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Wind Advisory 11, NWS North Platte, NE

December 15, 200526 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Dec 15, 2005, 1:04 AM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 16 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2005, 1:04 AM MST (08:04 UTC)
Expired
Dec 15, 2005, 4:50 PM MST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 67 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2005-12-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2005-12-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 108 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1826 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 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 KLBF 150804
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
204 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE IN MINNESOTA WILL PRODUCE A TIGHT SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH TODAY.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-151615-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.051215T0804Z-051216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
204 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005 /104 AM MST THU DEC 15 2005/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$

KAR
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 151715
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1115 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON...

.DEEP LOW PRESSURE IN MINNESOTA WILL PRODUCE A TIGHT SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-160000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-051216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1115 AM CST THU DEC 15 2005 /1015 AM MST THU DEC 15 2005/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
OCCUR ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW...AND FRESH SNOW
ON THE GROUND WILL COMBINE WITH THIS WIND AND PRODUCE NEAR WHITE
OUT CONDITIONS OCCASIONALLY...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY
183. EAST TO WEST ROADS MAY EXPERIENCE FINGER DRIFTS IN
PLACES...ESPECIALLY NEAR WIND BREAKS. CAUTION SHOULD BE USED IN
TRAVELLING ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

13
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 152350 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
550 PM CST THU DEC 15 2005


NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-160100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-051216T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
550 PM CST THU DEC 15 2005 /450 PM MST THU DEC 15 2005/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS
EVENING WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

$$
CDC

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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.