Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2005
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 23, 2005, 3:05 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 23, 2005, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 23 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2005, 3:05 AM MDT (09:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 23, 2005, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Nov 15, 2005, 3:00 AM MST
- In force
- 23 days
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMAF 230905 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 405 AM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...VERY STRONG TO SEVERE NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED IN MOUNTAIN PASSES LATER TODAY... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG THIS FRONT WILL BE ENHANCED AS THE COLD AND SHALLOW AIRMASS ENCOUNTERS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS THROUGH MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 3O TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-231715- /X.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0005.051023T1800Z-051024T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 405 AM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 /305 AM MDT SUN OCT 23 2005/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. VERY STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS BY MID AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 40 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. 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. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE... ESPECIALLY THOSE MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 231735 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1235 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 ...VERY STRONG TO SEVERE NORTHEASTERLY AND EASTERLY WINDS EXPECTED IN MOUNTAIN PASSES THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG THIS FRONT WILL BE ENHANCED AS THE COLD AND SHALLOW AIRMASS ENCOUNTERS THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS THROUGH MANY MOUNTAIN PASSES. NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS OF 3O TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-240600- /X.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0005.051023T1800Z-051024T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1235 PM CDT SUN OCT 23 2005 /1135 AM MDT SUN OCT 23 2005/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ MONDAY. VERY STRONG TO SEVERE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY TO EASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE... ESPECIALLY THOSE MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 151000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 400 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO... ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR AREAS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO NORTH OF A VAN HORN...PECOS... TO BIG LAKE LINE... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE TRANS PECOS REGION... .A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT. STRONG WINDS HAVE ALSO DEVELOPED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND A COLD DRY AIR MASS IN THE WAKE OF THIS COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO THE COLDEST READINGS THIS SEASON ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. THERE EXISTS A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON TONIGHT ACROSS THAT PORTION OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO GENERALLY NORTH OF A VAN HORN...PECOS...TO BIG LAKE LINE. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-151800- /O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0001.051116T0000Z-051117T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.051116T0000Z-051116T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.051115T1000Z-051116T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 400 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 /300 AM MST TUE NOV 15 2005/ ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTH WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON IS POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A CHILLY AUTUMN AIRMASS...CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WIND AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AND SUB-FREEZING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ TXZ057-151800- /O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0001.051116T0000Z-051117T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.051116T0000Z-051116T1400Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 400 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE SEASON IS POSSIBLE FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS A CHILLY AUTUMN AIRMASS...CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WIND AND DRIER AIR BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AND SUB-FREEZING OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ TXZ258-151800- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.051115T1600Z-051117T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-051116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 300 AM MST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA... THE WIND ACROSS THE GUADALUPES WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST BUT REMAIN VERY WINDY THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A NORTH WIND OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING INTO TONIGHT. 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. $$ NMZ027-151800- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-051116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN 300 AM MST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE OCCURRING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND CAN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA... THE WIND ACROSS THE GUADALUPES WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST BUT REMAIN VERY WINDY THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO TONIGHT. A NORTH WIND OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING INTO TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ TXZ075-082-151800- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.051115T1000Z-051116T0000Z/ PECOS-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT STOCKTON...SANDERSON 400 AM CST TUE NOV 15 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY NORTHS WIND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER WILL BE POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2005High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2005Every high wind warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.