923  
WWUS74 KMAF 191928  
NPWMAF  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX  
1228 PM MST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
TXZ270-200930-  
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0004.250121T0000Z-250121T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KMAF.EC.A.0001.250121T0000Z-250121T1800Z/  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK  
1228 PM MST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...   
..HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED
 
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 16 BELOW POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO COULD  
RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA OR FROSTBITE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.  
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS  
EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND LIMIT TIME  
OUTSIDE IF YOU MUST GO OUT. DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE  
MASK, AND GLOVES.  
 
COVER OUTDOOR FAUCETS. TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING WRAP OR  
DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
BRING PETS INDOORS, OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE WARM, DRY SHELTER.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-274-200930-  
/O.NEW.KMAF.CW.Y.0003.250120T0600Z-250120T1500Z/  
/O.CON.KMAF.EC.A.0001.250121T0000Z-250121T1800Z/  
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-  
REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MIDLAND, ANDREWS, SNYDER, GAIL, JAL,  
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, KERMIT, GARDEN CITY, STANTON, SEMINOLE,  
CRANE, BIG LAKE, FORT STOCKTON, CARLSBAD, MENTONE, TATUM, RANKIN,  
COLORADO CITY, LAMESA, LOVINGTON, BIG SPRING, PECOS, MONAHANS,  
MCCAMEY, ODESSA, ARTESIA, HOBBS, AND EUNICE  
1228 PM MST SUN JAN 19 2025 /128 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025/  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/  
THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY...  
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW  
AS ZERO EXPECTED. FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, DANGEROUSLY COLD  
WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS -5 POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN  
TEXAS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE COLD WEATHER ADVISORY, FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT  
CST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ MONDAY. FOR THE EXTREME  
COLD WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING  
TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND LIMIT TIME  
OUTSIDE IF YOU MUST GO OUT. DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE  
MASK, AND GLOVES.  
 
COVER OUTDOOR FAUCETS. TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING WRAP OR  
DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
BRING PETS INDOORS, OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE WARM, DRY SHELTER.  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 

 
 

 
 
TXZ082-200930-  
/O.NEW.KMAF.CW.Y.0003.250120T0600Z-250120T1500Z/  
TERRELL-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF DRYDEN AND SANDERSON  
128 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 4 ABOVE EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...TERRELL COUNTY.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN  
IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING OUTSIDE. WEAR APPROPRIATE CLOTHING, A  
HAT, AND GLOVES.  
 
BRING PETS INDOORS, OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE WARM, DRY SHELTER.  
 
MAKE SURE OUTDOOR ANIMALS HAVE A WARM, DRY SHELTER, FOOD, AND  
UNFROZEN WATER.  
 

 
 

 
 
NMZ027-TXZ271-200930-  
/O.CON.KMAF.EC.A.0001.250121T0000Z-250121T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0004.250121T0000Z-250121T1200Z/  
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE  
MOUNTAINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINE SPRINGS, QUEEN, AND GUADALUPE  
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK  
1228 PM MST SUN JAN 19 2025 /128 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025/  
 
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...  
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
LATE MONDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS  
LOW AS 13 BELOW POSSIBLE. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, NORTHEAST WINDS  
35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...IN NEW MEXICO, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY. IN  
TEXAS, GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE EXTREME COLD WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
TUESDAY MORNING. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON  
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE  
VEHICLES LIKE CAMPERS, VANS, AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. THE COLD WIND  
CHILLS AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT IN HYPOTHERMIA IF  
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF  
UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED  
PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND LIMIT TIME  
OUTSIDE IF YOU MUST GO OUT. DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE  
MASK, AND GLOVES.  
 
COVER OUTDOOR FAUCETS. TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING WRAP OR  
DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
BRING PETS INDOORS, OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE WARM, DRY SHELTER.  
 
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.  
 
DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS OR FIND ANOTHER ROUTE, IF  
POSSIBLE.  
 

 
 

 
 
TXZ272-273-275>280-200930-  
/O.CON.KMAF.EC.A.0001.250121T0000Z-250121T1800Z/  
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-CHINATI  
MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-  
CENTRAL BREWSTER-CHISOS BASIN-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHISOS BASIN, MARFA, PANTHER JUNCTION,  
BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, MARATHON, ALPINE, FORT DAVIS, AND VAN  
HORN  
128 PM CST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
...EXTREME COLD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH  
TUESDAY MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 6 BELOW POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL BREWSTER AND EASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES, AND  
CHINATI MOUNTAINS, CHISOS BASIN, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS  
FOOTHILLS, MARFA PLATEAU, AND VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  
 
* IMPACTS...THE COLD WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 5 BELOW ZERO COULD RESULT  
IN HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. FROSTBITE AND  
HYPOTHERMIA WILL OCCUR IF UNPROTECTED SKIN IS EXPOSED TO THESE  
TEMPERATURES. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD  
CAUSE RUPTURED WATER PIPES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
REMAIN INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN AND LIMIT TIME  
OUTSIDE IF YOU MUST GO OUT. DRESS IN LAYERS INCLUDING A HAT, FACE  
MASK, AND GLOVES.  
 
COVER OUTDOOR FAUCETS. TO PREVENT WATER PIPES FROM FREEZING WRAP OR  
DRAIN OR ALLOW THEM TO DRIP SLOWLY.  
 
BRING PETS INDOORS, OR ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE WARM, DRY SHELTER.  
 

 
 

 
 
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