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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 5, 2007Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 5, 2007, 3:45 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 5, 2007, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2007, 3:45 AM MST (10:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2007, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 5, 2007, 5:00 PM MST
In force
12 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 10:48 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, 10.8 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 00:00Z on 2007-01-05Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2007-01-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 145 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 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 051045
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
445 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
TODAY... 

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING
INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY LATE THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS. 

NMZ027-TXZ258-052100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0001.070105T1500Z-070105T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.070105T1200Z-070106T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
345 AM MST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON.
THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. PERSONS TRAVELING
ON U.S. 62/180 SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE HIGH WINDS.

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.

$$

TXZ074-052100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.070105T1200Z-070106T0000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
445 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE 6000
FEET. PERSONS TRAVELING ON STATE ROUTE 118 SHOULD BE PREPARED TO
ENCOUNTER THESE HIGH WINDS. 

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 052056
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
256 PM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...

.WESTERLY WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND
DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVING INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY EARLY THIS
EVENING...WINDS WILL DECREASE BELOW WARNING LEVELS.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-060000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
256 PM CST FRI JAN 5 2007 /156 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MAINLY ABOVE
6000 FEET AND ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PERSONS TRAVELING ON
STATE ROUTE 118 IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND ON U.S. ROUTE 62/180
THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE
HIGH WINDS.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 060023
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
623 PM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-060130-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
623 PM CST FRI JAN 5 2007 /523 PM MST FRI JAN 5 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WEST WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL
REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE FAVORED AREAS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH 8 PM. AFTER MIDNIGHT EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL POSSIBLE.

$$

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.