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High Wind Watch 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
- 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
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.