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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 27, 20165 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Nov 27, 2016, 3:08 AM CST for 5 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 27, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 27, 2016, 3:08 AM CST (09:08 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 27, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 27, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 00:00Z on 2016-11-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-11-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
646 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

676 
WWUS74 KMAF 270908
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
308 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS
MOUNTAINS THROUGH MONDAY...

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
PLAINS...NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN...UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND VAN
HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR THIS AFTERNOON...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S.
BRINGING INCREASED WINDS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG WEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SPREADING
INTO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE ADJACENT PLAINS. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH SOME OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY. THE
POTENTIAL EVEN EXISTS FOR THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO
TUESDAY.

TXZ074-272145-
/O.EXA.KMAF.HW.W.0032.161127T1400Z-161129T0000Z/
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS
308 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

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
CST MONDAY. 

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...TODAY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE
  6000 FT. MONDAY...WEST 40 TO 55 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ABOVE 5000
  FT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... 
  VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

NMZ027-TXZ258-272145-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0032.161127T1400Z-161129T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...
PINE SPRINGS
208 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 PM MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...TODAY...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
  MONDAY...WEST 40 TO 60 GUSTS TO 75 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 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-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-272145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0020.161127T1800Z-161128T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...KERMIT
308 AM CST SUN NOV 27 2016 /208 AM MST SUN NOV 27 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TARPS COULD BE
  MOVED OR BECOME AIR BORNE AND SHOULD BE SECURED.

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
618 
WWUS74 KMAF 272115
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
315 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
MONDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS...AND APACHE MOUNTAINS...

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...PARTS OF THE WESTERN
LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR...AND REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS..

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S....
BRINGING INCREASED WINDS THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. STRONG WEST WINDS
ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
SPREADING ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT
OVERNIGHT...THEN INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY.  THE POTENTIAL EVEN
EXISTS FOR THESE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY.

NMZ027-TXZ074-258-281000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0032.000000T0000Z-161129T0000Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
315 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016 /215 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
MONDAY...

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ MONDAY.

* WINDS...TODAY...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ABOVE 6000
  FT.  MONDAY...WEST 40 TO 55 WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ABOVE 5000 FT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...  
  VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS.  

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-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-280000-
/O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-161128T0000Z/
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD...
CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL...
SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...KERMIT
315 PM CST SUN NOV 27 2016 /215 PM MST SUN NOV 27 2016/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND TARPS COULD BE 
  MOVED OR BECOME AIR BORNE AND SHOULD BE SECURED.  

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.

&&

$$

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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.