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Wind Advisory 24, NWS North Platte, NE

November 5, 200823 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Nov 5, 2008, 3:04 PM MST for 23 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 6, 2008, 2:49 AM MST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 5, 2008, 3:04 PM MST (22:04 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 6, 2008, 2:49 AM MST
Expired
Nov 7, 2008, 2:18 PM MST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 23 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt 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), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 62 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 2008-11-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 24 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2008-11-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 21 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
24 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-203 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
551 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
21 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WWUS73 KLBF 052204
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
404 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...STRONG WINDS TO CREATE HAZARDS THURSDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TONIGHT THAT
WILL DRAW COLDER AIR SOUTH AND STRONGER NORTHWEST WINDS FOR
THURSDAY. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH. 

NEZ022-035>037-056>059-069>071-060615-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1200Z-081107T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-
HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
404 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 /304 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

THURSDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK AROUND 3 PM CST
AND DIMINISH BY EVENING AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES. 

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.

$$

NEZ038-060615-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1200Z-081107T1200Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
404 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY. 

THURSDAY MORNING NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT AND INTO
FRIDAY.

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.

$$


KECK
8 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 060424
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1024 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA ON THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 ON
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING. 

NEZ022-035>037-056>059-069>071-061000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1200Z-081107T0000Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-
HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1024 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 /924 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. 

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 



$$

NEZ038-061000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1200Z-081107T1200Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
1024 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

$$


CLB
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 060736
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
136 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA ON THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA
OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 ON
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

NEZ022-035-036-056>059-069>071-062215-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1200Z-081107T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.HW.W.0003.081106T0736Z-081107T0300Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
136 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /1236 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

$$

NEZ037-038-062215-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1000Z-081107T1200Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
136 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

MASEK
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 060949
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
349 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS WESTERN...CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN
NEBRASKA ON THURSDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA
OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE WILL IMPACT AREAS SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 ON
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THURSDAY EVENING AND INTO
FRIDAY MORNING.

NEZ023-024-062200-
/O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
GRANT-HOOKER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HYANNIS...MULLEN
249 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

$$

NEZ022-035-036-056>059-069>071-062200-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
GARDEN-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
349 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /249 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

$$

NEZ025>029-062200-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1000Z-081107T1200Z/
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
349 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ037-038-062200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081106T1000Z-081107T1200Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
349 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH THURSDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

MASEK
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 061627
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1027 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO ORGANIZE AND
LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE
WILL IMPACT A LARGE PORTION OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST.

NEZ025>027-037-038-070030-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081107T1200Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
1027 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AT 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH
ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

$$

NEZ006-008-009-070030-
/O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT
1027 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056>059-069>071-070030-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-
CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...
TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1027 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /927 AM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

$$

NEZ028-029-070030-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081107T1200Z/
GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT
1027 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

KECK
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 062133
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.AN INTENSE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS
MINNESOTA TONIGHT. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS...ON THE BACK SIDE
OF THIS FEATURE WILL IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THROUGH FRIDAY. THE WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH FRIDAY EVENING.

NEZ006-008-009-026-027-038-070930-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081107T0300Z-081108T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-BLAINE-LOUP-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW
333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY...


A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DIMINISH
SOMEWHAT BY MID EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST
FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 50 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-070930-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0025.081107T1500Z-081108T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /233 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN AFFECT UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING.
NORTHWEST WIND OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DIMINISH
SOMEWHAT BY MID EVENING.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

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

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.

$$

NEZ005-094-070930-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0025.081107T1500Z-081108T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /233 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN FRI MORNING TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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.

$$

NEZ007-010-070930-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL
333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ028-029-070930-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURWELL...BARTLETT
333 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$


KAR
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 070233
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
833 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...

.A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MIGRATE SLOWLY EAST
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. WINDS ALONG
AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 FROM VALENTINE TO NORTH PLATTE...WILL
DIMINISH TONIGHT BEFORE INCREASING SIGNIFICANTLY ON FRIDAY. EAST
OF HIGHWAY 83...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE STRONG
SIDE TONIGHT...INCREASING FURTHER ON FRIDAY. WINDS WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET FRIDAY EVENING.

