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Wind Advisory 3, NWS North Platte, NE

February 13, 201123 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 13, 2011, 2:46 AM MST for 23 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 13, 2011, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2011, 2:46 AM MST (09:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 13, 2011, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 13, 2011, 5:03 PM MST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 23 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:44 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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 2011-02-13Temperature 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 2011-02-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2433 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
132 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.

546 
WWUS73 KLBF 130946
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
346 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA
TODAY. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER WESTERN
COLORADO. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THESE TWO
FEATURES...AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT.

NEZ004>006-008-022>026-035>038-056>059-094-140000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.110213T1500Z-110214T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
346 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /246 AM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS
  SHOULD BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AROUND.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-009-010-027>029-140000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.110213T1800Z-110214T0600Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT
346 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS SHOULD
  BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
3 follow-up statements
089 
WWUS73 KLBF 130958
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
358 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA
TODAY. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER WESTERN
COLORADO. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THESE
TWO FEATURES...AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT.

NEZ004>006-008-022>026-035>038-056>059-094-140000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.110213T1500Z-110214T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
358 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /258 AM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID TO 
  LATE MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  SHOULD BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$

NEZ007-009-010-027>029-140000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.110213T1800Z-110214T0600Z/
BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT
358 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  SHOULD BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
263 
WWUS73 KLBF 132056
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
256 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA
TODAY. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER WESTERN
COLORADO. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN THESE
TWO FEATURES...AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT.

NEZ007-010-132200-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110214T0600Z/
BOYD-HOLT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL
256 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND IN HOLT AND BOYD COUNTY HAS NOT REACHED THE THRESHOLDS FOR
ADVISORY. SNOW COVER IN NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA HAS RETARDED THE MIXING OF THE NEAR SURFACE
LAYER. 

$$

NEZ009-027>029-140300-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/
ROCK-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASSETT...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
256 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS
  EVENING AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  SHOULD BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ004>006-008-022>026-035>038-056>059-094-140000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110214T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
256 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /156 PM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/

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

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

* TIMING: STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD
  SUNSET AND IS LIKELY TO BE NEAR 25 MPH BY 5 PM MST/6 PM CST.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH 
  GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: OPERATORS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED 
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LOOSE LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS 
  SHOULD BE SECURED TO PREVENT THEM FROM BEING BLOWN AROUND. 

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.

&&

$$
SPRINGER
358 
WWUS73 KLBF 140003 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
603 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

NEZ009-027>029-140115-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110214T0300Z/
ROCK-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BASSETT...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
603 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS
EVENING. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

NEZ004>006-008-022>026-035>038-056>059-094-140115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110214T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-
THOMAS-BLAINE-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
LINCOLN-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
603 PM CST SUN FEB 13 2011 /503 PM MST SUN FEB 13 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
WITH SUNSET...WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TO 10 MPH OR LESS
TONIGHT. 

$$

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.