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Heat Advisory 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

July 9, 202111 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this heat advisory at Jul 9, 2021, 2:10 AM MDT for 11 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jul 10, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 9, 2021, 2:10 AM MDT (08:10 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 10, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Jul 10, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Catron County, NM, Cibola County, NM, McKinley County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Juan County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Taos County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:09 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

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 432 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 216 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2828 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 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 heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jul 8, 11:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 11:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 2:53 AM MDT, 23 hours 17 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
253 AM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NMZ201>241-091100-
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-
253 AM MDT Thu Jul 8 2021

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Less storm coverage is expected today and tonight, but locally heavy
rainfall will remain possible. This could lead to flash flooding
especially near and downstream of wildfire burn scars.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Storm coverage will remain minimal on Friday, but heavy rainfall will
still be possible. Gusty outflow winds may also accompany any storm.
Storm coverage will increase Saturday with daily rounds of
thunderstorm activity continuing through mid week. The potential for
heavy rainfall and flash flooding will continue, especially over and
downstream of recent burn scars.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotters are encouraged to report rainfall amounts and any flooding
impacts 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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 1:35 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	25 min
Jul 9, 1:45 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABQ	Mora, Taos	3 hr
Jul 9, 2:20 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	25 min
Jul 9, 2:22 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Santa Fe	23 min
Jul 9, 2:30 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	30 min
Jul 9, 2:58 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABQ	San Miguel, Santa Fe	47 min
Jul 9, 3:09 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	3 hr
Jul 9, 3:33 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	San Juan	27 min
Jul 9, 3:40 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ABQ	Santa Fe	3 hr
Jul 9, 3:43 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Taos	32 min
Jul 9, 4:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Sandoval	24 min
Jul 9, 5:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	ABQ	Bernalillo	27 min

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.