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High Wind Watch 35, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 15, 2021Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Nov 15, 2021, 1:37 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 15, 2021, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 16, 2021, 2:48 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 19:36 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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-11-15Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-11-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 100 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3245 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

406 
WWUS74 KMAF 151937
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
137 PM CST Mon Nov 15 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-271-161100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0035.211116T1900Z-211116T2300Z/
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 Mon Nov 15 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

* WHEN...Tuesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power 
  lines. Widespread power outages are possible. 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
597 
WWUS74 KMAF 160848
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
248 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-271-170000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0035.211116T1900Z-211116T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0039.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/
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
148 AM MST Tue Nov 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile
  vehicles. Aviation interests may experience localized but 
  extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, if flying in 
  the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains. Pilots should be alert 
  for standing wave clouds or other evidence of mountain wave 
  activity.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 3:14 AM CSTFire Weather WatchMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reeves19 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.