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High Wind Warning 28, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 2, 2013Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 2, 2013, 1:19 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 3, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2013, 1:19 PM MST (20:19 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 3, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 3, 2013, 8:03 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 20:23 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, 8.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2013-12-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2013-12-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 136 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KMAF 022019
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
219 PM CST MON DEC 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING AND FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR
THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL DEEPEN TO OUR WEST TONIGHT.
SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE TROUGH
WILL INCREASE AND MIX DOWN INTO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. STRONG
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THIS AREA. THERE
IS EXPECTED TO BE A LARGE TIME GAP IN THE STRONGER WINDS TUESDAY
NIGHT BEFORE THEY INCREASE ONCE AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

NMZ027-TXZ258-031000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0022.131203T1200Z-131205T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0029.131204T1500Z-131205T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0028.131203T1800Z-131204T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
119 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST TUESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG WINDS.

* TIMING...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
           WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND
  TRACTOR TRAILERS.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. 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.

&&

$$

HLUCHAN
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 032043
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
243 PM CST TUE DEC 3 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPING TO OUR WEST WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS. STRONGER WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING BEFORE
INCREASING ONCE AGAIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

NMZ027-TXZ258-041100-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0029.131204T1200Z-131205T0300Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-131204T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
143 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... 
  VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH. 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.

&&

$$

HLUCHAN
000 
WWUS74 KMAF 040303
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
903 PM CST TUE DEC 3 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING AND FROM
WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPING TO OUR WEST WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY MID LEVEL WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS. STRONGER WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED OVERNIGHT SO WILL
KEEP WARNING GOING TONIGHT AND ON INTO WEDNESDAY.

NMZ027-TXZ258-041115-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-131204T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0029.131204T0303Z-131205T0300Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
803 PM MST TUE DEC 3 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG WINDS.

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... 
  VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH. 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 1:19 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningMAFEddy55 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2013High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013

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.