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High Wind Watch 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 16, 2019Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Apr 16, 2019, 3:48 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 17, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2019, 3:48 AM CDT (08:48 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 17, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 16, 2019, 1:38 PM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Culberson County, TX

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Apr 16, 3:48 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 16, 3:48 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 16, 2:30 AM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
230 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2019

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-170730-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
230 AM CDT Tue Apr 16 2019 /130 AM MDT Tue Apr 16 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are possible
across the Guadalupe Mountains and Southeast New Mexico today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Critical fire weather conditions are expected across parts of the
Trans Pecos Wednesday and a Fire Weather Watch is in effect for
Brewster and Presidio counties.

In addition strong winds are possible in the Guadalupe and Delaware
Mountains and a High Wind Watch is in effect.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
https://weather.gov/midland

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:05 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMAFTerrell24 hr
Apr 16, 1:38 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAFCulberson32 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Texas, 2019High Wind Watches in New Mexico, 2019Every high wind watch in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.