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WWUS74 KMAF 090053
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
553 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-091115-
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/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.260109T0600Z-260109T1900Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, QUEEN,
AND PINE SPRINGS
553 PM MST THU JAN 8 2026 /653 PM CST THU JAN 8 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/
THIS EVENING TO NOON MST /1 PM CST/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS EVENING TO NOON MST /1
PM CST/ FRIDAY.
* 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...
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.
R HLUCHAN
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