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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 28, 2014, 1:21 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 1, 2014, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 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
- Feb 28, 2014, 1:21 PM MST (20:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2014, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2014, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 15 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 20:25 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, 8.4 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
- 2844 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
708 WWUS74 KMAF 282021 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 221 PM CST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING STARTING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL INCREASE AND AS A MOUNTAIN WAVE DEVELOPS. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS INITIALLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN DESCEND INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. NMZ027-TXZ258-011200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0013.140301T0900Z-140302T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 121 PM MST FRI FEB 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST SATURDAY. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE HARD TO HANDLE. TURBULENCE ACROSS AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
321 WWUS74 KMAF 010951 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 351 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HWY 54 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AS WINDS NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL INCREASE AND A WEAK MOUNTAIN WAVE DEVELOPS. WINDS ARE LIKELY TO INCREASE IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS INITIALLY AND THEN DESCEND INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL LIKELY ALSO SPREAD ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS BY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL DECREASE BY SUNSET AS A SURFACE TROUGH PASSES EAST OF THE REGION. NMZ027-TXZ258-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 251 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE HARD TO HANDLE. TURBULENCE ACROSS AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-020000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.140301T1800Z-140302T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN 351 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 /251 AM MST SAT MAR 1 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 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. && $$ HLUCHAN
939 WWUS74 KMAF 011924 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 124 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND HWY 54 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TODAY FROM THE PLAINS TO THE MOUNTAINS AS MID LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING TROUGH INCREASE. GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TO NEAR 45 MPH IN THE PLAINS OF EDDY COUNTY. NMZ027-TXZ258-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1224 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD BE HARD TO HANDLE. TURBULENCE ACROSS AND NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-020000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140302T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN 124 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2014 /1224 PM MST SAT MAR 1 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...WINDY CONDITIONS. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE ADVISORY AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2:28 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 15 hr |
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.