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WWUS74 KMAF 190351
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
851 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-191845-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, PINE SPRINGS, AND GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
851 PM MST WED FEB 18 2026 /951 PM CST WED FEB 18 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST /10 PM CST/
THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, WEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, WEST WINDS 30 TO 50
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 9 PM MST /10 PM CST/
THURSDAY. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY 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. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT
EXTREME TURBULENCE, OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS IF FLYING IN THE
NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
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.
USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
USE CAUTION IF FLYING LOW NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AS SEVERE TURBULENCE IS
POSSIBLE.
R HLUCHAN
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