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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Dodge City, KS

March 24, 20078 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2007, 3:58 AM CDT for 8 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Mar 24, 2007, 3:41 PM CDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2007, 3:58 AM CDT (08:58 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2007, 3:41 PM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2007, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Grant County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Morton County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 133 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2007-03-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 124 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, Dodge City, at 00:00Z on 2007-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
124 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-138 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-24 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 KDDC 240858
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
358 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HEADED FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES.

KSZ074-084-085-241700-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.070324T2100Z-070325T0000Z/
STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW
358 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 PM...WITH SPEEDS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH THROUGH
7 PM.

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

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 241814
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
114 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HEADED FOR FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT
PASSES.

KSZ074-084-085-250000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.070324T2100Z-070325T0000Z/
STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW
114 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

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

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

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 PM...WITH SPEEDS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH THROUGH
7 PM.

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

$$
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 242041
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
341 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ONGOING ACROSS FAR SOUTHWEST
KANSAS...

.SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO ADVISORY CRITERIA
BEHIND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT THAT IS MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS FAR
SOUTHWEST KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE BY EARLY
THIS EVENING AS SUNSET APPROACHES, THEREBY CUTTING OFF THE TRANSFER
OF MOMENTUM ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE.

KSZ061-062-075-076-086-250000-
/O.EXB.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.070324T2041Z-070325T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-GRANT-HASKELL-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...LIBERAL...KISMET
341 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007 /241 PM MDT SAT MAR 24 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CITIES OF LIBERAL,
ELKHART, HUGOTON, JOHNSON, LAKIN, ULYSSES, AND SYRACUSE. THE WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE BY AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING AS SUNSET APPROACHES.

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

$$

KSZ074-084-085-250000-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.070324T2041Z-070325T0000Z/
STANTON-MORTON-STEVENS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHNSON CITY...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW
341 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE CITIES OF LIBERAL,
ELKHART, HUGOTON, JOHNSON, LAKIN, ULYSSES, AND SYRACUSE. THE WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE BY AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING AS SUNSET APPROACHES.

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

$$

LACY
000 
WWUS73 KDDC 250001
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
701 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...SOUTHERLY WINDS DIMINISHING ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS...

.MIXING HAS DECREASED AS THE SUN HAS STARTED TO GO DOWN. THIS HAS
ALLOWED WINDS TO DIMINISH ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN KANSAS TO BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS.

KSZ061-062-074>076-084>086-250115-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070325T0000Z/
HAMILTON-KEARNY-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-MORTON-STEVENS-SEWARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...
JOHNSON CITY...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET
701 PM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007 /601 PM MDT SAT MAR 24 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED INTO THE 20 TO 25 MPH RANGE...WITH SOME GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE INTO THE 15 TO 25
MPH RANGE AS THE EVENING CONTINUES.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 23, 7:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementDDCKiowa37 min
Mar 23, 7:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCEdwards, Kiowa28 min
Mar 23, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningDDCPratt, Stafford52 min

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.