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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 6, 2019Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 6, 2019, 2:25 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 6, 2019, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 25 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
Jan 6, 2019, 2:25 AM MST (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2019, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 7, 2019, 12:00 PM MST
In force
25 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 09:31 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, 9.4 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 2019-01-06Temperature 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 2019-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
4007 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

386 
WWUS74 KMAF 060925
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
325 AM CST Sun Jan 6 2019

...HIGH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level trough will move across the southern Rockies this 
afternoon bringing with it high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.
Strong winds will diminish late tonight.

NMZ027-TXZ258-062115-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0001.190106T2000Z-190107T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.190106T1800Z-190107T0400Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
225 AM MST Sun Jan 6 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...This afternoon and evening.

* WINDS...West 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for 
  motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, 
  and tractor trailers. Aviation interests may experience 
  localized but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, 
  if flying in the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains. 

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
598 
WWUS74 KMAF 062045
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
245 PM CST Sun Jan 6 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST MONDAY FOR THE
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level storm system will move across West texas and
Southeast New Mexico overnight, resulting in high winds in the 
Guadalupe Mountains, especially at higher elevations.  Strong 
winds will diminish around noon Monday.

NMZ027-TXZ258-071000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190107T1900Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
145 PM MST Sun Jan 6 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST MONDAY...

* TIMING...Until noon MST Monday.

* WINDS...Tonight...West 30 to 45 mph.  Gusts up to 65 mph
  decreasing to 60 mph after midnight.  Monday...West 30 to 40 
  mph.  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.  Aviation interests may experience 
  localized but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, 
  if flying in the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains.  

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.

&&

$$
936 
WWUS74 KMAF 070917
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
317 AM CST Mon Jan 7 2019

...HIGH WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE UPPER
ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...

.An upper level storm system that moved into the Plains overnight
continues to bring high winds to the upper elevations of the 
Guadalupe Mountains. Strong winds will diminish around noon 
today.

NMZ027-TXZ258-071900-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-190107T1900Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains-
Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, 
and Pine Springs
217 AM MST Mon Jan 7 2019

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST TODAY...

* TIMING...Through this morning.

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 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. Aviation interests may experience 
  localized but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, 
  if flying in the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains. 

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.