A potent back door cold front surged south through eastern New Mexico with high sustained winds across Curry County on June 9, 2019. North winds of 35 to 45 mph impacted the area during the morning hours.
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The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
A potent back door cold front surged south through eastern New Mexico with high sustained winds across Curry County on June 9, 2019. North winds of 35 to 45 mph impacted the area during the morning hours. Travelers along U.S. 60 noted several small tree limbs were down along the road between Clovis and Texico.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 10:32 AM MST, 58 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1132 AM MDT Sun Jun 9 2019 .AVIATION... 18Z TAF CYCLE A front moving westward across the state is creating very strong north to northeast winds currently across eastern and central NM, and those winds are expected to strengthen across the west as the front continues to push westward tonight. Low ceilings currently over far eastern NM will continue to shift further east and south through the evening. MVFR conditions are currently be reported at KCAO, KTCC, and KCVN, and that will likely continue through at least the evening. Low clouds and mountain obstructions can be expected to continue along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains overnight. The other main aviation concern in the Rio Grande Valley will be the very strong east canyon winds with gusts up to 40 to 50 knots beginning around 22-01Z which will continue towards the end of the TAF period. 15 && .PREV DISCUSSION...523 AM MDT Sun Jun 9 2019... .AVIATION... 12Z TAF CYCLE North and northeast winds gusting between 30-40kts will be common across the far eastern plains this morning, which may result in localized blowing dust particularly east- central NM. Very localized gusts near 45kts will be possible an hour or two behind the front, which recently passed KCVN at 11Z. MVFR cigs will be limited to the northeast plains. The cooler air mass will build westward during the day and begin spilling into the Rio Grande Valley 22Z-01Z. A several- hour period of very strong east canyon winds will impact ABQ area terminals as well as KSAF early tonight. Sustained winds around 35kt with gusts to 45kt or even 50kt between 01Z and 06Z. An AWW will be issued for KABQ later today. Aside from wind impacts, the incoming front will not generate a lot of shower activity with just a few -SHRA/TSRA along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristos. Areas of low clouds should expand to more areas across the east and south NM this evening. KJ && .PREV DISCUSSION...242 AM MDT Sun Jun 9 2019... .SYNOPSIS... A potent cold front moving through eastern New Mexico today will bring much cooler temperatures and strong northeast winds. This front will move west into the Rio Grande Valley tonight with strong east winds below canyons, especially from near Placitas south to Albuquerque, Isleta, and Carrizozo. Temperatures will remain cool behind the front on Monday with many areas holding in the 60s and 70s. Showers and storms are expected over the southern half of the state with locally heavy rainfall possible Monday and Monday night. Temperatures will warm up Tuesday through Thursday as high pressure builds over northern Mexico. The chance for afternoon showers and storms will continue each day over central and eastern New Mexico through Thursday. && .DISCUSSION... A potent cold front is racing south through eastern NM early this morning with low clouds in its wake. 00Z model guidance trended much stronger with Wind Advisory conditions along the TX state line thru late morning. Temperatures behind the front will be 20 degrees colder today over eastern NM with breezy northeast winds thru the afternoon. The cold front will shift west into the RGV this evening and bring gap winds to areas from Santa Fe south to ABQ and Carrizozo. The strongest winds will develop on the east side of ABQ where a Wind Advisory has been issued for tonight. A few areas immediately below Tijeras Canyon may hit a couple hours of high wind speeds. This front will usher in cooler temperatures into central NM for Monday. A ridge of high pressure will then build over northern Mexico Monday while a vort max ejects northeast over the ridge through southern NM. The combination of surface convergence along the back door front with deeper moisture and stronger winds aloft will aid shower and storm development Monday and Monday night across southern NM. PoPs continue trending up in the area from Catron to Socorro, Lincoln, and Chaves counties. WPC QPF values indicate potential for locally heavy rainfall as PW values rise to near 1" in this area. A couple wet/dry showers and storms are possible farther north, especially if convective outflows from the south can propagate up the RGV. Drier northwest flow arrives Tuesday over the Four Corners region as the upper high builds westward into the Baja region. This will force the best chance for showers and storms into northeastern NM. Another back door front is indicated by guidance over eastern NM Wednesday which will replenish low level moisture for more storms across the plains through Thursday. Temperatures will trend closer to normal in this pattern Tuesday through Thursday. Guyer && .FIRE WEATHER... An unseasonably cool air mass moved into far northeast New Mexico shortly after midnight. The leading edge of this cooler air will continue to steadily advance south and west through the remainder of the day eventually spilling westward into the Rio Grande Valley late afternoon or early evening. The strongest 20-foot winds, gusts in the 40-50 mph range, associated with this late season cold front will be found near the NM/TX line during the morning, and then in the vicinity of gaps along the central mountain chain tonight. Cooling will be pronounced in the east today, resulting in significantly higher MinRH values. A few showers may develop along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristos this afternoon. Maximum temperatures on Monday will average 10 to 20 degrees below seasonal average with MinRH values unseasonably high for central and /western areas. Fair to locally poor ventilation can be expected for central/southern areas generally south of I-40 and east of the Continental Divide where there will be increased chances for wetting rainfall. Temperatures will rebound Tuesday before another backdoor cold front ushers in cooler air to central/eastern areas for Wednesday. Latest indications suggest the best opportunity for showers and thunderstorms away from the eastern plains will be Thursday. KJ && .ABQ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Advisory until 3 PM MDT this afternoon for the following zones... NMZ534>536. Wind Advisory until noon MDT today for the following zones... NMZ530-531. Wind Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 5 AM MDT Monday for the following zones... NMZ518-519-525. &&
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 343 AM MDT Sun Jun 9 2019 NMZ501>540-101100- Northwest Plateau-Chuska Mountains-Far Northwest Highlands- Northwest Highlands-West Central Plateau-West Central Mountains- West Central Highlands-Southwest Mountains- San Francisco River Valley-San Juan Mountains-Jemez Mountains- West Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains- Northern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet/Red River- Southern Sangre de Cristos above 9500 feet- East Slopes Sangre de Cristo Mountains-Upper Rio Grande Valley- Lower Chama River Valley-Santa Fe Metro Area- Middle Rio Grande Valley/Albuquerque Metro Area- Lower Rio Grande Valley-Sandia/Manzano Mountains-Estancia Valley- Central Highlands-South Central Highlands-Upper Tularosa Valley- South Central Mountains-Raton Ridge/Johnson Mesa- Far Northeast Highlands-Northeast Highlands-Union County- Harding County-Eastern San Miguel County-Guadalupe County- Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County-De Baca County- Chaves County Plains-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 343 AM MDT Sun Jun 9 2019 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of north and central New Mexico. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Strong northerly winds will impact far eastern New Mexico through late this morning with gusts up to 50 mph likely. Strong gap winds will then develop this evening in the middle Rio Grande Valley where east winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are likely. The strongest winds are expected overnight in the area from Placitas to the east side of Albuquerque, Isleta Pueblo, and Carrizozo. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. However, weather can change very rapidly. Always use the latest forecasts, watches and warning for planning purposes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. Guyer
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Sustained winds between 43 mph and 46 mph were reported at Cannon AFB and the Clovis airport for several hours.
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