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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2016, 3:51 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 31, 2016, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2016, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2016, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2016, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 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 10:51 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, 10.9 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
- 4391 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
832 WWUS74 KMAF 311051 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 451 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SEMINOLE TO ANDREWS TO PECOS TO ALPINE... .STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY WITH HIGH WINDS AGAIN LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SPREADING OUT ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS. ADDITIONAL WIND PRODUCTS WILL BE NEEDED IN UPCOMING FORECASTS. TXZ057-312245- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0005.160201T1600Z-160202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160201T0000Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 451 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-312245- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 351 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80MPH. TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 90 MPH. TUESDAY...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. SEVERE TURBULENCE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FLYING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT IN AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-074-312245- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.160131T1800Z-160201T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0005.160201T1600Z-160202T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 451 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 /351 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH WIND WARNING MONDAY. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-080-312245- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0005.160201T1600Z-160202T0300Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... MONAHANS...MARFA 451 AM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 /351 AM MST SUN JAN 31 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ RHLUCHAN
1 follow-up statement
034 WWUS74 KMAF 311913 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 113 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM SEMINOLE TO ANDREWS TO PECOS TO ALPINE... .HIGH WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND ADJACENT PLAINS TODAY. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION MONDAY WITH HIGH WIND AGAIN LIKELY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SPREADING OUT ONTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS. ADDITIONAL WIND PRODUCTS WILL BE NEEDED IN UPCOMING FORECASTS. TXZ057-011100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160201T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.160201T1600Z-160202T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 113 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 6 PM CST SUNDAY AND AGAIN MONDAY. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-011100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-160203T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 1213 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80MPH. TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 90 MPH. TUESDAY...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. SEVERE TURBULENCE IS EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS FLYING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR LOW FLYING LIGHT AIRCRAFT IN AROUND THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-074-011100- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160201T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.160201T1600Z-160202T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS 113 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 /1213 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...WIND ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH WIND WATCH MONDAY. * WINDS...TODAY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. MONDAY...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST TO 70 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA. 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-080-011100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0005.160201T1600Z-160202T0300Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... MONAHANS...MARFA 113 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2016 /1213 PM MST SUN JAN 31 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 3:07 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock and 11 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:07 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Loving, Midland and 6 more | 14 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:51 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 24 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.