Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2011, 2:29 PM CST for 17 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2011, 2:29 PM CST (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2011, 4:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2011, 5:26 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, 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, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 3131 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 286 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
442 WWUS74 KMAF 082029 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 229 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING NEAR THE AREA HAS CAUSED STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY AND WEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. MEANWHILE AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...PARTICULARLY GUADALUPE PASS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO AROUND 1 MILE. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 229 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 /129 PM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... * TIMING: THROUGH TONIGHT * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY EVENING MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING STATE HWY 118 NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-091200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.110209T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 229 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 /129 PM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: EARLY TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO AROUND 1 MILE LOCALLY IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON EAST AND WEST BOUND ROADWAYS MAY HAVE TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. THIS ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
839 WWUS74 KMAF 082136 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 336 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN TONIGHT... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING NEAR THE AREA HAS CAUSED STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY AND WEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. MEANWHILE AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SURGE THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... PARTICULARLY GUADALUPE PASS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH IN BOTH MOUNTAIN RANGES WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THE WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES LOCALLY TO AROUND 1 MILE. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 336 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 /236 PM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS BY EARLY EVENING MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME TRAVELING STATE HWY 118 NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-091200- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.110208T2200Z-110209T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 336 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 /236 PM MST TUE FEB 8 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LOWERED TO AROUND 1 MILE LOCALLY IN BLOWING DUST... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE TRAVELING ON EAST AND WEST BOUND ROADWAYS MAY HAVE TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL. THIS ALONG WITH LOWERED VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN PLACES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
660 WWUS74 KMAF 091126 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 526 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS CANCELLED... .WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT BARRELLED THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-091230- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 526 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 /426 AM MST WED FEB 9 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT BARRELLED THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-091230- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110209T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 526 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 /426 AM MST WED FEB 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT BARRELLED THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TUESDAY NIGHT. $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2:55 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Glasscock, Howard, Martin and 3 more | 14 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Texas, 2011Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2011Every wind advisory 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.