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High Wind Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Nov 2, 2017, 1:03 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 13 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
- Nov 2, 2017, 1:03 AM MDT (07:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2017, 1:33 PM MDT
- In force
- 13 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 07:06 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, 7.1 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
- 2865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
217 WWUS74 KMAF 020703 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 203 AM CDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... .Strong west winds aloft are expected to mix down to the surface in the Guadalupe Mountains resulting in high winds through late this afternoon. NMZ027-TXZ258-022100- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0039.171102T0703Z-171102T2100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 103 AM MDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 3 PM MDT this afternoon. * TIMING...Through late this afternoon. * WINDS...West to southwest winds of 30 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 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
115 WWUS74 KMAF 021933 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 233 PM CDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS IS CANCELLED... .Winds in the Guadalupe Mountains have decreased below high wind criteria and are expected to continue to decrease this afternoon. Due to this reason, the High Wind Warning is being cancelled. NMZ027-TXZ258-022045- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-171102T2100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 133 PM MDT Thu Nov 2 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has cancelled the High Wind Warning. Winds in the Guadalupe Mountains have decreased below high wind criteria and are expected to continue to decrease this afternoon. Due to this reason, the High Wind Warning is being cancelled. $$
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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.