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High Wind Warning 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 8, 2018Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 8, 2018, 3:42 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 8, 2018, 12:00 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
Apr 8, 2018, 3:42 AM MDT (09:42 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2018, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2018, 8:00 PM 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 09:43 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, 9.7 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 2018-04-08Temperature 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 2018-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

210 
WWUS74 KMAF 080942
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
442 AM CDT Sun Apr 8 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS 
FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MID SUNDAY EVENING...

.Westerly flow aloft will increase Sunday which will result in 
strong winds across the Guadalupe Mountains.

NMZ027-TXZ258-090200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0013.180408T1800Z-180409T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0015.180408T1800Z-180409T0200Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
342 AM MDT Sun Apr 8 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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 The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. 

* TIMING...Sunday afternoon thru early evening.

* WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists
  driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor
  trailers. Private pilots should avoid flying over the Guadalupe
  Mountains due to dangerous mountain wave conditions.

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
714 
WWUS74 KMAF 081855
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
155 PM CDT Sun Apr 8 2018

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH
MID EVENING...

.Westerly flow aloft has increased which will result in strong 
winds across the Guadalupe Mountains through mid evening.

NMZ027-TXZ258-090200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-180409T0200Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
1255 PM MDT Sun Apr 8 2018

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

* TIMING...Through mid evening.

* WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph with gusts to 65 mph.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for 
  motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, 
  and tractor trailers. Private pilots should avoid flying over 
  the Guadalupe Mountains due to dangerous mountain wave 
  conditions. 

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.

&&

$$

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.