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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2014, 9:28 AM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico; 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2014, 9:28 AM MDT (15:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2014, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2014, 6:20 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 3205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
723 WWUS74 KMAF 281528 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1028 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LEA COUNTY AND THE PERMIAN BASIN NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 UNTIL EARLY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN WAKE OF YESTERDAYS PASSING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE PLAINS INCLUDING LEA COUNTY AND THE NORTH BASIN. NMZ027-TXZ258-290000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 928 AM MDT MON APR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ NMZ029-033-TXZ045>048-050>052-290000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.140428T1600Z-140429T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN- SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING 1028 AM CDT MON APR 28 2014 /928 AM MDT MON APR 28 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND MILE LOCALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
311 WWUS74 KMAF 281926 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 226 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF LEA COUNTY AND THE PERMIAN BASIN NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20 UNTIL EARLY EVENING... .STRONG WINDS ALOFT IN WAKE OF YESTERDAYS PASSING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND PARTS OF THE PLAINS INCLUDING LEA COUNTY AND THE NORTH BASIN. NMZ027-TXZ258-290000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 126 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIR FLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ NMZ029-033-TXZ045>048-050>052-290100- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN- SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING 226 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014 /126 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING TODAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND MILE LOCALLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
438 WWUS74 KMAF 290020 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 720 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014 NMZ027-TXZ258-290130- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-140429T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 620 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT. THEREFORE, THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ029-033-TXZ045>048-050>052-290130- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140429T0100Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN- SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING 720 PM CDT MON APR 28 2014 /620 PM MDT MON APR 28 2014/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THERE ARE A FEW LOCATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN LEA COUNTY AND THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN THAT STILL HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 MPH, HOWEVER, THESE WINDS SHOULD DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR. THEREFORE, THE REMAINDER OF THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:19 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 19 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.