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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 23, 2007, 3:24 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 24, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2007, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2007, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2007, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 820 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -206 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1281 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMAF 232024 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 324 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 ...STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTY WINDS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WILL INCREASE WINDS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. AT LOWER ELEVATIONS... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TUESDAY MORNING...WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TUESDAY EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVE AWAY FROM THE AREA. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO LATE TUESDAY NIGHT WILL RESULT IN A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-241200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0024.070423T2100Z-070425T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 324 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 /224 PM MDT MON APR 23 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPES. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS...AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY ON U.S. 62.180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...ARE URGED TO 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. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-241200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.070424T1500Z-070425T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS 324 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 /224 PM MDT MON APR 23 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS AND THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS. IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS WILL RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... PARTICULARLY DOWNWIND OF PLOWED FIELDS AND BARREN AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH- SOUTH ROADS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 240906 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 406 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... WITH GUSTY WINDS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS... THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY... BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH THIS EVENING. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS... THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS MORNING... WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-242100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070425T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 406 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 /306 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPES. EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THESE AREAS... ESPECIALLY TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS... AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY ON U.S. 62.180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS... ARE URGED TO 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. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-242100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.070424T1500Z-070425T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS 406 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 /306 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS... THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGIONS OF WEST TEXAS. IN ADDITION... THESE WINDS WILL RAISE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST... PARTICULARLY DOWNWIND OF PLOWED FIELDS AND BARREN AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 241947 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 247 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 ...VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WITH GUSTY WINDS LIKELY OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICAN PLAINS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE WESTERN HIGH PLAINS THIS EVENING...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THROUGH MID EVENING. AN INTENSE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS OF WEST TEXAS. ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID TUESDAY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH.. WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-250300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-070425T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 247 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 /147 PM MDT TUE APR 24 2007/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WIND GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE WILL BE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPES. ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH MID EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THESE AREAS...ESPECIALLY TO MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRACTOR TRAILERS...AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY ON U.S. 62.180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...ARE URGED TO 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. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-050-057>060-067-250300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-070425T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS 247 PM CDT TUE APR 24 2007 /147 PM MDT TUE APR 24 2007/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADWAYS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Apr 23, 3:01 PM CDT, 23 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 3:01 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
.SHORT TERM... VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FOUR CORNERS THIS EVENING WILL TIGHTEN UP MID LEVEL HEIGHT GRADIENTS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. DRYLINE BECOMING ESTABLISHED FROM THE PANHANDLE THROUGH THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN. CAPES RUNNING IN EXCESS OF 2000 EAST OF THE DRYLINE WITH WEAK CAPPING...ACCORDING TO LAPS ANALYSIS. MOISTURE CONTINUING TO SLOWLY MIX OUT RESULTING IN DECREASING INSTABILY...AND CONVERGENCE ON SOUTHERN END OF THE DRYLINE IS WEAK. HIGH CLOUD SHIELD ALSO INHIBITING STRONG SURFACE HEATING. AS A RESULT THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY INITIATING IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...THOUGH COULD STILL SEE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT INSTABILITY AND MODERATE SHEAR ALONG AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE...ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD EXHIBIT SOME ORGANIZATION AND THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS ARE MORE LIKELY OVER THE NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE AREA...INCLUDING SCURRY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES. ONE FLY IN THE OINTMENT IS SHORT WAVE ABOUT THE CROSS THE RIO GRANDE INTO FAR WEST TEXAS. APPEARS FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY IS SHEARING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST...SO EXPECT INFLUENCE TO BE MINIMAL. THIS DISTURBANCE MAY ENHANCE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER NORTHEAST ZONES BY LATE EVENING.
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 2:26 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 226 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-241930- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 226 PM CDT MON APR 23 2007 /126 PM MDT MON APR 23 2007/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS TO CREATE A SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARD THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION AND FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS TO THE PRESIDIO VALLEY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE AREAS THROUGH MID EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH MID EVENING TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR WEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TUESDAY FOR THE ADJACENT PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS AND CULBERSON COUNTY FOR WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONTINUING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TUESDAY. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL BUT TERRELL COUNTY TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:50 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 41 hr | |
| Apr 23, 3:42 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 30 hr |
| Apr 23, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 25 min |
| Apr 23, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 40 min |
| Apr 23, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 65 min |
| Apr 23, 6:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 67 min |
| Apr 23, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 47 min |
| Apr 23, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 64 min |
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.