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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 26, 2017Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 26, 2017, 3:21 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 26, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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 26, 2017, 3:21 AM MDT (09:21 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 26, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 26, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
10 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 09:22 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, 9.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-03-26Temperature 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 2017-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3487 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

916 
WWUS74 KMAF 260921
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
421 AM CDT Sun Mar 26 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level storm system will pass over the region on Sunday,
resulting in strong westerly winds across the Guadalupe
Mountains.

NMZ027-TXZ258-262200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0014.170326T1600Z-170327T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0015.170326T1600Z-170327T0200Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
321 AM MDT Sun Mar 26 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a High
Wind Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM
MDT this evening. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. 

* TIMING...Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...West 35 to 45 with gusts to around 60 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 as 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
434 
WWUS74 KMAF 261907
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
207 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM UNTIl 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING 
FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level trough passing over the region today will
result in high wind across the Guadalupe Mountains. Wind
speeds will decrease this evening as the trough moves east.

NMZ027-TXZ258-270200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170327T0200Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
107 PM MDT Sun Mar 26 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...West 35 to 45 with gusts to around 60 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 as 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.

&&

$$
998 
WWUS74 KMAF 270206
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
906 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAS EXPIRED...

.Wind speeds have decreased significantly this evening, thus the
High Wind Warning that was in effect for the Guadalupe Mountains
has been allowed to expire.

NMZ027-TXZ258-270315-
/O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170327T0200Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
806 PM MDT Sun Mar 26 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

Wind speeds have decreased significantly this evening, below
Warning criteria. Thus, the High Wind Warning has been allowed to
expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 3:51 AM MDTRed Flag WarningMAF16 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2017High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017

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.