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Wind Advisory 13, NWS North Platte, NE

April 15, 201118 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Apr 15, 2011, 9:38 AM MDT for 18 counties in Nebraska. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 15, 2011, 9:38 AM MDT (15:38 UTC)
Expired
Apr 15, 2011, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:37 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 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 60 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2011-04-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 192 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
567 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
192 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 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.

797 
WWUS73 KLBF 151538
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1038 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

.AS THE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

NEZ005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-160000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.110415T1538Z-110416T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-
DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...
MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1038 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 /938 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 


* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH EARLY
  THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY IMPACT
  TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. IN
  ADDITION...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CREATE SOME LIMITED
  VISIBILITY INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

KAR
2 follow-up statements
618 
WWUS73 KLBF 152039
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

.AS THE INTENSE STORM SYSTEM MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO
45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.

NEZ005-094-152145-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 /239 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH PROMPTED THE ADVISORY HAVE
DIMINISHED SOMEWHAT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY
EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ006-008-026-160000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-BLAINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...DUNNING
339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. IN ADDITION...PATCHY
  BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO CREATE SOME LIMITED VISIBILITY.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-160000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
339 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 /239 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN
  BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL...
  ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS.  

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.

&&

$$

KAR
283 
WWUS73 KLBF 160007
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
707 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011

...WINDS BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...


NEZ006-008-022>026-035>037-056>059-069>071-160115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-110416T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...
STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
707 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 /607 PM MDT FRI APR 15 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOOK FOR NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40
MPH...TO DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY LATE EVENING. WESTERLY WINDS
OF 5 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. 

$$

CLB

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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.