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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Goodland, KS

January 28, 200813 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2008, 3:25 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2008, 3:25 PM CST (21:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 29, 2008, 12:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2008-01-28Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2008-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -57 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1957 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-78 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 KGLD 282125
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
225 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008

...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING...

STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND
SUNSET ACROSS THE AREA. THE BREAK IN THE WINDS WILL BE SHORT
LIVED HOWEVER...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
AFTER MIDNIGHT BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE AREA.

COZ091-KSZ013-290530-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
KIT CARSON-SHERMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND
225 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
MST TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA AROUND
SUNSET. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS
THE AREA.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-290530-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0900Z-080129T1800Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-
WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE...
HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
225 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /325 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ TO 11 AM MST
/12 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ TO 11 AM
MST /12 PM CST/ TUESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHWEST WINDS AT 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE ACROSS THE AREA AROUND
SUNSET. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LATE TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA.



A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-290530-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
225 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /325 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TUESDAY. 

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA
OVERNIGHT...BRINGING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE
MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

JRM
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 290008
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
508 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008

COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-291200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0900Z-080129T1800Z/
CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-
WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE...
HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
508 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /608 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ TO
11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
 
A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ091-KSZ013-291200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080129T0000Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
KIT CARSON-SHERMAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND
508 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-291200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
508 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /608 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM MST /MIDNIGHT CST/
THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING BEFORE A
STRONG COLD FRONT ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS
WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 50 MPH. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 290554
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1054 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008

COZ090-091-KSZ001>004-013-NEZ079>081-291200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...GOODLAND...BENKELMAN...
TRENTON...MCCOOK
1054 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /1154 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /12 PM CST/
TUESDAY...

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 35 MPH GUSTING
TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$

COZ092-KSZ014>016-027>029-041-042-291200-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.080129T0900Z-080129T1800Z/
CHEYENNE CO-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-
WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...COLBY...HOXIE...
HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
1054 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008 /1154 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ TO
11 AM MST /12 PM CST/ TUESDAY...

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT.
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 35 MPH GUSTING
TO AROUND 50 MPH AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE
MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING DURING THE AFTERNOON.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 291206
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
506 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-291800-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
506 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008 /606 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
THIS MORNING...

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH
THE REGION OVERNIGHT. WIND SPEEDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH AS THE LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES
QUICKLY AWAY FROM THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KGLD 291752
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1052 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008


COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-291900-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-
SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-
DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON...
GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...
QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1052 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008 /1152 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS
MORNING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS TODAY. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

FS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 6:06 AM CSTRed Flag WarningGLDGove, Graham, Greeley, Logan, Sheridan, Sherman and 3 more12 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2008Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2008Wind Advisories in Colorado, 2008Every wind advisory in 2008

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.