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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2010, 4:28 AM CDT for 18 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2010, 4:28 AM CDT (09:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 25, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 3480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
021 WWUS74 KMAF 250928 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 428 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... DELAWARE MOUNTAINS... AND EDDY COUNTY PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND THE CENTRAL PLAINS STATES TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH... AND HAVE BEGUN TO BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS. IN ADDITION WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN... TRANS PECOS... AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO. NMZ028-TXZ057-252200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0019.101025T1600Z-101026T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0030.101025T0928Z-101026T0600Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN 428 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /328 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ACROSS THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS OF CULBERSON COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS EDDY COUNTY. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-252200- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-101026T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 428 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /328 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH HAVE BEGUN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. THESE SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS... IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ON HIGHWAY 62 180 MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-252200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.101025T0928Z-101026T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 428 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /328 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN... TRANS PECOS... AND LEA COUNTY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
104 WWUS74 KMAF 252005 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 305 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 ...HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... DAVIS MOUNTAINS... DELAWARE MOUNTAINS...AND EDDY COUNTY PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND U.S. PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS AT THE THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH HAS RESULTED IN STRONG WINDS OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND VAN HORN AREA THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS WHERE GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS AND LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-074-258-260600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-101026T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...VAN HORN... ALPINE...PINE SPRINGS 305 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /205 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL PERSIST IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THESE HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING PRIOR TO MIDNIGHT. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BEFORE DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS... IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ON HIGHWAY 62 180 MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-260000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101026T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 305 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010 /205 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS AND LEA COUNTY. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DECREASE SHORTLY BEFORE SUNSET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 6:07 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Loving, Midland, Pecos, Terrell and 3 more | 13 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.