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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Fort Worth, TX
NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 19, 2012, 3:58 AM CST for 46 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:58 AM CST (09:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 46 counties
Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:04 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
Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 51 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 180 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
755 WWUS74 KFWD 190958 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 TXZ091>093-100>104-115>120-129>133-141-191800- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-STEPHENS- PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR... BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY... PLANO...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR... FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-134-135-142>148-156>162-174-175-191800- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0600Z-121220T1500Z/ FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ELLIS- HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON- LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM- ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...GREENVILLE... COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...TERRELL...KAUFMAN... FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD... EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 358 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ HAMPSHIRE
8 follow-up statements
391 WWUS74 KFWD 191750 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1150 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 TXZ134-142>146-156>161-174-175-200030- /O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.121219T1800Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0600Z-121220T1500Z/ ELLIS-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL- MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE... FRANKLIN...CALVERT 1150 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...BOATERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM OPEN FETCHES ON LAKES. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ TXZ091>093-100>104-115>120-129>133-141-200030- /O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121219T1800Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-STEPHENS- PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR... BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY... PLANO...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR... FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON 1150 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...BOATERS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM OPEN FETCHES ON LAKES. TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. * TIMING...6 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 6 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-135-147-148-162-200030- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0600Z-121220T1500Z/ FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HENDERSON- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LEON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...GREENVILLE... COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...TERRELL...KAUFMAN... FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD... EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT... OAKWOOD 1150 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER OUTDOOR FURNITURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
854 WWUS74 KFWD 192318 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 518 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 TXZ134-142>146-156>161-174-175-200615- /O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0600Z-121220T1500Z/ ELLIS-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL- MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...GOLDTHWAITE...HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON... MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO...CORSICANA...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE... FRANKLIN...CALVERT 518 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. A NEW WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ TXZ091>093-100>104-115>120-129>133-141-200615- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-STEPHENS- PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR... BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY... PLANO...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR... FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON 518 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR ALL VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF AREA LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. && $$ TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-135-147-148-162-200615- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0600Z-121220T1500Z/ FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HENDERSON- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LEON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...GREENVILLE... COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...TERRELL...KAUFMAN... FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD... EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY... TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE...JEWETT... OAKWOOD 518 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
679 WWUS74 KFWD 192337 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 537 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 TXZ091>093-100>104-115>120-129>133-141-200745- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-STEPHENS- PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR... BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY... PLANO...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR... FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON 537 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR ALL VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF AREA LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. && $$ TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-134-135-142>148-156>162-174-175-200745- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.121220T0600Z-121220T1500Z/ FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ELLIS- HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON- LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM- ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...GREENVILLE... COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...TERRELL...KAUFMAN... FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD... EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 537 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
