Alert archive / New Mexico / Wind Advisories in 2008
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2008, 3:40 AM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 21, 2008, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2008, 3:40 AM MDT (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2008, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2008, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 6185 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -50 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMAF 210940 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 440 AM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL LOW AND DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS NEW MEXICO WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE PLAINS OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY... WITH WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ACROSS THE PLAINS OF EDDY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-212100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0033.080521T1700Z-080522T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0042.080521T1700Z-080522T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0034.080522T1700Z-080523T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 340 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH FOR TODAY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. SIMILAR HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 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. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-212100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.080521T1700Z-080522T0200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 340 AM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PLAINS OF EDDY COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KMAF 211917 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 217 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS PARTS OF THE SOUTHEAST PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TO THE WEST AND AN AREA OF ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NEW MEXICO FAVORS INCREASED WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ACROSS THE PLAINS OF EDDY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-220215- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0034.080522T1700Z-080523T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 117 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.... ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED LOCATIONS LIKE PASSES AND ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. SIMILAR HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND THROUGH PASSES. $$ NMZ028-029-220200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 117 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PLAINS OF EDDY COUNTY AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL DECREASE DURING THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. $$
000 WWUS74 KMAF 220225 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 925 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW TO THE WEST AND AN AREA OF ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NEW MEXICO FAVORS A RETURN OF HIGH WINDS ON THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ027-TXZ258-221100- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0034.080522T1700Z-080523T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 825 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY....ESPECIALLY IN FAVORED LOCATIONS LIKE PASSES AND ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS AND THROUGH PASSES. 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. $$ NMZ028-029-220330- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080522T0200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM 825 PM MDT WED MAY 21 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 3:40 AM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 23 hr |
| May 21, 3:40 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 16 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.