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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at May 11, 2011, 4:57 AM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 11, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2011, 4:57 AM MDT (10:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2011, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:58 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3567 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 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.
727 WWUS74 KMAF 111057 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 557 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY WHILE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO AFFECT THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ROUNDING THE BASE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL BRING A PERIOD OF HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF LEA COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-120000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110512T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 457 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-TXZ057-120000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0020.110511T1800Z-110512T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...VAN HORN 557 AM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 /457 AM MDT WED MAY 11 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
1 follow-up statement
097 WWUS74 KMAF 111902 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 202 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WHILE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ALSO AFFECT THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... .STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ROUNDING THE BASE OF A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...AND NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF LEA COUNTY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-120000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0036.000000T0000Z-110512T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 102 PM MDT WED MAY 11 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-TXZ057-120000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110512T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...VAN HORN 202 PM CDT WED MAY 11 2011 /102 PM MDT WED MAY 11 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE ROADWAYS AND OTHER VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 1:36 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 54 min |
| May 11, 2:00 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 60 min |
| May 11, 1:55 PM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 14 hr | |
| May 11, 12:40 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 65 min |
| May 11, 3:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 59 min |
| May 11, 6:07 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Reagan | 53 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2011Wind Advisories in Texas, 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.