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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Lubbock, TX

February 27, 200721 counties in Texas

NWS Lubbock, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2007, 3:50 PM CST for 21 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2007, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2007, 3:50 PM CST (21:50 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2007, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 28, 2007, 8:10 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Lubbock, TX
All 21 counties

Bailey County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Castro County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Garza County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Motley County, TX, Parmer County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Yoakum County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:52 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

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-02-27Temperature 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, Amarillo Airport, TX at 12:00Z on 2007-02-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2130 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
335 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 KLUB 272150
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
350 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

TXZ021>024-027>031-033>044-280600-
/O.NEW.KLUB.WI.Y.0002.070228T1600Z-070301T0100Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...
MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...
RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
350 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD ACROSS THE
NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION AS STRONG
WINDS AT THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MIX TO THE SURFACE.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF
AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP
SOME DUST AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR UNPLOWED
FIELDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES
WITH A FEW LOCATIONS DOWN TO 1/2 MILE.

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

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KLUB 280527
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
1127 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

TXZ021>024-027>031-033>044-281200-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0002.070228T1600Z-070301T0100Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...
MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...
RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
1127 PM CST TUE FEB 27 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CST
WEDNESDAY. 

A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSUE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS
THE NORTHERN TEXAS PANHANDLE WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL INCREASE THE
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION AS STRONG
WINDS AT THE MIDDLE LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE MIX TO THE SURFACE.

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS OF
AROUND 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PICK
UP SOME DUST AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR UNPLOWED
FIELDS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES
WITH A FEW LOCATIONS DOWN TO 1/2 MILE.

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

$$
000 
WWUS74 KLUB 281030
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

TXZ021>024-027>031-033>044-282200-
/O.CON.KLUB.WI.Y.0002.070228T1600Z-070301T0100Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...
MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...
RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
430 AM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
AS A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER THIS MORNING OR
EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH WIND SPEEDS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH AND
GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL SOON FOLLOW WITH
REDUCED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR UNPLOWED FIELDS. VISIBILITY
MAY BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES...WITH SOME AREAS
BELOW 1/2 MILE. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND INTO THE EARLY
EVENING AT LEAST BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

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

$$
000 
WWUS74 KLUB 282151
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
351 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

TXZ021>024-027>031-033>044-010400-
/O.EXT.KLUB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0400Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...
MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...
RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
351 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

LOW PRESSURE HAS DEEPENED ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY AND IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE EASTWARD INTO OKLAHOMA. THE STRONG WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS WITH WIND SPEEDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE
STRONG WIND GUSTS SHOULD DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH REDUCED
VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY NEAR UNPLOWED FIELDS. VISIBILITY MAY BE
RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN 2 MILES AT TIMES...WITH SOME AREAS BELOW
1/2 MILE. STRONG WINDS SHOULD DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS
AROUND 10 PM.

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

$$
000 
WWUS74 KLUB 010210
NPWLUB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
810 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

TXZ021>024-027>031-033>044-010315-
/O.CAN.KLUB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T0400Z/
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-MOTLEY-
COCHRAN-HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-DICKENS-KING-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
GARZA-KENT-STONEWALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MATADOR...ROARING SPRINGS...
MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...
RALLS...DICKENS...SPUR...GUTHRIE...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...ODONNELL...POST...JAYTON...ASPERMONT
810 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS ACROSS THE REGION. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30
MPH RANGE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...WITH SOME GUSTS NEAR 40
MPH ON THE CAPROCK. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR
UNPLOWED FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Lubbock, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 6:37 AM CSTFire Weather WatchLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more9 hr
Feb 27, 3:50 PM CSTRed Flag WarningLUBBailey, Briscoe, Castro, Childress, Cochran, Cottle and 18 more30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Texas, 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.