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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2016, 2:54 AM MST for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 17, 2016, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2016, 2:54 AM MST (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2016, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 3295 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
757 WWUS74 KMAF 170954 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 354 AM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY... .THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE AREA TODAY AND THE STRONG WINDS AT THE BASE ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AS WELL AS STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR. THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE FALL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN NORTHERN LEA COUNTY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A MORE WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY PROMPT ANOTHER FREEZE WATCH SOON. NMZ027-TXZ258-172100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0020.161117T1700Z-161118T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0030.161117T1500Z-161118T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 254 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 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. AIRPLANES FLYING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE TURBULENCE. 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. && $$ NMZ029-172100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.161117T1600Z-161118T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.FZ.A.0001.161118T0900Z-161118T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TATUM 254 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WIND ADVISORY AND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE FREEZE WATCH. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...30 TO 32 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-172100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.161117T1600Z-161118T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 254 AM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
611 WWUS74 KMAF 171952 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 152 PM CST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY... .THE BASE OF AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSING NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY HAS RESULTED IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND NORTHERN LEA COUNTY. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ARRIVING TONIGHT WILL BRING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON SO FAR...WITH THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE FALL EXPECTED IN NORTHERN LEA COUNTY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A MORE WIDESPREAD FREEZE IS EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY PROMPT ANOTHER FREEZE WATCH SOON. NMZ029-181000- /O.UPG.KMAF.FZ.A.0001.161118T0900Z-161118T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0002.161118T0900Z-161118T1500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161118T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TATUM 1252 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING... THOUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WIND ADVISORY...AND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE FREEZE WARNING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TEMPERATURE...31 TO 32 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. DUE TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED...SENSITIVE PLANTS WILL BE KILLED OR DAMAGED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-180100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0030.000000T0000Z-161118T0100Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1252 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 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. AIRPLANES FLYING OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS COULD EXPERIENCE SEVERE TURBULENCE. 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. && $$ NMZ028-180000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-161118T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 1252 PM MST THU NOV 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2:34 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Nov 17, 2:54 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 15 hr |
| Nov 17, 12:52 PM MST | Freeze Warning | MAF | Lea | 19 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.