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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Des Moines, IA

May 10, 200651 counties in Iowa

NWS Des Moines, IA issued this wind advisory at May 10, 2006, 3:50 PM CDT for 51 counties in Iowa. It took effect at May 11, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 10, 2006, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
In effect from
May 11, 2006, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 11, 2006, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Des Moines, IA
All 51 counties

Adair County, IA, Adams County, IA, Appanoose County, IA, Audubon County, IA, Black Hawk County, IA, Boone County, IA, Bremer County, IA, Butler County, IA, Calhoun County, IA, Carroll County, IA, Cass County, IA, Cerro Gordo County, IA, Clarke County, IA, Crawford County, IA, Dallas County, IA, Davis County, IA, Decatur County, IA, Emmet County, IA, Franklin County, IA, Greene County, IA, Grundy County, IA, Guthrie County, IA, Hamilton County, IA, Hancock County, IA, Hardin County, IA, Humboldt County, IA, Jasper County, IA, Kossuth County, IA, Lucas County, IA, Madison County, IA, Mahaska County, IA, Marion County, IA, Marshall County, IA, Monroe County, IA, Palo Alto County, IA, Pocahontas County, IA, Polk County, IA, Poweshiek County, IA, Ringgold County, IA, Sac County, IA, Story County, IA, Tama County, IA, Taylor County, IA, Union County, IA, Wapello County, IA, Warren County, IA, Wayne County, IA, Webster County, IA, Winnebago County, IA, Worth County, IA, Wright County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:48 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 230 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2006-05-10Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2006-05-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -104 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1275 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 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 KDMX 102050
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
350 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS MID IOWA THURSDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES WILL
PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-110500-
/O.NEW.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.060511T1500Z-060512T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
350 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT THURSDAY. 

A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35
CAN EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...EXPECT 
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

KINNEY
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDMX 110157
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
857 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS MID IOWA THURSDAY...

.STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GREAT LAKES AND HIGH
PRESSURE ACROSS THE ROCKIES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-110930-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.060511T1500Z-060512T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
857 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS WEST OF INTERSTATE 35
CAN EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN
EXCESS OF 40 MPH. ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...EXPECT
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH.  WINDS
WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING.

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

$$

SMALL
000 
WWUS73 KDMX 110904
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
404 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...STRONG WINDS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA
TODAY.  

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-111715-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.060511T1500Z-060512T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
404 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM THIS EVENING.

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

$$

DONAVON
000 
WWUS73 KDMX 111552
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1052 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA AREA TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN OVER LAKE MICHIGAN TODAY AND WILL
BRING STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS TO MUCH OF CENTRAL IOWA.

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-112215-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060512T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...FOREST CITY...
NORTHWOOD...EMMETSBURG...GARNER...MASON CITY...POCAHONTAS...
HUMBOLDT...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...SAC CITY...
ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...WEBSTER CITY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...
BOONE...AMES...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...
ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...GRINNELL...ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...
WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...OSKALOOSA...CORNING...
CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...
MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...BLOOMFIELD
1052 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

EXPECT A NORTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH...AND POSSIBLY APPROACHING 50 MPH. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NORTHEAST OF A LINE FROM
ESTHERVILLE...TO WEBSTER CITY...TO MARSHALLTOWN. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 7 PM THIS EVENING.

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

$$

KINNEY
000 
WWUS73 KDMX 112058
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
358 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING ACROSS
NORTHEAST IOWA...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO ROTATE OVER THE WESTERN
GREAT LAKES...AND WILL ALLOW A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND TO PERSIST
THIS EVENING.

IAZ004-005-015-023-024-033>036-044>048-057>061-070>075-081>086-
092>097-112200-
/O.CAN.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060512T0300Z/
EMMET-KOSSUTH-PALO ALTO-POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-SAC-CALHOUN-WEBSTER-
HAMILTON-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-BOONE-STORY-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-
DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-
UNION-CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESTHERVILLE...ALGONA...EMMETSBURG...
POCAHONTAS...HUMBOLDT...SAC CITY...ROCKWELL CITY...FORT DODGE...
WEBSTER CITY...DENISON...CARROLL...JEFFERSON...BOONE...AMES...
AUDUBON...GUTHRIE CENTER...ADEL...DES MOINES...NEWTON...
ATLANTIC...GREENFIELD...WINTERSET...INDIANOLA...KNOXVILLE...
OSKALOOSA...CORNING...CRESTON...OSCEOLA...CHARITON...ALBIA...
OTTUMWA...BEDFORD...MOUNT AYR...LEON...CORYDON...CENTERVILLE...
BLOOMFIELD
358 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

A BRISK NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA
OVERNIGHT...BUT WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA.

$$

IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-120300-
/O.CON.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060512T0300Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...
MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GRINNELL
358 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

EXPECT A NORTHWEST WIND AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING...WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
AROUND MID EVENING..

