NWS ABQ Weekly Weather Briefing 01/22/13

7/29/2019 NWS ABQ Weekly Weather Briefing 01/22/13

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Weekly Weather Briefing

Heat Wave Early;Back on the Wave Train Late

NWS Albuquerque

January 22 2013


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Enhanced Data Display Webpage

http://preview.weather.gov/edd/

http://preview.weather.gov/graphical


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Wednesday will be the warmest day since

early December!


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Snow Water Equivalent - % of Normal

dropping when we should be gaining!

Courtesy of USDA/NRCS

Dec 20, 2012Jan 20, 2013


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One Year Ago Today-- DUST STORM

The Cannon Air Force Baseand Clovis observations (ineastern New Mexico) reportedblowing dust and visibilityrestrictions by late morning onJanuary 22, 2012.

The MODIS 1km imagery for11:19am MST on January 22nddepicts the well-developeddust plume.

Lubbock (KLBB) was reportingone-half mile visibility withblowing dust and a peak windof 50 knots.


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The Week Ahead

Tonight - Wednesday

Quiet weather. BUT, strong inversions/poor ventilationresulting in air quality concerns, especially Wed-WedNight.

Thursday Gusty winds and low humidity across the eastern plains

during the afternoon.

Friday-Saturday Moist Pacific storm system to spread precipitation into

western and northern areas with potential for sometravel impacts Friday Night into Saturday.


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Forecast Details


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Temperature Trends

WED: Warmest day of the week SAT: Coolest day of the week


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Early Tuesday PM Water Vapor Image

WET

VERY DRY


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Deep, Sub-Tropical Moisture Poised off the

coast of CA & Northern Baja

Total Precipitable Water (TPW) is 200% of normal or greater.


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Tonight: Strong high pressure aloft to dominate the

Southwest U.S. Strengthening inversions to result in airquality issues and poor ventilation.

Upper Level Forecast Chart

(Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft)

Tonight


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Wednesday: High pressure aloft continues to dominate theregion. Poor ventilation to linger through the day. Warmerareawide, but especially in the mountains.



Wednesday


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Major League Inversions Wednesday

AlbuquerqueGrants Moriarty

46+ F

46+ F43+ F

Inversions= Cold temperatures at the surface (valleys) topped by very warm

temperatures aloft (8-15 kft MSL).

Low: 23 FLow: 10 F Low: 17 F

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Thursday

Thursday: Increasing cloudiness west, increasingwindiness east. A weak, fast-moving disturbance clips the

area with only limited impact. Moisture to our west poisedto quickly spread eastward Thursday Night.

U L l F Ch


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(Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft )

Friday

Friday: Deep moisture pooled to the west of New Mexico will

be arriving in waves beginning Thursday Night andespecially Friday-Friday Night.

#1#1

U L l F Ch


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(Image is Moisture)

Weekend Outlook

Saturday

Saturday and Sunday: Unsettled weather with at least two distinct waves ofprecipitation favoring the west and north. Friday Night-Saturday, then SundayNight-Monday.

Sunday

#1#1

#2#2

U L l F t Ch t


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(Image is Moisture; Yellow Lines = Winds Aloft )

Monday Night

Still a fair amount of uncertainty regarding the eventual trackand strength of Storm #2. Latest indications suggest it willmay briefly close off to the west of NM late Monday before

sliding eastward. Regardless, early next week appears toremain active.

#2#2


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7-Day Precipitation Forecast


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Hazards & Impact Summary

VERY STRONG INVERSIONS -- cold air at surface topped by

warm air aloft. This will result in poor ventilation and air quality

concerns, especially Wednesday-Wednesday Night.

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY NIGHT

FRIDAY - SATURDAY

Travel impacts due to snow possible Friday Night - Saturday

across the higher terrain of western and northern NM. However,

snow levels will be quite high thus impacts are not expected to be

widespread.


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