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Wind Advisory 42, NWS Albuquerque, NM

June 20, 20215 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Jun 20, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 21, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 20, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT (03:00 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 21, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 21, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Chaves County, NM, Curry County, NM, De Baca County, NM, Quay County, NM, Roosevelt County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:02 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 223 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1335 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-06-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3175 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

234 
WWUS75 KABQ 210300
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
900 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

NMZ234>238-211000-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.210621T0900Z-210621T1800Z/
Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-Chaves
County Plains-
900 PM MDT Sun Jun 20 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON MDT MONDAY...

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

* WHERE...Curry County, De Baca County, Quay County, Roosevelt 
  County and Chaves County Plains.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to Noon MDT Monday.

* 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
229 
WWUS75 KABQ 210946
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
346 AM MDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NMZ234>238-211800-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-210621T1800Z/
Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-Chaves
County Plains-
346 AM MDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

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

* WHERE...Curry County, De Baca County, Quay County, Roosevelt 
  County and Chaves County Plains.

* WHEN...Until Noon MDT today.

* 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
160 
WWUS75 KABQ 211735
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1135 AM MDT Mon Jun 21 2021

NMZ234>238-211845-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-210621T1800Z/
Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County-Chaves
County Plains-
1135 AM MDT Mon Jun 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON MDT TODAY...

Winds will continue to decrease through the afternoon, 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
Jun 20, 6:24 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQRoosevelt36 min
Jun 20, 8:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABQUnion32 min
Jun 20, 9:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABQUnion55 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.