below
normal temperatures expected into next week.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ANDREWS TX 34 36 21 31 / 10 60 60 10
BIG SPRING TX 33 35 22 30 / 20 60 70 10
CARLSBAD NM 51 52 29 39 / 10 40 50 0
DRYDEN TX 55 62 36 42 / 10 30 40 10
FORT STOCKTON TX 46 48 29 38 / 10 50 50 10
GUADALUPE PASS TX 46 49 30 36 / 10 50 40 0
HOBBS NM 40 40 21 32 / 10 50 50 0
MARFA TX 46 61 33 47 / 10 50 40 10
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 33 34 23 32 / 20 60 60 10
ODESSA TX 36 37 23 33 / 10 60 60 10
WINK TX 45 47 26 38 / 10 50 50 10
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING until 8 PM MST this evening FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 5 AM Thursday to 5 AM MST Friday
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Northern Lea County.
WIND ADVISORY until 8 PM MST this evening FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... Eddy County Plains...Northern Lea County.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING until 8 PM MST this evening FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY from 6 AM Thursday to 6 AM CST Friday
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Borden...Dawson...Gaines...
Howard...Martin...Mitchell...Scurry.
&&
72/29HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 225 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-052030- 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- 225 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /125 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS INTO THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF LEA AND EDDY COUNTY THROUGH SUNSET... A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .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 256 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-051100- 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- 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...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 256 PM CST WED DEC 4 2013 /156 PM MST WED DEC 4 2013/ ...RETURN OF WINTER WEATHER TO WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT... UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL TURN SHARPLY COLDER LATE TONIGHT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER ARCTIC COLD FRONT. HIGHS THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE 20S IN THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN TO 70S ALONG THE RIO GRANDE. TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH BY THURSDAY MORNING FOR A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST... WITH LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN MIXING WITH FREEZING PRECIPITATION DURING THE AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY NIGHT THE MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... AND WESTWARD TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION TOTALS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE PECOS RIVER... ALONG WITH SLEET AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO ONE INCH FOR THE THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. A FEW LOCATIONS COULD SEE SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING... BUT WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING AS ROADS BECOME ICY.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong southwest to west winds occurred in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeast New Mexico.
Strong southwest to west winds occurred in the Guadalupe Mountains in southeast New Mexico.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, December 2013
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: 481850, 481851.