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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Gaylord, MI

April 1, 200811 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Apr 1, 2008, 4:41 AM EDT for 11 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Apr 1, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2008, 4:41 AM EDT (08:41 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 1, 2008, 5:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 1, 2008, 3:44 PM EDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:43 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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 192 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2008-04-01Temperature 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2008-04-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 557 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
418 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
557 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
707 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 KAPX 010841
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
441 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING...

.LOW PRESSURE CROSSING LAKE HURON THIS MORNING WILL BRING WINDS
AROUND TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST TODAY...AND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE.
SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS...
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE
DURING THE EVENING.

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-035-036-041-042-012100-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.080401T0900Z-080401T2100Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
441 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA TODAY...BEFORE SUBSIDING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

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

$$

MIZ017-018-012200-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.080401T0900Z-080402T0300Z/
CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY
441 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM EAST AND NORTHEAST TO NORTHWEST LATER THIS
MORNING AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE HURON. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING
HOURS.

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

$$

JPB
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 011526
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1126 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS
THIS AFTERNOON... WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING.

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-035-036-041-042-012100-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080401T2100Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
1126 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE SUBSIDING BY LATE AFTERNOON.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

MIZ017-018-020300-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080402T0300Z/
CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY
1126 AM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ACROSS THE
ADVISORY AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE HURON. WINDS
WILL SUBSIDE BY LATE IN THE DAY. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
JK
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 011944
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
344 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

MIZ016-019>021-025-031-035-036-041-042-012045-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080401T2100Z/
EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE-OGEMAW-IOSCO-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT...
MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
344 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING
ACROSS THE AREA BEFORE SUBSIDING. 

$$

MIZ017-018-012045-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-080402T0300Z/
CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY
344 PM EDT TUE APR 1 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ALONG THE LAKE HURON SHORELINE
BETWEEN CHEBOYGAN AND PRESQUE ISLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AS THE EVENING PROGRESSES.

$$
JK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 10:50 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningAPXArenac62 hr
Apr 1, 4:36 AM EDTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryAPX11 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.