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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Gaylord, MI

September 28, 2009Benzie County, Leelanau County, Manistee County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Sep 28, 2009, 3:34 PM EDT for Benzie County, Leelanau County, Manistee County, Michigan. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2009, 3:34 PM EDT (19:34 UTC)
Expired
Sep 29, 2009, 9:34 AM EDT
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Benzie County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:34 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2009-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 6 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2009-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 258 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
6 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
600 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
258 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
313 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 KAPX 281934
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
334 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
SLOWLY WEAKEN OVERNIGHT AS IT PUSHES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. WINDY
CONDITIONS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS DEPARTING STORM WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LAKE
MICHIGAN SHORELINE.

MIZ020-025-031-290400-
/O.CAN.KAPX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090929T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.090928T1934Z-090929T0400Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
334 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN COASTLINE BETWEEN MANISTEE AND NORTHPORT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OF DURING THE OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MIZ021-026-027-032>035-041-042-282045-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090929T0400Z/
ANTRIM-GRAND TRAVERSE-KALKASKA-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MANCELONA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...
CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...GLADWIN...
STANDISH
334 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

ALTHOUGH GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 290133
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
933 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
OVERNIGHT AS IT PUSHES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. WINDY CONDITIONS ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THIS DEPARTING STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE.

MIZ020-025-031-290900-
/O.EXT.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090929T0900Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
933 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT TUESDAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN COASTLINE BETWEEN MANISTEE AND NORTHPORT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BEFORE DAYBREAK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MR
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 290824
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
424 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE...

.STRONG LOW PRESSURE NORTHEAST OF LAKE HURON WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN
THIS MORNING AS IT PUSHES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST. WINDY CONDITIONS ON
THE BACKSIDE OF THIS DEPARTING STORM WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
MORNING...ESPECIALLY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE LAKE MICHIGAN
SHORELINE.

MIZ020-025-031-291600-
/O.EXT.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090929T1600Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
424 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TODAY. 

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE
MICHIGAN COASTLINE BETWEEN MANISTEE AND NORTHPORT. WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AROUND NOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JL
000 
WWUS73 KAPX 291334
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
934 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009

MIZ020-025-031-291445-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090929T1600Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
934 AM EDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 35 MPH ACROSS COASTAL
LOCATIONS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE DECREASING LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. 

$$

JK

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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.