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Wind Advisory 26, NWS Albuquerque, NM

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

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2021, 2:04 AM MDT for San Miguel County, Santa Fe County, Torrance County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 8, 2021, 2:04 AM MDT (08:04 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
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 08:05 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, 8.1 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-08Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-04-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
4491 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

471 
WWUS75 KABQ 080804
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
204 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

NMZ223-081800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/
Central Highlands-
204 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 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...Central Highlands.

* WHEN...From Noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs may be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

CHJ
2 follow-up statements
411 
WWUS75 KABQ 081741
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1141 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

NMZ223-090200-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.210408T1800Z-210409T0200Z/
Central Highlands-
1141 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...Central Highlands.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs may be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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367 
WWUS75 KABQ 090148
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
748 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

NMZ223-090300-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-210409T0200Z/
Central Highlands-
748 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds will continue to decrease through mid evening, therefore the 
Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 2:32 PM MDTFire Weather WatchABQBernalillo, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, San Juan, Socorro and 1 more13 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.