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High Wind Watch 36, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 24, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Nov 24, 2021, 3:24 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 25, 2021, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2021, 3:24 AM CST (09:24 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 25, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 24, 2021, 1:45 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 09:22 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, 9.4 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 00:00Z on 2021-11-24Temperature 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
2506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

009 
WWUS74 KMAF 240924
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
324 AM CST Wed Nov 24 2021

TXZ271-242130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0036.211125T0900Z-211125T1500Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
224 AM MST Wed Nov 24 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY 
MORNING...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...From 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM Thursday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high 
  profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
997 
WWUS74 KMAF 241945
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
145 PM CST Wed Nov 24 2021

TXZ271-250745-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0036.211125T0900Z-211125T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0042.211125T0900Z-211125T1500Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
145 PM CST Wed Nov 24 2021 /1245 PM MST Wed Nov 24 2021/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 9 AM
CST /8 AM MST/ THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ to 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ 
  Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines.
  Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be 
  difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on US 
  62/180 through Guadalupe Pass.

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 24, 1:45 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAFCulberson23 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.