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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Wichita, KS

February 16, 200723 counties in Kansas

NWS Wichita, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 16, 2007, 11:19 AM CST for 23 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Feb 16, 2007, 3:56 PM CST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 16, 2007, 11:19 AM CST (17:19 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 16, 2007, 3:56 PM CST
Expired
Feb 17, 2007, 5:19 AM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Wichita, KS
All 23 counties

Allen County, KS, Barton County, KS, Butler County, KS, Chase County, KS, Chautauqua County, KS, Elk County, KS, Ellsworth County, KS, Greenwood County, KS, Harvey County, KS, Kingman County, KS, Labette County, KS, Lincoln County, KS, Marion County, KS, McPherson County, KS, Montgomery County, KS, Neosho County, KS, Reno County, KS, Rice County, KS, Russell County, KS, Saline County, KS, Sedgwick County, KS, Wilson County, KS, Woodson County, KS

The radar

The Wichita radar (KICT), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:23 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

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 160 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, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lamont, OK at 12:00Z on 2007-02-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 244 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
1111 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
244 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
303 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 KICT 161719
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1119 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007


KSZ032-033-047>051-067-170130-
/O.NEW.KICT.WI.Y.0005.070216T2300Z-070217T0600Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
1119 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST WHILE
INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. SOME WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO THEN DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AFTER MIDNIGHT
BUT STILL REMAIN QUITE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. 

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

$$

JMC
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KICT 162156
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
356 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

KSZ052-053-068>072-082-083-171200-
/O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0005.070217T0400Z-070217T1200Z/
MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...
WICHITA
356 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SATURDAY. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST LATER
THIS EVENING...AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY 10 PM. SOME WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD OCCUR ROUGHLY BETWEEN
10 PM AND 3 AM.

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

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-171200-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0005.070217T0000Z-070217T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
356 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
THIS EVENING...AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
SOME WIND GUSTS TO 45 OR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD
OCCUR ROUGHLY BETWEEN 8 PM AND 2 AM.

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

$$

JMC/ADK
000 
WWUS73 KICT 170338
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
938 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

KSZ052-053-068>072-082-083-171200-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0005.070217T0400Z-070217T1200Z/
MARION-CHASE-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-
SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...NEWTON...
EL DORADO...AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...KINGMAN...
WICHITA
938 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH BY
MIDNIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS SHOULD OCCUR ROUGHLY
BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM.

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

$$

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-171200-
/O.CON.KICT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070217T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON
938 PM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH BY 10 PM. SOME WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ACROSS
CENTRAL KANSAS SHOULD OCCUR ROUGHLY BETWEEN 10 PM AND 3 AM.

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

$$

LAWSON
000 
WWUS73 KICT 170745
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
145 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2007

KSZ032-033-047>051-067-068-082-083-170845-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070217T1200Z/
RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-RENO-
HARVEY-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUSSELL...LINCOLN...GREAT BEND...
ELLSWORTH...SALINA...LYONS...MCPHERSON...HUTCHINSON...NEWTON...
KINGMAN...WICHITA
145 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
AS THE DAY WEARS ON.

$$

KSZ094>096-098>100-171500-
/O.EXB.KICT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070217T1500Z/
ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOWARD...FREDONIA...CHANUTE...ERIE...
SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
145 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS PASS THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$

KSZ052-053-069>072-171500-
/O.EXT.KICT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070217T1500Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA
145 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS PASS THROUGH. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.

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

$$
COX
000 
WWUS73 KICT 171119
NPWICT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
519 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2007


KSZ052-053-069>072-094>096-098>100-171230-
/O.CAN.KICT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070217T1500Z/
MARION-CHASE-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-
CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARION...COTTONWOOD FALLS...EL DORADO...
AUGUSTA...EUREKA...YATES CENTER...IOLA...HOWARD...FREDONIA...
CHANUTE...ERIE...SEDAN...COFFEYVILLE...INDEPENDENCE...PARSONS
519 AM CST SAT FEB 17 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTH WINDS HAVE SLACKENED TO SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE
AREA WHICH IS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THESE WIND SPEEDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.

$$
COX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 16, 1:22 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryICTBarton, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Russell4 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007

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.