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Wind Advisory 13, NWS North Platte, NE

May 7, 201017 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2010, 3:59 AM CDT for 17 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at May 7, 2010, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2010, 3:59 AM CDT (08:59 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2010, 8:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 7, 2010, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2010-05-07Temperature 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 2010-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
1624 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
189 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.

440 
WWUS73 KLBF 070859
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
359 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE LIKELY TODAY OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT WILL
DEVELOP TODAY...CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-071700-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.100507T1300Z-100508T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
359 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
  ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO STAY AT OR
  ABOVE ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CLB
3 follow-up statements
253 
WWUS73 KLBF 071548
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1048 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
OVER PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH 
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST 
OF HIGHWAY 83.

NEZ024-036-059-071-080000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100508T0000Z/
HOOKER-MCPHERSON-LINCOLN-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...TRYON...NORTH PLATTE...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
1048 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 /948 AM MDT FRI MAY 7 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  OCCUR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE
  CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-080000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100508T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
1048 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE
  CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CJS
974 
WWUS73 KLBF 072021
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON
OVER PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN NEBRASKA...

.NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. THE
WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING AS A HIGH PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. 

NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-071-080000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100508T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...CURTIS...EUSTIS
321 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 /221 PM MDT FRI MAY 7 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...MAINLY EAST OF HIGHWAY 83. THE
  WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING.

* DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE
  CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

CJS
570 
WWUS73 KLBF 072350
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
650 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010

NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-071-080100-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100508T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...CURTIS...EUSTIS
650 PM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010 /550 PM MDT FRI MAY 7 2010/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE CONTINUED TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING.
LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER SUNSET. 

$$

KAR

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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.