Alert archive / New Mexico / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 3:40 AM MST for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 3:40 AM MST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:41 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 4704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 WWUS74 KMAF 291040 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 440 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS. .A UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. NMZ027-TXZ258-292200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120301T1800Z-120302T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 340 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-292200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 440 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /340 AM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
839 WWUS74 KMAF 292016 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 216 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE EDDY AND LEA COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THURSDAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THIS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-010430- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120301T1800Z-120302T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 116 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-010430- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL 116 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 5 PM MST THURSDAY. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-010430- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 216 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /116 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 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. && $$
265 WWUS74 KMAF 292044 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 244 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR THE EDDY AND LEA COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THURSDAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. THIS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-011000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120301T1800Z-120302T1200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0011.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 144 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-011000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS 244 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 /144 PM MST WED FEB 29 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. 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. && $$
842 WWUS74 KMAF 011030 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 430 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEA COUNTY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS. THIS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-012200- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0011.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120301T1800Z-120303T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 330 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND...RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. 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. && $$ TXZ074-012200- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 430 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * EVENT...VERY HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...WARNING...6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. ADVISORY...NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. FRIDAY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-012200- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0600Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 430 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012 /330 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-012200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.120301T1800Z-120302T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL 330 AM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. 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. && $$
554 WWUS74 KMAF 012042 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 242 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST/6 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...LEA COUNTY...EDDY COUNTY PLAINS... VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS NEW MEXICO HAS RESULTED IN INCREASED WINDS. WINDS WILL ABATE SOME THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY IN THE PLAINS. THIS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS. TXZ074-020000- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 242 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...TIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE ADVISORY...FROM 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING TIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH. FRIDAY...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ABOVE 6000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 142 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH PASSES WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND... RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. 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. TURBULENCE AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT AIRCRAFT. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-020000- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0100Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS 242 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 /142 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN LOCAL AREAS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
284 WWUS74 KMAF 020119 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 719 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FT... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS THROUGH TOMORROW. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH HIGH WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS FRIDAY. TXZ074-021200- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 719 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...FROM 6 AM FRIDAY MORNING TIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ABOVE 6000 FT. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-020230- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120302T0100Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS 719 PM CST THU MAR 1 2012 /619 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... DUE TO A WEAKENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WINDS HAVE DECREASED IN INTENSITY SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-021200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 619 PM MST THU MAR 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH PASSES WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND... RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. 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. TURBULENCE AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT AIRCRAFT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2:59 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 11 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:40 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 61 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:16 PM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | 14 hr |
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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.