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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 10, 2012, 5:11 AM CST for Gaines County, Loving County, Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 10, 2012, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 10, 2012, 5:11 AM CST (11:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 10, 2012, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:11 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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2804 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
816 WWUS74 KMAF 101111 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 511 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... .STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. BEGINNING THIS MORNING...THE STRONGEST WIND SPEEDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THEN MIX TO LOWER ELEVATIONS BY THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH... WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 TO 75 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE A BIT TONIGHT BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS AND THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TODAY FOR THE NEARBY PLAINS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-101915- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0032.121110T1200Z-121112T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 511 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 /411 AM MST SAT NOV 10 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR TO 60 TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. 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. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-057>059-101915- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.121110T1200Z-121111T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE 511 AM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 /411 AM MST SAT NOV 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...TODAY * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
408 WWUS74 KMAF 102045 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT REST OF TODAY FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...MOST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND A GOOD PART OF THE TRANS PECOS FOR EARLY MONDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRAN PECOS FOR EARLY MONDAY MORNING... .STRONG SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 TO 75 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY LATE TONIGHT HOWEVER SPEEDS SHOULD STILL MEET HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE NEARBY PLAINS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS THEN DECREASE TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. LIGHT WINDS...DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES SUNDAY NIGHT WILL PROVIDE EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE TRANS PECOS REGIONS. THIS WILL RESULT IN SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE LOW 20S TO NEAR 30 EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST FREEZE THIS FALL FOR SEVERAL LOCATIONS. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-110000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.121112T1000Z-121112T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-121111T2100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 245 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 /145 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST /2 PM MST/ SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. A HARD FREEZE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR TO 60 TO 75 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 20 TO 29 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD PREPARE FOR STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. HIKERS MAY BE AFFECTED BY HIGH WINDS ON WEST FACING SLOPES AND ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE... OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM BEING KILLED. && $$ NMZ028-034-TXZ057>059-110000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.121112T1000Z-121112T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121111T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...EUNICE...JAL...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE 245 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 /145 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY. * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY REST OF AFTERNOON. A HARD FREEZE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TODAY. THE HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 23 TO 31 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM BEING KILLED. && $$ TXZ046>048-050>053-060>063-080-110000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.121112T1000Z-121112T1400Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-WINKLER-ECTOR- MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MARFA 245 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY. * EVENT...A HARD FREEZE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 24 TO 29 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM BEING KILLED. && $$ TXZ067>070-075-110000- /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.121112T1000Z-121112T1400Z/ WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 245 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM CST MONDAY. * EVENT...FREEZE EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THE FREEZE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ TO 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...RANGING FROM 30 TO 32 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES MONDAY MORNING WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT SENSITIVE VEGETATION FROM BEING KILLED. && $$ NMZ029-033-TXZ045-110000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-121111T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE 245 PM CST SAT NOV 10 2012 /145 PM MST SAT NOV 10 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WIND ADVISORY. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...GUSTY WIND MAY RESULT IN BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITY. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2:45 PM CST | Freeze Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock and 11 more | 41 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.