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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
225 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN AS IS TRACKS
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES. STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS A
SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO TIGHTEN MONDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-121100-
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GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
125 PM MDT SUN MAY 11 2008

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

EXPECT INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS MONDAY AFTERNOON TO BE
35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH
GUADALUPE PASS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HIGH WINDS.
MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY WANT
TO PLAN ALTERNATE ROUTES.

AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY.

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