A large upper trough passed over the area and resulted in high winds across portions of West Texas.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
A large upper trough passed over the area and resulted in high winds across portions of West Texas.
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 Jan 28, 9:56 AM MST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1056 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013
.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...
WINDS ARE MIXING TO THE SURFACE AND INCREASING TO AROUND 15-20KTS
SUSTAINED AT MAF/FST AND WILL OCCUR SHORTLY AFTER 18Z FOR THE WRN
TAF SITES. 15-20KTS WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SW THRU THE DAY
AND THEN DECREASE WHILE TURNING S OR STAYING SW THRU 04Z-06Z. AS
A PACIFIC COLD FRONT MOVES THRU WINDS WILL TURN BACK TO THE SW-W
BY 12Z AND INCREASE TO AROUND 20KTS AFTER 15Z. WINDS WILL INCREASE
FURTHER AFTER 18Z.
&&
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 400 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013/
DISCUSSION...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS SHOWING THE UPPER TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE
GREAT BASIN THIS MORNING. WINDS YESTERDAY BRIEFLY REACHED HIGH
WIND WARNING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND TODAY WINDS SHOULD
BE STRONG WITH THE TROUGH APPROACHING SO HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. MODELS ALSO
CONTINUE TO SHOW STRONG WINDS EXPANDING SOUTH TOMORROW AND HAVE
CONTINUED THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THOSE AREAS WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AS THE TROUGH AXIS PASSES OVER. ALSO OF
CONCERN IS ALL MODELS SHOWING 850MB WINDS OF 40 TO 50KTS ACROSS
MUCH OF THE AREA TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE SOME CLOUDS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE TROUGH WHICH MAY INHIBIT LOW LEVEL MIXING SOME...THOUGH
THE CLOUDS WILL LIKELY BE MID LEVEL ALTOCUMULUS AND NOT A CIRRUS
STRATUS SHIELD. THE LATTER TENDS TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD THAN THE
FORMER AND THOUGH HIGHER TENDS TO INHIBIT MIXING BETTER SO AN
ALTOCU DECK MAY PROVIDE ENOUGH BREAKS FOR ELEVATED WINDS TO MIX TO
THE SURFACE. THAT WOULD MEAN AT LEAST A LARGE WIND ADVISORY AREA
TOMORROW EAST OF THE CURRENT WATCH AND POSSIBLY AN EASTWARD
EXTENSION OF THE STRONG WINDS INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS OF
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE TRANS PECOS.
WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS TODAY WILL COOL TO MORE SEASONAL LEVELS
TOMORROW AS THE TROUGH BRINGS A PACIFIC FRONT TOMORROW MORNING.
IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING TROUGH AN UPPER RIDGE WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE WEST COAST AND REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH THE REMAINDER
OF THE WEEK. THE RESULTING NORTHWESTERLY UPPER FLOW WILL BRING A
SERIES OF MINOR SHORT WAVE TROUGHS OUT OF CANADA AND INTO THE
CENTRAL PLAINS WITH PERIODIC REINFORCEMENTS OF COOL AIR KEEPING
TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY.
HENNIG
FIRE WEATHER...
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY BUT
MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL BE WELL ABOVE 20 PERCENT.
TOMORROW STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. MINIMUM
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TOMORROW WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER TEENS
DESPITE COOLER TEMPERATURES AS MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE
WEST. FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED CRITICAL
LEVELS THOUGH CONDITIONS MAY WARRANT A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT WHICH
WOULD BE ISSUED TUESDAY MORNING. FAIR TO GOOD RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TOMORROW NIGHT WITH IMPROVED CONDITIONS
WEDNESDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
TX...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
&&HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 314 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-290915- 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- 314 AM CST MON JAN 28 2013 /214 AM MST MON JAN 28 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG WEST WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR TUESDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 40-55 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 70-80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS TUESDAY. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS TUESDAY. SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25-35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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.
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An extended period of strong winds affected the Guadalupe Mountains as a large upper trough moved over the region.
A large upper trough moving over the region resulted in high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.
Strong wind gusts affected portions of West Texas as a large upper trough moved over the region.
Strong winds affected the Davis Mountains as a large upper trough moved over the region.
Strong winds affected the lower elevations of the Guadalupe Mountains as a large upper trough moved over the region.
Sustained winds of 40 mph or greater occurred for several hours as a large upper trough passed over the region.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, January 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: 422265, 422259, 422263, 422267, 422268, 422269.