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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at May 21, 2021, 2:33 AM MDT for 8 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 21, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 2021, 2:33 AM MDT (08:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 21, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- May 21, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, Rio Arriba County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Santa Fe County, NM, Taos County, NM, Union County, NM
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 188 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4145 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
672 WWUS75 KABQ 210833 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 233 AM MDT Fri May 21 2021 NMZ212>216-227>231-211800- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.210521T1800Z-210522T0100Z/ Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County- 233 AM MDT Fri May 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass, Upper Rio Grande Valley, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, Far Northeast Highlands, Northeast Highlands, Union County, and Harding County. * WHEN...From Noon today to 7 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
470 WWUS75 KABQ 211754 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1154 AM MDT Fri May 21 2021 NMZ212>216-227>231-220100- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.210521T1800Z-210522T0100Z/ Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County- 1154 AM MDT Fri May 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass, Upper Rio Grande Valley, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, Far Northeast Highlands, Northeast Highlands, Union County, and Harding County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. Expect strong cross winds on area roadways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Shoemake
164 WWUS75 KABQ 220106 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 706 PM MDT Fri May 21 2021 NMZ212>216-227>231-220215- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-210522T0100Z/ Glorieta Mesa Including Glorieta Pass-Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Southern Sangre de Cristo Mountains-East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County-Harding County- 706 PM MDT Fri May 21 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds will continue to decrease through the evening, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. However, windy conditions will continue overnight. $$ 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albuquerque, NM issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2:33 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | ABQ | Bernalillo, Catron, Cibola, McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval and 3 more | 29 hr |
| May 21, 5:07 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Quay | 23 min |
| May 21, 5:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Union | 34 min |
| May 21, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | ABQ | Harding | 29 min |
| May 21, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABQ | Harding, Quay, Union | 25 min |
Nearby
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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.