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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Charleston, WV

February 1, 20114 states

NWS Charleston, WV issued this wind advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 3:47 PM EST for 4 states. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2011, 3:47 PM EST (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 2, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Charleston, WV
All 43 counties

Boyd County, KY, Carter County, KY, Greenup County, KY, Lawrence County, KY, Athens County, OH, Gallia County, OH, Jackson County, OH, Lawrence County, OH, Meigs County, OH, Morgan County, OH, Perry County, OH, Vinton County, OH, Washington County, OH, Buchanan County, VA, Dickenson County, VA, Barbour County, WV, Boone County, WV, Braxton County, WV, Cabell County, WV, Calhoun County, WV, Clay County, WV, Doddridge County, WV, Gilmer County, WV, Harrison County, WV, Jackson County, WV, Kanawha County, WV, Lewis County, WV, Lincoln County, WV, Logan County, WV, Mason County, WV, McDowell County, WV, Mingo County, WV, Pleasants County, WV, Putnam County, WV, Ritchie County, WV, Roane County, WV, Taylor County, WV, Tyler County, WV, Upshur County, WV, Wayne County, WV, Wirt County, WV, Wood County, WV, Wyoming County, WV

The radar

The Charleston,WV radar (KRLX), 41 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 203 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-02-01Temperature 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 12:00Z on 2011-02-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
447 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 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.

474 
WWUS71 KRLX 012047
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
347 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS...

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-020500-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.110202T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...
CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...MARLINTON...ELKINS
347 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND GUSTS INCREASE THIS EVENING ACROSS HIGH
  ELEVATIONS...THEN BECOME STRONG THROUGHOUT BY THE PREDAWN HOURS.

* WINDS: GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. VULNERABLE
  CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGES MAY
  OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION SITES.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.


&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-020500-
/O.NEW.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.110202T0700Z-110203T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-WOOD-PLEASANTS-
TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-
MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...
CEREDO...WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...
RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...
BELMONT...PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...
ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...
CHARLESTON...SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...
BELINGTON
347 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES.

* WINDS: PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. VULNERABLE
  CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGES MAY
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING CONSTRUCTION
SITES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KTB
5 follow-up statements
888 
WWUS71 KRLX 020326
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1026 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS...

VAZ003-004-WVZ033>038-046-047-021030-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-
WEBSTER-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...WELCH...
GARY...WAR...MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...OAK HILL...
FAYETTEVILLE...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...
WEBSTER SPRINGS...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1026 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN STRONG MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER
  ELEVATIONS INTO THE PREDAWN HOURS...THEN BECOME STRONG
  THROUGHOUT THE AREA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT BY MORNING.

* WINDS: GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. VULNERABLE
  CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGES MAY
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION SITES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-WVZ005>011-013>020-
024>032-039-040-021030-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.110202T0700Z-110203T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE KY-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON OH-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-LAWRENCE OH-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
JACKSON WV-WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-
CALHOUN-RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-
LEWIS-HARRISON-TAYLOR-UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...GREENUP...GRAYSON...
OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...CROOKSVILLE...
SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...STOCKPORT...ATHENS...MARIETTA...
BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...
POMEROY...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...KENOVA...CEREDO...
WAYNE...HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...
RIPLEY...PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...
PADEN CITY...SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...
HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SAINT ALBANS...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...
GRANTSVILLE...HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
LOGAN...CHAPMANVILLE...MAN...MADISON...CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...
BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...
GRAFTON...BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
1026 PM EST TUE FEB 1 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND REMAIN GUSTY
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY...AS COLDER AIR ARRIVES BEHIND A
  STRONG COLD FRONT.

* WINDS: PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND.
  STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. VULNERABLE
  CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGES MAY
  OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION SITES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
909 
WWUS71 KRLX 020840
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
340 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY...

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-021645-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...
CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...
HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...
PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...
SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
340 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN GUSTY
  THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN.

* WINDS: PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. 
  VULNERABLE CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER 
  OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION SITES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
573 
WWUS71 KRLX 021552
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
1052 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...STRONG WIND GUSTS TODAY...

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-046-047-030000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...
CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...
HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...
PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...
SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON...MARLINTON...ELKINS
1052 AM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE DAY...AS COLDER
  AIR FILTERS IN.

