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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Albuquerque, NM

January 19, 20217 counties in New Mexico

NWS Albuquerque, NM issued this wind advisory at Jan 19, 2021, 5:14 AM MST for 7 counties in New Mexico. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 19, 2021, 5:14 AM MST (12:14 UTC)
Expired
Jan 19, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Albuquerque, NM

Counties Bernalillo County, NM, Cibola County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Sandoval County, NM, Socorro County, NM, Torrance County, NM, Valencia County, NM

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:13 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 41 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 2021-01-19Temperature 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 2021-01-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 371 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1116 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
536 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

999 
WWUS75 KABQ 191214
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
514 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

NMZ219-191800-
/O.CAN.KABQ.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0006.210119T1214Z-210119T1800Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
514 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

* WHERE...Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque 
  Metro Area.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Strong crosswinds on north to south oriented roadways will
  create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile
  vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

NMZ225-191800-
/O.NEW.KABQ.WI.Y.0006.210119T1214Z-210119T1800Z/
Upper Tularosa Valley-
514 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with occasional gusts to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Upper Tularosa Valley.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Strong crosswinds on north to south oriented roadways will
  create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile
  vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
429 
WWUS75 KABQ 191754
NPWABQ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Albuquerque NM
1054 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

NMZ219-225-191900-
/O.EXP.KABQ.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210119T1800Z/
Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area-
Upper Tularosa Valley-
1054 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

Winds are slowly starting to decrease, and gusts should fall 
below hazardous speeds into the early afternoon. Therefore, the
wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 11 am MST.

$$

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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.