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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 24, 2018Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 24, 2018, 3:51 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 24, 2018, 4:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 24, 2018, 3:51 AM MDT (09:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2018, 4:00 PM MDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2018, 12:00 AM MDT
In force
8 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 09:48 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 235 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2018-03-24Temperature 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2018-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 40 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
3621 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

120 
WWUS74 KMAF 240951
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
451 AM CDT Sat Mar 24 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level storm system will approach the region over the
weekend.  This may result in increasing winds through the 
Guadalupe Mountains late this afternoon and evening. These winds 
should diminish somewhat overnight before picking up again Sunday.

NMZ027-TXZ258-242115-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0011.180324T1900Z-180325T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0013.180324T2200Z-180325T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0012.180325T1700Z-180326T0300Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
351 AM MDT Sat Mar 24 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* TIMING...Today...From 4 PM this afternoon to midnight MDT
  tonight. Sunday...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* WINDS...Southwest to west 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60
  mph. 

* IMPACTS...High 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.

A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous
high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of
58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest
forecasts.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
951 
WWUS74 KMAF 241934
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
234 PM CDT Sat Mar 24 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON 
TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH 
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level storm system will approach the region over the
weekend. This will result in increasing winds through the 
Guadalupe Mountains late this afternoon and evening. These winds 
should diminish somewhat overnight before picking up again Sunday.

NMZ027-TXZ258-251000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.180324T2200Z-180325T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0012.180325T1700Z-180326T0300Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
134 PM MDT Sat Mar 24 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT
TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

* TIMING...Today...From 4 PM this afternoon to midnight MDT 
  tonight. Sunday...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. 

* WINDS...Southwest to west 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 
  mph. 

* IMPACTS...High 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.

A High Wind Watch means there is the potential for a hazardous
high wind event. Sustained winds of at least 40 mph, or gusts of
58 mph or stronger may occur. Continue to monitor the latest
forecasts.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 3:51 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchMAF23 hr
Mar 24, 3:25 AM MDTRed Flag WarningMAF17 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2018High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2018Every high wind warning in 2018

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.