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Wind Advisory 1, NWS North Platte, NE

January 7, 201120 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 7, 2011, 3:51 AM MST for 20 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 7, 2011, 3:51 AM MST (10:51 UTC)
Expired
Jan 7, 2011, 2:39 PM MST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Rock County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:55 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 89 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2011-01-07Temperature 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2011-01-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 194 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1573 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
71 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
194 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
203 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.

329 
WWUS73 KLBF 071051
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
451 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING SOUTH THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS WILL PRODUCE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY.

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-071900-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.110107T1051Z-110108T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
451 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT
  THE AFTERNOON.

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
596 
WWUS73 KLBF 071253 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
653 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY...

.DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE MIDWEST AND HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDING SOUTH THROUGH THE HIGH PLAINS WILL PRODUCE STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY.

NEZ005-023>025-035>037-059-070-071-094-072100-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-LINCOLN-
HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...NORTH PLATTE...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
653 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 /553 AM MST FRI JAN 7 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE STRONG
  THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE 
  EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ006>010-026>029-038-072100-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...
BROKEN BOW
653 AM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE STRONG THIS MORNING AND 
  THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. 

* NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN BE 
  EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
652 
WWUS73 KLBF 072139
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
339 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011

NEZ005>010-023>029-035>038-059-070-071-094-072245-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110108T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...
EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
339 PM CST FRI JAN 7 2011 /239 PM MST FRI JAN 7 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY.

THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTY WILL STILL CONTINUE
THROUGH 5 PM CST...THEN DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.  

$$

KAR

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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.