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High Wind Watch 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Mar 15, 2021, 3:43 AM MDT for Chaves County, Lincoln County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 16, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 15, 2021, 3:43 AM MDT (09:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2021, 3:24 PM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:40 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 224 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
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
411 WWUS75 KABQ 150943 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 343 AM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 NMZ226-240-152200- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0005.210316T1800Z-210317T0100Z/ South Central Mountains-Southwest Chaves County- 343 AM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts of 55 to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...South Central Mountains and Southwest Chaves County. * WHEN...From Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel could be difficult especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ 40
1 follow-up statement
263 WWUS75 KABQ 152124 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 324 PM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 NMZ226-240-160400- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0005.210316T1800Z-210317T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0006.210316T1500Z-210317T0300Z/ South Central Mountains-Southwest Chaves County- 324 PM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Winds will shift more westerly by late Tuesday afternoon. * WHERE...South Central Mountains and Southwest Chaves County. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong cross winds on northwest to southeast roads during the morning and early afternoon. As winds shift more westerly in the late afternoon, the strong cross winds will impact north to south oriented roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind. && $$ NMZ224-225-235>239-160400- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0021.210316T1500Z-210317T0300Z/ South Central Highlands-Upper Tularosa Valley-Curry County- Roosevelt County-De Baca County-Chaves County Plains- Eastern Lincoln County- 324 PM MDT Mon Mar 15 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...South Central Highlands, Upper Tularosa Valley, Curry County, Roosevelt County, De Baca County, Chaves County Plains and Eastern Lincoln County. * WHEN...From 9 AM to 9 PM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 3:46 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | ABQ | 11 hr | |
| Mar 15, 2:47 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | 28 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:24 PM MDT | High Wind Warning | ABQ | Chaves, Lincoln | 37 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:24 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Chaves, Colfax, Curry, De Baca and 8 more | 42 hr |
| Mar 15, 4:26 PM MDT | Winter Storm Watch | ABQ | Colfax, Union | 22 hr |
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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.