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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Gaylord, MI

November 12, 200522 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this high wind warning at Nov 12, 2005, 4:12 PM EST for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 13, 2005, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2005, 4:12 PM EST (21:12 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 13, 2005, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 13, 2005, 10:55 PM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:16 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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2005-11-12Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Alpena, MI at 12:00Z on 2005-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1384 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KAPX 122112
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
412 PM EST SAT NOV 12 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PULL A
STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN SUNDAY MORNING. IN
THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-130515-
/O.UPG.KAPX.HW.A.0002.051113T1100Z-051114T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.HW.W.0002.051113T1100Z-051114T0500Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
412 PM EST SAT NOV 12 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
SUNDAY NIGHT.

DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP ACROSS
NORTHERN MICHIGAN SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...WHEN WINDS WILL SWING
TOWARD THE WEST AND NORTHWEST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING A
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 130352
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1052 PM EST SAT NOV 12 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE SUNDAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PULL A
STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN SUNDAY MORNING. IN
THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS
WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING.

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-131100-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0002.051113T1100Z-051114T0500Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE MARIE...ST IGNACE...
PELLSTON...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...LELAND...
BELLAIRE...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
OSCODA...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1052 PM EST SAT NOV 12 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO
MIDNIGHT EST SUNDAY NIGHT. 

DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING IN
THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT
LAKES. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS
EXCEEDING 55 MPH. SHORELINE AREAS ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN ARE EXPECTED
TO EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS...WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY OVER
65 MPH.  THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...WHEN WINDS WILL SWING TOWARD THE WEST AND
NORTHWEST.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLE DIFFICULT. 

HIGH WAVES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE GENERATED ON LAKE MICHIGAN BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 FEET. PERSONS SHOULD STAY
OFF PIERS AND BREAKWATERS AS HIGH WAVES WILL FLOOD THESE
STRUCTURES AND MAKE THEM EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

$$

JPB
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 130914
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
414 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS TODAY AND THIS EVENING...

.POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN TODAY THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-132300-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0002.051113T1100Z-051114T0500Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
414 AM EST SUN NOV 13 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD NORTHERN MICHIGAN THIS
MORNING. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH DAMAGING
GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS...POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 65
MPH...WILL IMPACT SHORELINE AREAS ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY.
THEN...AS WINDS SWING TOWARD THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BY THIS EVENING...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH DAMAGING GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE...AND GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH MAY IMPACT COASTAL AREAS
ALONG WHITEFISH BAY AND THE UPPER ST MARYS RIVER...AS WELL AS COASTAL
LOCATIONS FROM CHARLEVOIX...TO CHEBOYGAN...TO PRESQUE ISLE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING A
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

HIGH WAVES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE GENERATED ON LAKE MICHIGAN BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 FEET. PERSONS SHOULD STAY
OFF PIERS AND BREAKWATERS AS HIGH WAVES WILL FLOOD THESE
STRUCTURES AND MAKE THEM EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 132053
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
353 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING...

.POWERFUL LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN LAKE SUPERIOR WILL CONTINUE PRODUCE
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-140500-
/O.CON.KAPX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051114T0500Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
353 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT.

EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH DAMAGING GUSTS
AROUND 60 MPH AS WINDS SWING TOWARD THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS
EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS
EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MAKE DRIVING A
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE DIFFICULT.

HIGH WAVES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO BE GENERATED ON LAKE MICHIGAN BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LIKELY EXCEEDING 15 FEET. PERSONS SHOULD STAY
OFF PIERS AND BREAKWATERS AS HIGH WAVES WILL FLOOD THESE
STRUCTURES AND MAKE THEM EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 140355
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1055 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-140500-
/O.CAN.KAPX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051114T0500Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
1055 PM EST SUN NOV 13 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL 
DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

SULLIVAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 4:01 AM ESTHigh Wind WatchAPXAlcona, Alpena, Antrim, Arenac, Benzie, Cheboygan and 16 more43 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Michigan, 2005Every high wind warning in 2005

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.