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High Wind Watch 16, NWS Albuquerque, NM
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.
- 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
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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</html>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. 31
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 8:45 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Colfax, Lincoln, Mora, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 6 more | 45 hr |
| Nov 28, 8:53 PM MST | Dense Fog Advisory | ABQ | Curry | 11 hr |
| Nov 29, 1:02 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Bernalillo, Santa Fe, Torrance | 43 min |
| Nov 29, 3:53 PM MST | High Wind Warning | ABQ | Curry, De Baca, Guadalupe, Harding, Quay, Roosevelt and 1 more | 26 hr |
| Nov 29, 3:53 PM MST | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Chaves, Cibola, Lincoln, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and 6 more | 26 hr |
Nearby
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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.