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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Tulsa, OK

April 29, 20116 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2011, 3:09 AM CDT for 6 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Apr 29, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2011, 3:09 AM CDT (08:09 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 29, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 29, 2011, 10:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Creek County, OK, Nowata County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Rogers County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:15 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

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 133 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-04-29Temperature 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2011-04-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3016 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
88 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.

132 
WWUS74 KTSA 290809
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
309 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

OKZ054-059-292100-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0007.110429T1700Z-110430T0000Z/
OSAGE-PAWNEE-
309 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE AND OSAGE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AS A SURFACE LOW
   DEVELOPS IN THE LEE OF THE ROCKIES. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL
   PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO 
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON 
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
048 
WWUS74 KTSA 292008
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
308 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

OKZ055-056-060-061-064-300300-
/O.EXB.KTSA.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0300Z/
WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-
308 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...WASHINGTON...NOWATA...CREEK...TULSA AND ROGERS. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
   THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING
   ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TO THE NORTHWEST OF
   INTERSTATE 44. THE GUSTS WILL DECREASE TOWARD THE MID EVENING
   HOURS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE
   WINDS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SURFACE LOW DEEPENING IN THE
   CENTRAL PLAINS.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

DEFINITION...
 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO 
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON 
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$

OKZ054-059-300300-
/O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0300Z/
OSAGE-PAWNEE-
308 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ADJUSTED THE TIMING OF 
THE WIND ADVISORY AND IT IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS 
EVENING...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE AND OSAGE. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...
 * GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
   THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING
   ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA TO THE NORTHWEST OF
   INTERSTATE 44. THE GUSTS WILL DECREASE TOWARD THE MID EVENING
   HOURS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT.
   THE WINDS HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A SURFACE LOW DEEPENING IN THE
   CENTRAL PLAINS.

IMPACTS...
 * WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.

 * WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
   HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
 * MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO 
   SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WHICH MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR 
   VEHICLE. EXTRA ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CROSS WINDS AND ON 
   BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. 

 * STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
   FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WEATHER EVENT.
   ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT:
   WEATHER.GOV/TULSA.

&&

$$
563 
WWUS74 KTSA 300304
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
1004 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

OKZ054>056-059>061-064-300415-
/O.EXP.KTSA.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110430T0300Z/
OSAGE-WASHINGTON OK-NOWATA-PAWNEE-TULSA-ROGERS-CREEK-
1004 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2011

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

 * IN OKLAHOMA...PAWNEE...WASHINGTON...OSAGE...NOWATA...CREEK...
   TULSA AND ROGERS. 

 * WIND GUSTS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING...DROPPING BELOW 40 MPH.
   THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM.

&&

$$

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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.