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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Mar 2, 2021, 1:45 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 4, 2021, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 2, 2021, 1:45 PM CST (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2021, 1:42 PM 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 19:43 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, 7.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2375 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
628 WWUS74 KMAF 021945 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 145 PM CST Tue Mar 2 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-032200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0009.210304T1600Z-210305T0300Z/ 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 1245 PM MST Tue Mar 2 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 75 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
2 follow-up statements
728 WWUS74 KMAF 030812 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 212 AM CST Wed Mar 3 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-032145- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0009.210304T1600Z-210305T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 112 AM MST Wed Mar 3 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 75 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS... Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
809 WWUS74 KMAF 031942 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 142 PM CST Wed Mar 3 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-040745- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0009.210304T1600Z-210305T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0011.210304T1600Z-210305T0300Z/ 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 1242 PM MST Wed Mar 3 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 55 mph with gusts up to 75 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. 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
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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.