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WWUS74 KMAF 061806
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1106 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-070515-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0002.260108T0600Z-260109T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINE SPRINGS, QUEEN, AND GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
1106 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2026 /1206 PM CST TUE JAN 6 2026/
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING 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. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT
EXTREME TURBULENCE, OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS IF FLYING IN THE
NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
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.
R HLUCHAN
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