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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, KY

January 8, 200833 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this wind advisory at Jan 8, 2008, 3:59 AM EST for 33 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Jan 8, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 8, 2008, 3:59 AM EST (08:59 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 9, 2008, 5:30 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY
All 33 counties

Bath County, KY, Bell County, KY, Breathitt County, KY, Clay County, KY, Elliott County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Floyd County, KY, Harlan County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Johnson County, KY, Knott County, KY, Knox County, KY, Laurel County, KY, Lee County, KY, Leslie County, KY, Letcher County, KY, Magoffin County, KY, Martin County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Morgan County, KY, Owsley County, KY, Perry County, KY, Pike County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY, Wolfe County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 218 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2008-01-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2008-01-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 352 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-189 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1108 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
352 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
397 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS73 KJKL 080859
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
359 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF 45
TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS IT CROSSES THE REGION.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-081715-
/O.NEW.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.080109T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
359 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH DURING THE EVENING
HOURS...BEFORE BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND MIDNIGHT...BEFORE
FINALLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ABOVE THE
GROUND SHOULD BE MIXED DOWN TO THE GROUND AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
REGION OVERNIGHT AND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...SUCH AS
INTERSTATE 75...US HIGHWAY 23 AND KY HIGHWAY 15 WILL BE AMONG THOSE
ROADWAYS AFFECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS
WHICH COULD BE TOSSED AROUND BY THESE GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION... THE
WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN POORLY ROOTED TREES ON STEEP TERRAIN AND BRING
DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.

$$

JP
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KJKL 081649
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1149 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS IT CROSSES THE REGION.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-082200-
/O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.080109T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
1149 AM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH DURING THE
EVENING HOURS...BEFORE BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND
MIDNIGHT...BEFORE FINALLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT.
STRONGER WINDS ABOVE THE GROUND SHOULD BE MIXED DOWN TO THE
GROUND AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND
6 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...SUCH AS
INTERSTATE 75...US HIGHWAY 23 AND KY HIGHWAY 15 WILL BE AMONG
THOSE ROADWAYS AFFECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE TOSSED AROUND BY THESE GUSTY WINDS. IN
ADDITION... THE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN POORLY ROOTED TREES ON
STEEP TERRAIN AND BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.

$$

JP/JJ
000 
WWUS73 KJKL 082103
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
403 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS IT CROSSES THE REGION.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-090315-
/O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.080109T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
403 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. 

SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE
WEST...BEFORE BECOMING MORE SOUTHWESTERLY AROUND MIDNIGHT AND THEN
FINALLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT. STRONGER WINDS ABOVE THE
GROUND SHOULD BE MIXED DOWN TO THE GROUND AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE
REGION OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY
BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...SUCH AS
INTERSTATE 75...US HIGHWAY 23 AND KY HIGHWAY 15 WILL BE AMONG
THOSE ROADWAYS AFFECTED. RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT
OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE TOSSED AROUND BY THESE GUSTY WINDS. IN
ADDITION... THE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN POORLY ROOTED TREES ON
STEEP TERRAIN AND BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION...
VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.

$$

JP/JJ
000 
WWUS73 KJKL 090250 AAA
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
950 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES LATE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS OF
45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE AS IT CROSSES THE REGION BETWEEN 10 PM AND 4 AM
EST.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-091100-
/O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
950 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. THESE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST LATE TONIGHT AFTER THE
FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH FOR MUCH OF THE
NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. IN ADDITION...STRONGER WINDS A FEW
THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE GROUND COULD BE MIXED DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL AS
A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION OVERNIGHT. AS THE SHOWERS AND THE
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED...
ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS TO BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION. NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...SUCH AS INTERSTATE 75...US
HIGHWAY 23 AND KY HIGHWAY 15 WILL BE AMONG THOSE ROADWAYS AFFECTED.
RESIDENTS SHOULD SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE TOSSED
AROUND BY THESE GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...THE WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN
POORLY ROOTED TREES ON STEEP TERRAIN AND BRING DOWN SMALL TREE LIMBS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION MEDIA
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION... VISIT OUR
INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.

$$

JP/GREIF
000 
WWUS73 KJKL 090425 AAA
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1125 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...GUSTY WINDS OVERNIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS THE FRONT APPROACHES LATE THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AS IT CROSSES THE REGION THROUGH 4 AM EST. 

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-104-106-108-111-
114-091200-
/O.NEW.KJKL.HW.W.0001.080109T0425Z-080109T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
OWSLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...
BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE
1125 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS DEVELOPING OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
TRANSFER HIGHER MOMENTUM WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. AS A RESULT...WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM THROUGH 2 AM EST. IN
ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO AND EXCEEDING 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR WIND GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION MEDIA
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT OUR
INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.

$$

KYZ085>088-107-109-110-112-113-115>120-091200-
/O.NEW.KJKL.HW.W.0001.080109T0425Z-080109T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.080109T0900Z-080109T1200Z/
WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...
PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...
WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
1125 PM EST TUE JAN 8 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
ADVISORY TO A HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY.

SHOWERS DEVELOPING OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL
TRANSFER HIGHER MOMENTUM WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS. AS A RESULT...WIND GUSTS FROM 50 TO 60 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE WITH ANY SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM...MAINLY BETWEEN 1 AND 4 AM
EST. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS UP TO AND EXCEEDING 50 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO A TIGHTENING
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR WIND
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED AND CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY
DAMAGE.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION MEDIA
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR MORE INFORMATION... VISIT OUR
INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/JACKSONKY.

$$

GREIF
000 
WWUS73 KJKL 090855
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
355 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE...

.GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE TO FLARE UP BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
MOVED THROUGH EASTERN KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT. WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083-084-104-106-108-111-
114-091200-
/O.CAN.KJKL.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0900Z/
/O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-ELLIOTT-MORGAN-WOLFE-LEE-
OWSLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...CAMPTON...
BEATTYVILLE...BOONEVILLE
355 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EASTERN
KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 45 MPH
EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE IN INTENSITY AS DAWN APPROACHES. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

KYZ085>088-107-109-110-112-113-115>120-091200-
/O.CAN.KJKL.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0900Z/
/O.EXT.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.080109T0813Z-080109T1200Z/
WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-JOHNSON-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...PAINTSVILLE...SALYERSVILLE...
PRESTONSBURG...JACKSON...HINDMAN...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...
WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
355 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST
THIS MORNING. 

PRESSURE GRADIENTS BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EASTERN
KENTUCKY OVERNIGHT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 45 MPH
EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DECREASE IN INTENSITY AS DAWN APPROACHES. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH...OR
WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

RAY
000 
WWUS73 KJKL 091030
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
530 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.THE COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION OVERNIGHT HAS
EXITED THE COMMONWEALTH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAS DECREASED AND
WINDS...ALTHOUGH STILL GUSTY ARE NO LONGER MEETING ADVISORY CRITERIA.

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-091130-
/O.CAN.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN-
ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT-
OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING...
OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO...
WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...
MIDDLESBORO...PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...
PAINTSVILLE...CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...
BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON...HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...
MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG...INEZ...PIKEVILLE
530 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND THUS THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE UNTIL
AROUND DAWN.

$$

JP

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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.