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Wind Advisory 2, NWS North Platte, NE

January 28, 200826 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2008, 2:57 PM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 28, 2008, 7:59 PM MST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2008, 2:57 PM MST (21:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2008, 7:59 PM MST
Expired
Jan 29, 2008, 11:00 AM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 67 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2008-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2233 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
47 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 KLBF 282157
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
357 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN
   PLAINS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

NEZ036>038-057>059-069>071-291000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
357 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /257 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

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

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

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.


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.

$$
POWER
5 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 290127
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
727 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN   
PLAINS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

NEZ037-038-290230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
727 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
IN LOGAN AND CUSTER COUNTIES FOR MIXED WINTER WEATHER.

$$

NEZ036-057>059-069>071-290930-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
727 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /627 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

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

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

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$
SPRINGER
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 290259
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
859 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

NEZ005>010-024>029-094-290600-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.080129T0259Z-080129T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
859 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /759 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$

NEZ004-022-023-035-056-291000-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.080129T0259Z-080129T1000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
759 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST TUESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$

NEZ036-057>059-069>071-291100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.080129T0600Z-080129T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
859 PM CST MON JAN 28 2008 /759 PM MST MON JAN 28 2008/

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

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

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$
JRS
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 290930 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
330 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

NEZ036-057>059-069>071-291730-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
330 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /230 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$

NEZ004-022-023-035-056-291030-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
230 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 291011
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
411 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OVER THE NORTHERN
PLAINS TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST
OVER WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWEST
WINDS AND ARCTIC AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AS IT MOVES SOUTH
ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

NEZ004-022-023-035-056-291115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS
311 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

NEZ036-057>059-069>071-291800-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
411 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /311 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST /11 AM MST/
TODAY. 

A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP SOUTH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT.

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.

$$
CDC
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 291758
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1158 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT NOON CST...

.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING SOUTHEAST AND WINDS DIMINISHING.

NEZ036-057>059-069>071-291900-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080129T1800Z/
MCPHERSON-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1158 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008 /1058 AM MST TUE JAN 29 2008/

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

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

SURFACE WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW WIND
ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS AFTERNOON WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 20
MPH ACROSS THE AREA. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT
NOON CST.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 2:57 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield and 8 more15 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 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.