An amplifying upper-level trough across the Great Plains resulted in westerly high winds across the higher terrain of the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
An amplifying upper-level trough across the Great Plains resulted in westerly high winds across the higher terrain of the Guadalupe and Delaware 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 27, 2:09 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 209 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 147 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 - A warming trend and dry conditions will commence Saturday lasting through Monday. - A cold front will knock temperatures back to below normal New Years Eve and New Years Day. More dryness indicated. && .SHORT TERM... (This afternoon through Saturday night) Issued at 147 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 Not much to talk about in the short term. A weak cold front will move southeast through west Texas and southeastern New Mexico overnight, with low temperatures in the lower 40s to around 50. This front will not bring much in the way of colder temperatures as highs will range from the mid 50s at higher elevations of the mountains to the 60s and 70s elsewhere. Winds will be gusty at times during the afternoon hours. These winds will diminish around sunset and lows will still be above normal, mainly in the 30s and 40s. No significant weather is expected through Saturday night. && .LONG TERM... (Sunday through Thursday) Issued at 147 PM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 And the beat goes on with no significant weather expected in the long term. Sunday and Monday will be quite warm for late December as temperatures soar into the 70s and 80s each afternoon, with lows Sunday night in the 40s and 50s. But these warm conditions will end Monday night as a stronger cold front passes through the southern high plains. Highs will fall into the 50s and 60s New Years Eve and stay within that range through Thursday. Overnight lows will be quite chilly, with 20s and 30s forecast. We have high (> 90 percent) confidence that there will be no precipitation through Thursday. Not a great start to 2025 and the drought, but it is what it is. Have a great weekend everyone! -bc && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1111 AM CST Fri Dec 27 2024 VFR conditions through 18Z tomorrow. West/southwest winds for all TAF sites, with particularly gusty winds at CNM and HOB this afternoon and tonight. A weak front overnight will shift winds to a more northwesterly direction and increase wind speeds by the end of the TAF period. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 47 68 39 74 / 10 0 0 0 Carlsbad 44 69 38 74 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 49 77 44 78 / 0 0 0 0 Fort Stockton 50 70 45 79 / 0 0 0 0 Guadalupe Pass 41 59 43 64 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 44 65 39 72 / 0 0 0 0 Marfa 40 65 36 71 / 0 0 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 48 68 41 74 / 10 0 0 0 Odessa 49 68 42 73 / 0 0 0 0 Wink 44 70 37 74 / 0 0 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && SHORT TERM...70 LONG TERM....70 AVIATION...13
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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