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High Wind Watch 28, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 11, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at May 11, 2021, 3:36 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at May 11, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 11, 2021, 3:36 AM CDT (08:36 UTC)
In effect from: May 11, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired: May 11, 2021, 2:43 PM CDT
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 08:35 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 00:00Z, 8.6 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 19 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -136 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

440 
WWUS74 KMAF 110836
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
336 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

TXZ271-112200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0028.210512T0300Z-210512T1200Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
236 AM MDT Tue May 11 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT...

* 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 late tonight.

* 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

082 
WWUS74 KMAF 111943
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
243 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021

TXZ271-121500-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0028.210512T0300Z-210512T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0031.210512T0200Z-210512T1500Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
143 PM MDT Tue May 11 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT
WEDNESDAY FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass in Texas.

* WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 9 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Travel will 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.

&&

$$

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
May 11, 4:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	53 min
May 11, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	46 min
May 11, 5:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
May 11, 5:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
May 11, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	47 min
May 11, 7:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	38 min
May 11, 8:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	41 min
May 11, 2:43 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	19 hr
May 11, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	67 min
May 11, 4:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Terrell	3 hr
May 11, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	60 min
May 11, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	43 min
May 11, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	51 min
May 11, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	55 min
May 11, 6:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
May 11, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	54 min

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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.