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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 28, 2006Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 28, 2006, 1:48 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 29, 2006, 3:45 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2006, 1:48 PM MST (20:48 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2006, 3:45 AM MST
Expired
Nov 29, 2006, 2:26 PM MST
In force
11 hr
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 20:32 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 12:00Z, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2006-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2006-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1602 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 282048
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
248 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2006

...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG DAMAGING WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING...

...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000
FEET WEDNESDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE SLOWLY FROM THE
ROCKIES TONIGHT TO THE PLAINS BY LATE WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH WIND
GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS AND ON EXPOSED
RIDGES TONIGHT...AND CONTINUING WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY
EVENING. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS 
AND THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY IN THIS
PATTERN. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THURSDAY. WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS THURSDAY.

NMZ027-TXZ258-291100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-061130T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
148 PM MST TUE NOV 28 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR...WITH GUSTS OVER 80
MPH POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

THESE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR MOTORISTS
TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND GUADALUPE PASS.
MOTORISTS PLANNING ON DRIVING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
OR DELAY TRAVEL PLANS. 

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.

$$

NMZ028-291100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.061129T1500Z-061130T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
148 PM MST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 
30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AFTER LUNCH TIME WEDNESDAY
THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THEY WILL THEN BEGIN TO DROP OFF AROUND
SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TXZ074-291100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0027.061129T1500Z-061130T0300Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
248 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE 
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY...MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 291045
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
445 AM CST WED NOV 29 2006

...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TODAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE
VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR ABOVE 5500 FEET...AND ALL OF THE 
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
THE FOUR CORNERS AREA TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED STRONG
WINDS... WITH WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 85 MPH THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
PASS AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND THE EDDY
COUNTY PLAINS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY IN THIS PATTERN. SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS
AREA.

NMZ027-TXZ258-292100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-061130T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
345 AM MST WED NOV 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WILL OCCUR...WITH GUSTS NEAR 85
MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY.

THESE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND GUADALUPE
PASS. MOTORISTS PLANNING ON DRIVING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION
OR DELAY TRAVEL PLANS.

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.

$$

TXZ074-292100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0027.061129T1500Z-061130T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.061129T1500Z-061130T0000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
445 AM CST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY ABOVE 5500 FEET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TXZ057-292100-
/O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.061129T1500Z-061130T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN
445 AM CST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE VAN
HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR TODAY. THEY WILL THEN BEGIN TO DROP OFF
AROUND SUNSET.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NMZ028-292100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.061129T1500Z-061129T2100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
345 AM MST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY
PLAINS BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DROP
OFF MID-AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 292126
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
326 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY 
THIS EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELED FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54
CORRIDOR ABOVE 5500 FEET...

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED FOR EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED 
STRONG WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 
OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA 
ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND 
THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED
FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THE WIND 
ADVISORY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS HAS EXPIRED.  

TXZ057-074-292230-
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061130T0000Z/
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE
326 PM CST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THE 
REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. 

$$

NMZ028-292230-
/O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-061129T2100Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP
226 PM MST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-300300-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0045.000000T0000Z-061130T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
226 PM MST WED NOV 29 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. 

THESE WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR
MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND GUADALUPE
PASS. MOTORISTS PLANNING ON DRIVING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

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.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 1:48 PM MSTHigh Wind WatchMAF14 hr

Nearby

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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.