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WWUS74 KMAF 170040
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
640 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-171500-
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/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0001.261017T0900Z-261017T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINE SPRINGS, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
PARK, AND QUEEN
640 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026 /740 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/
TONIGHT , ESPECIALLY GUADALUPE PASS...
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ TO 9 AM
MDT /10 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, ESPECIALLY GUADALUPE PASS,
NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE
FREEZE WARNING, SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 28 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT /1 AM CDT/
TONIGHT. FOR THE FREEZE WARNING, FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ TO 9 AM
MDT /10 AM CDT/ SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES LIKE CAMPERS, VANS, AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. FROST AND FREEZE
CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND
POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PLUMBING.
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.
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
NMZ029-033-TXZ277-171500-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0001.261017T0900Z-261017T1500Z/
NORTHERN LEA-CENTRAL LEA-DAVIS MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HOBBS, LOVINGTON, TATUM, AND FORT DAVIS
640 PM MDT FRI OCT 16 2026 /740 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026/
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ TO 9 AM
MDT /10 AM CDT/ SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 28 EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN NEW MEXICO, CENTRAL LEA AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTIES. IN
TEXAS, DAVIS MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM MDT /4 AM CDT/ TO 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS, OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND POSSIBLY DAMAGE UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR
PLUMBING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE STEPS NOW TO PROTECT TENDER PLANTS FROM THE COLD.
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