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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 16, 2013, 2:18 AM MST for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; Borden County, Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 16, 2013, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2013, 2:18 AM MST (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2013, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2013, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2305 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
539 WWUS74 KMAF 160918 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 318 AM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN AREA...PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN... .STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW STRONGER WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. WINDS MAY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET, BUT ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN ON SUNDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING AS THE TROUGH LIFTS INTO THE GREAT LAKES. SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO MIX DOWN OVER THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, VAN HORN AREA, SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON, BUT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS THE GUADALUPES. NMZ027-TXZ258-162200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.131116T1200Z-131118T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 218 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * EVENT...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 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. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045>047-057-058-074-162200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.131116T1800Z-131117T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 318 AM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 /218 AM MST SAT NOV 16 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * WINDS...SOUTHWESTERLY TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
656 WWUS74 KMAF 162040 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 240 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS... PECOS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE EXTREME NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN... .STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES FROM THE ROCKIES ONTO THE PLAINS. STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. SOME OF THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL ALSO MIX DOWN OVER THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THESE WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS STRONG AS IN THE GUADALUPES. NMZ027-TXZ258-170445- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 140 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * EVENT...STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 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. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045>047-057-058-074-170000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 240 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 /140 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
093 WWUS74 KMAF 170024 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 624 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES FROM THE ROCKIES ONTO THE PLAINS. STRONGER WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045>047-057-058-074-170130- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-131117T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 624 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013 /524 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND SPEEDS DECREASED AND THE ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-171100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0026.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 524 PM MST SAT NOV 16 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
Nearby
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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.