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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Morristown, TN

March 2, 20067 counties in Tennessee

NWS Morristown, TN issued this wind advisory at Mar 2, 2006, 7:24 AM EST for 7 counties in Tennessee. It took effect at Mar 2, 2006, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2006, 7:24 AM EST (12:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2006, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 2, 2006, 9:31 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Morristown, TN

Counties Blount County, TN, Carter County, TN, Cocke County, TN, Greene County, TN, Johnson County, TN, Sevier County, TN, Unicoi County, TN

The radar

The Knoxville radar (KMRX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:27 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

Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC (KGSO), launched 12:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2006-03-02Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Greensboro/Hi Pt, NC at 12:00Z on 2006-03-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 112 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
1463 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
173 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 
WWUS74 KMRX 021224
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
724 AM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...

.AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION
TODAY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-022030-
/O.NEW.KMRX.WI.Y.0005.060302T1500Z-060303T0900Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
724 AM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF EAST TENNESSEE. 

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO
50 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TNZ012>014-035-022030-
/O.NEW.KMRX.LW.Y.0003.060302T1500Z-060303T0300Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG
724 AM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHERN CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. 

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO
35 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.  THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA
LAKES.  BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

$$

MJB
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 022009
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
309 PM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
CUMBERLAND PLATEAU AND THE EAST TENNESSEE MOUNTAINS...

.A COLD FRONT WILL EXIT THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS TONIGHT AND STRONG
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST.

TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-030415-
/O.CON.KMRX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060303T0900Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
309 PM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST FRIDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO
AROUND 50 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST
AS A COLD FRONT EXITS THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
40 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...
SO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING.

$$

TNZ012>014-035-030300-
/O.CON.KMRX.LW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060303T0300Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG
309 PM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

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

SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF UP TO
35 MPH. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST AS A
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
BE 26 TO 30 MPH AT TIMES.  THIS WILL CAUSE A ROUGH CHOP ON AREA
LAKES.  BOATERS ON AREA LAKES SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KMRX 030231
NPWMRX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
931 PM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE PLATEAU AND MOUNTAINS CANCELLED...

.BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE PASSAGE
OF A COLD FRONT...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORIES ARE
CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT.


TNZ018-041-043-045-047-072-074-030345-
/O.CAN.KMRX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060303T0900Z/
JOHNSON-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SOUTHEAST GREENE-UNICOI-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNTAIN CITY...COSBY...CEDAR CREEK...
ERWIN...ROAN MOUNTAIN...CADES COVE...GATLINBURG
931 PM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OVERNIGHT...BUT SHOULD
REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

TNZ012>014-035-030345-
/O.CAN.KMRX.LW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-060303T0300Z/
SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-MORGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEIDA...LA FOLLETTE...TAZEWELL...
WARTBURG
931 PM EST THU MAR 2 2006

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MORRISTOWN HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY. 

BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. 

$$

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 Morristown, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Mar 2, 2:48 AM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 2:48 AM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Morristown, TN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 7:24 AM ESTLake Wind AdvisoryMRXCampbell, Claiborne, Morgan, Scott14 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Tennessee, 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.