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High Wind Warning 36, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 14, 2007Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 14, 2007, 4:12 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 14, 2007, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 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 14, 2007, 4:12 AM MST (11:12 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 14, 2007, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 14, 2007, 11:00 PM MST
In force
15 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 11:18 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, 11.2 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 2007-12-14Temperature 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 2007-12-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 139 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
2368 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
139 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
171 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 141112
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
512 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007

...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND BRING
WITH IT INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-141915-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0023.071214T1500Z-071215T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0036.071214T1500Z-071215T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
512 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 /412 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT...
...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 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH
IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. EXPECT WINDS TO BEGIN
INCREASING AROUND 9AM CST/8AM MST AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THEY
COULD STAY SOMEWHAT ELEVATED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IF
THE WINDS DO REMAIN STRONGER ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...A
PORTION OF THE WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED.

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.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 142017
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
217 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007

...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND THIS
EVENING WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AS ASSOCIATED JET STREAM PASSES
NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60
TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071215T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
217 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 /117 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000
FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE
STRONGEST BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THEY COULD STAY SOMEWHAT ELEVATED ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IF THE WINDS DO REMAIN STRONGER ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...A PORTION OF THE WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED.

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 150014
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
614 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007

...WEST WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...
...DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS THIS
EVENING AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING WEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE AS ASSOCIATED JET STREAM PASSES NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH
ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

A COOL AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG
ACROSS THE PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. 

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071215T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
614 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 /514 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000
FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE
STRONGEST BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THEY COULD STAY SOMEWHAT ELEVATED ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. IF THE WINDS DO REMAIN STRONGER ACROSS THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...A PORTION OF THE WARNING MAY BE EXTENDED.

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.

$$

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-150900-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FG.Y.0012.071215T0014Z-071215T0900Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-
DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-
GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...
BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...
CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
614 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 /514 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2007/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/
SATURDAY. 

COOL AND MOIST AIR NEAR THE SURFACE ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS HAS LED
TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE FOG ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND
WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER
MILE OR LESS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. 

IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF BRAKING DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD OR LOCALIZED FOG
REDUCES VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 150445
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1045 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007

...GUSTY WEST WINDS THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS...
...DENSE FOG EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS...

.AS AN UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...
GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST
TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
AND ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

A COOL AND MOIST AIRMASS WILL PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF DENSE
FOG ACROSS THE PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING AND INTO THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY.

NMZ029-033-034-TXZ061-068>070-150545-
/O.CAN.KMAF.FG.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071215T0900Z/
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-ECTOR-
CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...
JAL...ODESSA...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE
1045 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 /945 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2007/

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY. 

INCREASING SURFACE WINDS ALONG WITH AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL PREVENT DENSE FOG FORMATION OVERNIGHT.

$$

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071215T0600Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
1045 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007 /945 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2007/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM
MST/ TONIGHT...

WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000
FEET IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER
MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER THEY COULD STAY GUSTY ACROSS 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.

$$

TXZ045>048-050>053-062-063-150900-
/O.CON.KMAF.FG.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071215T0900Z/
GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...
ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MIDLAND...
GARDEN CITY
1045 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2007

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY...

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST SATURDAY. 

COOL AND MOIST AIR NEAR THE SURFACE ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL
CONTINUE DENSE FOG ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS. VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON
SATURDAY.

IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE
PLENTY OF BRAKING DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIDESPREAD OR LOCALIZED FOG
REDUCES VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS.

$$

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2007High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

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.