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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2012, 1:27 PM CDT for 14 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 2, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 1, 2012, 1:27 PM CDT (18:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2012, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden 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, Scurry County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 38 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
- 3235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 0 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
476 WWUS74 KMAF 011827 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 127 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU... AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND NEARBY PLAINS DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-021100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0021.120401T2000Z-120403T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1227 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT MONDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WIND. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-067-074-080-021100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.120402T1600Z-120403T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...MARFA 127 PM CDT SUN APR 1 2012 /1227 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM BLOWING DUST MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
723 WWUS74 KMAF 020820 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 320 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU... AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL RESULT IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY. THESE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND NEARBY PLAINS DURING THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-022200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 220 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WIND. * TIMING...TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-067-074-080-022200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.120402T1600Z-120403T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...MARFA 320 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012 /220 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM BLOWING DUST MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
140 WWUS74 KMAF 021737 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1237 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU...MOST ALL OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .THE APPROACH OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW IS RESULTING IN INCREASING WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE OCCURRING. THESE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS WILL SPREAD SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND PLAINS BY MID AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE LOW DEEPENS TO THE NORTH. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING. NMZ027-TXZ258-030000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1137 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WIND. * TIMING...TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-051>053-061>063-030000- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY 1237 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM BLOWING DUST MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-067-074-080-030000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120403T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...MARFA 1237 PM CDT MON APR 2 2012 /1137 AM MDT MON APR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. LOCAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS FROM BLOWING DUST MAY DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 3:59 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 39 hr | |
| Apr 1, 4:24 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard and 7 more | 21 hr |
| Apr 1, 1:10 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more | 30 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Texas, 2012Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2012Every wind advisory 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.