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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Springfield, MO

November 11, 20084 counties in Missouri

NWS Springfield, MO issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2008, 4:33 AM CST for 4 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2008, 4:33 AM CST (10:33 UTC)
Expired
Nov 11, 2008, 9:00 AM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Springfield, MO

Counties Christian County, MO, Greene County, MO, Polk County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Springfield radar (KSGF), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 00:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 68 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-11-11Temperature 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, Springfield, MO at 00:00Z on 2008-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 153 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 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 KSGF 111033
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
433 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS HAS CREATED
FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE MISSOURI OZARKS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE
OZARK PLATEAU...AND ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE WHITE RIVER BASIN OF
CHRISTIAN AND GREENE COUNTIES. SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO
30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.

MOZ079-090-091-095-111500-
/O.NEW.KSGF.WI.Y.0013.081111T1033Z-081111T1500Z/
POLK-GREENE-WEBSTER-CHRISTIAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOLIVAR...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...
ROGERSVILLE...NIXA...OZARK
433 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45
MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
OZARK PLATEAU. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE CONFINED TO THE WHITE
RIVER BASIN BETWEEN CLEVER AND NIXA...NORTH INTO THE SPRINGFIELD
METROPOLITAN AREA. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATER THIS MORNING.

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

$$

SCHAUMANN
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS73 KSGF 111500
NPWSGF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
900 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WINDY ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 9 AM...

.THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM FOR POLK...GREENE...
WEBSTER AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THE LOW
LEVEL JET HAVE WEAKENED THIS MORNING RESULTING IN SURFACE WINDS
BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 MPH GUSTING TO
NEAR 35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

MOZ079-090-091-095-111600-
/O.EXP.KSGF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081111T1500Z/
POLK-GREENE-WEBSTER-CHRISTIAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOLIVAR...SPRINGFIELD...MARSHFIELD...
ROGERSVILLE...NIXA...OZARK
900 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM FOR
POLK...GREENE... WEBSTER AND CHRISTIAN COUNTIES. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT AND THE LOW LEVEL JET HAVE WEAKENED THIS MORNING
RESULTING IN SURFACE WINDS BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOUTHEAST
WINDS NEAR 25 MPH GUSTING TO NEAR 35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

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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.