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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Cleveland, OH

January 22, 2012Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2012, 3:16 PM EST for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Jan 23, 2012, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2012, 3:16 PM EST (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2012, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 23, 2012, 3:22 AM EST
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

County Erie County, PA

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:19 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-01-22Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 64 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1577 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 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.

171 
WWUS71 KCLE 222016
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
316 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012

PAZ001-230430-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.120123T0600Z-120124T0000Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE
316 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES THROUGH THE
  GREAT LAKES REGION.

* IMPACTS...WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY KNOCK DOWN SOME
  LIMBS AND BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
827 
WWUS71 KCLE 230309
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1009 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012

PAZ001-231115-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.120123T0600Z-120124T0000Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE
1009 PM EST SUN JAN 22 2012

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...STRONG DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUE INTO MONDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE AREA MOVES THROUGH THE 
  GREAT LAKES REGION. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY
  KNOCK DOWN SOME LIMBS AND BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
616 
WWUS71 KCLE 230822
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
322 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012


PAZ001-231630-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120124T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.120123T0900Z-120124T0000Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE
322 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY 
  KNOCK DOWN SOME LIMBS AND BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089-PAZ002-003-231630-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0003.120123T0900Z-120124T0000Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-
ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...PORT CLINTON...
FREMONT...SANDUSKY...LORAIN...CLEVELAND...MENTOR...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...NORWALK...MEDINA...AKRON...
RAVENNA...WARREN...UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...
ASHLAND...WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...ASHTABULA...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
322 AM EST MON JAN 23 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. MOST LIKELY DURING SHOWERS
  AND THUNDERSTORMS AND WITH PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT LATER TODAY.

* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND MAY 
  KNOCK DOWN SOME LIMBS AND BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

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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.