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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Albuquerque, NM
NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Jan 5, 2021, 7:49 PM MST for Colfax County, Mora County, Union County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 5, 2021, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2021, 7:49 PM MST (02:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2021, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2021, 2:00 PM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Albuquerque, NM
Counties Colfax County, NM, Mora County, NM, Union County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 00:00Z, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 250 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2699 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
035 WWUS75 KABQ 060249 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 749 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021 NMZ227-228-230-061200- /O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.210106T0300Z-210106T1900Z/ Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass- Far Northeast Highlands-Union County- 749 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, Far Northeast Highlands and Union County. * WHEN...Until noon MST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong crosswinds will impact travel on west to east oriented roads such as Highway 64 and 87 from Raton to Clayton and Highway 56 and 412 from Springer to Clayton. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
2 follow-up statements
166 WWUS75 KABQ 061129 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 429 AM MST Wed Jan 6 2021 NMZ227-228-061230- /O.CAN.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210106T1900Z/ Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass- Far Northeast Highlands- 429 AM MST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds are no longer expected to reach advisory criteria. $$ NMZ230-062100- /O.EXT.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210106T2100Z/ Union County- 429 AM MST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Johnson and Bartlett Mesas Including Raton Pass, Far Northeast Highlands and Union County. * WHEN...Until 2 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few power outages are possible. Strong crosswinds will create hazardous travel conditions for high profile vehicles along U.S. Highways 64 and 56. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
837 WWUS75 KABQ 062058 NPWABQ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 158 PM MST Wed Jan 6 2021 NMZ230-062200- /O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210106T2100Z/ Union County- 158 PM MST Wed Jan 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... Gusty northerly winds over Union County are expected to slowly diminish during the late afternoon hours. Therefore, the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds may be possible throughout the afternoon creating localized hazardous crosswinds. $$ 12
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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.