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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 17, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Jan 17, 2021, 1:46 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 19, 2021, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2021, 1:46 PM CST (19:46 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 18, 2021, 2:03 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Culberson County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-01-17Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-01-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2809 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

837 
WWUS74 KMAF 171946
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
146 PM CST Sun Jan 17 2021

TXZ271-181100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0002.210119T0600Z-210119T1500Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
1246 PM MST Sun Jan 17 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas.

* WHEN...From Monday evening through Tuesday morning.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
248 
WWUS74 KMAF 180901
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
301 AM CST Mon Jan 18 2021

TXZ271-182130-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.A.0002.210119T0600Z-210120T0000Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
201 AM MST Mon Jan 18 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas.

* WHEN...From this evening through Tuesday afternoon.

* 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
950 
WWUS74 KMAF 182003
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
203 PM CST Mon Jan 18 2021

TXZ271-191130-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.210119T0600Z-210120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.210119T0600Z-210120T0600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
103 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 PM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists
  driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and 
  tractor trailers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/maf

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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.