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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Dodge City, KS

December 1, 201122 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Dec 1, 2011, 9:18 AM CST for 22 counties in Kansas. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 1, 2011, 9:18 AM CST (15:18 UTC)
Expired
Dec 1, 2011, 5:10 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS
All 22 counties

Clark County, KS, Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Grant County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hamilton County, KS, Haskell County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kearny County, KS, Lane County, KS, Meade County, KS, Morton County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Seward County, KS, Stanton County, KS, Stevens County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:23 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 53 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-12-01Temperature 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2011-12-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 189 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
189 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
393 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.

217 
WWUS73 KDDC 011518
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
918 AM CST THU DEC 1 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING...

.A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT IS ALLOWING
HIGH PRESSURE TO ADVANCE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. AS A
RESULT STRONG PRESSURE RISES ARE INCREASING WIND SPEEDS TO NEAR 30
MPH THIS MORNING. THE TREND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OR INCREASE
FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE HOURS.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061>065-074>079-084>088-012200-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0041.111201T1518Z-111201T2200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-KEARNY-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-
PAWNEE-STANTON-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-STEVENS-
SEWARD-MEADE-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...JOHNSON CITY...
ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...RICHFIELD...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER...ASHLAND...
MINNEOLA
918 AM CST THU DEC 1 2011 /818 AM MST THU DEC 1 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 


* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
  AFTERNOON. WINDS MIGHT WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BY AROUND 2 OR 3 PM.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WIND WILL BE AROUND 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

RUSSELL
2 follow-up statements
909 
WWUS73 KDDC 012151
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
351 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING WITH
DOWNTREND...

.A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA LAST NIGHT IS ALLOWING
HIGH PRESSURE TO ADVANCE SOUTH FROM THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THE
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST A FEW MORE
HOURS THROUGH THE HIGHWAY 83 CORRIDOR.

KSZ030-031-043>046-061-064-065-074-078-079-084-088-012300-
/O.EXP.KDDC.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111201T2200Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-HAMILTON-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STANTON-
FORD-EDWARDS-MORTON-CLARK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...SYRACUSE...JETMORE...HANSTON...LARNED...BURDETT...
JOHNSON CITY...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...ELKHART...
RICHFIELD...ASHLAND...MINNEOLA
351 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011 /251 PM MST THU DEC 1 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 


$$

KSZ062-063-075>077-085>087-020200-
/O.EXT.KDDC.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111202T0200Z/
KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
351 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS IS EXTENDED UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WIND WILL BE IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
237 
WWUS73 KDDC 012310
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
510 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

KSZ062-063-075>077-085>087-020015-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111202T0200Z/
KEARNY-FINNEY-GRANT-HASKELL-GRAY-STEVENS-SEWARD-MEADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKIN...DEERFIELD...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...ULYSSES...SUBLETTE...SATANTA...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
HUGOTON...MOSCOW...LIBERAL...KISMET...MEADE...FOWLER
510 PM CST THU DEC 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 2:53 PM CSTWinter Storm WatchDDCEllis, Finney, Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell and 11 more22 hr

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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.