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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 3:21 AM CDT for Loving County, Ward County, Winkler County, Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2012, 3:21 AM CDT (08:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Loving County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 786 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2412 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
752 WWUS74 KMAF 190821 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 321 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT THROUGH MONDAY... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU... BIG BEND...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS TODAY. .SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LOW THAT IS SLOWLY MOVING EASTWARD INTO THE AREA. WINDS HAVE BEEN THE STRONGEST IN GUADALUPE PASS WHERE GUSTS OVER 70 MPH HAVE OCCURRED. ELSEWHERE IN THE MOUNTAINS GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE IN THE PLAINS AS WELL WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. A PACIFIC FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH TODAY INCREASING WINDS AGAIN AND PROLONGING THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO WEST TEXAS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-192030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120320T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 321 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /221 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS ABOVE 6000 FT. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERE TURBULENCE CREATED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL RESULT IN TURBULENCE IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ADVERSELY AFFECTING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. HIKING IS NOT ADVISED. * WINDS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 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. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ057>060-067-080-081-192030- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.120319T1500Z-120320T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... MONAHANS...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 321 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /221 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-192030- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.120319T1000Z-120320T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 221 AM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS. 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
028 WWUS74 KMAF 191917 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 217 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT THROUGH MID EVENING TODAY... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE MARFA PLATEAU... BIG BEND...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT IN ADVANCE OF A STRONG UPPER LOW HAS BROUGHT BOUTS OF VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THE LAST FEW DAYS AND CONTINUES TO BE CONCERN INTO THE EVENING. STRONGER WINDS HAVE BEEN SLOW TO MATERIALIZE TODAY HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A WINDOW FOR THE WINDS TO INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY IN THE FAVORED PASSES AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES. IN THE PLAINS WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST OVER 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-200030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120320T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 217 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /117 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH MID EVENING. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS. SEVERE TURBULENCE CREATED BY MOUNTAIN WAVES WILL RESULT IN TURBULENCE IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS ADVERSELY AFFECTING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. HIKING IS NOT ADVISED. * WINDS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH IN THE FAVORED PASSES AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES.. 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-TXZ057>060-067-080-081-200000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... MONAHANS...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 217 PM CDT MON MAR 19 2012 /117 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * TIMING...REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS. 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. && $$ NMZ028-200000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120320T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 117 PM MDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...REST OF THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 10:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 53 min |
| Mar 18, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Ward, Winkler | 61 min |
| Mar 18, 11:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Winkler | 63 min |
| Mar 18, 11:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 1:41 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Martin | 64 min |
| Mar 19, 2:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Scurry | 66 min |
| Mar 19, 2:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 39 min |
| Mar 19, 3:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland, Upton | 56 min |
| Mar 19, 3:46 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Midland | 29 min |
| Mar 19, 4:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 61 min |
| Mar 19, 4:47 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard | 3 hr |
| Mar 19, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell | 53 min |
| Mar 19, 5:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 3 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.