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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Sep 17, 2021, 1:18 AM MDT for Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Sep 17, 2021, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 17, 2021, 1:18 AM MDT (07:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 17, 2021, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Sep 17, 2021, 2:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
County Union County, NM
The radar
The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:22 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, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 703 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2170 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted.
154 WWUS75 KABQ 170718 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 118 AM MDT Fri Sep 17 2021 NMZ230-171530- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0043.210917T1200Z-210917T2000Z/ Union County- 118 AM MDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Union County. * WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 2 PM MDT this afternoon. * 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. && $$ CHJ
2 follow-up statements
178 WWUS75 KABQ 171322 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 722 AM MDT Fri Sep 17 2021 NMZ230-172000- /O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-210917T2000Z/ Union County- 722 AM MDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 50 mph. * WHERE...Union County. * WHEN...Until 2 PM MDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs may be blown down. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Hazardous crosswinds will impact east-to-west oriented roads, like Highway 87 and especially Highway 56. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ 44
692 WWUS75 KABQ 171938 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 138 PM MDT Fri Sep 17 2021 NMZ230-172045- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-210917T2000Z/ Union County- 138 PM MDT Fri Sep 17 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... Winds will continue to decrease through mid afternoon, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ 44
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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.