Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 28, 2016, 1:18 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 29, 2016, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 28, 2016, 1:18 PM MDT (19:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2016, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2016, 6:14 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 19:17 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, 7.3 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
- 3238 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
806 WWUS74 KMAF 281918 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 218 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FRIDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE SYSTEM AND MIX TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. NMZ027-TXZ258-291000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0014.160429T1500Z-160430T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0020.160429T1500Z-160430T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 218 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016 /118 PM MDT THU APR 28 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
090 WWUS74 KMAF 290855 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 355 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH MID EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS TO THE NORTH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE SYSTEM AND MIX TO THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN STRONG TO DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-292000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.160429T1500Z-160430T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 355 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /255 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080- 292000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.160429T1600Z-160430T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 355 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /255 AM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...11 AM CDT/10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$
399 WWUS74 KMAF 291911 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 211 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH MID EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS... .STRONGER WINDS WILL ROUND THE BASE OF A LOW TO THE NORTH IN WAKE OF PACIFIC COLD FRONT RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-300000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160430T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 211 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /111 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND THROUGH GUADLUPE PASS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. TURBULENCE CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE MOUNTAINS AND LIGHT LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT SHOULD AVOID FLYING ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080- 300000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 211 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /111 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 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. && $$
204 WWUS74 KMAF 300014 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 714 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 NMZ027-TXZ258-300115- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160430T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 714 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /614 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING SINCE SOUTHWEST WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE DIMINISHED. $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-080- 300115- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160430T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 714 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016 /614 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS EVENING. THEREFORE, THE WIND 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2:39 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Apr 28, 2:39 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Apr 28, 1:08 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 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.