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High Wind Warning 35, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 6, 2007Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 6, 2007, 3:36 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 40 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
Dec 6, 2007, 3:36 AM MST (10:36 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2007, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 8, 2007, 3:13 AM MST
In force
40 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 10:34 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, 10.6 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 2007-12-06Temperature 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 2007-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
2831 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 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 061036
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
436 AM CST THU DEC 6 2007

...INCREASING WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE
THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.WESTERLY FLOW IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO
AN INCREASE IN WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING
LATE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM
STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

NMZ027-TXZ258-062100-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0022.071206T1800Z-071208T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0035.071206T1800Z-071208T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
336 AM MST THU DEC 6 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
MST SATURDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM
MST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING THIS MORNING
CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NEED TO
BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE HIGH WINDS AND MAY NEED TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES.  AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE
LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS
IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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.

$$
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 062049
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
249 PM CST THU DEC 6 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT 
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...

.WESTERLY FLOW IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LEAD TO
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

NMZ027-TXZ258-071200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071208T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
149 PM MST THU DEC 6 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...FRIDAY 
AND FRIDAY NIGHT. 

MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NEED TO
BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER THESE HIGH WINDS AND MAY NEED TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES.  AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE
LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS
IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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 071053
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
453 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND
TONIGHT... 

.STRONG WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL LEAD TO CONTINUED VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER
THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

NMZ027-TXZ258-072200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071208T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
353 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING. 

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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 071603
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1003 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE 
DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.STRONG WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM
SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

TXZ074-081200-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071208T1200Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE
1003 AM CST FRI DEC 7 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

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

WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED
TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET 
MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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-TXZ258-081200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071208T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
903 AM MST FRI DEC 7 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH WILL AFFECT
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS MAY WANT TO
CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS IF FLYING IN THE
VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

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 072053
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
253 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT...

.STRONG WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET TONIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-081200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071208T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
253 PM CST FRI DEC 7 2007 /153 PM MST FRI DEC 7 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/
SATURDAY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TONIGHT IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET.

THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET
MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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 081013
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
413 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED...

.WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. WHILE WINDY
CONDITIONS MAY PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 40 MPH
SUSTAINED. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-081115-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-071208T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
413 AM CST SAT DEC 8 2007 /313 AM MST SAT DEC 8 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. THUS...THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS
CANCELLED. 

$$

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.