Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 9, 2011, 8:37 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 11 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
- Jan 9, 2011, 8:37 PM MST (03:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
- In force
- 11 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 03:39 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, 3.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3352 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
741 WWUS74 KMAF 100337 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 937 PM CST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN GUADALUPE PASS AND OTHER GAPS AND PASSES IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE DEVELOPING TONIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN UNITED STATES. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...AND COLD AIR DAMMING UP AGAINST THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL RESULT IN EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER FUNNELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ258-101200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0001.110110T0337Z-110110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0001.110111T0600Z-110111T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 837 PM MST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST MONDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING: THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THEN AGAIN LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING * WINDS: WEST 35 TO 45 GUSTING TO 65 MPH THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NMZ027-101200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0001.110110T0337Z-110110T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN 837 PM MST SUN JAN 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING: TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
886 WWUS74 KMAF 101035 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 435 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STRONG WESTERLY THIS MORNING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN GUADALUPE PASS AND OTHER GAPS AND PASSES IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WAS RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...AND COLD AIR DAMMING UP AGAINST THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL RESULT IN EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER FUNNELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ258-102015- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0001.110111T0600Z-110111T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 335 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING: THROUGH MID MORNING. LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NMZ027-101500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN 335 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING: THROUGH MID MORNING. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ047-048-053-101500- /O.NEW.KMAF.FG.Y.0001.110110T1035Z-110110T1500Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...COLORADO CITY 435 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. FOG HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND A COLD FRONT WHICH LIE ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. * VISIBILITY: 1/4 AT TIMES. * IMPACTS: POOR VISIBILITIES RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FOG REDUCES VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. && $$
859 WWUS74 KMAF 101151 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 551 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...STRONG WESTERLY THIS MORNING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE IN GUADALUPE PASS AND OTHER GAPS AND PASSES IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WAS RESULTING IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY MORNING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. A STRONG ARCTIC FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...AND COLD AIR DAMMING UP AGAINST THE HIGHER TERRAIN...WILL RESULT IN EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER FUNNELING THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ047-048-053-101300- /O.CAN.KMAF.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...COLORADO CITY 551 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. ONLY PATCHY LIGHT FOG IS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TXZ258-102000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0001.110111T0600Z-110111T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 451 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING PROPER CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ NMZ027-101500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110110T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...QUEEN 451 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WINDS: WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 3:35 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Borden, Mitchell, Scurry | 76 min |
| Jan 10, 2:14 PM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 21 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2011High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
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.