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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at May 31, 2011, 3:54 PM EDT for 22 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Jun 1, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2011, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 1, 2011, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2011, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 10 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 19:53 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, 7.9 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
- 1224 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -280 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1025 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -181 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
613 WWUS73 KAPX 311954 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 354 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-010400- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.110601T1500Z-110602T0300Z/ 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 354 PM EDT TUE MAY 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS LIKE INTERSTATE 75. * LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL NOT DIMINISH UNTIL LATER WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 45 TO 50 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MSB
5 follow-up statements
310 WWUS73 KAPX 010825 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 425 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-011630- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.110601T1500Z-110602T0300Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 425 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS LIKE INTERSTATE 75... US-31...US-131...US-27...AND US-23. * LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST OVER 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JPB
324 WWUS73 KAPX 011423 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1023 AM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE LATER THIS EVENING. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-012230- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.110601T1500Z-110602T0300Z/ 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 1023 AM EDT WED JUN 1 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... * DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS LIKE INTERSTATE 75...US-31...US-131...US-27...AND US-23. * LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST OVER 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMD
523 WWUS73 KAPX 011850 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 250 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-020100- /O.EXT.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110602T0100Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 250 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS LIKE INTERSTATE 75...US- 31...US-131...US-27...AND US-23. * LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL GUST OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMD
934 WWUS73 KAPX 011937 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 337 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WEST WINDS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING... .UNSEASONABLY STRONG LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN VERY GUSTY WEST WINDS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY THIS EVENING. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-020100- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110602T0100Z/ 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 337 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. IMPACTS... * DRIVING IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT... PARTICULARLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS LIKE INTERSTATE 75...US- 31...US-131...US-27...AND US-23. * LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY...DIMINISHING LATER THIS EVENING. * WINDS WILL GUST OVER 45 MPH AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ SMD
036 WWUS73 KAPX 020118 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 918 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 MIZ008-015>036-041-042-020230- /O.EXP.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110602T0100Z/ CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-CHARLEVOIX- LEELANAU-ANTRIM-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-BENZIE-GRAND TRAVERSE- KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE- ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE... PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...CHARLEVOIX...NORTHPORT... MANCELONA...GAYLORD...ATLANTA...ALPENA...FRANKFORT... TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...HARRISVILLE... MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...WEST BRANCH... TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH 918 PM EDT WED JUN 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 10:21 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | 6 hr | |
| May 30, 10:58 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | APX | 15 hr | |
| May 31, 2:04 PM EDT | Gale Warning | APX | 33 hr | |
| May 31, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 54 min | |
| May 31, 5:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Crawford, Kalkaska, Otsego | 65 min |
| May 31, 5:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 94 min | |
| May 31, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 41 min | |
| May 31, 5:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee and 1 more | 66 min |
| May 31, 6:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Montmorency, Otsego, Presque Isle | 55 min |
| May 31, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Emmet, Kalkaska, Otsego | 57 min |
| May 31, 6:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 25 min | |
| May 31, 6:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Arenac, Gladwin | 43 min |
| May 31, 6:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 86 min | |
| May 31, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 58 min | |
| May 31, 7:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 62 min | |
| May 31, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alpena, Presque Isle | 35 min |
| May 31, 7:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | APX | 93 min | |
| May 31, 7:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | APX | Alcona, Iosco | 46 min |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Michigan, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.