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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Gaylord, MI

February 22, 200722 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2007, 4:55 AM EST for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Feb 22, 2007, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2007, 4:55 AM EST (09:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2007, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 22, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties

Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2007-02-22Temperature 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2007-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 300 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
1290 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
300 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
340 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 220955
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
455 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS
MORNING. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE...PRODUCING GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 45 MPH AT TIMES.

MIZ008-015>036-041-042-222100-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0001.070222T1200Z-070222T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...
TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE...
MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...
TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
455 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

BEHIND A DEPARTING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND NORTHERN
LOWER MICHIGAN...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTS
UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY WITHIN THE LAKE MICHIGAN
AND LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AREAS. 

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


$$

ADAM
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 221551
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI
1051 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

...GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS
MORNING. BEHIND THIS SYSTEM...STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
DEVELOP THIS MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE STATE...PRODUCING GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH AT TIMES.

MIZ022-027-028-033-034-221700-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070222T2100Z/
OTSEGO-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAYLORD...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...
LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE
1051 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS
NEAR 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HOWEVER...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO
PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON...LOWERING VISIBILITIES BELOW A HALF MILE
AT TIMES. AS A RESULT...A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

$$

MIZ008-015>021-023>026-029>032-035-036-041-042-222100-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070222T2100Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-
LEELANAU-ANTRIM-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-OSCODA-
ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY...MIO...
HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
1051 AM EST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS EASTERN UPPER AND
NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN INTO THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT WINDS GUSTS UP TO
45 MPH...PARTICULARLY NEAR THE LAKE MICHIGAN AND LAKE SUPERIOR
SHORELINES. IN ADDITION...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...PARTICULARLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 10:51 AM ESTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryAPXCrawford, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon5 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.