Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 37, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 24, 2016, 2:43 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 24, 2016, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 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
- Dec 24, 2016, 2:43 AM MST (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2016, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 18 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 09:48 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 00:00Z, 9.7 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
- 1916 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 79 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581 WWUS74 KMAF 240943 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 343 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY. AS THE STORM LIFTS INTO THE PLAINS STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THOSE WITH PLANS TO TRAVEL IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NMZ027-TXZ258-242230- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0027.161225T0600Z-161226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0037.161225T0600Z-161226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 243 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 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 OCCURS 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. && $$ RHLUCHAN
3 follow-up statements
770 WWUS74 KMAF 241950 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 150 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY OVER THE ROCKIES TODAY. AS THE STORM LIFTS INTO THE PLAINS...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THOSE WITH PLANS TO TRAVEL IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. NMZ027-TXZ258-251100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.161225T0600Z-161226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 1250 PM MST SAT DEC 24 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND OCCURS WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
728 WWUS74 KMAF 251023 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 423 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR... AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A DEEP SURFACE LOW HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA THIS MORNING THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. A VERY GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND EARLY WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE WEST AS A PACIFIC FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING. NMZ027-TXZ258-260000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 323 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. 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 AIRFLOWS...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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045-057-260000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.161225T1023Z-161226T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, SEMINOLE, AND VAN HORN 423 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 /323 AM MST SUN DEC 25 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
005 WWUS74 KMAF 251943 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 143 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE VAN HORN/HWY 54 CORRIDOR...AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND A DEEP SURFACE LOW HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WEST WINDS BEHIND A PACIFIC FRONT WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. NMZ027-TXZ258-260000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0037.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 1243 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. 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 AIRFLOWS...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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045-057-260000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161226T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, SEMINOLE, AND VAN HORN 143 PM CST SUN DEC 25 2016 /1243 PM MST SUN DEC 25 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...TODAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS AND OTHER HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
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.