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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tallahassee, FL

September 5, 20118 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Sep 5, 2011, 2:53 AM CDT for 8 counties in Florida. It took effect at Sep 5, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 5, 2011, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 5, 2011, 9:00 AM CDT
Expired
Sep 5, 2011, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:54 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 46 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 289 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2011-09-05The 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
289 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
533 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

079 
WWUS72 KTAE 050753
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
353 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL THE COASTAL 
COASTAL COUNTIES PLUS SEVERAL INLAND PANHANDLE COUNTIES...

.LEE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION AND WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE NORTHEAST INTO MISSISSIPPI AND THEN ALABAMA INTO TONIGHT. THE
GRADIENT BETWEEN A RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN ATLANTIC AND THE
DEPARTING LEE WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG AND GUSTY ONSHORE
WINDS INTO TONIGHT. EXPECT WINDS IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH WITH GUSTS
OCCASIONALLY REACHING 40 MPH ACROSS COASTAL COUNTIES...AS WELL AS
ADJACENT PANHANDLE COUNTIES. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT INTO
TUESDAY.

FLZ008-012-014-015-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-051600-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0003.110905T1400Z-110906T0000Z/
CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND BAY-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YOUNGSTOWN...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...
FREEPORT...SANTA ROSA BEACH...PANAMA CITY...PARKER...
PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...
SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE
353 AM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 /253 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT.

* WINDS...AROUND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THIS CAN IMPACT DRIVING...WEAKER STRUCTURES AND LOOSE
  ITEMS.

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.

&&

$$


BLOCK
2 follow-up statements
323 
WWUS72 KTAE 051943
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
343 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EDT /9 AM CDT/
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR ALL THE
COASTAL COASTAL COUNTIES PLUS SEVERAL INLAND PANHANDLE COUNTIES...

FLZ008-012-014-015-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-060000-
/O.CON.KTAE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/
CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND BAY-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YOUNGSTOWN...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...
FREEPORT...SANTA ROSA BEACH...PANAMA CITY...PARKER...
PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...
SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE
343 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 /243 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THIS CAN IMPACT DRIVING...WEAKER STRUCTURES AND 
  LOOSE ITEMS. 

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.

&&

$$

18-WOOL
162 
WWUS72 KTAE 052346
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
746 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011

...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF THE COASTAL COASTAL COUNTIES IN THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE IN ADDITION TO SEVERAL INLAND
PANHANDLE COUNTIES...


FLZ008-012-014-015-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-134-060200-
/O.EXT.KTAE.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110906T0200Z/
CENTRAL WALTON-INLAND BAY-INLAND GULF-INLAND FRANKLIN-
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-COASTAL FRANKLIN-
COASTAL JEFFERSON-COASTAL WAKULLA-COASTAL TAYLOR-COASTAL DIXIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YOUNGSTOWN...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...
FREEPORT...SANTA ROSA BEACH...PANAMA CITY...PARKER...
PORT SAINT JOE...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...SOPCHOPPY...
SAINT MARKS...KEATON BEACH...STEINHATCHEE...SUWANNEE
746 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2011 /646 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011/

...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT /9 PM CDT/
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED AROUND 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THIS CAN IMPACT DRIVING...WEAKER STRUCTURES AND 
  LOOSE ITEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

17-GOULD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 7:13 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE62 min
Sep 4, 8:20 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE55 min
Sep 4, 9:52 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE38 min
Sep 4, 10:24 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE37 min
Sep 5, 4:42 AM CDTTornado WarningTAEWalton17 min
Sep 5, 4:47 AM CDTGale WarningTAE4 hr
Sep 5, 9:14 AM CDTGale WarningTAE17 hr
Sep 5, 9:14 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE30 hr
Sep 5, 12:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEHolmes31 min
Sep 5, 12:38 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE52 min
Sep 5, 1:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton43 min
Sep 5, 1:27 PM CDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE63 min
Sep 5, 1:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Washington39 min
Sep 5, 1:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton49 min
Sep 5, 1:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Jackson, Washington38 min
Sep 5, 2:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington43 min
Sep 5, 2:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison, Taylor36 min
Sep 5, 2:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Leon47 min
Sep 5, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton, Washington40 min
Sep 5, 3:11 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryTAEDixie, Jefferson, Taylor, Wakulla19 hr
Sep 5, 3:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEHolmes, Walton53 min
Sep 5, 3:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELeon, Wakulla11 min
Sep 5, 3:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEDixie, Lafayette, Taylor29 min
Sep 5, 3:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Taylor31 min
Sep 5, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJackson42 min
Sep 5, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEJefferson, Madison, Taylor40 min
Sep 5, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Holmes, Walton, Washington51 min
Sep 5, 5:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEMadison, Taylor29 min
Sep 5, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEBay, Calhoun, Holmes, Jackson, Washington46 min
Sep 5, 6:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAELafayette, Madison, Taylor50 min

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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.