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High Wind Watch 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM

November 29, 201915 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Nov 29, 2019, 3:17 AM MST for 15 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Nov 29, 2019, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 29, 2019, 3:17 AM MST (10:17 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 29, 2019, 11:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 29, 2019, 3:53 PM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Colfax County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Guadalupe County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Union County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 157 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2019-11-29Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 00:00Z on 2019-11-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 368 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
763 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
106 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
368 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
331 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Nov 28, 10:39 PM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 28, 10:39 PM MST, 4 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 29, 3:16 AM MST, 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
316 AM MST Fri Nov 29 2019

NMZ201>241-301200-
Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands-
Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains-
West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains-
San Francisco River Valley-Tusas Mountains Including Chama-
Jemez Mountains-Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-
Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-
Espanola Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area-
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-
Estancia Valley-Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-
Upper Tularosa Valley-South Central Mountains-
Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-
Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-
Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-
Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-
Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County-
San Agustin Plains and Adjacent Lowlands-
316 AM MST Fri Nov 29 2019

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central
New Mexico.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Another round of mountain snow across northern and western New
Mexico, valley rain, fog/ patchy freezing fog early this morning
across central New Mexico, and gusty winds are set to arrive today
with a Pacific cold front. Winds along and east of the central
mountain chain with gusts up to 65 mph will lead to hazardous travel
conditions. Moderate to heavy snow along the Interstate 40 corridor
will likely impact travel.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Lingering snowfall over the northern mountains may cause slick road
conditions during the morning hours Saturday. Additionally, strong
winds will impact areas along and east of the central mountain chain
with gusts between 60 to 65 mph. Hazardous travel conditons and
isolated power outages can be expected.

Temperatures warm Sunday through Tuesday as a ridge builds over the
state, but a storm system mid-week could bring another round of high
elevation snow and valley rain across western and northern New
Mexico.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report snowfall amounts through the
National Weather Service Albuquerque web site at weather.gov/abq or
by calling 1.888.386.7637. You can also submit storm reports and
photos on our Facebook page or via Twitter using the hashtag nmwx.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 28, 8:45 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQBernalillo, Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 6 more45 hr
Nov 28, 8:53 PM MSTDense Fog AdvisoryABQCurry11 hr
Nov 29, 1:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementABQBernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance43 min
Nov 29, 3:53 PM MSTHigh Wind WarningABQCurry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and 1 more26 hr
Nov 29, 3:53 PM MSTWind AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Chaves, Cibola, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and 6 more26 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in New Mexico, 2019Every high wind watch in 2019

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.