453  
WWUS74 KMAF 220544  
NPWMAF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
1144 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-240500-  
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.260423T1800Z-260424T0500Z/  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE  
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINE SPRINGS, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS  
NATIONAL PARK, AND QUEEN  
1144 PM MDT TUE APR 21 2026 /1244 AM CDT WED APR 22 2026/  
 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
THURSDAY EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.  
 
* WHEN...FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES LIKE CAMPERS, VANS, AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. SEVERE  
TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING  
LIGHT AIRCRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
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.  
 
USE CAUTION IF FLYING LOW NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AS SEVERE TURBULENCE IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
 
 
 
 
DEBERRY  
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