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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2011, 4:34 PM EDT for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 4:34 PM EDT (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2011, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 10:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
All 22 counties
Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Antrim County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Cheboygan County, MI, Crawford County, MI, Emmet County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Grand Traverse County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Kalkaska County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI, Missaukee County, MI, Montmorency County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI, Oscoda County, MI, Otsego County, MI, Presque Isle County, MI, Roscommon County, MI, Wexford County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:34 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 184 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 441 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 561 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 519 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 WWUS73 KAPX 162034 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 434 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL LIFT THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN TONIGHT AND STRENGTHEN. THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL DRAG A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE COLD FRONT AND PERSIST THROUGH TOMORROW. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-170445- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.110417T0600Z-110418T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 434 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY. IMPACTS... * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS. * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWERLINES IS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMD
5 follow-up statements
796 WWUS73 KAPX 170233 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1033 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN AND LIFT THROUGH NORTHERN MICHIGAN OVERNIGHT DRAGGING SUBSTANTIALLY COLDER AIR INTO THE STATE. AS THIS OCCURS...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY LEADING TO A PERIOD OF VERY GUSTY WINDS. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-171000- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.110417T0600Z-110418T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 1033 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY. IMPACTS... * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS. * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ADAM
935 WWUS73 KAPX 170755 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 355 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE JUST NORTHEAST OF SAULT STE MARIE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT SLOWLY MOVES AWAY FROM NORTHERN MICHIGAN. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED...AND THESE WILL INCREASE A BIT AS WE MOVE INTO THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN INLAND AREAS...AND 50 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE COASTS. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-171600- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110418T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 355 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS. * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...NEAR 50 MPH ALONG THE GREAT LAKES SHORELINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JZ
599 WWUS73 KAPX 172032 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 432 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO WEAKEN TONIGHT... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS INTO THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...AS THIS SYSTEM DEPARTS THROUGH QUEBEC TONIGHT...WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND FALL BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-180300- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110418T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 432 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS. * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMD
640 WWUS73 KAPX 180006 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 806 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO WEAKEN TONIGHT... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING INTO QUEBEC WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT DIMINISH SUBSTANTIALLY OVERNIGHT. MIZ020-025-026-031>033-180115- /O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110418T0300Z/ LEELANAU-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...TRAVERSE CITY... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY 806 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ MIZ008-015>019-021>024-027>030-034>036-041-042-180300- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110418T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 806 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE... ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTATED ROADS. * LOOSE OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND. * MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IS POSSIBLE. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ADAM
221 WWUS73 KAPX 180203 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1003 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 MIZ008-015>019-021>024-027>030-034>036-041-042-180315- /O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110418T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX-ANTRIM- OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...MANCELONA... GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO... HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY... GLADWIN...STANDISH 1003 PM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:12 AM EDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | APX | 7 hr |
Nearby
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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.