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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 20, 2012, 4:40 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 20, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 20, 2012, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Loving County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Ward County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 1826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
457
WWUS74 KMAF 200940
NPWMAF
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
440 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012
...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...
MARFA PLATEAU...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND
REGION...STOCKTON PLATEAU AND LOWER TRANS PECOS TODAY...
.A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE OVER
THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND PERMIAN BASIN TODAY. A TIGHTENING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS MIXING DOWN TO THE
SURFACE FROM ALOFT TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED IN
THE AREAS INCLUDED IN THE WIND ADVISORY.
NMZ028-TXZ057>059-067-074-075-079>082-202030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.120320T1700Z-120321T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WARD-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...
RED BLUFF LAKE...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...
PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON
440 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /340 AM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012/
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...
* EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS.
* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OVER 55 MPH POSSIBLE.
* 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.
&&
$$2 follow-up statements
001 WWUS74 KMAF 201919 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 219 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... MARFA PLATEAU...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...BIG BEND REGION...STOCKTON PLATEAU AND LOWER TRANS PECOS FOR THE REST OF TODAY... .A LARGE UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER WEST TEXAS AND AN ASSOCIATED TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS COMBINED TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. NMZ028-TXZ057>059-067-074-075-079>082-210000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON... PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 219 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /119 PM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...CROSSWINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
687 WWUS74 KMAF 202348 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 648 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR A LARGE PART OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM... .A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR LUBBOCK EARLY THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT...BUT WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING...THE STRONGER WINDS WILL NOT MIX TO THE SURFACE. NMZ028-TXZ057>059-067-074-075-079>082-210100- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON... PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 648 PM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 /548 PM MDT TUE MAR 20 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... OVERNIGHT...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...THOUGH EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH. $$ 05
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 5:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 14 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:15 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 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.