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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Detroit, MI

November 9, 201117 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Nov 9, 2011, 11:01 AM EST for 17 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 9, 2011, 2:11 PM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2011, 11:01 AM EST (16:01 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 9, 2011, 2:11 PM EST
Expired
Nov 9, 2011, 10:37 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Bay County, MI, Genesee County, MI, Huron County, MI, Lapeer County, MI, Lenawee County, MI, Livingston County, MI, Macomb County, MI, Midland County, MI, Monroe County, MI, Oakland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Saint Clair County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Shiawassee County, MI, Tuscola County, MI, Washtenaw County, MI, Wayne County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:05 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 25 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2011-11-09Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 12:00Z on 2011-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
491 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 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.

796 
WWUS73 KDTX 091601
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1101 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-100015-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.111109T2100Z-111110T0400Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
1101 AM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25-30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
   40-45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING.

 * THERE WILL BE A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE WEST AS A COLD FRONT
   PASSES AROUND 7PM...WHICH WILL ALSO MARK THE TIMING OF
   STRONGEST WIND GUSTS 

IMPACTS...

 * STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND CAUSE POWER
   OUTAGES.  

 * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING HIGH-PROFILE
   VEHICLES.

 * GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS

&&

$$

SF/MM
3 follow-up statements
085 
WWUS73 KDTX 091911
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
211 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-100400-
/O.EXT.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.111109T1911Z-111110T0400Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
211 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
   GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

 * THE PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM. 

IMPACTS...

 * WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE
   POWER OUTAGES.

 * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING HIGH-PROFILE 
   VEHICLES. 

 * GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS GARAGE
   CANS...TO BE BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS 

&&

$$


SF
273 
WWUS73 KDTX 091915 CCA
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
214 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-100400-
/O.COR.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.111109T1911Z-111110T0400Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
214 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
   GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.

 * THE PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 AND 8 PM. 

IMPACTS...

 * WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE
   POWER OUTAGES.

 * STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING HIGH-PROFILE 
   VEHICLES. 

 * GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS GARBAGE
   CANS...TO BE BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   WWW.WEATHER.GOV/DTX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS 

&&

$$


SF
599 
WWUS73 KDTX 100337
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1037 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-100445-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111110T0400Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT...
ADRIAN...MONROE
1037 PM EST WED NOV 9 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH
   THE 30 MPH RANGE DURING THE REST OF THE EVENING.

 * THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT EXITS INTO SOUTHERN
   ONTARIO.

IMPACTS...

 * PEAK WIND GUSTS REACHED UP AROUND 50 MPH ALONG AND CLOSE BEHIND
   THE COLD FRONT AS IT PASSED THROUGH THE REGION DURING THE LATE
   AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/DETROIT. 

&&

$$

BT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 9:28 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryDTX16 hr
Nov 9, 3:47 AM ESTGale WarningDTX30 hr
Nov 9, 3:47 AM ESTLow Water AdvisoryDTX24 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.