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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Goodland, KS

March 24, 201111 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Mar 24, 2011, 4:25 AM CDT for 11 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 24, 2011, 4:25 AM CDT (09:25 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 24, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 24, 2011, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
10 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, Greeley County, KS, Logan 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), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:26 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 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 165 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 2011-03-24Temperature 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 2011-03-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 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
3528 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
75 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 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.

027 
WWUS73 KGLD 240925
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
325 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.DURING THE MORNING HOURS A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SETUP AS
HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEBRASKA MOVES SOUTH AND LOW PRESSURE IN
COLORADO MOVES EAST. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS...REACHING A PEAK DURING THE MID AFTERNOON...BEFORE
DECREASING AROUND SUNSET.

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-241730-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0006.110324T1500Z-110325T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
325 AM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 /425 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY MID
  MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* PEAK WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  REACHING 45 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST COULD CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
  CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. EXERCISE CAUTION
  WHILE DRIVING.


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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
203 
WWUS73 KGLD 241802
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1202 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011

COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-250100-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1202 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 /102 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING/DURATION...WINDS WILL BECOME GUSTY BY EARLY AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* PEAK WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 45 MPH.

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.

&&

$$
051 
WWUS73 KGLD 250050
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
650 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011


COZ090>092-KSZ001>003-013>015-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-250200-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110325T0100Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-SHERMAN-
THOMAS-SHERIDAN-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-
HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...GOODLAND...
COLBY...HOXIE...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...
LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
650 PM MDT THU MAR 24 2011 /750 PM CDT THU MAR 24 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MDT /8 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING. 


$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 24, 4:46 AM CDTFire Weather WatchGLDCheyenne, Kit Carson6 hr

Nearby

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