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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Gaylord, MI

September 24, 2012Emmet County, Leelanau County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Sep 24, 2012, 2:58 AM EDT for Emmet County, Leelanau County, Michigan. It took effect at Sep 24, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 24, 2012, 2:58 AM EDT (06:58 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 24, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Sep 24, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Emmet County, MI, Leelanau County, MI

The nearest sounding before it

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 227 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2012-09-24Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2012-09-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 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
1973 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 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.

762 
WWUS73 KAPX 240658
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
258 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...AREAS OF FROST EARLY THIS MORNING OVER INTERIOR NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN...

...STRONG WINDS QUICKLY DEVELOPING TODAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...

.TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WILL BE COMMON OVER INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN THROUGH SUNRISE. SOME OF THE
COLDEST LOCATIONS MAY DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR A TIME. AREAS OF
FROST WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY EAST OF US-131.

.BY LATER THIS MORNING...THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO RAPID
DEVELOPMENT OF VERY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST OF NORTHWEST
LOWER MICHIGAN AND THROUGH THE STRAITS...AS WELL AS BEAVER ISLAND.
WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BEFORE WINDS
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

MIZ015-016-019-020-241500-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.120924T1500Z-120925T0000Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT
258 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45
   MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE
   MICHIGAN COASTLINE...AS WELL AS BEAVER ISLAND.

IMPACTS...

 * MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

 * LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWING
   ABOUT.

 * SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

 * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN UNSHELTERED AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/APX/?N=WEATHER_PREPAREDNESS (ALL LOWER CASE) FOR
ADDITIONAL WEATHER PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION TO KEEP YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY SAFE.

&&

$$

MIZ017-018-022>024-026>036-041-042-241300-
/O.CON.KAPX.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120924T1300Z/
CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD...
ATLANTA...ALPENA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...
HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...
WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
258 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING...

A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT THIS MORNING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 32 DEGREES AND 36 DEGREES WITH A FEW
   LOCATIONS DIPPING BELOW FREEZING. AREAS OF FROST.

IMPACTS...

 * COLD TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE SENSITIVE PLANTS. PRECAUTIONS 
   SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT THEM. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS EXPECTED. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR
PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED.

&&

$$

MSB
3 follow-up statements
054 
WWUS73 KAPX 241218
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
818 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...STRONG WINDS QUICKLY DEVELOPING TODAY...ESPECIALLY NEAR LAKE
MICHIGAN...

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING
HIGH PRESSURE WILL LEAD TO RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF VERY GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS THROUGH LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST OF
NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND THROUGH THE STRAITS...AS WELL AS
BEAVER ISLAND. WINDS GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS
BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE EARLY THIS EVENING.

MIZ017-018-022>024-026>036-041-042-241330-
/O.CAN.KAPX.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120924T1300Z/
CHEBOYGAN-PRESQUE ISLE-OTSEGO-MONTMORENCY-ALPENA-GRAND TRAVERSE-
KALKASKA-CRAWFORD-OSCODA-ALCONA-MANISTEE-WEXFORD-MISSAUKEE-
ROSCOMMON-OGEMAW-IOSCO-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEBOYGAN...ROGERS CITY...GAYLORD...
ATLANTA...ALPENA...TRAVERSE CITY...KALKASKA...GRAYLING...MIO...
HARRISVILLE...MANISTEE...CADILLAC...LAKE CITY...HOUGHTON LAKE...
WEST BRANCH...TAWAS CITY...GLADWIN...STANDISH
818 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS CANCELLED THE FROST
ADVISORY. 

TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING IN MOST AREAS...AND WILL
CONTINUE TO RISE WELL INTO THE 50S THROUGH THE MORNING.

$$

MIZ015-016-019-020-250000-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.120924T1500Z-120925T0000Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT
818 AM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
   45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE 
   MICHIGAN COASTLINE...AS WELL AS ON BEAVER ISLAND. 

IMPACTS...

 * MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

 * LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWING 
   ABOUT. 

 * SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

 * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN UNSHELTERED AREAS
   FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
024 
WWUS73 KAPX 241958
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
358 PM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...STRONG WINDS PERSIST INTO EARLY EVENING...

THE INTERACTION BETWEEN AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT AND DEPARTING
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO GIVE US QUITE GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
INTO EARLY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE LAKE MICHIGAN COAST OF NORTHWEST LOWER MICHIGAN AND
THROUGH THE STRAITS...AS WELL AS BEAVER ISLAND. WINDS GUSTS TO 45
MPH ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE TOWARD
8 PM. 

MIZ015-016-019-020-250000-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120925T0000Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT
358 PM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * SUSTAINED WINDS APPROACHING 30 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
   45 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE 
   MICHIGAN COASTLINE...AS WELL AS ON BEAVER ISLAND. 

 * WINDS WILL DIMINISH QUICKLY AFTER 8 PM.

IMPACTS...

 * MINOR TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE.

 * LIGHT WEIGHT AND UNSECURED OBJECTS COULD EASILY BE BLOWING 
   ABOUT. 

 * SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

 * DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN UNSHELTERED 
   AREAS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

LAWRENCE
690 
WWUS73 KAPX 250001
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
801 PM EDT MON SEP 24 2012


MIZ015-016-019-020-250115-
/O.EXP.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120925T0000Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHARLEVOIX-LEELANAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHARLEVOIX...
NORTHPORT
801 PM EDT MON SEP 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DURING THE BALANCE OF THE NIGHT.

$$

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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.