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Wind Advisory 5, NWS La Crosse, WI

April 14, 201113 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT for 13 counties in Wisconsin; 7 counties in Minnesota; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 14, 2011, 3:05 PM CDT (20:05 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 15, 2011, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 15, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI
All 28 counties

Allamakee County, IA, Chickasaw County, IA, Clayton County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Houston County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN, Wabasha County, MN, Winona County, MN, Adams County, WI, Buffalo County, WI, Clark County, WI, Crawford County, WI, Grant County, WI, Jackson County, WI, Juneau County, WI, La Crosse County, WI, Monroe County, WI, Richland County, WI, Taylor County, WI, Trempealeau County, WI, Vernon County, WI

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-04-14Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2011-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
869 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
174 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.

717 
WWUS73 KARX 142005
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
305 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
TO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. EAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST IOWA FRIDAY MORNING...MOVING
INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE
ONSET OF RAIN...WHEN WINDS WILL GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF LINE
FROM DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA TO LA CROSSE AND ADAMS-FRIENDSHIP
WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055-
061-150815-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
305 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
  45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE ONSET
  OF FALLING RAIN. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP/RRS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
8 follow-up statements
079 
WWUS73 KARX 150219
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
919 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
TO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. EAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO NORTHEAST IOWA FRIDAY MORNING...MOVING
INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE
ONSET OF RAIN...WHEN WINDS WILL GUST INTO THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF
LINE FROM DODGE CENTER MINNESOTA TO LA CROSSE AND ADAMS-
FRIENDSHIP WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ086>088-094>096-WIZ041>044-053>055-
061-151030-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-
MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
919 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT
FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT FRIDAY. 

* EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 
  45 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE ONSET 
  OF FALLING RAIN. LOOK FOR THE STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH 
  EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF. 

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

WETENKAMP

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
249 
WWUS73 KARX 150912
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
412 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDS ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING...

.WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TO ACROSS ILLINOIS BY THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL BE FOUND NEAR
OR WITH THE ONSET OF RAIN SHOWERS. THESE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-151715-
/O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1200Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
412 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR OR WITH THE ONSET OF
  RAIN SHOWERS...WHICH WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE
  AREA THIS AFTERNOON.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-151715-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
412 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR OR WITH THE ONSET OF
  RAIN SHOWERS...WHICH WILL SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS
  AFTERNOON.  

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

RIECK

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
058 
WWUS73 KARX 151225
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
725 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...STRONG EAST WINDS TODAY...

.STRONG EAST WINDS EAST WINDS WILL BLOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AS
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM EASTERN KANSAS TO CENTRAL
ILLINOIS BY THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-152030-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
725 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH. 

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-WIZ041>044-053>055-061-152030-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1500Z-110416T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA...LA CROSSE...
SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...
RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
725 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  MPH. 

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

DAS

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
633 
WWUS73 KARX 151459
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
959 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...

.PLAN ON STRONG EAST WINDS TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING AS A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KANSAS CITY MOVES INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. WIND
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH HAVE ALREADY BEEN OBSERVED IN OELWEIN AND
CHARLES CITY IOWA...AND PLATTEVILLE WISCONSIN. LOOK FOR WINDS TO
SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING...TAKING THE LONGEST TO DO SO ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

WIZ017-029-033-034-152300-
/O.EXB.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS
959 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. EXPECT
  WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING. 

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

MNZ079-WIZ032-152300-
/O.EXA.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
WABASHA-BUFFALO-
959 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. EXPECT
  WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

IAZ011-030-MNZ088-096-152300-
/O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1459Z-110416T0000Z/
ALLAMAKEE-CLAYTON-WINONA-HOUSTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUKON...WINONA
959 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL. EXPECT
  WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

WIZ041>044-053>055-061-152300-
/O.EXT.KARX.WI.Y.0005.110415T1459Z-110416T0300Z/
LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
959 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS
  WELL...ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE
  THIS EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-MNZ086-087-094-095-152300-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-DODGE-OLMSTED-
MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN...
ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
959 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL... ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE
  TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
886 
WWUS73 KARX 151841
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
141 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.PLAN ON STRONG EAST WINDS TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING AS A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KANSAS CITY MOVES INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS MUCH OF THE
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. LOOK FOR WINDS TO SLOWLY DECREASE THIS
EVENING...TAKING THE LONGEST TO DO SO ACROSS SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL
WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-160000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
141 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY
  ON RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-061-160245-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
141 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL...ESPECIALLY
  ON RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
131 
WWUS73 KARX 152035
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
335 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.PLAN ON STRONG EAST WINDS TO PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING AS A DEEP
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR KANSAS CITY MOVES INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS
TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 50 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON ACROSS MUCH
OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION DURING THE LATE
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. LOOK FOR WINDS TO SLOWLY
DECREASE THIS EVENING...TAKING THE LONGEST TO DO SO ACROSS
SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-160000-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
335 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST
  OF THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL...
  ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-061-160300-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
335 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* PLAN ON EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST
  OF THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AS WELL...
  ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

AJ

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
316 
WWUS73 KARX 160007
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
707 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...

.STRONG EASTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH HAVE BEEN COMMON
ACROSS MUCH OF THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY REGION TODAY.
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN
WISCONSIN.

IAZ008>011-018-019-029-030-MNZ079-086>088-094>096-WIZ032-160115-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-ALLAMAKEE-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
CLAYTON-WABASHA-DODGE-OLMSTED-WINONA-MOWER-FILLMORE-HOUSTON-
BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...WAUKON...CHARLES CITY...
OELWEIN...ROCHESTER...WINONA...AUSTIN
707 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WHILE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...THEY WILL
QUICKLY RECEDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.

$$

WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-061-160300-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
707 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

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

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

* EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST
  THROUGH THIS EVENING... ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. EXPECT WINDS
  TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.

* BE PREPARED FOR STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS THAT WILL CREATE 
  HAZARDOUS TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS AND FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR FALLING BRANCHES OR OBJECTS BLOWING
ACROSS ROADWAYS.

&&

$$

HALBACH

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE
442 
WWUS73 KARX 160306
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1006 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE ACROSS THE REGION...

.WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA IN WESTERN
WISCONSIN...BUT STILL REMAIN GUSTY UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH ACROSS SOME
LOCATIONS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
AND EVENTUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY MORNING.

WIZ017-029-033-034-041>044-053>055-061-160415-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/
TAYLOR-CLARK-TREMPEALEAU-JACKSON-LA CROSSE-MONROE-JUNEAU-ADAMS-
VERNON-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD...NEILLSVILLE...
BLACK RIVER FALLS...LA CROSSE...SPARTA/TOMAH...MAUSTON...
VIROQUA...PRAIRIE DU CHIEN...RICHLAND CENTER...PLATTEVILLE
1006 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE REGION.
WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO THE 30 TO
35 MPH RANGE BEFORE THE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT.

$$

HALBACH

WEATHER.GOV/LACROSSE

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