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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Goodland, KS

February 16, 200713 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2007, 5:30 AM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Feb 16, 2007, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2007, 5:30 AM CST (11:30 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 16, 2007, 9:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:34 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2007-02-16Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2007-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 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
1833 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
272 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 KGLD 161130
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
430 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. THIS STORM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF 
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS...AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME...LINGERING SNOW COVER WILL KEEP
THE WINDS FROM GETTING AS STRONG ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
WHERE SPEEDS WILL REACH 2O TO 30 MPH.

COZ090-091-KSZ001-NEZ079-080-161830-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.070216T1800Z-070217T0500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN...TRENTON
430 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007 /530 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. 

DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THE WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

BULLER
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 161135 CCA
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
433 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. THIS STORM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD FRONT
THROUGH THE AREA. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF 
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS...AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. AT THIS TIME...LINGERING SNOW COVER WILL KEEP
THE WINDS FROM GETTING AS STRONG ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA
WHERE SPEEDS WILL REACH 20 TO 30 MPH.

COZ090-091-KSZ001-NEZ079-080-161845-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.070216T1800Z-070217T0500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN...TRENTON
433 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007 /533 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING
TO 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ THIS EVENING. 

DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THE WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45
MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

BULLER
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 161805
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1105 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS STORM WILL PUSH A STRONG COLD
FRONT THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. BEHIND THIS FRONT...NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER MUCH OF
EAST CENTRAL COLORADO...EXTREME NORTHWEST KANSAS...AND EXTREME
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. 

COZ092-KSZ002>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ081-170215-
/O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.070216T1800Z-070217T0500Z/
CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...MCCOOK
1105 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007 /1205 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING. 

DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THE WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS
TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ090-091-KSZ001-NEZ079-080-170215-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070217T0500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...BENKELMAN...TRENTON
1105 AM MST FRI FEB 16 2007 /1205 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. 

DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...THE WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS
TO 45 MPH CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

LAMMERS
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 170115
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
615 PM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE
AREA. WIND GUSTS APPROACHING 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM
MST (11 PM CST). A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS ACROSS THE
AREA WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER IOWA AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO
THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SLOWLY
WEAKEN OVERNIGHT ALLOWING BOTH SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS TO FALL
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER 10 PM MST (11 PM CST).

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-170500-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070217T0500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
615 PM MST FRI FEB 16 2007 /715 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST /11 PM CST/
THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM MST (11 PM CST). 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE
CONTROL.

$$

DDT
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 170300
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
800 PM MST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING THEREAFTER.
WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE NOT EXPECTED. THEREFORE...THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-170400-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070217T0500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
800 PM MST FRI FEB 16 2007 /900 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MIDNIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY DECREASING THEREAFTER. 

$$

DDT

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.