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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 24, 2020San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2020, 10:54 AM MST for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 24, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2020, 10:54 AM MST (17:54 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 24, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 24, 2020, 6:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Torrance County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 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 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 12:00Z on 2020-02-24Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2020-02-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1207 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

824 
WWUS75 KABQ 241754
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1054 AM MST Mon Feb 24 2020

NMZ223-250100-
/O.UPG.KABQ.WI.Y.0010.200224T1800Z-200225T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0003.200224T1800Z-200225T0100Z/
Central Highlands-
1054 AM MST Mon Feb 24 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Central Highlands.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong cross winds along I-40 will create
  difficult driving conditions near Clines Corners.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

NMZ219-221-222-233-250100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0010.200224T1800Z-200225T0100Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Estancia Valley-
Guadalupe County-
1054 AM MST Mon Feb 24 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Estancia Valley, Sandia and Manzano Mountains 
  including Edgewood, Middle Rio Grande Valley including the 
  Albuquerque Metro Area and Guadalupe County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects, this
  includes trash cans and lawn furniture. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

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1 follow-up statement
667 
WWUS75 KABQ 250056
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
556 PM MST Mon Feb 24 2020

NMZ223-250200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200225T0100Z/
Central Highlands-
556 PM MST Mon Feb 24 2020

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Winds are slowly decreasing in speed and this trend should
continue this evening. A few more intermittent gusts between 35 
to 45 mph will be possible through 7 pm, but thereafter speeds 
will be dropping more.

$$

NMZ219-221-222-233-250200-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200225T0100Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Sandia/Manzano Mountains Including Edgewood-Estancia Valley-
Guadalupe County-
556 PM MST Mon Feb 24 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

Winds are slowly decreasing in speed and this trend should
continue this evening. A few more intermittent gusts between 35 
to 45 mph will be possible through 7 pm, but thereafter speeds 
will be dropping more.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 24, 2:38 AM MSTWind AdvisoryABQBernalillo, Cibola, Guadalupe, Sandoval, San Miguel, Santa Fe and 2 more15 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.