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High Wind Watch 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Feb 27, 2021, 3:15 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2021, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2021, 3:15 AM CST (09:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2021, 3:14 AM 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 09:21 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, 9.3 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
- 5084 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 87 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
340 WWUS74 KMAF 270915 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 315 AM CST Sat Feb 27 2021 TXZ271-272200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0008.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 215 AM MST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
2 follow-up statements
082 WWUS74 KMAF 271955 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 155 PM CST Sat Feb 27 2021 TXZ271-281100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0008.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 1255 PM MST Sat Feb 27 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas, mainly Guadalupe Pass. * WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
126 WWUS74 KMAF 280914 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 314 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021 TXZ271-282300- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0008.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0010.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 214 AM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST MONDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Monday. * 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
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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.