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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1213 AM CST THU FEB 7 2008

.UPDATE...
OUR COOPERATIVE OBSERVER AT MOUNT LOCKE/MCDONALD OBSERVATORY HAS
REPORTED STRONG WINDS OVER THE PAST HOUR. A REVIEW OF OBSERVATIONS
AT MOUNT LOCKE INDICATE SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS NEAR 40 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. NAM/WRF 700 MB WIND CHARTS INDICATE
SPEEDS OF 35-40 KNOTS CONTINUING OVER THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. WE HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET UNTIL 4 AM CST.
WILL ALSO UPDATE TEXT PRODUCTS SHORTLY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1059 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008/ 

AVIATION...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS AREA ROUTES THROUGH SUNRISE
BEFORE VEERING TO THE NORTHWEST DURING THE MORNING HOURS. THAT WILL
BE SHORT LIVED AS WINDS WILL BACK TO THE SOUTHWEST DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER THE SOUTHERN HIGH
PLAINS. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN UP AT KCNM AND KFST FOR A FEW
HOURS...ELSEWHERE SPEEDS SHOULD STAY BELOW 12 KNOTS BEFORE INCREASING
AGAIN BY MID MORNING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TO 4 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING 
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA.


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