High winds resulted in Guadalupe Pass behind a strong cold front.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
High winds resulted in Guadalupe Pass behind a strong cold front.
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 11, 1:40 PM MST, 1 hour 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
240 PM CST Wed Feb 11 2015
.DISCUSSION...
Currently, a cold front is pushing through the area with gusty north
to northeast winds. High winds are expected in the Guadalupe
Mountains so a High Wind Warning is in effect there through
tonight. Strong winds are expected in the Davis and Apache
Mountains as well as Van Horn and the Highway 54 Corridor so a Wind
Advisory is in effect there from this evening through tonight. An
upper level trough is moving southward over New Mexico. Increased
lift associated with this trough and the front will allow for rain
to develop beginning across southeast New Mexico and spreading south
and east into the evening hours. As the cold air pushes south, there
will likely be a rain/snow mix in the higher elevations of the
Davis/Apache Mountains beginning at 12z Thursday. The rain may
change completely over to snow just before 15z in the higher
elevations as temperatures cool to just below freezing. Soundings
indicate temperatures will warm to above freezing around 18z so
expect rain after that time. Expect accumulations to be around an
inch in some locations with higher amounts possible. Debated on
issuing a Winter Weather Advisory for this area but decided to hold
off for now due to temperatures not being below freezing for very
long. The rain is expected to move out of the area by Thursday
evening. High temperatures for Thursday will be below normal as
the surface high will be over the area. Models show this trough/low
being cut off from the upper flow and meandering toward the
southwest on Thursday.
An upper trough will be over the east coast and Great Lakes area on
Friday and upper ridging over the west conus with the cut off low
moving near the coast of Mexico. Temperatures are expected to warm
up on Friday despite a wind shift to the northeast during the
afternoon hours. Even further warming is expected on Saturday as a
surface trough develops across the area. Moisture from the upper
low moves across the area on Sunday providing an increase in cloud
cover and an increased chance of rain. Temperatures will cool to
near normal on Sunday. The cut off low will move back toward the
east as an upper trough swings southeastward from the Pacific
Northwest. This will cause the low to combine with the upper trough
and allow for rain chances into early next week. Temperatures will
warm back up on Monday as elevated west winds with a nearby surface
trough contribute to downslope warming despite the precipitation and
cloud cover. Lapse rates will be sufficient for thunderstorms to
develop Monday afternoon. The upper trough will begin to move over
the region on Tuesday with a cold front moving into the area
sometime Tuesday as well. Went cooler than model guidance since 850
mb temperatures were on the cool side. Precipitation chances will
continue across the area on Tuesday due to the front and trough.
Temperatures Tuesday night will be well below freezing so
precipitation will likely be in the form of snow. Models show the
precipitation moving out of the area by Wednesday with below normal
temperatures expected for Wednesday.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ANDREWS TX 34 51 33 65 / 20 10 0 0
BIG SPRING TX 35 52 33 66 / 20 10 0 0
CARLSBAD NM 34 52 32 66 / 40 10 0 0
DRYDEN TX 46 57 40 64 / 40 50 0 0
FORT STOCKTON TX 37 47 36 65 / 30 60 0 0
GUADALUPE PASS TX 31 47 32 61 / 50 10 0 0
HOBBS NM 32 51 31 65 / 30 10 0 0
MARFA TX 35 44 26 60 / 70 70 0 0
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 36 51 33 66 / 20 10 0 0
ODESSA TX 36 51 33 65 / 30 10 0 0
WINK TX 37 50 34 66 / 30 10 0 0
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING until 5 AM MST Thursday FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING until 5 AM MST Thursday FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES... Guadalupe Mountains.
WIND ADVISORY from 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Thursday FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Davis/Apache Mountains Area...Marfa
Plateau...Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor.
&&
67/80HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 224 PM CST WED FEB 11 2015 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-122030- 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- 224 PM CST WED FEB 11 2015 /124 PM MST WED FEB 11 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH SUSTAINED WILL AFFECT GUADALUPE PASS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL AFFECT THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND MARFA PLATEAU TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGEOVER TO SNOW ON THURSDAY MORNING IN THE DAVIS AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS, AND OVER THE MARFA PLATEAU. AROUND AN INCH OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS THURSDAY MORNING. .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 245 PM CST WED FEB 11 2015 TXZ074-080-121030- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...MARFA 245 PM CST WED FEB 11 2015 ...SNOW POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS THURSDAY MORNING... COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER SOUTHWARD INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RIVER EARLY THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHWARD FROM NEW MEXICO INTO NORTHERN MEXICO OVERNIGHT. IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS AND CHINATI MOUNTAINS, AND OVER THE MARFA PLATEAU. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING, SO AROUND AN INCH OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
An extensive period of sustained northeast winds of 40 to 48 mph occurred through Guadalupe Pass behind a strong cold front.
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