Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 14, 2017, 12:46 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 15, 2017, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 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
- Jan 14, 2017, 12:46 PM MST (19:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 15, 2017, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2017, 8:01 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 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
- 407 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 384 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 408 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
481 WWUS74 KMAF 141946 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 146 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY|... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SWING UP FROM MEXICO TOMORROW AND TRACK ACROSS THE GUADLUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN HIGH WIND ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG US 62/180. ALSO STRONG VERTICAL MOTION WITH THE LOW WILL POSE A DANGER TO LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT NEAR THE MOUNTAINS. NMZ027-TXZ258-151100- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.170115T1800Z-170116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 1246 PM MST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS...IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
521 WWUS74 KMAF 150000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 600 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY OVERNIGHT FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING SUNDAY FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN MEXICO TONIGHT WILL TRACK ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY. IN ADVANCE OF THIS SYSTEM...AMPLE MOISTURE FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CREATE AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. ON SUNDAY...STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH...WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...TRAVELING THROUGH U.S. 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS SUNDAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-150800- /O.NEW.KMAF.FG.Y.0002.170115T0000Z-170115T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.170115T1800Z-170116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 500 PM MST SAT JAN 14 2017 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST SUNDAY. * TIMING...SATURDAY NIGHT...SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...AT OR BELOW A QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. 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 DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-150800- /O.NEW.KMAF.FG.Y.0002.170115T0000Z-170115T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, EUNICE, JAL, SEMINOLE, LAMESA, GAIL, SNYDER, ANDREWS, STANTON, BIG SPRING, COLORADO CITY, MENTONE, KERMIT, ODESSA, MIDLAND, GARDEN CITY, MONAHANS, CRANE, MCCAMEY, RANKIN, AND BIG LAKE 600 PM CST SAT JAN 14 2017 /500 PM MST SAT JAN 14 2017/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST /3 AM MST/ SUNDAY. * VISIBILITY...AT OR BELOW A QUARTER MILE. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS WILL ENCOUNTER LOWERED VISIBILITIES DUE TO DENSE FOG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$ 70
445 WWUS74 KMAF 151007 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 407 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...TRAVELING THROUGH U.S. 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. NMZ027-TXZ258-160030- /O.EXP.KMAF.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170115T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.170115T1800Z-170116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 307 AM MST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-151115- /O.EXP.KMAF.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170115T1000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE- UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP, TATUM, HOBBS, LOVINGTON, EUNICE, JAL, SEMINOLE, LAMESA, GAIL, SNYDER, ANDREWS, STANTON, BIG SPRING, COLORADO CITY, MENTONE, KERMIT, ODESSA, MIDLAND, GARDEN CITY, MONAHANS, CRANE, MCCAMEY, RANKIN, AND BIG LAKE 407 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 /307 AM MST SUN JAN 15 2017/ ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITIES HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE ONE QUARTER MILE. $$
713 WWUS74 KMAF 151938 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 138 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...TRAVELING THROUGH U.S. 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. NMZ027-TXZ258-160600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 1238 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGH WIND WARNING AREA. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
328 WWUS74 KMAF 160301 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 901 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 NMZ027-TXZ258-160415- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170116T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF QUEEN, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP, AND PINE SPRINGS 801 PM MST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITIERIA, AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 11:40 PM MST | Freezing Rain Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry | 11 hr |
| Jan 14, 9:14 AM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 106 min |
Nearby
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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.