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Wind Advisory 5, NWS North Platte, NE

January 18, 200922 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 18, 2009, 2:30 AM MST for 22 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 18, 2009, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 18, 2009, 2:30 AM MST (09:30 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2009, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 18, 2009, 5:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 22 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes 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

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:35 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 00:00Z, 9.5 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 00:00Z on 2009-01-18Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2009-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 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
1904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
130 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 180930
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009


NEZ004>006-008-009-022>027-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-182145-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.090118T1600Z-090119T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009 /230 AM MST SUN JAN 18 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP AGAIN ACROSS
MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS THE WARM
TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. A FEW GUSTS MAY
APPROACH 45 MPH ACROSS THE OPEN AREAS OF THE SANDHILLS INTO THE
SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE. 

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.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 182124
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
324 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

NEZ004>006-008-009-022>027-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-190000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
324 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009 /224 PM MST SUN JAN 18 2009/

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

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

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA AS THE
WARM TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGH PLAINS. A FEW GUSTS MAY
APPROACH 50 MPH ACROSS THE OPEN AREAS OF THE SANDHILLS INTO THE
SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE.

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

$$

KAR
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 190005
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
605 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING...

NEZ004>006-008-009-022>027-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-190115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090119T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...
MERRIMAN...KILGORE
605 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009 /505 PM MST SUN JAN 18 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...HAVE
DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER SUNSET. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10
TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING...WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TO 5 TO 15 MPH
OVERNIGHT. 

STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 


$$

BUTTLER

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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.