Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2011, 2:53 AM CDT for 17 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2011, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2011, 3:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties 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), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 6223 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
496 WWUS74 KMAF 040753 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 253 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR EXTREME SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH MID MORNING... .AN UPPER LEVEL JET PASSING NEAR THE AREA AND A STRONG SURFACE LOW TO THE NORTHEAST HAS RESULTED IN STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION...A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST AND REMAIN STRONG FOR A FEW HOURS. WINDS AREA WIDE WILL SUBSIDE BY THIS AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-041600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110404T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 253 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 /153 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH...GUSTS TO 70 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH BY 8 AM MDT THIS MORNING. * 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. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-041500- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.110404T0800Z-110404T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 253 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 /153 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING. * TIMING: THROUGH 10 AM CDT /9AM MDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOCALIZED AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG I-20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
443 WWUS74 KMAF 041501 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1001 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING... TXZ074-041615- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110404T1800Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 1001 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-041615- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110404T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 1001 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 /901 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING. * TIMING: THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING DUE TO DECREASING WINDS ACROSS THE AREA. * WINDS: EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH LATE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-041800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110404T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 901 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY. * WINDS: EAST NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND REMAIN ALERT FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TRUE 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock and 7 more | 14 hr |
| Apr 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry | 28 hr |
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.