Alert archive / New Mexico / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2012, 3:20 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2012, 3:20 AM MST (10:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:21 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 6270 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
635 WWUS74 KMAF 021020 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 420 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS. TXZ074-022200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.120303T0000Z-120303T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.120302T1200Z-120303T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 420 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * EVENT...VERY HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...WARNING...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. ADVISORY...6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...TODAY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET. THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ABOVE 6000 FEET. 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 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-022200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 320 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH PASSES WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND... RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TURBULENCE AROUND THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO LIGHT AIRCRAFT. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-022200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.120302T1800Z-120303T0600Z/ 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 420 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 /320 AM MST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS 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...THIS AFTERNOON...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST 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. && $$ 44
2 follow-up statements
880 WWUS74 KMAF 022016 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 216 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST/5 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST/8 PM MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...REEVES COUNTY...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... .AS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN INCREASED NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MID EVENING. LOCAL BLOWING DUSTY WILL BE POSSIBLE. TXZ074-030015- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.120303T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 216 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6000 FT. * TIMING...WARNING...UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. ADVISORY...UNTIL 9 PM CST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...ABOVE 6000 FT WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. THIS EVENING...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-030000- /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 116 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * 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...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-030015- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 216 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 /116 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST/ 8 PM MST. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
001 WWUS74 KMAF 030021 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 621 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST/8 PM MST/ TONIGHT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...REEVES COUNTY...AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS... .AS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA RESULTING IN INCREASED NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH MID EVENING. LOCAL BLOWING DUSTY WILL BE POSSIBLE. NMZ027-TXZ258-030300- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0017.120303T0021Z-120303T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 521 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * 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...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 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. 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. && $$ TXZ074-030300- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120303T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 621 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS ESPECIALLY ABOVE 6000 FT. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-030300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120303T0300Z/ 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 621 PM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 /521 PM MST FRI MAR 2 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST/ 8 PM MST. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. VISIBILITIES REDUCED IN BLOWING DUST. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 3:27 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 17 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New Mexico, 2012Wind Advisories in Texas, 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.