High winds occurred during the pre-dawn hours of the 21st in the Guadalupe Mountains behind a departing mid-level trough.
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High winds occurred during the pre-dawn hours of the 21st in the Guadalupe Mountains behind a departing mid-level trough.
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 Nov 21, 1:40 AM CST, 3 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 140 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 136 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 - Rain chances return Saturday and Sunday. Areas west of Midland/Odessa see PoPs of 10-40% and to the east 40-60%. - A strong cold front brings near to below average temperatures to the area by Thanksgiving. && .SHORT TERM... (Today through Saturday afternoon) Issued at 136 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 Cooler temperatures settle in behind an upper-level low tracking northeast through the Great Plains. Highs Friday warm into the mid 60s to mid 70s across the region. With the departing upper trough, surface high pressure develops over the central Plains, sending another cold front into our area Friday night. Temperatures Friday night cool into the mid 30s to mid 40s. Saturday, the front slows down and becomes stalled within the southern portions of our region. Low (10-20%) rain chances accompany the stalled front over the Lower Trans Pecos Saturday afternoon. Saturday's highs again rise into the mid 60s to mid 70s. Flow aloft transitions from zonal to southwesterly ahead of another upper low approaching off the coast of Baja California. More details on this system's impacts in the long term discussion. && .LONG TERM... (Saturday night through Thursday) Issued at 136 AM CST Fri Nov 21 2025 A large upper low moves in from the Pacific late Saturday night and gradually moves into the Desert Southwest. Moisture pools across central and west Texas as low level southeast flow develops on Sunday. The proximity of the low and the increased moisture will lead to better rain chances Saturday night through Sunday. The best chances will be across the eastern Permian Basin and tapering off to the west. By Monday, the upper low moves into the Great Plains and begins to move to the northeast. A cold front is ushered into the region by late Tuesday and temperatures tumble below normal with many areas in the 30s and highs on Wednesday struggling to reach 60F in most locations. This frontal passage will be dry. Beyond the rain chances this weekend, the long term forecast remains dry. Though Thanksgiving is a week away, the ensembles are beginning to show what looks to be like a near normal late November day for West Texas and southeast New Mexico. Highs in the 60s with lows in the 30s and 40s. -Stickney && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1114 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025 VFR conditions prevail and winds generally become light overnight. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 72 42 69 51 / 0 0 10 40 Carlsbad 69 38 66 50 / 0 0 0 40 Dryden 78 51 73 58 / 0 0 20 40 Fort Stockton 73 45 73 56 / 0 0 10 30 Guadalupe Pass 57 42 59 47 / 0 0 0 40 Hobbs 67 37 66 47 / 0 0 10 40 Marfa 66 37 70 44 / 0 0 10 30 Midland Intl Airport 69 43 69 53 / 0 0 10 30 Odessa 69 43 69 53 / 0 0 10 30 Wink 69 39 70 53 / 0 0 10 30 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. NM...None. && SHORT TERM...95 LONG TERM....93 AVIATION...95
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1047 PM CST Thu Nov 20 2025
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0340 PM Non-Tstm Wnd Gst Pine Springs 31.89N 104.81W
11/20/2025 M58 MPH Culberson TX Mesonet
The West Texas Mesonet station 60 Pine
Springs GMNP measured a 58mph wind gust.
&&The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The West Texas Mesonet station 60 Pine Springs GMNP measured intermittent high wind gusts, including a 62 mph gust.
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