A deepening upper level trough caused high winds to develop in the higher elevations of the Guadalupe Mountains.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
A deepening upper level trough caused high winds to develop in the higher elevations of 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 Feb 2, 10:34 PM CST, 4 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1034 PM CST Sun Feb 2 2020
.DISCUSSION...
See aviation discussion below.
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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions to prevail overnight with mostly southerly winds
less than 12kts. Clouds will increase becoming BKN120 as early as
18Z at FST/PEQ. SW winds will increase 15-23kts sustained between
18Z-24Z.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring 48 72 46 46 / 0 0 10 20
Carlsbad 44 69 42 42 / 0 0 10 40
Dryden 48 73 49 70 / 10 10 30 0
Fort Stockton 49 72 48 61 / 10 10 10 10
Guadalupe Pass 42 58 39 39 / 0 10 10 50
Hobbs 41 68 41 41 / 0 0 10 50
Marfa 35 66 38 59 / 10 20 10 10
Midland Intl Airport 46 72 45 45 / 0 0 10 20
Odessa 47 71 45 45 / 0 0 10 20
Wink 43 72 43 54 / 0 10 10 20
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.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...High Wind Watch from 5 AM MST Monday through late Monday night
for Eddy County Plains.
High Wind Warning until 6 AM MST Tuesday for Guadalupe Mountains
of Eddy County.
TX...High Wind Watch from 6 AM CST Monday through Tuesday morning for
Eastern Culberson County.
High Wind Warning until 6 AM MST Tuesday for Guadalupe Mountains
Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.
&&Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 219 PM CST Sun Feb 2 2020 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-032030- 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-Loving-Winkler- Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 219 PM CST Sun Feb 2 2020 /119 PM MST Sun Feb 2 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Guadalupe Mountains beginning tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday A High Wind Warning continues for the Guadalupe Mountains through Monday night. A High Wind Watch is in effect for Eddy County and eastern Culberson County Monday through Monday night. There is a chance of winter weather for much of the area Tuesday through Wednesday. .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... https://weather.gov/midland
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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