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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT for 15 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2011, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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, Scurry County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 2548 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -158 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1302 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
231 WWUS74 KMAF 232000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 300 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TUESDAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS SPREADING OVER THE REGION WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-241100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110524T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.110524T1500Z-110525T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 200 PM MDT MON MAY 23 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...TODAY AND TUESDAY. * WINDS...THROUGH THIS EVENING...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. TUESDAY...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-074-241100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.110524T1800Z-110525T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 300 PM CDT MON MAY 23 2011 /200 PM MDT MON MAY 23 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT...NOON MDT TO 7 PM CDT...6 PM MDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
074 WWUS74 KMAF 240855 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 355 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... .A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS TODAY. STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS SPREADING OVER THE REGION WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS TODAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-242030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.110524T1500Z-110525T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 255 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067-068-074-242030- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.110524T1500Z-110525T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 355 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 /255 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
204 WWUS74 KMAF 241426 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 926 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL IMPACT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM LOCATED OVER THE GREAT BASIN EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PLAINS LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ON THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS...AND WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND PORTIONS OF THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>059-074-250000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.110524T1500Z-110525T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0003.110524T1500Z-110525T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.HW.W.0040.110524T1500Z-110525T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 926 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 /826 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011/ ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...AND LOVING COUNTY...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 10 PM CDT...OR 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7 PM CDT...OR 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN A FEW POWER LINES. 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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.110524T1500Z-110525T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 826 AM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-067-068-250000- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0003.110524T1500Z-110525T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.110524T1500Z-110525T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE 926 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$
400 WWUS74 KMAF 242010 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 310 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... .A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG WINDS ON THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE AT TIMES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE VAN HORN CORRIDOR... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057>059-074-250300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110525T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110525T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 310 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 /210 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS THIS STRONG COULD DOWN A FEW POWER LINES. 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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-250300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-110525T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 210 PM MDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. 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. MOTORISTS PLANNING TRAVEL ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY WANT TO CONSIDER ALTERNATE ROUTES. && $$ TXZ045>048-050>053-060>063-067-068-250000- /O.CON.KMAF.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110525T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-110525T0000Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE 310 PM CDT TUE MAY 24 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. * TIMING...THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY LOCALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN OR PLOWED FIELDS. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 56 min |
| May 22, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 25 min |
| May 23, 2:50 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 37 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.