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Wind Advisory 49, NWS Albuquerque, NM

December 19, 2020San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2020, 4:04 AM MST for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 19, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2020, 4:04 AM MST (11:04 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 19, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 19, 2020, 10:00 PM MST
In force
11 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 11:03 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, 11.1 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 00:00Z on 2020-12-19Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-12-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 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
1680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

817 
WWUS75 KABQ 191104
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
404 AM MST Sat Dec 19 2020

NMZ222-191215-
/O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.201219T1800Z-201220T0500Z/
Estancia Valley-
404 AM MST Sat Dec 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The wind advisory was inadvertently issued for the area. Winds
will remain below advisory criteria.

$$

NMZ223-200000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0049.201219T1800Z-201220T0500Z/
Central Highlands-
404 AM MST Sat Dec 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph expected.

* WHERE...Central Highlands.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 10 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. High profile vehicles may experience
  strong crosswinds.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
063 
WWUS75 KABQ 192335
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
435 PM MST Sat Dec 19 2020

NMZ223-200500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-201220T0500Z/
Central Highlands-
435 PM MST Sat Dec 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts near 40 mph expected.

* WHERE...Central Highlands.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 10 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. High profile vehicles may experience
  strong crosswinds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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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.