Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Feb 13, 2012, 1:33 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 15, 2012, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2012, 1:33 PM MST (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2012, 12:59 PM MST
- 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 20:37 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 12:00Z, 8.6 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
- 1034 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
077 WWUS74 KMAF 132033 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 233 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ....HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ..AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN HIGHER WIND SPEEDS IN THE MID LEVELS. WEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY...RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AGAIN. NMZ027-TXZ258-140445- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0007.120215T1200Z-120216T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120214T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 133 PM MST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT...HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON...HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH WIND WATCH WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
758 WWUS74 KMAF 140051 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 651 PM CST MON FEB 13 2012 ....HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY... .THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ027-TXZ258-141100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0007.120215T1200Z-120216T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 551 PM MST MON FEB 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...HIGH WIND. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
991 WWUS74 KMAF 141107 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 507 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 ....HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR WEDNESDAY... .THE NEXT UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ027-TXZ258-142130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0007.120215T1200Z-120216T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 407 AM MST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...HIGH WIND. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
065 WWUS74 KMAF 141959 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 159 PM CST TUE FEB 14 2012 ....HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS FOR LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL PASS TO THE NORTH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED JET STREAM WINDS WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. HIGH WINDS MAY START AS EARLY AS AROUND MIDNIGHT. NMZ027-TXZ258-151030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0007.120215T1200Z-120216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0008.120215T0600Z-120215T2100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1259 PM MST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HIGH WIND. * TIMING...LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. MOUNTAINS WAVES NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN EXTREME TURBULENCE. LIGHT AIRCRAFT SHOULD AVOID FLYING AROUND AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 5:54 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 5 hr |
| Feb 13, 7:41 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 4 hr |
| Feb 13, 10:57 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 6 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.