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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2015, 2:04 PM CST for Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 13, 2015, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2015, 2:04 PM CST (20:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2015, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 162 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
- 2422 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
892 WWUS74 KMAF 122004 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 204 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL FRONT MOVE THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH THE EVENING. A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET INCREASES THE LIKELIHOOD OF HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THE COLD FRONT AND HIGH BASED SHOWERS OR STORMS ALSO IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN INCREASED WINDS IN EDDY COUNTY NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR INTO THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING FROM THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INTO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FT. TXZ074-131115- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0020.151213T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0022.151213T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 204 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-131115- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-151213T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 104 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-131115- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.151213T1400Z-151214T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.151212T2100Z-151213T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 204 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...THROUGH MID EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ058-075-080>082-131115- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.151213T1400Z-151214T0000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA... BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 204 PM CST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...MID SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-130300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.151212T2100Z-151213T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 104 PM MST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH MID EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
914 WWUS74 KMAF 130856 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 256 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... .A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PARTIALLY MIX DOWN INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATER THIS MORNING AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INTO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAINLY ABOVE 6000 FT. TXZ074-131700- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 256 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-131200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-151213T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 156 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. 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. && $$ TXZ057-058-075-080>082-131700- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.151213T1400Z-151214T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON... MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 256 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MID SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
424 WWUS74 KMAF 131157 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 557 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER TRANS PECOS... .A VERY STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL PARTIALLY MIX DOWN INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS LATER THIS MORNING AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE UPPER TRANS PECOS INTO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES EAST. NMZ027-TXZ258-132200- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 457 AM MST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. 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. && $$ TXZ074-132200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 557 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE HARD TO CONTROL. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-058-075-080>082-132200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.151213T1400Z-151214T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON... MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 557 AM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...MID SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS FROM THE WEST MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON ROADWAYS THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH. SEVERE TURBULENCE WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
763 WWUS74 KMAF 140003 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 603 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 NMZ027-TXZ074-258-140115- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 603 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 /503 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2015/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. IT WILL STILL BE VERY WINDY IN PLACES THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$ TXZ057-058-075-080>082-140115- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-151214T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON... MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 603 PM CST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL AND THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:03 AM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:03 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 39 hr | |
| Dec 12, 3:03 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 18 hr |
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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.