NEZ006-008-009-026-027-038-071000-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.081107T0233Z-081108T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-BLAINE-LOUP-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BROKEN BOW
833 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
FRIDAY.

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45
MPH ARE LIKELY TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ON FRIDAY AS
WELL...WITH NORTHWESTERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH EXPECTED. 

DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

$$

NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-071000-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-081107T0300Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0025.081107T1500Z-081108T0000Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
833 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /733 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8
AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY.

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO 20 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT
BEFORE INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FRIDAY
MORNING. LOOK FOR WINDS TO DECREASE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON
HOURS ON FRIDAY.

DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS. 

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-071000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
833 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ005-094-071000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0025.081107T1500Z-081108T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
833 PM CST THU NOV 6 2008 /733 PM MST THU NOV 6 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO
6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ FRIDAY. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL
PERSIST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. LOOK FOR WINDS TO INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. THE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON
FRIDAY. 

$$

BUTTLER
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 070827
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
227 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST TODAY...

.AN INTENSE SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MIGRATE SLOWLY
NORTHEAST TODAY ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING.

NEZ004-080000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
127 AM MST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-080000-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0025.081107T0827Z-081108T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
227 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 /127 AM MST FRI NOV 7 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH TODAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNSET.

DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-080000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
227 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO
AROUND 50 MPH ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. A FEW LIGHT
SNOW SHOWERS WILL ACCOMPANY THE WIND THIS MORNING CAUSING SOME
REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A MILE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET. 

DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE
CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

$$

MASEK
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 072118
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
318 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008

...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

NEZ005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-072230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
318 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 /218 PM MST FRI NOV 7 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW
GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH BEFORE SUNSET...BUT ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

NEZ004-006>010-026>029-038-072230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-081108T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-
WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...SPRINGVIEW...
SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
318 PM CST FRI NOV 7 2008 /218 PM MST FRI NOV 7 2008/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW
GUSTS COULD REACH 40 MPH BEFORE SUNSET...BUT ADVISORY CRITERIA ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 5, 2:21 PM MST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 5, 2:21 PM MST, 43 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
321 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
H5 LOW SWINGING INTO NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AS SEEN IN WV. ASSOCIATED
ECHOS ON 88D FROM NORTHWEST NE TO BLACKHILLS...ALL RAIN.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
MODELS ARE STILL HAVING THEIR DIFFERENCES BUT WILL STAY WITH BLEND
TRENDING TOWARDS GFS AS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT WITH FORECAST LAST
SEVERAL DAYS AND IS HANDLING COLD AIR OR LACK THEREOF BETTER THAN
COLDER NAM. NAM SHOULD HAVE HAD PRECIP SHEILD CHANGED OVER TO SN
BY 18Z TODAY. WILL USE 850MB TEMPS AND 700MB THICKNESS PLUS BUFR
SOUNDINGS FOR SNOW. HAVE DECIDED TO ISSUE WINTER WX ADVISORIES FOR
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY BASED ON SOIL TEMPERATURES AND WINDS
COMBINED WITH SNOW. TROWAL WILL BE SNOW PRODUCER. WITH SHERIDAN
AND CHERRY COUNTIES TONIGHT AND THEN SPREADING EAST THROUGH THE
DAY ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO THE LOW 30S OVER
NORTHERN NEBRASKA ON THURSDAY WITH A CHANGEOVER SOUTH DURING THE
DAY ON THURSDAY WITH MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. HAVE GONE DEFINITE
NORTH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH CHANCES SOUTH. LIGHT SNOW  WILL
CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WITH
WINDS DECREASING. SATURDAY CONTINUES BREEZY EAST WITH CHANCE S-
WEST AND THEN COOLING SUNDAY AS NORTHEN STREAM BACKDOOR FRONT
SLIDES INTO NORTHERN NEBRASKA. SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTHEAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN PLAINS ON SUNDAY SITH A CHANCE FOR PRECIP SOUTHWEST ZONES
BUT HAVE LEFT DRY FOR NOW.

