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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Albuquerque, NM

May 23, 20215 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2021, 3:02 AM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at May 23, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2021, 3:02 AM MDT (09:02 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 23, 2021, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Colfax County, NM, Harding County, NM, Mora County, NM, San Miguel County, NM, Union County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:05 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 235 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 2021-05-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 169 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3755 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.7

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The text

As transmitted.

571 
WWUS75 KABQ 230902
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
302 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

NMZ215-227>229-231800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.210523T1800Z-210524T0100Z/
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas
Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
302 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...South to southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts between 50 
  and 55 mph expected.

* WHERE...East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Far Northeast 
  Highlands, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass and 
  Northeast Highlands.

* 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 east to west 
  oriented roadways.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
213 
WWUS75 KABQ 231637
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1037 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

NMZ230-231-240100-
/O.EXA.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.210523T1800Z-210524T0100Z/
Union County-Harding County-
1037 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South and southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Harding County and Union 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 east-west 
  and northwest-southeast roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NMZ215-227>229-240100-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.210523T1800Z-210524T0100Z/
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas
Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
1037 AM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains, Far Northeast 
  Highlands, Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass and 
  Northeast Highlands.

* 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 
  northwest-to-southeast roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

44
589 
WWUS75 KABQ 240106
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
706 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

NMZ215-227>231-240215-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-210524T0100Z/
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Johnson and Bartlett Mesas
Including Raton Pass-Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-
Union County-Harding County-
706 PM MDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds will continue to decrease through the 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
May 22, 6:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln30 min
May 22, 6:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln43 min
May 22, 6:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln24 min
May 22, 6:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax30 min
May 22, 7:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca30 min
May 22, 8:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQQuay24 min
May 22, 8:49 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQHarding, Quay, San Miguel25 min
May 22, 9:00 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt30 min
May 22, 9:16 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos29 min
May 22, 9:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQTaos30 min
May 22, 10:45 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQLincoln45 min
May 22, 11:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln45 min
May 22, 11:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln40 min
May 23, 12:15 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQDe Baca, Guadalupe, Lincoln45 min
May 23, 1:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQGuadalupe29 min
May 23, 1:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQLincoln32 min
May 23, 1:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora29 min
May 23, 1:34 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax26 min
May 23, 1:46 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQ29 min
May 23, 1:52 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax, Mora, San Miguel38 min
May 23, 1:59 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax31 min
May 23, 2:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax29 min
May 23, 2:33 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQDe Baca27 min
May 23, 3:51 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQColfax24 min
May 23, 3:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora32 min
May 23, 4:02 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQColfax28 min
May 23, 4:58 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQMora32 min

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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.