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Wind Advisory 7, NWS North Platte, NE

March 19, 201110 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2011, 2:51 AM CDT for 10 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 19, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2011, 2:51 AM CDT (07:51 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 19, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Blaine County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:49 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, 7.9 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 2011-03-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 00:00Z on 2011-03-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1962 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
43 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.

341 
WWUS73 KLBF 190751
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
251 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...

NEZ004>006-008-009-023>027-094-191600-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.110319T1500Z-110320T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
251 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 /151 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND BECOME STRONG AND
  GUSTY BY MIDDAY.

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

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

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.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
2 follow-up statements
305 
WWUS73 KLBF 192006
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
306 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

NEZ004>006-008-009-023>027-094-200000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110320T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
306 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 /206 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 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: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
  THEN WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AROUND 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH WILL OCCUR.

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

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.

&&

$$

BROOKS
091 
WWUS73 KLBF 200002
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
702 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011

...WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SOME OVER NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...


NEZ004>006-008-009-023>027-094-200115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110320T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-
BLAINE-LOUP-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
702 PM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 /602 PM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO
25 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH MIDNIGHT. DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS...WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TO 10 TO 20 MPH.

$$

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.