Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2011
High Wind Watch 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Mar 24, 2011, 2:03 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 25, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2011, 2:03 AM MDT (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2011, 2:57 AM MDT
- In force
- 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 08:07 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, 8.1 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
- 6169 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 WWUS74 KMAF 240803 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 303 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEMS PASS BY TO THE NORTH. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. NMZ027-TXZ258-242000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0020.110324T1900Z-110325T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0013.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 203 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
704 WWUS74 KMAF 241928 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 228 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN POSSIBLE AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS A COUPLE OF UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. NMZ027-TXZ258-250330- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110325T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0013.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 128 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
516 WWUS74 KMAF 250241 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 941 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...THEREFORE HAVE CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND RESULT IN INCREASED WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPES FRIDAY. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. NMZ027-TXZ258-251200- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-110325T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0013.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 841 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * TIMING: FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
989 WWUS74 KMAF 250857 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 357 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BEFORE MIDDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BY EARLY EVENING THESE WINDS SHOULD DECOUPLE AND BEGIN TO DECREASE. NMZ027-TXZ258-252200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0013.110325T1800Z-110326T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0021.110325T1600Z-110326T0200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 257 AM MDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: LATE MORNING TO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2:03 AM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 19 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 56 min |
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.