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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 2, 2021Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-02Temperature 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -73 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.