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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Jan 1, 2021, 1:37 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 2, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2021, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2021, 2:08 AM CST
- 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 19:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
269 WWUS74 KMAF 011937 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 137 PM CST Fri Jan 1 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-020745- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0001.210102T1800Z-210103T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 1237 PM MST Fri Jan 1 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From Saturday morning through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
058 WWUS74 KMAF 020808 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 208 AM CST Sat Jan 2 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-020915- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0001.210102T1800Z-210103T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 108 AM MST Sat Jan 2 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... While windy conditions are expected today across the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, winds are expected to largely remain below high wind criteria. Intermittent strong gusts may still be possible, especially across the higher elevations this afternoon and early evening. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 8:24 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 4 hr |
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.