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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 18, 2011Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 18, 2011, 3:39 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 19, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2011, 3:39 AM MDT (09:39 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 19, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 19, 2011, 3:43 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 09:37 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, 9.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2011-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
6260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

777 
WWUS74 KMAF 180939
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
439 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TUESDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR EDDY... CULBERSON... REEVES... AND
THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TUESDAY...

.AS AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION STRONG WESTERLY WINDS
WILL MIX DOWN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TUESDAY.
TUESDAY APPEARS TO BE THE WINDIER DAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT SPREAD
ACROSS THE ADJACENT PLAINS.  IN ADDITION ON TUESDAY THE DAVIS
MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.  THE HIGH WIND
WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS REMAIN IN EFFECT AND A WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY.

NMZ027-TXZ258-182200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0027.110418T1500Z-110419T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
339 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...TODAY AND TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WARNING TODAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
          WARNING TUESDAY...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH...GUSTS TO 70 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ057-058-074-182200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-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...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
439 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011 /339 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT
/9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM
CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH... GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ON NORTH
  TO SOUTH ROADS.

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
729 
WWUS74 KMAF 181938
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
238 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TUESDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EDDY...CULBERSON...
REEVES...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TUESDAY...

.WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH TUESDAY. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AGAIN TUESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING A
PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS THERE THROUGH THE DAY. WESTERLY WINDS ARE
ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO ADVISORY LEVELS ACROSS THE ADJACENT
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS.

NMZ027-TXZ258-191100-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-110419T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
138 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT
TUESDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...AND AGAIN TUESDAY MORNING
  THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WARNING TODAY...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 
  WARNING TUESDAY...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH...GUSTS TO 70 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.

&&

$$

NMZ028-TXZ057-058-074-191100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-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...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
238 PM CDT MON APR 18 2011 /138 PM MDT MON APR 18 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ TUESDAY...

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTS OVER 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY ON 
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
726 
WWUS74 KMAF 190943
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
443 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
TODAY...

.WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP
IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WINDS MAY APPROACH OR BRIEFLY EXCEED WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA IN THE ADJACENT PLAINS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...BUT WINDS
SHOULD NOT BE AS STRONG AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED AND THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

NMZ028-TXZ057-058-074-191045-
/O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-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...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
443 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2011 /343 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL
REMAIN AT 20 TO 30 MPH. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-192015-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.110419T1500Z-110420T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
343 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...GUSTS TO 60 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.

&&

$$

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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.