WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY ASAN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. STRONG WINDS WILL BE INTERMITTENT TONIGHT, BUT WILL BECOME MORE CONSISTENT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS FOR HIGH WINDS TO PERSIST IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. IN ADDITION, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE PASS. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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.