HIGH WIND WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 306 PM CST MON DEC 07 2009
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...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY
MORNING. SUSTAINED WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH
GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ACROSS THE MARFA AREA AND GUSTS OF 65 TO 75
MPH FOR THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. PATCHY
BLOWING DUST MAY BRING LOCALIZED REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY
NEAR RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY
EARLY TUESDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR
TRAILERS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR
OBJECTS AND FURNITURE.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
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