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Wind Advisory 43, NWS Albuquerque, NM

September 17, 2021Union County, New Mexico

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Amarillo Airport, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-09-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 703 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-09-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 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
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

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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.

&&

$$

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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.

$$

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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.