&&

.AVIATION...

THE COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE KLBF AND KVTN TERMINALS WITH
WIDESPREAD CLOUD HEIGHT CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY TO LOWER TONIGHT.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE
TRANSITION FROM RAIN TO SNOW. AT 19Z THE RADAR MOSAIC SHOWED THE
RAIN SHIELD ACROSS THE SANDHILLS CONTINUING TO ROTATE AND LIFT
NORTHEAST. THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH A BREAK IN THE
PRECIPITATION FROM 00Z TO 06Z SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 20. FURTHER NORTH THE
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE KVTN TERMINAL WITH THE RAIN TO BECOME
MIXED WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW BEYOND 08Z...POSSIBLY EARLIER IF
COLDER AIR SURGES SOUTHEAST AS INDICATED IN THE NAM SOLUTION. FOR
NOW BUFKIT GFS SOUNDINGS SUPPORT TRANSITION NEAR 08Z WITH PROFILE
SOUNDINGS DROPPING BELOW ZERO AND NEARLY ISOTHERMAL NEAR THE VTN
TERMINAL FOR SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. FROM 09Z
WIDESPREAD IFR CEILING AND VISIBILITIES SHOULD IMPACT BOTH TERMINALS
WITH CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY ACROSS THE NORTH AS
NORTHWEST WINDS STRENGTHEN AT 25 TO 35 MPH. THE STRONGER WINDS WILL
CREATE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW AT THE KVTN TERMINAL WHILE FURTHER
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2 THE WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACT BEYOND 15Z AS
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES LIFT TO MVFR AND VFR BEYOND 06/18Z.
&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/
THURSDAY FOR NEZ022-035>037-056>059-069>071.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR
NEZ004-005-094.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY
FOR NEZ006>010-026>029.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY FOR NEZ038.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5
PM MST/ THURSDAY FOR NEZ023>025.

&&

KECK/POWER
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 5, 2:31 PM MST, 33 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
331 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-061015-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
331 PM CST WED NOV 5 2008 /231 PM MST WED NOV 5 2008/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN SANDHILLS WILL
TRANSITION TO A RAIN AND SNOW MIXTURE THIS EVENING AND OVER TO
SNOW BY MIDNIGHT. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL
BE NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 FROM HAY SPRINGS EAST TO THE VALENTINE AREA.
GROUND SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE MID 40S ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST THAT WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT TO A RANGE
FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AND A STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
WILL TAPER OFF AS YOU HEAD SOUTH THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA AS THE
SNOWFALL WILL EXPAND EAST AND SOUTH...AS NORTHWEST WINDS
STRENGTHEN TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVERNIGHT. A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS POSTED THROUGH 6 PM CST (5 PM MST) FOR
SHERIDAN...AND CHERRY COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

THURSDAY THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPAND SOUTH AND EAST
AND ENCOMPASS AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 EAST TO THE DUNNING
AREA...THEN FOR AREAS NORTH OF HIGHWAY 91 FURTHER EAST TO THE
ERICSON AREA. THE SURFACE LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARD THE GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY THAT WILL DRAW MUCH
COLDER AIR SOUTH BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM. AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS
NORTHEAST STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
SNOW ACROSS THE NORTH IN ADDITION TO SNOW FALLING THROUGH THE
DAY. THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL EXTEND ACROSS ALL OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH THE NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH TO LINGER OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY FOR AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY
83 WITH WIND ADVISORIES POSTED FOR THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTHWEST AND
CUSTER COUNTY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE CHANCE FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL RETURN SUNDAY AS A FAST
MOVING SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE FOOTHILLS. AT THIS TIME NO
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH LATER MODEL RUNS
TO PROVIDE BETTER DETAIL FOR THE WEEKEND SYSTEM.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS NOW AVAILABLE...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...
HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATOLOGICAL INFORMATION...AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE

KECK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 2:57 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchLBFCherry, Sheridan12 hr
Nov 5, 2:57 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Grant and 8 more24 hr

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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.