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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 15, 2016Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 15, 2016, 3:52 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 15, 2016, 3:52 PM MDT (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2016, 4:15 PM MDT
In force
23 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 137 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1554 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2016-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1554 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-341 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1738 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 15, 1:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 37 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 1:15 PM MDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
215 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

.DISCUSSION...

An upper level trough is approaching the Pacific Northwest, and the
southcentral and southeast conus is under somewhat weak ridging
aloft with an upper low/shortwave moving over the Upper Midwest.
Thunderstorms are possible today across much of the area since low
level moisture has moved westward toward southeast New Mexico and
the higher terrain.  Surface CAPE values are expected to be around
2,000 J/kg and mid-level lapse rates will be around 8 to 9 degrees
C/km according to the NAM12.  The NAM80 also indicates a minor
shortwave moving over the area this afternoon as shown on the 500 mb
omega values.  Due to these conditions, severe thunderstorms will be
possible across the area this afternoon and evening.  SPC has much
of the CWA in a marginal outlook for today. Zero to six km bulk
shear may only get up to 30 kts so this will limit severe
thunderstorm potential.  Temperatures this afternoon are again
expected to be hot but may be a degree or two cooler than
yesterday due to an increase in moisture.

The upper ridge will continue to build over the central conus on
Thursday as the shortwave previously over the Upper Midwest moves
southeastward.  This strengthening of the ridge will limit
thunderstorm development to the Davis Mountains and higher terrain
for Thursday afternoon.  The ridge will be slightly stronger over
the area on Friday allowing for temperatures to warm up even more
and further decrease precipitation chances.  Conditions on Saturday
will be very similar to those on Friday with temperatures in the
triple digits most places and no rain expected.  The upper ridge
will begin to get somewhat flattened on Sunday resulting in slightly
cooler temperatures.  Temperatures are expected to cool into the mid
90s across the Permian Basin Monday through Wednesday of next week
with no precipitation expected.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring                     74  99  74 102 /  20  10   0  10
Carlsbad                       68 103  67 105 /  20  10  10   0
Dryden                         76  99  75 101 /  20  10  10  10
Fort Stockton                  73 101  73 103 /  40  10  10  10
Guadalupe Pass                 69  96  71  98 /  20  10   0   0
Hobbs                          69  99  69 102 /  30  10  10   0
Marfa                          63  93  62  96 /  50  20  20   0
Midland Intl Airport           74 101  74 103 /  30  10  10  10
Odessa                         74 100  75 103 /  40  10  10  10
Wink                           74 103  74 107 /  40  10  10   0

&&

.MAF Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NM...None.
TX...None.
&&

10/80
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 12:40 PM MDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
140 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-161845-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-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-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-
BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
140 PM CDT WED JUN 15 2016 /1240 PM MDT WED JUN 15 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THE STRONGER STORMS
COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WITH FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

VERY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. TAKE
FREQUENT BREAKS AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER IF PLANNING TO BE
OUTSIDE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND

In the hours before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 6:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos45 min
Jun 14, 6:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos45 min
Jun 14, 7:26 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos2 hr
Jun 14, 7:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos44 min
Jun 14, 8:08 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF52 min
Jun 15, 2:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis25 min
Jun 15, 2:29 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Jun 15, 2:33 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson42 min
Jun 15, 3:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis25 min
Jun 15, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson22 min
Jun 15, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines50 min
Jun 15, 3:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF50 min
Jun 15, 4:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson28 min
Jun 15, 4:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving28 min
Jun 15, 5:04 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving26 min
Jun 15, 5:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines20 min
Jun 15, 5:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews21 min
Jun 15, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos26 min
Jun 15, 5:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler23 min
Jun 15, 5:39 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard51 min
Jun 15, 5:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Winkler46 min
Jun 15, 5:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler52 min
Jun 15, 5:54 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines51 min
Jun 15, 2:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy28 min
Jun 15, 2:35 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy25 min
Jun 15, 2:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy33 min
Jun 15, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea24 min
Jun 15, 3:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea25 min
Jun 15, 4:22 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea38 min

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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.