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High Wind Watch 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 12:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more | 39 hr |
| Feb 12, 4:16 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more | 34 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.