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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Apr 14, 2011, 3:08 PM CDT for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Apr 15, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 14, 2011, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2011, 9:17 PM CDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 791 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
152 WWUS73 KMKX 142008 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 308 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE MIDWEST REGION ON FRIDAY WHILE HIGH PRESSURE HOVERS OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL PRODUCE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS BY FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-150415- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.110415T1500Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 308 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...WILL EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST BUFFETING WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ MRC/ZABEL
6 follow-up statements
456 WWUS73 KMKX 150345 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1045 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...STRONG EAST WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN MISSOURI FRIDAY AND INTO NORTHERN ILLINOIS FRIDAY EVENING. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE HOVERS OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL PRODUCE GUSTY EASTERLY WINDS BY FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-151100- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.110415T1500Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1045 PM CDT THU APR 14 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT FRIDAY. * TIMING...FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...WILL EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST BUFFETING WINDS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE SUCH AS DOWNED LIMBS MAY CAUSE POWER INTERUPTIONS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ CRAVEN
680 WWUS73 KMKX 150849 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 349 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG EAST WINDS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL TRACK INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS BY MIDNIGHT WHILE A LARGE POLAR HIGH PREVAILS OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THE RESULTING PRESSURE DIFFERENCE WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FROM MID MORNING TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-151700- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.110415T1500Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 349 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...MID MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...WILL EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST BUFFETING WINDS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE SUCH AS DOWNED LIMBS MAY CAUSE POWER INTERUPTIONS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ GEHRING
914 WWUS73 KMKX 151618 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1118 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG EAST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS WHILE A LARGE POLAR HIGH PRESSURE CENTER REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THE RESULTING PRESSURE DIFFERENCE WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160030- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1118 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...WILL EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST BUFFETING WINDS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE SUCH AS DOWNED LIMBS MAY CAUSE POWER INTERUPTIONS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ ZABEL
057 WWUS73 KMKX 152021 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 321 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG EAST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING WHILE A LARGE POLAR HIGH REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THE RESULTING PRESSURE DIFFERENCE WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160300- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 321 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...WILL EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST BUFFETING WINDS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE SUCH AS DOWNED LIMBS MAY CAUSE POWER INTERRUPTIONS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ SEARS
355 WWUS73 KMKX 160006 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 706 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...STRONG EAST WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM NORTHERN MISSOURI INTO NORTHWEST ILLINOIS THIS EVENING...WHILE A LARGE POLAR HIGH REMAINS OVER SOUTHEAST CANADA. THE RESULTING PRESSURE DIFFERENCE WILL PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160300- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 706 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING...SLOWLY DIMINISHING FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST. * WINDS...EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADWAYS...WILL EXPERIENCE THE STRONGEST BUFFETING WINDS. MINOR TREE DAMAGE SUCH AS DOWNED LIMBS MAY CAUSE POWER INTERRUPTIONS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. LIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. && $$ REM
781 WWUS73 KMKX 160217 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 917 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...GUSTY WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA... ..WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO EASE WITH THE CENTER OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE MISSOURI/IOWA BORDER APPROACHING NORTHWEST ILLINOIS LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH AS THE LOW MOVES CLOSER TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. THOUGH STILL GUSTY...WINDS WILL BE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE CANCELLED EARLY. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-160330- /O.CAN.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110416T0300Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 917 PM CDT FRI APR 15 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE SLOWLY EASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY EASE AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATER TONIGHT. THOUGH WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STILL BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS THROUGH THE LATE EVENING. $$ REM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 7:42 PM CDT | Gale Watch | MKX | 20 hr | |
| Apr 14, 3:35 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 30 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Wisconsin, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.