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Wind Advisory 7, NWS North Platte, NE

February 9, 20099 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2009, 10:44 AM MST for 9 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 9, 2009, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2009, 10:44 AM MST (17:44 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2009, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 9, 2009, 7:09 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2009-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2009-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 409 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
501 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
409 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
385 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 091744
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1144 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009


NEZ022>024-035-036-056>058-069-100200-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.090209T1800Z-090210T0200Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...
TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
1144 AM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /1044 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL
NEBRASKA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. AS A RESULT
WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW ACROSS
THE SOUTHERN PANHANDLE INTO PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
NEBRASKA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ACROSS THIS AREA WEST WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED BY MID
AFTERNOON. 

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 092134
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
334 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-100600-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.090210T0300Z-090210T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
334 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
ALREADY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO MINNESOTA
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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.

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056>058-069-100200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090210T0200Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...
TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
334 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /234 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL
NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AS
A RESULT WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW
ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ACROSS
THIS AREA WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

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 092234 RRA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RETRANSMITTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
434 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-100600-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.090210T0300Z-090210T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
334 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT. 

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
ALREADY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO MINNESOTA
AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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.

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056>058-069-100200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090210T0200Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...
TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
334 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /234 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST /7 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL
NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AS
A RESULT WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW
ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ACROSS
THIS AREA WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP 
TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

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 092237
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
437 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

NEZ059-070-071-100300-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.090209T2237Z-090210T0300Z/
LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS
437 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

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

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
ALREADY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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.

$$

NEZ037-100300-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.090210T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
LOGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...STAPLETON
437 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

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

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
ALREADY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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.

$$

NEZ022>024-035-036-056>058-069-100300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...
TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
437 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /337 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS CENTRAL
NEBRASKA INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE EVENING HOURS. AS
A RESULT WESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS LOW
ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. ACROSS
THIS AREA WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

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>010-025>029-038-100600-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.090210T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
437 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
ALREADY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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.

$$

DP/CLB
000 
WWUS73 KLBF 100209
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
809 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

NEZ022>024-035-036-056>058-069-100315-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...
TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
809 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009 /709 PM MST MON FEB 9 2009/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA AND THE EASTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH FURTHER TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT. 

$$

NEZ037-059-070-071-100315-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T0300Z/
LOGAN-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...NORTH PLATTE...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
809 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15
TO 25 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TO 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT.

$$

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-100600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-090210T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
809 PM CST MON FEB 9 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
INTO SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA THIS EVENING. THIS WILL ALLOW THE
ALREADY GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER OPEN AREAS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO
MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

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.

$$

BUTTLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 2:34 PM MSTWind AdvisoryLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Frontier and 10 more12 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.