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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 25, 2011, 12:38 PM MST for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado. It took effect at Nov 25, 2011, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2011, 12:38 PM MST (19:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2011, 9:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2011, 5:00 AM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 177 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3040 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 75 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
077 WWUS73 KGLD 251938 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1238 PM MST FRI NOV 25 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-260500- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0029.111126T0400Z-111126T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.HW.A.0005.111126T1200Z-111127T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1238 PM MST FRI NOV 25 2011 /138 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY. * TIMING/DURATION...THERE WILL BE TWO PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR TONIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING...THEN ANOTHER PERIOD OF STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE TRI-STATE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
385 WWUS73 KGLD 260424 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 924 PM MST FRI NOV 25 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-261230- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0005.111126T1200Z-111127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0011.111126T1200Z-111127T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-111126T1200Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 924 PM MST FRI NOV 25 2011 /1024 PM CST FRI NOV 25 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH DAYBREAK. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 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. 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. && $$
538 WWUS73 KGLD 261200 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 500 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-262000- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-111126T1200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111127T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 500 AM MST SAT NOV 26 2011 /600 AM CST SAT NOV 26 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST /6 AM CST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING/DURATION...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AROUND SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 3:16 AM MST | High Wind Watch | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 18 hr |
| Nov 25, 3:28 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 9 hr |
| Nov 25, 12:39 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 24 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.