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WWUS74 KMAF 160917
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
217 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026
NMZ027-028-TXZ270-271-273-162115-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0003.260217T1400Z-260218T0500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
EASTERN CULBERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,
ARTESIA, QUEEN, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, CARLSBAD, AND PINE SPRINGS
217 AM MST MON FEB 16 2026 /317 AM CST MON FEB 16 2026/
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
POSSIBLE IN THE PLAINS. WEST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
75 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO, EDDY COUNTY PLAINS, AND EASTERN CULBERSON.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES LIKE CAMPERS, VANS, AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. BLOWING DUST
CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO ZERO, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE
BARE FIELDS EXIST. SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE
HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
LOPEZ
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