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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Feb 28, 2021, 2:46 PM MST for 7 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 28, 2021, 6:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 28, 2021, 2:46 PM MST (21:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2021, 12:00 AM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 41 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
- 2929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 89 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
840 WWUS75 KABQ 282146 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 246 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 NMZ219-220-225-010700- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.210301T0100Z-210301T0700Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- Lower Rio Grande Valley-Upper Tularosa Valley- 246 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WHAT...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph expected, with occasional gusts to 50 mph. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area, Lower Rio Grande Valley and Upper Tularosa Valley. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to midnight MST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Strong crosswinds on north to south oriented roadways. Patches of blowing dust or blowing snow may limit visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong crosswinds on Interstate 25 from Albuquerque south through Socorro and on US 54 near Carrizozo will create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
062 WWUS75 KABQ 010321 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 821 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 NMZ219-220-010430- /O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210301T0700Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- Lower Rio Grande Valley- 821 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... East winds have subsided across much of the Middle Rio Grande Valley, and should remain below advisory levels. Therefore, the wind advisory has been cancelled. $$ NMZ225-010700- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210301T0700Z/ Upper Tularosa Valley- 821 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * WHAT...East to northeast winds 25 to 35 mph expected, with occasional gusts to 50 mph. * WHERE...Upper Tularosa Valley. * WHEN...Through midnight MST tonight. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Strong crosswinds on north to south oriented roadways. Patches of blowing dust or blowing snow may limit visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
308 WWUS75 KABQ 010638 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1138 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 NMZ225-010745- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210301T0700Z/ Upper Tularosa Valley- 1138 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... Localized northeast wind gusts up to 35 mph are still possible overnight near Carrizozo however the stronger winds have since diminished. $$
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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.