* WINDS: PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH...WITH THE HIGHER GUSTS OVER
  THE HIGH TERRAIN.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. 
  VULNERABLE CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER 
  OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION SITES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
773 
WWUS71 KRLX 021957
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
257 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

KYZ101>103-105-OHZ066-067-075-076-083>087-VAZ003-004-WVZ005>011-
013>020-024>040-022100-
/O.CAN.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
GREENUP-CARTER-BOYD-LAWRENCE-PERRY-MORGAN-ATHENS-WASHINGTON-
JACKSON-VINTON-MEIGS-GALLIA-DICKENSON-BUCHANAN-WAYNE-CABELL-MASON-
WOOD-PLEASANTS-TYLER-LINCOLN-PUTNAM-KANAWHA-ROANE-WIRT-CALHOUN-
RITCHIE-DODDRIDGE-MINGO-LOGAN-BOONE-CLAY-BRAXTON-GILMER-LEWIS-
HARRISON-TAYLOR-MCDOWELL-WYOMING-RALEIGH-FAYETTE-NICHOLAS-WEBSTER-
UPSHUR-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLATWOODS...RUSSELL...RACELAND...
GRAYSON...OLIVE HILL...ASHLAND...LOUISA...NEW LEXINGTON...
CROOKSVILLE...SOMERSET...MCCONNELSVILLE...MALTA...STOCKPORT...
ATHENS...MARIETTA...BELPRE...JACKSON...WELLSTON...OAK HILL...
MCARTHUR...HAMDEN...GALLIPOLIS...IRONTON...SOUTH POINT...
CLINTWOOD...GRUNDY...VANSANT...KENOVA...CEREDO...WAYNE...
HUNTINGTON...POINT PLEASANT...NEW HAVEN...RAVENSWOOD...RIPLEY...
PARKERSBURG...VIENNA...ST. MARYS...BELMONT...PADEN CITY...
SISTERSVILLE...MIDDLEBOURNE...HARTS...ALUM CREEK...HAMLIN...
WEST HAMLIN...TEAYS VALLEY...HURRICANE...CHARLESTON...
SOUTH CHARLESTON...SPENCER...ELIZABETH...GRANTSVILLE...
HARRISVILLE...PENNSBORO...WEST UNION...WILLIAMSON...
GILBERT CREEK...CHATTAROY...AMHERSTDALE-ROBINETTE...LOGAN...
CHAPMANVILLE...MALLORY...SWITZER...HOLDEN...MAN...MADISON...
CLAY...SUTTON...GASSAWAY...BURNSVILLE...GLENVILLE...WESTON...
CLARKSBURG...BRIDGEPORT...GRAFTON...WELCH...GARY...WAR...
MULLENS...OCEANA...PINEVILLE...BECKLEY...FAYETTEVILLE...
MONTGOMERY...SUMMERSVILLE...RICHWOOD...CRAIGSVILLE...COWEN...
BUCKHANNON...PHILIPPI...BELINGTON
257 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LEVEL...SO THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...GUSTS WILL STILL
MANAGE TO REACH 25 TO 35 MPH INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

$$

WVZ046-047-030000-
/O.CON.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
257 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: PEAK GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH...ESPECIALLY RIDGETOPS.

* IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN 
  AROUND. STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY DEVELOP WHILE DRIVING. 
  VULNERABLE CONSTRUCTION SITES MAY BE DAMAGED. ELECTRICAL POWER 
  OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF OVER 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. SECURE LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS NOW...INCLUDING
CONSTRUCTION SITES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
672 
WWUS71 KRLX 022354
NPWRLX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON WV
654 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011


WVZ046-047-030100-
/O.EXP.KRLX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110203T0000Z/
POCAHONTAS-RANDOLPH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARLINTON...ELKINS
654 PM EST WED FEB 2 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 


* TIMING: EXPIRES AT 7PM. 

* WINDS: GUSTS HAVE GENERALLY DECREASED TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS
  EVENING....AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: TRAVELERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH
  EARLY TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.



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Wind Advisories in West Virginia, 2011Wind Advisories in Ohio, 2011Wind Advisories in Kentucky, 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.