Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Watches in 2021
High Wind Watch 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Mar 15, 2021, 12:52 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 16, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2021, 12:52 PM MDT (18:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2021, 2:39 AM MDT
- In force
- 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 18:58 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 12:00Z, 6.9 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2881 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
441 WWUS74 KMAF 151852 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 152 PM CDT Mon Mar 15 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-160700- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0013.210316T1600Z-210317T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0015.210316T1600Z-210317T0800Z/ 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 1252 PM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 2 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From 10 AM Tuesday to 2 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ028-160700- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0014.210316T1800Z-210317T0300Z/ Eddy County Plains- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, and Carlsbad Caverns NP 1252 PM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Eddy County Plains. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
655 WWUS74 KMAF 160839 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 339 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 NMZ028-162100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0014.210316T1800Z-210317T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0015.210316T2000Z-210317T0400Z/ Eddy County Plains- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, and Carlsbad Caverns NP 239 AM MDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Eddy County Plains. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 10 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ TXZ272-273-162100- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0015.210316T2000Z-210317T0400Z/ Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Including the city of Van Horn 339 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, and Eastern Culberson County. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 11 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ270-271-162100- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0015.210316T1600Z-210317T1000Z/ 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 239 AM MDT Tue Mar 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 40 to 60 mph with gusts up to 85 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 4 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-059-060-067-274>278-281-162100- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0008.210316T2000Z-210317T0400Z/ Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines- Andrews-Loving-Winkler-Ward-Reeves County Plains- Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Presidio Valley- Including the cities of Tatum, Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, Seminole, Andrews, Mentone, Kermit, Monahans, Pecos, Marfa, Fort Davis, Alpine, and Presidio 339 AM CDT Tue Mar 16 2021 /239 AM MDT Tue Mar 16 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico and southwest and western Texas. * WHEN...From 3 PM CDT /2 PM MDT/ this afternoon to 11 PM CDT /10 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:49 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 10 hr |
| Mar 15, 12:52 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Eddy | 38 hr |
| Mar 15, 1:09 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 31 hr |
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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.