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Wind Advisory 17, NWS North Platte, NE

May 12, 201114 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at May 12, 2011, 2:29 AM MDT for 14 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at May 12, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 12, 2011, 2:29 AM MDT (08:29 UTC)
In effect from
May 12, 2011, 6:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 12, 2011, 7:57 PM MDT
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 65 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 2011-05-12Temperature 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 2011-05-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 271 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
652 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
271 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

508 
WWUS73 KLBF 120829
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
329 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA AND
NORTHERN KANSAS TODAY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF
THIS FEATURE TODAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG ACROSS THE EASTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. WEST OF A
LINE FROM IMPERIAL...TO HYANNIS...TO GORDON...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY.

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>058-069-121800-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.110512T1200Z-110513T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
IMPERIAL
229 AM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...CONTINUING INTO
  THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  CROSSWINDS TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CLB
4 follow-up statements
690 
WWUS73 KLBF 121640 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1140 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
AND NORTHERN KANSAS TODAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF
THIS FEATURE TODAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG ACROSS THE EASTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. WEST OF A
LINE FROM IMPERIAL...TO HYANNIS...TO GORDON...WIND GUSTS UP TO 45
MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY.

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>058-069-130000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...
IMPERIAL
1040 AM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

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

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
642 
WWUS73 KLBF 121817 AAB
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
117 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY ACROSS THE EASTERN
PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
AND NORTHERN KANSAS TODAY. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEST OF
THIS FEATURE TODAY...WITH WINDS BECOMING STRONG ACROSS THE
EASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEBRASKA. WEST
OF A LINE FROM IMPERIAL...TO HYANNIS...TO GORDON...WIND GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY.

NEZ004-121930-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE
1217 PM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING THE STRONG WINDS HAS
MOVED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA.

$$

NEZ022-023-035-056>058-069-130000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0000Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL
1217 PM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

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

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

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
620 
WWUS73 KLBF 122016
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
316 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...STRONG NORTH WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ACROSS
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
AND NORTHERN KANSAS THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
AS THIS LOW MOVES SLOWLY EAST THIS EVENING

NEZ022-023-035-122130-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0000Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR
216 PM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PRODUCING THE STRONG WINDS HAS
MOVED FAR ENOUGH AWAY FOR THE WINDS TO DIMINISH BELOW 30 MPH. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AREA.

$$

NEZ036>038-059-070-071-130200-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0200Z/
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
316 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH.

* WINDS: NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ056>058-069-130200-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0200Z/
DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...IMPERIAL
216 PM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING
  HOURS AND THEN DIMINISH.

* WINDS: NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES... 
  SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS 
  TODAY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
737 
WWUS73 KLBF 130157
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
857 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...

NEZ036>038-056>059-069>071-130300-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-110513T0200Z/
MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
857 PM CDT THU MAY 12 2011 /757 PM MDT THU MAY 12 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE OVER SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS EVENING
AND HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY IS 
CANCELLED.


$$
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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.