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Wind Advisory 8, NWS North Platte, NE

March 23, 201114 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Mar 23, 2011, 3:08 AM MDT for 14 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 23, 2011, 7:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 23, 2011, 3:08 AM MDT (09:08 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 23, 2011, 7:00 AM MDT
Expired
Mar 23, 2011, 5:54 PM MDT
In force
11 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 09:11 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, 9.1 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 2011-03-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2011-03-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -80 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
-17 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2789 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-52 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.

704 
WWUS73 KLBF 230908
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
408 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.A FRONT COMING INTO NEBRASKA TODAY HAS PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

NEZ037-038-059-070-071-231715-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.110323T1500Z-110324T0000Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
408 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BY LATE THIS
  MORNING. THEY WILL THEN DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO LESS THAN
  ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WIND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE HANDLING OF
  TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND COULD BLOW LIGHT WEIGHT
  OBJECTS AROUND. THE WIND MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST IN OPEN DRY
  FIELDS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
SPRINGER
3 follow-up statements
056 
WWUS73 KLBF 231244
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
744 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.A FRONT COMING INTO NEBRASKA TODAY HAS PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR CENTRAL AND PART OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

NEZ058-069-232045-
/O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.110323T1300Z-110324T0000Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...IMPERIAL
644 AM MDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

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

* TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING. THEY WILL THEN DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO LESS THAN 
  ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 40 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: WIND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE HANDLING 
  OF TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND COULD BLOW LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND. THE WIND MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST IN 
  OPEN DRY FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ037-038-059-070-071-232045-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.110323T1300Z-110324T0000Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...NORTH PLATTE...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
744 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

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

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

* TIMING: WIND WILL INCREASE TO ADVISORY THRESHOLDS BY LATE THIS 
  MORNING. THEY WILL THEN DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO LESS THAN 
  ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  EXCEEDING 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: WIND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE HANDLING 
  OF TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND COULD BLOW LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND. THE WIND MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST IN 
  OPEN DRY FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
SPRINGER
659 
WWUS73 KLBF 231429
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
929 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

.STRONG NORTHWEST WIND BEHIND A FRONT WILL CONTINUE TODAY
THROUGHOUT WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

NEZ004-022-023-035-036-056-057-240000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA
929 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 /829 AM MDT WED MAR 23 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: ADVISORY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.  THEY
  WILL THEN DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO LESS THAN ADVISORY
  THRESHOLDS.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40
  MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: WIND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE HANDLING 
  OF TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND COULD BLOW LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND. THE WIND MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST IN 
  OPEN DRY FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NEZ037-038-058-059-069>071-240000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
LOGAN-CUSTER-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...GRANT...
NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
929 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 /829 AM MDT WED MAR 23 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: ADVISORY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THEY
  WILL THEN DECREASE BY EARLY EVENING TO LESS THAN ADVISORY
  THRESHOLDS.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WIND AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH
  WILL BE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: WIND WILL HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE HANDLING 
  OF TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND COULD BLOW LIGHT 
  WEIGHT OBJECTS AROUND. THE WIND MAY ALSO CAUSE BLOWING DUST IN 
  OPEN DRY FIELDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JACOBS
451 
WWUS73 KLBF 232354
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
654 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...


NEZ004-022-023-035>038-056>059-069>071-240100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110324T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
654 PM CDT WED MAR 23 2011 /554 PM MDT WED MAR 23 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAD FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THE WIND ADVISORY
HAS BEEN 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.