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Wind Advisory 38, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at May 11, 2021, 3:16 AM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 11, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 11, 2021, 3:16 AM MDT (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 12, 2021, 3:54 AM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 22 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
- 4677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
865 WWUS75 KABQ 110916 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 316 AM MDT Tue May 11 2021 NMZ219-111815- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.210512T0400Z-210512T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 316 AM MDT Tue May 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening 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, especially Interstate 25. Patchy blowing dust may reduce visibility below 3 miles at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur below Tijeras Canyon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Guyer
3 follow-up statements
039 WWUS75 KABQ 111707 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1107 AM MDT Tue May 11 2021 NMZ219-120200- /O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.210512T0200Z-210512T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 1107 AM MDT Tue May 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 6 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area roadways, especially Interstate 25. Patchy blowing dust may reduce visibility below 3 miles at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur below Tijeras Canyon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
570 WWUS75 KABQ 120146 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 746 PM MDT Tue May 11 2021 NMZ219-121015- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.210512T0200Z-210512T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 746 PM MDT Tue May 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area. * WHEN...Until 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, especially Interstate 25. Patchy blowing dust may reduce visibility below 3 miles at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur below Tijeras Canyon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 24
523 WWUS75 KABQ 120954 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 354 AM MDT Wed May 12 2021 NMZ219-121100- /O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-210512T1200Z/ Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- 354 AM MDT Wed May 12 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds will continue to decrease through the early morning, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ 33
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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.