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NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1205 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
TXZ271-171730-
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GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINE SPRINGS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
NATIONAL PARK
1205 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026 /1105 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED. FOR THE HIGH WIND WATCH, NORTHEAST
WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. FOR THE HIGH WIND
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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. GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
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.
DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS OR FIND ANOTHER ROUTE, IF
POSSIBLE.
USE CAUTION IF FLYING LOW NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AS SEVERE TURBULENCE IS
POSSIBLE.
MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES.
NMZ027-TXZ270-171730-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
PARK
1105 PM MDT THU APR 16 2026
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN NEW MEXICO, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY. IN
TEXAS, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MDT 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.
DELAY TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS OR FIND ANOTHER ROUTE, IF
POSSIBLE.
USE CAUTION IF FLYING LOW NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AS SEVERE TURBULENCE IS
POSSIBLE.
R HLUCHAN
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