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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Grand Rapids, MI

November 5, 200523 counties in Michigan

NWS Grand Rapids, MI issued this wind advisory at Nov 5, 2005, 11:38 AM EST for 23 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 6, 2005, 6:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 5, 2005, 11:38 AM EST (16:38 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 6, 2005, 6:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 6, 2005, 3:39 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Grand Rapids, MI
All 23 counties

Allegan County, MI, Barry County, MI, Calhoun County, MI, Clare County, MI, Clinton County, MI, Eaton County, MI, Gratiot County, MI, Ingham County, MI, Ionia County, MI, Isabella County, MI, Jackson County, MI, Kalamazoo County, MI, Kent County, MI, Lake County, MI, Mason County, MI, Mecosta County, MI, Montcalm County, MI, Muskegon County, MI, Newaygo County, MI, Oceana County, MI, Osceola County, MI, Ottawa County, MI, Van Buren County, MI

The radar

The Grand Rapids radar (KGRR), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 165 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2005-11-05Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2005-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
873 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 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 KGRR 051638
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1138 AM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED NEAR THE OKLAHOMA AND
KANSAS BORDER IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY THROUGH TONIGHT AND
MOVE OVER LOWER MICHIGAN BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL
THEN MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE STATE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. COLD
AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL WRAP OVER THE AREA ON THE BACKSIDE OF
THE STRENGTHENING LOW. 

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-060045-
/O.NEW.KGRR.WI.Y.0002.051106T1100Z-051106T2300Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...WHITE CLOUD...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1138 AM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE SUNDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INLAND SUNDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH MID TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NJJ WDM
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 052054 CCA
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
354 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER WESTERN MISSOURI
IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AND MOVE NORTHEAST TO NORTHEAST 
LOWER MICHIGAN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL 
SURGE IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS OF 
SUNDAY. WINDS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE COULD GUST TO NEAR 60 MPH FROM 6 
AM TILL 10 AM IN THE MORNING. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM SOUTHWEST TO 
NORTHEAST DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE STORM CONTINUES NORTHEAST AWAY 
FROM MICHIGAN.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-060500-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0002.051106T1100Z-051106T2300Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...WHITE CLOUD...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
354 PM EST SAT NOV 5 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM EST SUNDAY. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE SUNDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH INLAND SUNDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH MID TO LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NJJ WDM
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 060927 CCA
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
428 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS MICHIGAN TODAY AND RAPIDLY INTENSIFY. 
VERY STRONG SURFACE WINDS WILL SURGE IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING 
THE MID MORNING HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS NEAR 
THE LAKESHORE COULD GUST TO NEAR 55 MPH...WHILE INLAND AREA WILL SEE 
WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISHING BY EARLY EVENING.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-061730-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0002.051106T1100Z-051106T2300Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...WHITE CLOUD...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
428 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL BECOME WEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
55 MPH ALONG THE LAKESHORE TODAY. MEANWHILE...WEST WINDS WILL 
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH OVER INLAND AREAS. 
WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JK
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 061551
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
1051 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS CENTERED NEAR ALPENA LATE THIS
MORNING. WINDY CONDITIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE CONTINUE OVER THE REGION. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON.

MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-062300-
/O.CON.KGRR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051106T2300Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...WHITE CLOUD...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
1051 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF
SOUTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AT AREAS ALONG THE
LAKESHORE. WIND GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH
AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NJJ
000 
WWUS73 KGRR 062039
NPWGRR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
339 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005


MIZ037>040-043>046-050>052-056>059-064>067-071>074-062145-
/O.CAN.KGRR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051106T2300Z/
MASON-LAKE-OSCEOLA-CLARE-OCEANA-NEWAYGO-MECOSTA-ISABELLA-MUSKEGON-
MONTCALM-GRATIOT-OTTAWA-KENT-IONIA-CLINTON-ALLEGAN-BARRY-EATON-
INGHAM-VAN BUREN-KALAMAZOO-CALHOUN-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LUDINGTON...BALDWIN...REED CITY...
CLARE...HART...WHITE CLOUD...BIG RAPIDS...MOUNT PLEASANT...
MUSKEGON...GREENVILLE...ALMA...GRAND HAVEN...GRAND RAPIDS...
IONIA...ST. JOHNS...HOLLAND...HASTINGS...CHARLOTTE...LANSING...
SOUTH HAVEN...KALAMAZOO...BATTLE CREEK...JACKSON
339 PM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWEST LOWER HAVE DIMINISHED THIS AFTERNOON AND
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING MORE. THEREFORE...THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NJJ

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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.