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WWUS74 KMAF 041849
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1249 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2026
NMZ027-TXZ270-271-050730-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0013.260505T1500Z-260506T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0019.260505T1500Z-260506T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, PINE
SPRINGS, AND QUEEN
1249 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2026 /149 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026/
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT
/10 PM CDT/ TUESDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.
* WHEN...FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ TUESDAY.
* 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. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT
EXTREME TURBULENCE, OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS IF FLYING IN THE
NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND
OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
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-TXZ273-050730-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.260505T1600Z-260506T0200Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-EASTERN
CULBERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LOVINGTON, ARTESIA, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP,
CARLSBAD, EUNICE, JAL, HOBBS, AND TATUM
1249 PM MDT MON MAY 4 2026 /149 PM CDT MON MAY 4 2026/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9
PM CDT/ TUESDAY...
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS, AND EASTERN CULBERSON.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM MDT /11 AM CDT/ TO 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ TUESDAY.
* 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.
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.
USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AS BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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