Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 17, 2017, 3:02 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 17, 2017, 9:00 AM MST. 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
- Feb 17, 2017, 3:02 AM MST (10:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2017, 9:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2017, 7:00 PM MST
- 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 10:05 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, 10.0 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
- 2771 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
054 WWUS74 KMAF 171002 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 402 AM CST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...High Wind Warning in effect for the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains and Van Horn/Highway 54 Corridor Today... ...Wind Advisory in effect for the Trans Pecos and Marfa Plateau Today... .Westerly winds will increase later this morning along and west of the Pecos River as an upper low pulls away from the region. These winds are expected to decrease rather quickly after sunset this evening. NMZ027-TXZ258-172330- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0005.170217T1700Z-170218T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0007.170217T1600Z-170218T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 302 AM MST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 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. Abrupt changes in wind occurs when rounding sharp turns or passing obstacles to the wind resulting in loss of control of vehicles. 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. && $$ TXZ057-074-172330- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0007.170217T1600Z-170218T0200Z/ Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Davis/Apache Mountains Area- Including the cities of Van Horn, Alpine, and Fort Davis 402 AM CST Fri Feb 17 2017 /302 AM MST Fri Feb 17 2017/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Motorists should exercise extreme caution while driving in the high wind warning area. Be alert to sudden gusts of wind that may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-059-067-075-080-172330- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.170217T1600Z-170218T0200Z/ Eddy County Plains-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-Loving- Ward-Pecos-Marfa Plateau- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Pecos, Mentone, Monahans, Fort Stockton, and Marfa 402 AM CST Fri Feb 17 2017 /302 AM MST Fri Feb 17 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Motorists should exercise caution while driving in the wind advisory area. Be alert to sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. 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. && $$ rhluchan
1 follow-up statement
746 WWUS74 KMAF 171943 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 143 PM CST Fri Feb 17 2017 ...High Wind Warning continues for the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains and Van Horn/Highway 54 Corridor this afternoon... ...Wind Advisory continues for the Trans Pecos and Marfa Plateau this afternoon... .Westerly winds will remain strong this afternoon along and west of the Pecos River as an upper low pulls away from the region. These winds are expected to decrease quickly after sunset this evening. NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-180200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-170218T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Davis/Apache Mountains Area- Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Van Horn, Alpine, Fort Davis, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 143 PM CST Fri Feb 17 2017 /1243 PM MST Fri Feb 17 2017/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Motorists should exercise extreme caution while driving in the high wind warning area. Be alert to sudden gusts of wind that may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-059-067-075-080-180200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170218T0200Z/ Eddy County Plains-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-Loving- Ward-Pecos-Marfa Plateau- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Pecos, Mentone, Monahans, Fort Stockton, and Marfa 143 PM CST Fri Feb 17 2017 /1243 PM MST Fri Feb 17 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Motorists should exercise caution while driving in the wind advisory area. Be alert to sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2:22 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 15 hr | |
| Feb 17, 3:02 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 16 hr |
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.