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Wind Advisory 47, NWS Dodge City, KS
NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2008, 3:29 PM CST for 12 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Dec 13, 2008, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2008, 3:29 PM CST (21:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2008, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2008, 5:12 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Dodge City, KS
Counties Barber County, KS, Clark County, KS, Comanche County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ford County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Meade County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Stafford County, KS
The radar
The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 1204 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 235 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 KDDC 122129 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 329 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WARMTH AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL FORM IN RESPONSE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO WHICH WILL LEAD TO A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY. KSZ046-064>066-078>081-087>090-130600- /O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0047.081213T1600Z-081214T0000Z/ RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 329 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 10 AM WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE BY SUNSET WITH SOMEWHAT STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ UMSCHEID
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS73 KDDC 130052 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 652 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WARMTH AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ON SATURDAY... .A SIGNIFICANT STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE ROCKIES LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A DEEP SURFACE LOW WILL FORM IN RESPONSE ACROSS EASTERN COLORADO WHICH WILL LEAD TO A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON HOURS SATURDAY. KSZ046-064>066-078>081-087>090-131000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0047.081213T1600Z-081214T0000Z/ RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 652 PM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AFTER 10 AM WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH EXPECTED. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL ONLY GRADUALLY DECREASE BY SUNSET WITH SOMEWHAT STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 06
000 WWUS73 KDDC 130920 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 320 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL HOWL TODAY... .AS A STORM SYSTEM FORMS WEST OF THE ROCKIES TODAY AND TONIGHT, A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PERSIST OVER EASTERN COLORADO. THIS WILL LEAVE A RATHER TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER MOST OF CENTRAL KANSAS LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE THIS EVENING AS THE GRADIENT SHIFTS EASTWARD. KSZ046-064>066-078>081-087>090-132200- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0047.081213T1600Z-081214T0000Z/ RUSH-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-MEADE- CLARK-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...JETMORE... HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON... DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND... PRATT...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA...COLDWATER... PROTECTION...MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 320 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY 10 AM CST, WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET, WITH BREEZY WINDS STILL EXPECTED THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 12
000 WWUS73 KDDC 131940 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 140 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS WILL KEEP STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH BLOWING THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH A LITTLE THIS EVENING AS THE GRADIENT SHIFTS EASTWARD. KSZ064-078-087-088-132045- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ HODGEMAN-FORD-MEADE-CLARK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JETMORE...HANSTON...DODGE CITY... BUCKLIN...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA 140 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL STAY BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ KSZ046-065-066-079>081-089-090-140000- /O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED... BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 140 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET... WITH BREEZY WINDS STILL EXPECTED THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ GERARD
000 WWUS73 KDDC 132312 NPWDDC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS 512 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WINDS SUBSIDING ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS... .WINDS ARE SUBSIDING WITH THE LOSS OF DAYTIME HEATING. KSZ046-065-066-079>081-089-090-140015- /O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-081214T0000Z/ RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-COMANCHE-BARBER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED... BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...KINSLEY...LEWIS... GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT...COLDWATER...PROTECTION... MEDICINE LODGE...KIOWA...SUN CITY 512 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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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.