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Wind Advisory 28, NWS Goodland, KS

November 5, 20114 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Colorado

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 5, 2011, 9:52 PM CDT for 4 counties in Kansas; Kit Carson County, Colorado. It was in force for 16 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 5, 2011, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)
Expired
Nov 5, 2011, 10:08 PM CDT
In force
16 min
Issued by
NWS Goodland, KS

Counties Kit Carson County, CO, Graham County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2011-11-06Temperature 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 2011-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -130 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
2100 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-130 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-73 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.

132 
WWUS73 KGLD 060252
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
852 PM MDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-060900-
/O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0010.111106T0252Z-111106T0900Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
852 PM MDT SAT NOV 5 2011 /952 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 70 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

&&

$$

COZ091-KSZ013>016-060900-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0028.111106T0252Z-111106T0900Z/
KIT CARSON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
852 PM MDT SAT NOV 5 2011 /952 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SUNDAY. 

* PEAK WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 55 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT
TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE
PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF
VEHICLE CONTROL.

&&

$$

BULLER
1 follow-up statement
858 
WWUS73 KGLD 060308
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
908 PM MDT SAT NOV 5 2011

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...

COZ091-KSZ013>016-060900-
/O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-111106T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KGLD.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111106T0900Z/
KIT CARSON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...
HILL CITY
908 PM MDT SAT NOV 5 2011 /1008 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/ SUNDAY.
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* PEAK WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

&&

$$

COZ090-KSZ001>004-NEZ079>081-060900-
/O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-111106T0900Z/
YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-
RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...
OBERLIN...NORTON...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
908 PM MDT SAT NOV 5 2011 /1008 PM CDT SAT NOV 5 2011/

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MST /3 AM CST/
SUNDAY...

* PEAK WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY
IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

&&

$$

BULLER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 5, 9:52 PM CDTHigh Wind WarningGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Graham, Norton, Rawlins, Sheridan and 2 more2 hr
Nov 6, 3:13 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more25 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2011Wind Advisories in Colorado, 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.