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NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1045 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-231200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0010.260323T0500Z-260323T1200Z/
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
1045 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026 /1145 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/
MONDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED, ESPECIALLY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO, ESPECIALLY GUADALUPE PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...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.
DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS OR FIND ANOTHER ROUTE, IF
POSSIBLE.
NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-273-274-230600-
/O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-260323T0600Z/
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-EASTERN
CULBERSON-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KERMIT, BIG SPRING, TATUM, GARDEN CITY,
PECOS, RANKIN, CARLSBAD, CRANE, MIDLAND, SNYDER, GAIL, MONAHANS,
LAMESA, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, MENTONE, JAL, MCCAMEY, ODESSA, COLORADO
CITY, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, SEMINOLE, EUNICE, ANDREWS, STANTON,
ARTESIA, AND BIG LAKE
1045 PM MDT SUN MAR 22 2026 /1145 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026/
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM
CDT/ TONIGHT...
* WHAT...VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN
TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/ TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO ZERO, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHERE BARE FIELDS EXIST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY
INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. BE READY FOR A SUDDEN DROP IN
VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST OR BLOWING
SAND ON THE ROADWAY OR SEE IT APPROACHING, PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR
AS POSSIBLE AND PUT YOUR VEHICLE IN PARK. TURN THE LIGHTS ALL THE
WAY OFF AND KEEP FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. REMEMBER, 'PULL ASIDE,
STAY ALIVE'.
SLOW DOWN, USE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS, AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE
BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER VEHICLES.
DEBERRY
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