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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 14, 2012, 5:00 AM CST for 14 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 14, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2012, 5:00 AM CST (11:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:59 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 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 27 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
- 1897 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
664 WWUS74 KMAF 141100 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 500 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOR FRIDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR REEVES COUNTY...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MARFA PLATEAU AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND STOCKTON PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TODAY. A STRONG BAND OF MID LEVEL WINDS WILL MOVE OVER WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...LEADING TO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS NEARLY AS STRONG WILL ALSO AFFECT MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...REEVES AND CULBERSON COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS ALONG WITH THE MARFA PLATEAU. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS DUE TO THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY LOWER VISIBILITIES IN MANY OF THESE AREAS. SLIGHTLY LESSER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND STOCKTON PLATEAU TODAY. NMZ028-029-033-TXZ057-142200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0018.121214T1500Z-121215T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0037.121214T1500Z-121215T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...VAN HORN 500 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 /400 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND MID MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS NEAR OPEN FIELDS. 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. && $$ TXZ058-080-142200- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0037.121214T1500Z-121215T0300Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MARFA 500 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND MID MORNING...PERSISTING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-142200- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0037.121214T1200Z-121216T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 500 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 /400 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT. WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AND ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WILL HAVE TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL... SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DAMAGE LIGHTWEIGHT OR EXPOSED STRUCTURES SUCH AS CARPORTS AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 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. && $$ NMZ034-TXZ045>047-050>052-059>062-067>069-075-142200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.121214T1800Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA... GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...FORT STOCKTON 500 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 /400 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS PARTICULARLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
362 WWUS74 KMAF 141946 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 146 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR REEVES COUNTY...THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...MARFA PLATEAU AND MOST OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND STOCKTON PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG BAND OF MID LEVEL WINDS OVER WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...LEADING TO SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 80 MPH IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. WINDS NEARLY AS STRONG ALSO AFFECTING MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...REEVES AND CULBERSON COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS ALONG WITH THE MARFA PLATEAU THROUGH SUNSET. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS IN THESE AREAS DUE TO THE WINDS...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING BLOWING DUST WILL LIKELY LOWER VISIBILITIES IN MANY OF THESE AREAS. SLIGHTLY LESSER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND STOCKTON PLATEAU THROUGH SUNSET AS WELL. WINDS WILL STAY ABOVE HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA FOR THE MOUNTAIN REGIONS OVERNIGHT AND SATURDAY. NMZ028-029-033-TXZ057-058-080-150300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121215T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...VAN HORN... PECOS...MARFA 146 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 /1246 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...MAY EXPERIENCE CONTROL PROBLEMS...PARTICULARLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1 MILE OR LESS NEAR OPEN FIELDS. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-150400- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-121216T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 146 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 /1246 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY... * EVENT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS OF 70 MPH IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT. WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 80 MPH IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AND ON NORTH/SOUTH ROADS WILL HAVE TROUBLE MAINTAINING CONTROL... SEVERE TURBULENCE IN AND AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY DAMAGE LIGHTWEIGHT OR EXPOSED STRUCTURES SUCH AS CARPORTS AND FENCES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ034-TXZ045>047-050>052-059>062-067>069-075-150000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUNICE...JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA... GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...FORT STOCKTON 146 PM CST FRI DEC 14 2012 /1246 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS PARTICULARLY IN LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. EXTENSIVE BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED WITH THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 4:44 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry | 31 min |
| Dec 14, 5:10 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 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.