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Wind Advisory 6, NWS North Platte, NE

March 11, 201116 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2011, 4:05 AM CST for 16 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 9:20 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2011, 4:05 AM CST (10:05 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2011, 9:20 AM CST
Expired
Mar 11, 2011, 3:24 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:08 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2011-03-11Temperature 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 2011-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 49 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
2689 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
139 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.

536 
WWUS73 KLBF 111005
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
405 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
TODAY...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
TODAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF A LINE FROM
VALENTINE TO STAPLETON. 

NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-111815-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.110311T2000Z-110312T0100Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
405 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 



* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
  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.

&&

$$

POWER
2 follow-up statements
516 
WWUS73 KLBF 111520
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
920 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
TODAY...

.A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTHEASTERN
NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP.

NEZ004-023-024-094-112100-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.110311T1520Z-110311T2100Z/
SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
820 AM MST FRI MAR 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL
  NEBRASKA AND THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE THIS THIS
  MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 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.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-112100-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.110311T1700Z-110312T0100Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
920 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL 
  NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 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.

&&

$$

CLB
575 
WWUS73 KLBF 112124
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
324 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH 
CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

.NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BY
EVENING...WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH. 

NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-112230-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110312T0100Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
324 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 40 MPH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER THIS
EVENING. 

$$

NEZ004-023-024-094-112230-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110311T2100Z/
SHERIDAN-GRANT-HOOKER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...HYANNIS...MULLEN...
CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
224 PM MST FRI MAR 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN NEBRASKA PANHANDLE
AND NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS EVENING. 

$$

BUTTLER

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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.