Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 22, 2012, 1:49 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2012, 1:49 AM MST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2012, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- 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 08:52 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4242 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
492 WWUS74 KMAF 220849 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 249 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TOMORROW... .LOCALIZED HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DECREASE NEAR SUNRISE...BUT WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH WINDS WILL THEN BE POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NEARS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NMZ027-TXZ258-222100- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0011.120222T0900Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0009.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 149 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING...THIS AFTERNOON...AND ALL OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS. * WINDS...TODAY...WEST AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. THURSDAY...WEST AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. 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 HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
734 WWUS74 KMAF 222038 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 238 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TOMORROW... .LOCALIZED HIGH WINDS ARE IMPACTING THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NEARS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NMZ027-TXZ258-230445- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0009.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0012.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 138 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON...AND MOST OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS. * WINDS...THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON...WEST AT 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. THURSDAY...WEST AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
790 WWUS74 KMAF 230029 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 629 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .LOCALIZED HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS A FEW MORE HOURS THIS EVENING AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. SLIGHTLY STRONGER HIGH WINDS WILL OCCUR AS EARLY AS THURSDAY MORNING...AND MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM NEARS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. NMZ027-TXZ258-230200- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0013.120223T0029Z-120223T0200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0012.120223T1200Z-120224T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 529 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS RE-ISSUED THE HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING...AND MOST OF THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRAILERS. TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS MAY AFFECT LIGHT AIRCRAFT. * WINDS...EARLY THIS EVENING WEST AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. THURSDAY...WEST AT 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 65 MPH. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 1:49 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 12 hr |
| Feb 22, 1:35 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 27 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:38 PM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 8 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2012High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
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.