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High Wind Watch 9, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this high wind watch at Oct 25, 2021, 2:16 PM MDT for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 25, 2021, 2:16 PM MDT (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 26, 2021, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2021, 1:31 AM MDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Chaves County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 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, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 2805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
153 WWUS75 KABQ 252016 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 216 PM MDT Mon Oct 25 2021 NMZ223-224-226-229-239-240-260430- /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.A.0009.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/ Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-South Central Mountains- Northeast Highlands-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 216 PM MDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Central Highlands, Eastern Lincoln County, South Central Highlands, South Central Mountains, Northeast Highlands and Southwest Chaves County. * WHEN...From late Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. && $$ CHJ
2 follow-up statements
772 WWUS75 KABQ 260301 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 901 PM MDT Mon Oct 25 2021 NMZ223-224-226-229-239-240-261115- /O.CON.KABQ.HW.A.0009.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/ Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-South Central Mountains- Northeast Highlands-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 901 PM MDT Mon Oct 25 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Central Highlands, Eastern Lincoln County, South Central Highlands, South Central Mountains, Northeast Highlands and Southwest Chaves County. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Tuesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. && $$
572 WWUS75 KABQ 260731 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 131 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 NMZ223-226-229-239-240-261800- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.HW.W.0014.211026T1800Z-211027T0200Z/ Central Highlands-South Central Mountains-Northeast Highlands- Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 131 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Central Highlands, Eastern Lincoln County, South Central Mountains, Northeast Highlands and Southwest Chaves County. * WHEN...From Noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take action to secure trash cans, lawn furniture, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. Extremely hazardous driving conditions can be expected, especially for motorists in high profile vehicles who should consider delaying travel. && $$ NMZ224-261800- /O.UPG.KABQ.HW.A.0009.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.211026T1800Z-211027T0000Z/ South Central Highlands- 131 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...South Central Highlands. * WHEN...From Noon today to 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NMZ206>208-219-225-261800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.211026T1800Z-211027T0000Z/ West Central Mountains-West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains- Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area- Upper Tularosa Valley- 131 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, West Central Mountains, West Central Highlands, Southwest Mountains, and Upper Tularosa Valley. * WHEN...From Noon today to 6 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NMZ212>215-218-221-222-227-228-231>238-261800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.211026T1800Z-211027T0200Z/ Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Santa Fe Metro Area-Sandia and Manzano Mountains including Edgewood-Estancia Valley-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Harding County- Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County-Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-Chaves County Plains- 131 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, northeast, and southeast New Mexico * WHEN...From Noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ NMZ230-261800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0048.211026T1800Z-211027T1200Z/ Union County- 131 AM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Union County. * WHEN...From Noon today to 6 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 15
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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.