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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Cheyenne, WY

April 30, 20118 counties in Nebraska

NWS Cheyenne, WY issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2011, 4:15 AM MDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 30, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 30, 2011, 4:15 AM MDT (10:15 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 30, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 30, 2011, 7:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Cheyenne, WY

Counties Banner County, NE, Box Butte County, NE, Cheyenne County, NE, Dawes County, NE, Kimball County, NE, Morrill County, NE, Scotts Bluff County, NE, Sioux County, NE

The nearest sounding before it

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 223 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-30Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2011-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -218 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2205 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
439 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.

876 
WWUS75 KCYS 301015
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
415 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN BY MID MORNING OVER THE
WESTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY.
STRONG WIND FLOW AROUND THE STORM WILL HELP TO PRODUCE STRONG
WINDS OVER SOUTHEAST WYOMING AND THE WESTERN NEBRASKA 
PANHANDLE TODAY AND EARLY THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL 
GUST BETWEEN 45 AND 55 MPH OVER THE AREA TODAY BEFORE 
DIMINISHING BY SUNSET. 

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-302200-
/O.NEW.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.110430T1500Z-110501T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
415 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHEYENNE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH 9 AM AND THEN REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGH 7 PM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
  MPH.  

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR THOSE
  WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...THERE
  WILL BE LOCAL AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WEILAND
2 follow-up statements
062 
WWUS75 KCYS 302037
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
237 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY THIS EVENING...

.AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS
TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS STORM WILL GUST BETWEEN 45 AND
55 MPH OVER THE AREA BEFORE DIMINISHING BY SUNSET.

NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-010100-
/O.CON.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110501T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
237 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

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

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

* TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 7 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE TRAVEL PROBLEMS FOR THOSE
  WITH LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TT
097 
WWUS75 KCYS 010059
NPWCYS

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
659 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011


NEZ002-003-019>021-054-055-095-096-010200-
/O.EXP.KCYS.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-110501T0100Z/
DAWES-BOX BUTTE-SCOTTS BLUFF-BANNER-MORRILL-KIMBALL-CHEYENNE-
NORTH SIOUX-SOUTH SIOUX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHADRON...ALLIANCE...SCOTTSBLUFF...
GERING...HARRISBURG...BRIDGEPORT...BAYARD...KIMBALL...SIDNEY...
HARRISON...AGATE
659 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TO SPEEDS OF 10 TO
20 MPH AFTER SUNSET. AS A RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE
AT 7 PM. 

$$
COX

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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.