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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Goodland, KS

October 25, 201013 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Oct 25, 2010, 11:14 AM CDT for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 25, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 25, 2010, 11:14 AM CDT (16:14 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 25, 2010, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 25, 2010, 7:07 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:14 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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 177 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, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2010-10-25Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 12:00Z on 2010-10-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 186 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2347 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
383 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.

801 
WWUS73 KGLD 251614
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1014 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...

. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FROST WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE
FRONT. 

COZ090>092-260015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.101025T1800Z-101026T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FR.Y.0007.101026T0900Z-101026T1500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
1014 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A
FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY
  IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FROST WILL DEVELOP
  LATE TONIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALTHOUGH THE GROWING SEASON IS CONSIDERED TO BE OVER...ANY
REMAINING TENDER VEGETATION SHOULD BE PROTECTED OR BROUGHT
INDOORS OUT OF THE COLD.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

&&

$$

KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-260015-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.101025T1800Z-101026T0300Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1014 AM MDT MON OCT 25 2010 /1114 AM CDT MON OCT 25 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 


* TIMING...BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM MDT / 1 PM AND 10 PM CDT /

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE
  70...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

&&

$$
MENTZER
2 follow-up statements
321 
WWUS73 KGLD 252108
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
308 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...

. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE TRI-STATE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS.
FROST WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN COLORADO LATE TONIGHT BEHIND THE
FRONT.

COZ090>092-260300-
/O.UPG.KGLD.FR.Y.0007.101026T0900Z-101026T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KGLD.FZ.W.0002.101026T0900Z-101026T1500Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101026T0300Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
308 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT TUESDAY. THE
FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 



* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
  UPPER 20S AFTER 3 AM MDT AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL SUNRISE.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON INTERSTATE 70...
  ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES WILL BE A THREAT TO ANY REMAINING TENDER
  VEGETATION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES OF 28 DEGREES OR
BELOW ARE FORECAST FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

&&

$$

KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-260300-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101026T0300Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
308 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010 /408 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM MDT / 1 PM AND 10 PM CDT /

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 
  MPH. 

* OTHER IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 70...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

&&

$$
543 
WWUS73 KGLD 260007
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
607 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

COZ090>092-260615-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101026T0300Z/
/O.CON.KGLD.FZ.W.0002.101026T0900Z-101026T1500Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS
607 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT
TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM
MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S AFTER 3 AM
  MDT AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL SUNRISE.

* PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 20 MPH
  AND A WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE A THREAT TO ANY REMAINING
  TENDER VEGETATION.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES OF 28 DEGREES OR
BELOW ARE FORECAST FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT
TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS
SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD.

&&

$$

KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-260115-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-101026T0300Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
607 PM MDT MON OCT 25 2010 /707 PM CDT MON OCT 25 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO AROUND 20 MPH AND A WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 25, 4:26 PM CDTFire Weather WatchGLDCheyenne, Rawlins, Sherman, Thomas14 hr
Oct 25, 4:50 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma11 hr
Oct 25, 4:08 PM CDTFreeze WarningGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma17 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2010Wind Advisories in Colorado, 2010Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2010Every wind advisory in 2010

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.