Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2011, 3:56 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 6, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 38 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
- Apr 6, 2011, 3:56 AM MDT (09:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 38 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 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
- 5625 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
680 WWUS74 KMAF 060956 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 456 AM CDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL TRANSLATE ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY...AND INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-062200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0015.110406T1200Z-110408T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.110406T1200Z-110408T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 356 AM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: TODAY AND TONIGHT...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THURSDAY...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
093 WWUS74 KMAF 061902 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 202 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-070300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 102 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THURSDAY...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
157 WWUS74 KMAF 070300 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1000 PM CDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL MIX INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS CAUSING HIGH WINDS. THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-071100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110408T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 900 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THURSDAY... * WINDS: TONIGHT...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THURSDAY...SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
312 WWUS74 KMAF 071047 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 547 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO SPREADING ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NMZ027-TXZ258-072200- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 447 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057-058-074-072200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.110407T1500Z-110408T0200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS 547 AM CDT THU APR 7 2011 /447 AM MDT THU APR 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT...OR 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CDT...OR 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
531 WWUS74 KMAF 072015 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 315 PM CDT THU APR 7 2011 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... .SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY IN RESPONSE TO DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA PANHANDLES...AND STRONGER SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ALOFT MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO SPREADING ACROSS THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NMZ027-TXZ258-080200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 215 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057-058-074-080200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110408T0200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS 315 PM CDT THU APR 7 2011 /215 PM MDT THU APR 7 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:55 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 63 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.