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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Gaylord, MI

October 11, 20065 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Oct 11, 2006, 5:07 AM EDT for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Oct 11, 2006, 4:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 11, 2006, 5:07 AM EDT (09:07 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 11, 2006, 4:00 PM EDT
Expired
Oct 12, 2006, 5:00 AM EDT
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Antrim County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:09 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2006-10-11Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2006-10-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 83 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
759 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
133 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 110907
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
507 AM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE STATE THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONGEST ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC...WHERE
SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH WIND
GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

MIZ015-016-019>021-025-031-112100-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.061011T2000Z-061012T0900Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST IGNACE...PELLSTON...CHARLEVOIX...
LELAND...BELLAIRE...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
507 AM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
EDT THURSDAY. 

EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 30 MPH ARE
ANTICIPATED...ALONG WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

JPB
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 112018
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
418 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE STATE AND BRING GUSTY
WEST WINDS TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
STRONGEST ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND THROUGH THE
STRAITS OF MACKINAC...WHERE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

MIZ015-016-019>021-025-031-120900-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061012T0900Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
418 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND
THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED...ALONG
WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

ADAM
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 120318
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1118 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN TONIGHT...

.COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO RUSH INTO NORTHERN MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT.
THIS COLD AIR WILL RESULT IN VERY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE
RELATIVELY WARMER LAKE WATERS. THE INSTABILITY WILL ULTIMATELY
RESULT IN THE STRENGTHENING OF WEST WINDS THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT FOR
THOSE COUNTIES BORDERING THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE.

MIZ015-016-019>021-025-031-120900-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061012T0900Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
1118 PM EDT WED OCT 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT THURSDAY. 

WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE...AND THROUGH THE STRAITS OF MACKINAC OVERNIGHT.
SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL OCCUR...ALONG WITH
SOME GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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

$$

SD
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 120905
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
505 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

MIZ015-016-019>021-025-031-121015-
/O.EXP.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-061012T0900Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST IGNACE...PELLSTON...CHARLEVOIX...
LELAND...BELLAIRE...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
505 AM EDT THU OCT 12 2006

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE AND STRAITS AREA IS
NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

JPB

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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.