Alert archive / New Mexico / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2018, 3:00 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 19, 2018, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2018, 3:00 AM MST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2018, 8:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2018, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 12 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 10:03 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 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
- 413 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1174 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
881 WWUS74 KMAF 191000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 400 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FROM 8 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .An upper level storm system approaching West Texas and Southeast New Mexico today is resulting in windy conditions through the Guadalupe Mountains, and will result in increasing winds across the adjacent plains of Eddy County and the Van Horn/Hwy 54 corridor. These winds will decrease after sunset this evening. NMZ027-TXZ258-192200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180220T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 300 AM MST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Until 8 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-192200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.180219T1500Z-180220T0300Z/ Eddy County Plains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, and Van Horn 400 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 /300 AM MST Mon Feb 19 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...From 8 AM MST this morning until 8 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...These winds will make driving difficult for motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Secure lawn furniture, garbage cans or other objects which could be blown about by the wind. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
775 WWUS74 KMAF 192010 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 210 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN/HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR FROM 8 AM MST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... .An upper level storm system approaching West Texas and Southeast New Mexico today will cause very windy conditions through the Guadalupe Mountains and the adjacent plains of Eddy County and the Van Horn/Hwy 54 corridor. Winds in the lower elevations will decrease after sunset this evening while strong winds in the Guadalupe Mountains will continue into Tuesday morning before diminishing. NMZ027-TXZ258-200415- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180220T1800Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 110 PM MST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Until 11 AM MST Tuesday. * WINDS...Southwest 30 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-200300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-180220T0300Z/ Eddy County Plains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, and Van Horn 210 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 /110 PM MST Mon Feb 19 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...From 8 AM MST this morning until 8 PM MST this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...These winds will make driving difficult for motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Secure lawn furniture, garbage cans or other objects which could be blown about by the wind. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
894 WWUS74 KMAF 200327 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 927 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .An upper level storm system moving across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico is causing very windy conditions through the Guadalupe Mountains. These winds area expected to diminish late Tuesday morning. NMZ028-TXZ057-200430- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-180220T0300Z/ Eddy County Plains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, and Van Horn 927 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 /827 PM MST Mon Feb 19 2018/ ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Strong winds have diminished. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-201130- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-180220T1800Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 827 PM MST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING...Until 11 AM MST Tuesday. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
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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.