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Wind Advisory 21, NWS North Platte, NE

September 16, 200626 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Sep 16, 2006, 2:59 AM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Sep 16, 2006, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 16, 2006, 2:59 AM MDT (08:59 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 16, 2006, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
Sep 16, 2006, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
9 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 08:58 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, 9.0 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 2006-09-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 366 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2006-09-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 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
366 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-57 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KLBF 160859
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
359 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...WINDY DAY ACROSS THE AREA..

.INTENSE LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS TODAY
CREATING STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

NEZ004-005-022>026-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-161700-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.060916T1600Z-060917T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
359 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 /259 AM MDT SAT SEP 16 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA BY LATE
MORNING AND SPREAD EAST INTO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE
SLOW TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

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.

$$

NEZ006>010-027>029-161700-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.060916T1900Z-060917T0100Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
359 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL
CREATE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA BY
MID AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE SLOW TO DIMINISH
THIS EVENING.

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.

$$

MASEK
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 161542
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1042 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL EJECT ONTO THE PLAINS TODAY ALLOWING FOR STRONG
WINDS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ004-005-022>026-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-162345-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.060916T1600Z-060917T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...
TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1042 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 /942 AM MDT SAT SEP 16 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

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.

$$

NEZ006>010-027>029-162345-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.060916T1900Z-060917T0100Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
1042 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

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.

$$

JMC
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 161909
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
209 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...WINDS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN
NEBRASKA... 

.A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAS REMAINED
NEARLY STATIONARY THIS AFTERNOON. IN THE VICINITY OF THIS
TROUGH...WINDS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE OCCURRING. A COLD FRONT
TO THE WEST WILL REACH WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND
THIS FRONT...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY WILL THEREFORE REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
WESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE...AND HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA.

NEZ026-037-038-058-059-069>071-162015-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060917T0100Z/
BLAINE-LOGAN-CUSTER-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUNNING...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
209 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 /109 PM MDT SAT SEP 16 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 35 MPH OUT OF THE WEST NORTHWEST WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

NEZ006>010-027>029-162015-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060917T0100Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
209 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE NOT EXPECTED.

$$

NEZ004-005-022>025-035-036-056-057-094-170100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060917T0100Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
209 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006 /109 PM MDT SAT SEP 16 2006/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

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.

$$

JMC

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 15, 6:48 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFWheeler20 min
Sep 15, 9:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFDeuel, Garden50 min
Sep 16, 12:35 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBrown40 min
Sep 16, 3:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLBFBoyd21 min

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2006Every wind advisory in 2006

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.