Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 10, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 13, 2016, 1:45 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 14, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 6 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
- Mar 13, 2016, 1:45 PM MDT (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2016, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 6 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 19:45 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, 7.8 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
- 3212 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
249 WWUS74 KMAF 131945 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION MONDAY. ABUNDANT DAYTIME HEATING WILL MIX STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ON THE ADJACENT PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. NMZ027-TXZ258-141200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0008.160314T1800Z-160315T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0010.160314T1800Z-160315T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 245 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 /145 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY... * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-141200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.160314T1800Z-160315T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 245 PM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 /145 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY... * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP TO 55MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
181 WWUS74 KMAF 140809 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 309 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TODAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ TODAY FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .DAYTIME HEATING WILL MIX STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... WITH WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE ADJACENT PLAINS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING AS THE WIND DECOUPLES. NMZ027-TXZ258-142200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.160314T1800Z-160315T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 309 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 /209 AM MDT MON MAR 14 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-142200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.160314T1800Z-160315T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 309 AM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 /209 AM MDT MON MAR 14 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
037 WWUS74 KMAF 141945 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 245 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .AFTERNOON HEATING WILL MIX STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN HIGH WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS ON THE ADJACENT PLAINS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING AS THE WIND DECOUPLES. NMZ027-TXZ258-150000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 245 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 /145 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. SEVERE TURBULENCE NEAR THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE HAZARDOUS FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-150000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160315T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS 245 PM CDT MON MAR 14 2016 /145 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:16 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 22 hr |
| Mar 13, 4:16 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:45 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 28 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2016High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.