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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI

February 22, 200717 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2007, 1:19 AM CST for 17 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2007, 1:19 AM CST (07:19 UTC)
Expired
Feb 22, 2007, 12:00 PM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Milwaukee, WI

Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI

The radar

The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:19 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2007-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 234 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
1405 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 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 KMKX 220719
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
119 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES WAS GENERATING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS WISCONSIN.  
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY NOON AS THE LOW
MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION. 

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-063>066-069>072-221530-
/O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.070222T0719Z-070222T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-ROCK-
WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...
WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...
ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
119 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES REGION WILL GENERATE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL
BUFFET SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. EXPECT WINDS GUSTING TO 50
MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY NOON. 

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS IN THE YARD SUCH AS
LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS...BEWARE OF FALLEN TREE LIMBS ON
ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE OUTDOORS.

$$

DAVIS
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KMKX 221015
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
415 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES WAS GENERATING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN 
WISCONSIN. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY NOON AS
THE LOW MOVES FARTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION.

WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-063>066-069>072-221800-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070222T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-
WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-ROCK-
WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...
WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...MADISON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...
WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...
ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
415 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES REGION WILL GENERATE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL
BUFFET SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE.

MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN MILWAUKEE HAD A PEAK GUST OF 53
MPH AT 330 AM THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY NOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS IN THE YARD SUCH AS
LAWN FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS...BEWARE OF FALLEN TREE LIMBS ON
ROADS. USE CAUTION WHILE OUTDOORS.

$$
DAVIS
000 
WWUS73 KMKX 221544
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
944 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES WILL CONTINUE GENERATING STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN THROUGH 12 NOON. SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 30
MPH AND GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON. IN SOUTH-
CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WINDS HAVE ALREADY DIMINISHED BELOW CRITERIA. 

WIZ046-047-051-056>058-063-064-069-221645-
/O.CAN.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070222T1800Z/
MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE-DANE-
JEFFERSON-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC...
BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM...MADISON...
JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...JANESVILLE...BELOIT
944 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELED
THE WIND ADVISORY. 

ALTHOUGH BREEZY CONDITIONS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
SOUTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072-221800-
/O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070222T1800Z/
SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
944 AM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GREAT
LAKES REGION WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS THROUGH 12 NOON. EXPECT WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH AT
TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE OPEN COUNTRYSIDE. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR
GREATER ARE EXPECTED...OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. SECURE LOOSE ITEMS IN THE YARD SUCH AS LAWN
FURNITURE AND GARBAGE CANS...BEWARE OF FALLEN TREE LIMBS ON ROADS.
USE CAUTION WHILE OUTDOORS.

$$

MAF
000 
WWUS73 KMKX 221813
NPWMKX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI
1213 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...NORTHWEST WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR LAKE HURON WILL CONTINUE MOVING
EASTWARD AWAY FROM WISCONSIN THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 12
NOON.

WIZ052-059-060-065-066-070>072-221915-
/O.EXP.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070222T1800Z/
SHEBOYGAN-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-
KENOSHA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...WEST BEND...
PORT WASHINGTON...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...
LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA
1213 PM CST THU FEB 22 2007

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN WISCONSIN HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE AT 12 NOON. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY
LEVELS...BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING.

$$

MAF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 3:28 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchMKXColumbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more36 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.