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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Detroit, MI

November 23, 2012Huron County, Tuscola County, Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2012, 3:29 AM EST for Huron County, Tuscola County, Michigan. It took effect at Nov 23, 2012, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 23, 2012, 3:29 AM EST (08:29 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 23, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 23, 2012, 8:40 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Huron County, MI, Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:29 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 111 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2012-11-23Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2012-11-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 349 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
349 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
414 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.

878 
WWUS73 KDTX 230829
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
329 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...COLD WESTERLY WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...

.POST FRONTAL WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL
GUST BETWEEN 40 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

MIZ049-232100-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.121123T1600Z-121124T0100Z/
HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAD AXE
329 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS
   AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

IMPACTS...

 * THE WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE
   VEHICLES.

 * SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
   SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. LIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND
   OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED.
   VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8

&&

$$


SF
2 follow-up statements
464 
WWUS73 KDTX 231635
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
1135 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...COLD WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
THROUGH EVENING...

.STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE HEELS OF THE MORNING
FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL PRODUCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE EVENING...AND THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

MIZ054-240500-
/O.EXB.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121124T0500Z/
TUSCOLA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CARO
1135 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH
   DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
   SAGINAW BAY SHORELINE.

IMPACTS...

 * THE WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
   VEHICLES. 

 * SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
   SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. LIGHT OBJECTS THAT ARE UNSECURED...SUCH
   AS TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN
   AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

MIZ049-240500-
/O.EXT.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121124T0500Z/
HURON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BAD AXE
1135 AM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * WESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH
   DURING THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
   SAGINAW BAY SHORELINE.

IMPACTS...

 * THE WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE 
   VEHICLES. 

 * SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN...WHICH COULD LEAD TO
   SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. LIGHT OBJECTS THAT ARE UNSECURED...SUCH
   AS TRASH CANS AND OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN
   AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS 
   OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING 
   DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA 
   CAUTION.

 * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT 
   HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8 

&&

$$

BT
299 
WWUS73 KDTX 240140
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
840 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...

.WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE NIGHT AS THE
LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO EXIT THE REGION. 

MIZ049-054-240245-
/O.CAN.KDTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121124T0500Z/
HURON-TUSCOLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAD AXE...CARO
840 PM EST FRI NOV 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DETROIT/PONTIAC HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

HAZARDOUS WEATHER...

 * NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 35 MPH AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT HTTP://GO.USA.GOV/RR8. 

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Detroit, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 23, 3:45 PM ESTLow Water AdvisoryDTX11 hr

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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.