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High Wind Watch 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 12, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Feb 12, 2021, 1:37 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 14, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2021, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 14, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 13, 2021, 4:09 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Culberson County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-02-12Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 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
2848 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

969 
WWUS74 KMAF 121937
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
137 PM CST Fri Feb 12 2021

TXZ271-130745-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0006.210214T1800Z-210215T0200Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
1237 PM MST Fri Feb 12 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening.

* 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
956 
WWUS74 KMAF 131009
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
409 AM CST Sat Feb 13 2021

TXZ271-131115-
/O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0006.210214T1800Z-210215T0200Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
309 AM MST Sat Feb 13 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

A blizzard warning will likely be issued for strong winds and
heavy snow Sunday into Monday morning.

$$

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
Feb 12, 12:03 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more39 hr
Feb 12, 4:16 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more34 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.