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

$$

KINNEY
000 
WWUS73 KDMX 120246
NPWDMX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
946 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

IAZ006-007-016-017-025>028-037>039-049-050-062-120400-
/O.EXP.KDMX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-060512T0300Z/
WINNEBAGO-WORTH-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-
HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-MARSHALL-TAMA-POWESHIEK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOREST CITY...NORTHWOOD...GARNER...
MASON CITY...CLARION...HAMPTON...ALLISON...WAVERLY...ELDORA...
GRUNDY CENTER...WATERLOO...MARSHALLTOWN...TOLEDO...GRINNELL
946 PM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. THESE SPEEDS ARE BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA HOWEVER SO THE WIND ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

SMALL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Des Moines, IA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at May 10, 3:45 PM CDT, 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 3:45 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
338 PM WED CDT MAY 10 2006

.DISCUSSION...
WX FOR THE NXT SVRL DAYS WL BE DOMINATED BY THE UPR LO CLOSING OFF
OVR THE AREA.  ALL MDLS SUPPORT THIS FOR THE NXT SVRL DAYS WITH SIG
DIVERGENCE AFT THAT.  LOOKS MORE LIKE A WINTER SYS THAN A SPRING
SYS.  UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR ALF MOVG DOWN AND THOUGH GFS MAY BE A
BIT TOO COLD, IDEA IS CORRECT.  DECENT GRAD IN PLACE AND WITH PSBL
MIXING OF AMS ON THU WL HOIST A WND ADVY FOR THE CWA THU AND THU
EVE.  H8 WINDS UP TO 55 KTS OVR THE NERN ZNS AND SHUD SEE NO TROUBLE
MEETING CRITERIA.  WRN CWA MAY BE A CLOSE CALL, BUT IF WE DO SEE ANY
SUN DURG THE DAY SHUD SEE DECENT MIXING.  ALSO WL SEE THE RAIN
SHIELD BACK INTO THE STATE WITH UNSETTLED WX INTO THE WKND.  BIG DIF
IN RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY AS WELL AS MDL TO MDL CONTINUITY 1ST HLF OF
NXT WK.  H8 TEMPS AS MUCH AS 20+ DEGREES WRMR ON 12Z RUN VS 06Z RUN
AND THICKNESS 1000-500 AS MUCH AS 300 METERS HIER.  LEANED TWD THE
12Z RUN BASED ON ECMWF SOLNS, BUT FEEL THE 12Z IS TOO WRM.  DONT
SEE ANY REASON TO STRAY FROM BLO NORM TEMPS TO OCNL NORMAL TEMPS FOR
AT LEAST THE NXT WK IF NOT 2.

&&

.DMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVY ALL OF CWA 15Z THU
THROUGH 03Z FRI.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 3:39 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
339 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075-
081>086-092>097-111100-
EMMET-KOSSUTH-WINNEBAGO-WORTH-PALO ALTO-HANCOCK-CERRO GORDO-
POCAHONTAS-HUMBOLDT-WRIGHT-FRANKLIN-BUTLER-BREMER-SAC-CALHOUN-
WEBSTER-HAMILTON-HARDIN-GRUNDY-BLACK HAWK-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-
BOONE-STORY-MARSHALL-TAMA-AUDUBON-GUTHRIE-DALLAS-POLK-JASPER-
POWESHIEK-CASS-ADAIR-MADISON-WARREN-MARION-MAHASKA-ADAMS-UNION-
CLARKE-LUCAS-MONROE-WAPELLO-TAYLOR-RINGGOLD-DECATUR-WAYNE-
APPANOOSE-DAVIS-
339 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IOWA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE IN THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WILL
PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA THURSDAY. AREAS
GENERALLY WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 35 CORRIDOR CAN EXPECT A
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WIND AT 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40
AND 50 MPH. ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 35...EVEN STRONGER WINDS
ARE EXPECTED...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND A FEW
GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING
AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE DIMINISHING FROM WEST
TO EAST THURSDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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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.