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Wind Advisory 47, NWS Albuquerque, NM

October 23, 2021Colfax County, Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Oct 23, 2021, 1:53 PM MDT for Colfax County, Mora County, San Miguel County, New Mexico. It took effect at Oct 24, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2021, 1:53 PM MDT (19:53 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2021, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

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

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:56 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 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 196 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

791 
WWUS75 KABQ 231953
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
153 PM MDT Sat Oct 23 2021

NMZ215-240400-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0047.211024T0600Z-211024T1500Z/
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
153 PM MDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM MDT 
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts near 50 mph expected.

* WHERE...East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

* WHEN...From Midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$

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2 follow-up statements
632 
WWUS75 KABQ 240347
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
947 PM MDT Sat Oct 23 2021

NMZ215-241500-
/O.CON.KABQ.WI.Y.0047.211024T0600Z-211024T1500Z/
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
947 PM MDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SUNDAY...

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

* WHERE...East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM MDT Sunday.

* 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
511 
WWUS75 KABQ 241434
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
834 AM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

NMZ215-241545-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-211024T1500Z/
East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-
834 AM MDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING...

Winds will continue to decrease this morning, 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.