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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Blacksburg, VA
NWS Blacksburg, VA issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2005, 12:34 PM EST for Alleghany County, Ashe County, Watauga County, North Carolina; 10 counties in Virginia. It took effect at Dec 26, 2005, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2005, 12:34 PM EST (17:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2005, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2005, 9:00 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Blacksburg, VA
Counties Alleghany County, NC, Ashe County, NC, Watauga County, NC, Alleghany County, VA, Bath County, VA, Carroll County, VA, City of Covington, VA, City of Galax, VA, Craig County, VA, Floyd County, VA, Giles County, VA, Grayson County, VA, Montgomery County, VA
The radar
The Roanoke radar (KFCX), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:33 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
Roanoke, VA (KRNK), launched 12:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 104 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KRNK 251734 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1234 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE AS COLDER AIR RETURNS TO THE REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-260145- /O.NEW.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.051226T0500Z-051226T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE 1234 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 57 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KRNK 260130 AAA NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 830 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THIS FEATURE. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ015-260930- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.051226T0500Z-051226T2300Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... INDEPENDENCE 830 PM EST SUN DEC 25 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM EST MONDAY... WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR MOST OF THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 260818 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 318 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-261700- /O.UPG.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051226T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KRNK.HW.W.0001.051226T1100Z-051227T0200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 318 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. WIND SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. 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. $$ VAZ011-014-016>020-261700- /O.EXB.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.051226T1100Z-051227T0200Z/ GILES-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-ALLEGHANY-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PEARISBURG...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG... GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 318 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NOTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. $$ NCZ002-261700- /O.EXT.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.051226T1100Z-051227T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPARTA 318 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NOTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. $$ LAWRENCE
000 WWUS71 KRNK 261327 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 827 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COASTLINE TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-261730- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 827 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ002-VAZ011-014-016>020-261730- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY-GILES-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS 827 AM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 261720 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 1220 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST TODAY WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-262300- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 1220 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS TODAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ002-VAZ011-014-016>020-262300- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY-GILES-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS 1220 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 261942 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 242 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING... .LOW PRESSURE INTENSIFYING ALONG THE NEW ENGLAND COAST WILL BRING STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY FROM THE REGION. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-270200- /O.CON.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 242 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE FOR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ NCZ002-VAZ011-014-016>020-270200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY-GILES-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS 242 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING TODAY. $$
000 WWUS71 KRNK 262307 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 607 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 .LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM THE MID ATLANTIC STATES TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE AREA FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION GRADUALLY RELAXES. NCZ001-018-VAZ015-270200- /O.CAN.KRNK.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ASHE-WATAUGA-GRAYSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...BOONE...INDEPENDENCE 607 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BLACKSBURG HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. THIS ADVISORY REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING. $$ NCZ002-VAZ011-014-016>020-270200- /O.CON.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ALLEGHANY-GILES-MONTGOMERY-CARROLL-FLOYD-CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPARTA...PEARISBURG...RADFORD... BLACKSBURG...GALAX...FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE... HOT SPRINGS 607 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS EVENING. $$ WERT
000 WWUS71 KRNK 270205 NPWRNK URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BLACKSBURG VA 905 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING OVER THE AREA... .INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE NORTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE NATION TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST AND NORTH INTO THE MID ATLANTIC AND SOUTHEAST STATES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE REGION FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THESE TWO SYSTEMS GRADUALLY RELAXES OVER THE AREA. NCZ001-002-018-VAZ011-014>020-270315- /O.EXP.KRNK.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-051227T0200Z/ ASHE-ALLEGHANY-WATAUGA-GILES-MONTGOMERY-GRAYSON-CARROLL-FLOYD- CRAIG-BATH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEST JEFFERSON...SPARTA...BOONE... PEARISBURG...RADFORD...BLACKSBURG...INDEPENDENCE...GALAX... FLOYD...NEW CASTLE...CLIFTON FORGE...HOT SPRINGS 905 PM EST MON DEC 26 2005 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT EARLIER THIS EVENING HAS EXPIRED. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SOME GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 MPH IN MOST AREAS BY DAYBREAK. $$ WERT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Blacksburg, VA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 12:56 PM EST | Snow Advisory | RNK | Ashe, Watauga | 29 hr |
Nearby
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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.