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WWUS74 KMAF 261916
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
116 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-270330-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0007.260327T0900Z-260328T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0011.260327T0900Z-260328T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.260327T1400Z-260328T0200Z/
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
116 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2026 /216 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ FRIDAY TO 6
AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY,
VISIBILITY BETWEEN ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ FRIDAY
TO 6 AM MDT /7 AM CDT/ SATURDAY. FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY,
FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO ZERO, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHERE BARE FIELDS EXIST. 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.
NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
272>279-270330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0004.260327T1400Z-260328T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.260327T1400Z-260328T0200Z/
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-
TERRELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-REEVES
COUNTY PLAINS-CHINATI MOUNTAINS-MARFA PLATEAU-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-
DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ALPINE, SNYDER, BIG LAKE, VAN HORN,
MENTONE, MARFA, FORT DAVIS, GAIL, LAMESA, CRANE, PECOS, EUNICE,
MCCAMEY, GARDEN CITY, ARTESIA, ODESSA, COLORADO CITY, BIG BEND
NATIONAL PARK, BIG SPRING, JAL, RANKIN, STANTON, TATUM, FORT
STOCKTON, MARATHON, LOVINGTON, HOBBS, KERMIT, MONAHANS, CARLSBAD
CAVERNS NP, ANDREWS, DRYDEN, MIDLAND, CARLSBAD, SANDERSON,
SEMINOLE, AND PANTHER JUNCTION
116 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2026 /216 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026/
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM
MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9
PM CDT/ FRIDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY, VISIBILITY BETWEEN
ONE-QUARTER AND ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST EXPECTED. FOR THE WIND
ADVISORY, NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN
TEXAS.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY.
BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO ZERO, ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHERE BARE FIELDS EXIST. GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND
UNSECURED OBJECTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE
STEERING WHEEL.
TXZ280-270330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.260327T1400Z-260328T0200Z/
CHISOS BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CHISOS BASIN AND BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK
216 PM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...CHISOS BASIN.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE
STEERING WHEEL.
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