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High Wind Warning 30, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 24, 2011, 4:13 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 24, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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 24, 2011, 4:13 AM MDT (10:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 24, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 11:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 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 10:12 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, 10.2 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
- 6173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
970
WWUS74 KMAF 241013
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
513 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY...AND
AGAIN EARLY MONDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WINDS COULD AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...
.STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY TO
PRODUCE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS
MAY SETTLE DOWN IN THE GUADALUPE TONIGHT...BUT WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AGAIN BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...IT APPEARS
THESE STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS
CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NMZ027-TXZ258-242130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0030.110424T1700Z-110425T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0020.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
413 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
MONDAY...WEST 35 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
TUESDAY...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF
CONTROL. 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.
&&
$$
TXZ074-242130-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0020.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
513 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH.
TUESDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY
EXPERIENCE SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. AVIATION INTERESTS
MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF
FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
&&
$$2 follow-up statements
008
WWUS74 KMAF 241758
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1257 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY...AND
AGAIN EARLY MONDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WINDS COULD AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...
.STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY TO
PRODUCE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS
MAY SETTLE DOWN IN THE GUADALUPE TONIGHT...BUT WILL LIKELY IMPACT
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AGAIN BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...IT APPEARS
THESE STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS
CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
NMZ027-TXZ258-250530-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0030.110424T1757Z-110425T0200Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0020.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
1157 AM MDT SUN APR 24 2011
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING UNTIL THIS EVENING.
AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH.
MONDAY...WEST 35 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
TUESDAY...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE
SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF
CONTROL. 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.
&&
$$
TXZ074-250530-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.A.0020.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
1257 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...
* TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS...MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH.
TUESDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY
EXPERIENCE SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH COULD
RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. AVIATION INTERESTS
MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME
TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF
FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
&&
$$088 WWUS74 KMAF 242015 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 315 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND AGAIN EARLY MONDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH WINDS COULD AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY... .STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MID LEVEL WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT TODAY TO PRODUCE GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY SETTLE DOWN IN THE GUADALUPES TONIGHT...BUT WILL LIKELY BE ON THE INCREASE BEGINNING EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...IT APPEARS THESE STRONGER MID LEVEL WINDS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS IS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-251000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0020.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0031.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-110425T0500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 215 PM MDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THIS EVENING AND AGAIN MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. MONDAY...WEST 35 TO 50 WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. TUESDAY...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. 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. && $$ TXZ074-251000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0020.110425T1200Z-110427T1200Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 315 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TUESDAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND...WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:15 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 4 days |
| Apr 24, 2:15 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Loving | 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.