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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Albuquerque, NM

February 8, 2021San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2021, 6:41 AM MST for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 8, 2021, 10:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2021, 6:41 AM MST (13:41 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2021, 10:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 8, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
8 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 13:43 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, 1.7 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 2021-02-08Temperature 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 2021-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 90 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
3485 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
90 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
172 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

311 
WWUS75 KABQ 081341
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
641 AM MST Mon Feb 8 2021

NMZ223-090100-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.210208T1700Z-210209T0100Z/
Central Highlands-
641 AM MST Mon Feb 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph expected.

* WHERE...Central Highlands including Clines Corners, Vaughn and
  Encino.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
665 
WWUS75 KABQ 090041
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
541 PM MST Mon Feb 8 2021

NMZ223-090145-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-210209T0100Z/
Central Highlands-
541 PM MST Mon Feb 8 2021

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

Winds have already begun to decrease in speed, and this trend is
expected to continue through the evening. Therefore, the wind
advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 2:38 AM MSTRed Flag WarningABQ14 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.