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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Sep 7, 2012, 2:50 PM CDT for 19 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Sep 7, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2012, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 7, 2012, 10:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2012, 12:23 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 21 counties
Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane 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, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 2975 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
285 WWUS74 KMAF 071950 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 250 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TONIGHT. BEHIND THIS FRONT STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FUNNEL THROUGH THE PASS AND HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. TXZ258-081100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0021.120908T0600Z-120908T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0027.120908T0300Z-120908T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 150 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON MDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...9 PM MDT UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 62 180 AND HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS ON WEST FACING ASPECTS AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES. LIGHT AIRCRAFT MAY BE AFFECTED BY CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND ARE ADVISED TO GO AROUND THE GUADALUPE 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. && $$ NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-081100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0016.120908T0300Z-120908T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON 250 PM CDT FRI SEP 7 2012 /150 PM MDT FRI SEP 7 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SATURDAY. * EVENT...WINDY * TIMING...10 PM CDT/9 PM MDT NORTH UNTIL 1 PM CDT/NOON MDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
740 WWUS74 KMAF 080912 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 412 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES THIS MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS OF WEST TEXAS... ...WIND ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON FOR THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU... ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAD PLUNGED INTO MEXICO THIS MORNING. BEHIND THIS FRONT STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL FUNNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS THIS MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON FOR THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU. ELSEWHERE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS WINDS HAD DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-079-081- 082-081015- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO... BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 412 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012 /312 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAD DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL CRITERIA. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ TXZ258-081800- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 312 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL NOON MDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 62 180 AND HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS ON WEST FACING ASPECTS AND ON EXPOSED RIDGES. LIGHT AIRCRAFT MAY BE AFFECTED BY CLEAR AIR TURBULENCE AND ARE ADVISED TO GO AROUND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-074-080-081800- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...MARFA 412 AM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...UNTIL 1 PM CDT/NOON MDT SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS MAY IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
902 WWUS74 KMAF 081723 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1223 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012 TXZ258-081830- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1123 AM MDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS DECREASED NEAR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL RESULT IN LESSENING NORTHEAST WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TXZ057-074-080-081830- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...MARFA 1223 PM CDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WAS BUILDING INTO THE REGION...WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A WEAKENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 3:59 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Sep 7, 2:50 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | 22 hr | |
| Sep 7, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 50 min |
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.