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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Dec 14, 2008, 3:52 PM EST for 12 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 15, 2008, 4:37 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2008, 3:52 PM EST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 15, 2008, 4:37 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2008, 3:41 PM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Alcona County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Roscommon County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:55 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 190 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 528 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 241 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 428 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS73 KAPX 142052 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 352 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY PASS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN VERY GUSTY AS THEY SLOWLY VEER TO THE WEST MONDAY. AREAS ALONG THE EXPOSED LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. MIZ015-016-019>021-025-031-151200- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.081215T1000Z-081215T2200Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE 352 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SOME LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THEY VEER TO THE WEST. EXPOSED AREAS AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KAPX 150323 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1023 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY PASS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN VERY GUSTY AS THEY SLOWLY VEER TO THE WEST MONDAY. AREAS ALONG THE EXPOSED LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. MIZ015-016-019>021-025-031-151730- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.081215T1000Z-081215T2200Z/ MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX... NORTHPORT...MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE 1023 PM EST SUN DEC 14 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM EST MONDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED TOWARDS MONDAY MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SOME LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THEY VEER TO THE WEST. EXPOSED AREAS AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MR
000 WWUS73 KAPX 150937 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 437 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RAPIDLY PASS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN VERY GUSTY AS THEY SLOWLY VEER TO THE WEST THROUGH THE MORNING. AREAS ALONG THE EXPOSED LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. MIZ016-019>021-025-031-151045- /O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.081215T1000Z-081215T2200Z/ EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-ANTRIM-BENZIE-MANISTEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE 437 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH TH WIND ADVISORY IN CANCELLED...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE STILL EXPECTED TODAY. THESE WIND GUSTS...IN COMBINATION WITH DEVELOPING LAKE EFFECT AROUND THE MORNING COMMUTE...WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES FOR FURTHER DETAILS. $$ MIZ029-030-034>036-041-042-152200- /O.EXA.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.081215T1000Z-081215T2200Z/ OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIO...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 437 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN. GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP...BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED AREAS WILL BE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. IN ADDITION...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS THROUGH THE DAY WILL RESULT IN AREA ROADWAYS BECOMING VERY SLICK. THE GUSTY WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MIZ015-152200- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.081215T1000Z-081215T2200Z/ MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ST. IGNACE 437 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WESTERLY WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN SPEED THIS MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN. FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SOME LOCALLY HIGHER...WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING LATER THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED AREAS AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. IN ADDITION...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS THROUGH THE DAY WILL RESULT IN AREA ROADWAYS BECOMING VERY SLICK. THE GUSTY WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ SD
000 WWUS73 KAPX 151555 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1055 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...VERY GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .COLD AIR FUNNELING THROUGH THE GREAT LAKES REGION WILL RESULT IN THE CONTINUATION OF VERY GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. EXPOSED LOCATIONS WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS. MIZ015-029-030-034>036-041-042-152200- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081215T2200Z/ MACKINAC-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...MIO...HARRISVILLE... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1055 AM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WEST TO WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH...SOME LOCALLY HIGHER...OCCURRING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. EXPOSED AREAS AND LOCATIONS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONGEST WINDS. IN ADDITION...RAPIDLY FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS THROUGH THE DAY WILL RESULT IN AREA ROADWAYS BECOMING VERY SLICK. THE GUSTY WINDS AND SLICK ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MSB
000 WWUS73 KAPX 152041 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 341 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...STRONG WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING... .WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS INTO THE WESTERN LAKES. MIZ015-029-030-034>036-041-042-152145- /O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-081215T2200Z/ MACKINAC-OSCODA-ALCONA-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...MIO...HARRISVILLE... HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 341 PM EST MON DEC 15 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THIS EVENING...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH...WIND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLD. $$ MSB
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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.