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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
405 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING...

.WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT.
WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNRISE
SUNDAY MORNING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-061200-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
305 PM MDT SAT MAY 5 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING...

* EVENT...HIGH WINDS.

* TIMING...SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG
  HIGHWAY 62 180 AND HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS ON WEST
  FACING ASPECTS AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES.  LIGHT AIRCRAFT MAY BE
  AFFECTED BY CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND ARE ADVISED TO GO AROUND
  GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT.  SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.  CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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