Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 5, 2017, 1:28 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 5, 2017, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 5, 2017, 1:28 PM MST (20:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2017, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2017, 2:50 AM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 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
- 1066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
948 WWUS74 KMAF 052028 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 228 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .An upper level storm system will approach and pass north of the Guadalupe Mountains overnight and Monday. As a result, strong winds will be possible through the Guadalupe Mountains. NMZ027-TXZ258-060430- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0011.170306T0600Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0011.170306T0600Z-170307T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 128 PM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM MST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to 7 PM MST Monday. * TIMING...From this late tonight through Monday evening. * WINDS...Tonight...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph after midnight. Monday...West 35 to 55 mph with gusts to around 75 mph. Monday evening...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. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
157 WWUS74 KMAF 060030 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 630 PM CST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .An upper level storm system will approach and pass just north of the region tonight and Monday. As a result, strong winds are expected to develop across the Guadalupe Mountains late this evening, continuing through Monday. NMZ027-TXZ258-061030- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0011.170306T0600Z-170307T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 530 PM MST Sun Mar 5 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...From late this evening through Monday evening. * WINDS...Tonight...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph after midnight. Monday...West 35 to 55 mph with gusts to around 75 mph. Monday evening...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...These winds could make driving difficult for motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans and tractor trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
225 WWUS74 KMAF 060950 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 350 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE DAVIS AND APACHE MOUNTAINS... .An upper level storm system will pass to the north of the region today and tonight, resulting in strong southwest to west winds through the Guadalupe Mountains. Very windy conditions can be expected on the adjacent plains, as well as further south in the Davis and Apache Mountains. These winds will subside by late this evening. NMZ027-TXZ258-062215- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-170307T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0012.170306T1000Z-170307T0400Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 250 AM MST Mon Mar 6 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Until 9 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...Today...Southwest 35 to 55 mph with gusts to around 75 mph. This evening...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. 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-074-062215- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0011.170306T1000Z-170307T0400Z/ Eddy County Plains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-Davis/Apache Mountains Area- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Van Horn, Pecos, Alpine, and Fort Davis 350 AM CST Mon Mar 6 2017 /250 AM MST Mon Mar 6 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Until 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ this evening. * WINDS...Southwest to west 25 to 40 mph. Gusts to around 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Secure lawn furniture, garbage cans or other objects which could be blown about by the wind. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:05 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 10 hr |
| Mar 5, 3:22 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Mar 5, 1:16 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 29 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.