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WWUS74 KMAF 270605
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1205 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-272100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.260327T0800Z-260328T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.260327T0900Z-260328T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,
AND PINE SPRINGS
1205 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /105 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/
FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY,
VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
FRIDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ FRIDAY
TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO ZERO, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHERE BARE FIELDS EXIST. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES LIKE CAMPERS, VANS, AND
TRACTOR TRAILERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING
IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES
SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL IN THESE AREAS UNTIL THE
WINDS SUBSIDE.
NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
272>279-272100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.260327T0800Z-260328T0200Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.260327T0800Z-260328T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-
WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-
TERRELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-REEVES
COUNTY PLAINS-CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-
DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF TATUM, BIG LAKE, PANTHER JUNCTION, GARDEN
CITY, CARLSBAD, MENTONE, ANDREWS, MCCAMEY, MONAHANS, ALPINE,
EUNICE, BIG SPRING, RANKIN, ODESSA, MARATHON, MIDLAND, DRYDEN,
STANTON, MARFA, SANDERSON, VAN HORN, CRANE, JAL, LOVINGTON,
SNYDER, COLORADO CITY, FORT DAVIS, HOBBS, SEMINOLE, LAMESA, GAIL,
KERMIT, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, ARTESIA, PECOS, FORT STOCKTON,
AND CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
1205 AM MDT FRI MAR 27 2026 /105 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026/
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/
FRIDAY...
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE TO
THREE MILES IN BLOWING DUST EXPECTED. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY,
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN
TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO ZERO, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHERE BARE FIELDS EXIST. GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE
STEERING WHEEL.
TXZ280-272100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.260327T0800Z-260328T0200Z/
CHISOS BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK AND CHISOS BASIN
105 AM CDT FRI MAR 27 2026
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE TO
THREE MILES IN BLOWING DUST EXPECTED. FOR THE WIND ADVISORY,
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHISOS BASIN.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE
STEERING WHEEL.
LOPEZ
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