627 WWUS74 KFWD 200631 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1231 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 TXZ091>093-100>104-115>120-129>133-141-201200- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-STEPHENS- PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GAINESVILLE... SHERMAN...DENISON...GRAHAM...OLNEY...JACKSBORO...DECATUR... BRIDGEPORT...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND...THE COLONY... PLANO...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR... FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON...DALLAS...ROCKWALL...CISCO...EASTLAND... RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN...GRANBURY... OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE...CLEBURNE...BURLESON...COMANCHE... DE LEON 1231 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONGER WIND GUSTS MAY ALSO RESULT IN DOWNED TREES...FENCES AND POWER LINES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR ALL VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF AREA LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. && $$ TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-134-135-142>148-156>162-174-175-201445- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ FANNIN-LAMAR-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-ELLIS- HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON- LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM- ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONHAM...PARIS...GREENVILLE... COMMERCE...COOPER...SULPHUR SPRINGS...TERRELL...KAUFMAN... FORNEY...WILLS POINT...CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD... EMORY...POINT...EAST TAWAKONI...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 1231 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 9 AM THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
139 WWUS74 KFWD 200929 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 329 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 TXZ092>095-103>107-117>123-131>135-142>148-156>162-174-175-201800- /O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS- PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON... BONHAM...PARIS...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT... CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT... EAST TAWAKONI...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE... CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 329 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ TXZ091-100>102-115-116-129-130-141-201200- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-EASTLAND-ERATH- COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GRAHAM...OLNEY... JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN... COMANCHE...DE LEON 329 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 6 AM TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. RESIDENTS SHOULD ALSO SECURE HOLIDAY YARD DECORATIONS OR OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STRONG WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR ALL VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD STAY OFF AREA LAKES AS WATERS WILL BECOME VERY ROUGH. WEAK TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER AND SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO ENSURE ALL LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS ARE SECURED. && $$
249 WWUS74 KFWD 201144 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 544 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 TXZ091-100>102-115-116-129-130-141-201245- /O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ MONTAGUE-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-EASTLAND-ERATH- COMANCHE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOWIE...NOCONA...GRAHAM...OLNEY... JACKSBORO...DECATUR...BRIDGEPORT...BRECKENRIDGE...MINERAL WELLS... CISCO...EASTLAND...RANGER...GORMAN...STEPHENVILLE...DUBLIN... COMANCHE...DE LEON 544 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WE HAD OVERNIGHT ARE STARTING TO DECREASE. WIND SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDDAY. $$ TXZ092>095-103>107-117>123-131>135-142>148-156>162-174-175-201800- /O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS- PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON... BONHAM...PARIS...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT... CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT... EAST TAWAKONI...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE... CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 544 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH NOON TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
708 WWUS74 KFWD 201726 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 1126 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 TXZ092>095-103>107-117>123-131>135-142>148-156>162-174-175-202100- /O.EXT.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS- PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON... BONHAM...PARIS...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT... CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT... EAST TAWAKONI...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE... CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 1126 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE BLOWN LOOSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES. RESIDENTS MAY WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ CAVANAUGH
360 WWUS74 KFWD 202113 NPWFWD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 313 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 TXZ092>095-103>107-117>123-131>135-142>148-156>162-174-175-202215- /O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS- PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-HOOD- SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL- NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS- LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAINESVILLE...SHERMAN...DENISON... BONHAM...PARIS...DENTON...LEWISVILLE...FLOWER MOUND... THE COLONY...PLANO...GREENVILLE...COMMERCE...COOPER... SULPHUR SPRINGS...WEATHERFORD...BRIAR...FORT WORTH...ARLINGTON... DALLAS...ROCKWALL...TERRELL...KAUFMAN...FORNEY...WILLS POINT... CANTON...GRAND SALINE...VAN...EDGEWOOD...EMORY...POINT... EAST TAWAKONI...GRANBURY...OAK TRAIL SHORES...GLEN ROSE... CLEBURNE...BURLESON...WAXAHACHIE...ENNIS...MIDLOTHIAN... GLENN HEIGHTS...ATHENS...GUN BARREL CITY...GOLDTHWAITE... HAMILTON...HICO...CLIFTON...MERIDIAN...VALLEY MILLS...HILLSBORO... CORSICANA...TEAGUE...FAIRFIELD...PALESTINE...LAMPASAS... COPPERAS COVE...GATESVILLE...KILLEEN...TEMPLE...FORT HOOD... WACO...MARLIN...MEXIA...GROESBECK...BUFFALO...CENTERVILLE... JEWETT...OAKWOOD...CAMERON...ROCKDALE...HEARNE...FRANKLIN... CALVERT 313 PM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. $$ CAVANAUGH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 19, 3:55 AM CST, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 3:55 AM CST, 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 355 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 .DISCUSSION... LOW-LEVEL CYCLOGENESIS CONTINUES OVERNIGHT TO OUR NORTHWEST AHEAD OF A QUICKLY MOVING UPPER TROUGH. THIS HAS ALLOWED SOUTHERLY LOW- LEVEL FLOW TO INCREASE OVER NORTH TEXAS. VAD WIND PROFILES FROM AREA RADARS INDICATE A LOW-LEVEL JET OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS AT 2KFT. THIS JET IS CURRENTLY STREAMING LOW CLOUDS NORTHWARD...AND THESE CLOUDS WILL BLANKET MUCH OF THE CWA FOR MOST OF THE DAY. SURFACE DEWPOINTS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES REMAIN IN THE 30S AND AM NOT EXPECTING MUCH CLOUD COVER FOR THIS AREA TODAY. THE LOW TO OUR NORTHWEST WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN THIS AFTERNOON AND THE LOW-LEVEL FLOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO SLACKEN AS TYPICALLY HAPPENS. THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE LOW-CLOUDS TO HANG AROUND FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND NOT DISSIPATE WITH MIXING. THE BACK EDGE OF THE CLOUDS SHOULD BE NEAR A BOWIE TO MINERAL WELLS TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES TO THE EAST...UNDERNEATH THE BLANKET OF CLOUDS SHOULD BE IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 70S. ONE HIGH RESOLUTION MODEL EVEN KEEPS TEMPS IN THE UPPER 60S FOR THIS REGION. THE RECORD FOR DFW TODAY IS 73 WHICH WAS LAST SET IN 2008. THE CURRENT FORECAST HAS A HIGH OF 75...BUT THERE IS THE OUTSIDE CHANCE TEMPS REMAIN AROUND 70 THIS AFTERNOON UNDER THE CLOUD COVER. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES TO THE WEST OF THE CLOUDS WILL DROP TO 15 TO 30 PERCENT. THIS DRY AIR IN COMBINATION WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF A BOWIE TO MINERAL WELLS TO GOLDTHWAITE LINE. THERE COULD BE AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR PERHAPS DRIZZLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA. ANY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BE UNDERNEATH A STRONG CAPPING INVERSION AND NO THUNDER IS EXPECTED. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS POTENT SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE DAY THURSDAY AS THE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX. VERY DRY AIR IS EXPECTED TO ALSO MOVE IN BEHIND THIS FRONT...AND ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 40S/50S...HUMIDITY VALUES WILL STILL BE BELOW 20 PERCENT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY WARM FRIDAY AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE EVEN SLIGHTLY LOWER. THERE WILL LIKELY BE A PERIOD THURSDAY BEFORE NOON WHEN RED FLAG CRITERIA IS MET...BUT WINDS SHOULD BE LESS THAN 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS SHOULD SOMEWHAT LIMIT THE THREAT...AS THE STRONGEST WINDS DO NOT COINCIDE WITH THE LOWEST HUMIDITIES. GIVEN THE CURRENT TIMING OF POSSIBLE RED FLAG CONDITIONS IN THE MORNING HOURS...AND THE COOL TEMPERATURES WILL HOLD OFF ON A FIRE WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNING FOR THIS TIME PERIOD AND LET FUTURE SHIFTS REASSESS THE POTENTIAL. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AS GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE. LOW-LEVEL FLOW IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO THE SOUTH AS SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS COMMENCES ONCE AGAIN TO OUR NORTHWEST. THIS WILL BRING SURFACE MOISTURE AND HIGHER TEMPERATURES BACK TO THE REGION FOR THE WEEKEND. THE FOCUS FOR THE END OF THE PERIOD WILL SHIFT TO THE STRONG FRONT AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES AROUND CHRISTMAS. THE MEDIUM-RANGE GUIDANCE HAS COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT IN THE DAY 5-6 RANGE...BUT SIGNIFICANTLY DIVERGE FOR DAY 7 AND BEYOND. BY SUNDAY EVENING...A LONGWAVE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO BE DEEPENING OVER THE NORTHWESTERN CONUS. BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF SHOW A LEAD SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE LONGWAVE TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY NIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...THIS WILL SEND THE COLD FRONT SOUTH 12-24 HOURS EARLIER THAN EXPECTED. THE GFS PUSHES THE FRONT THROUGH THE CWA BY 12Z CHRISTMAS MORNING AND THE ECMWF IS ABOUT 6 HOURS LATER. THIS EARLIER FRONTAL PASSAGE COULD HAVE AN EFFECT ON THE MOISTURE AVAILABLE FOR PRECIPITATION ONCE THE LONGWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE PLAINS. THE GUIDANCE DIVERGES SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE HANDLING OF THE TROUGH. THE GFS DEEPENS THE TROUGH...WHICH SLOWS ITS EASTERN PROGRESSION...AND MOVES IT SOUTH THROUGH CENTRAL TEXAS AS AN OPEN WAVE CHRISTMAS NIGHT. THIS SOLUTION WOULD BRING RAIN AND PERHAPS BRIEF SNOW TO THE SOUTHERN CWA...IF THE COLDEST AIR ARRIVES BEFORE THE PRECIP SHUTS DOWN. THE ECMWF KEEPS THE TROUGH OPEN...BUT IS MUCH FURTHER NORTH AND PROGRESSIVE WITH ITS MOVEMENT. BY CHRISTMAS NIGHT THE BASE OF THE TROUGH IS ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THIS SOLUTION WOULD MEAN LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL WITH THE FRONT. FOR NOW...HAVE GONE WITH A 20 POP CHRISTMAS DAY. THE CHRISTMAS NIGHT PERIOD IS NOT IN THE OFFICIAL FORECAST...BUT THE BEST CHANCES WOULD BE IN THE SOUTHERN ZONES. WE MUST STRESS THAT THE AMOUNT AND TYPE OF PRECIPITATION CHRISTMAS NIGHT IS GOING TO DIRECTLY BE INFLUENCED BY THE TIMING...TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE UPPER LOW. THEREFORE...WE CANNOT RULE OUT ANY SCENARIO FOR NORTH TEXAS...BUT AT THIS TIME THE CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL APPEAR LOW...BUT NON-ZERO. HAMPSHIRE && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX 75 37 54 31 62 / 5 10 5 0 0 WACO, TX 75 38 56 24 62 / 5 5 5 0 0 PARIS, TX 73 37 51 29 60 / 20 20 5 0 0 DENTON, TX 77 32 52 24 61 / 5 10 5 0 0 MCKINNEY, TX 75 39 53 29 60 / 10 10 5 0 0 DALLAS, TX 75 38 54 33 61 / 5 10 5 0 0 TERRELL, TX 74 40 53 31 61 / 10 10 5 0 0 CORSICANA, TX 74 40 54 26 62 / 10 10 5 0 0 TEMPLE, TX 75 38 55 25 61 / 10 5 5 0 0 MINERAL WELLS, TX 79 31 52 25 58 / 5 5 0 0 0 && .FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR TXZ091>093-100>104-115>120-129>133-141. WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY FOR TXZ094-095-105>107-121>123-134-135-142>148-156>162-174-175. RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ091-100>102-115>117-129-130-141-142. && 58/85
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 3:56 AM CST, 2 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 356 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-201000- MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-YOUNG-JACK-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN- HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-STEPHENS-PALO PINTO-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS- ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-EASTLAND-ERATH-HOOD-SOMERVELL- JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-COMANCHE-MILLS-HAMILTON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO- FREESTONE-ANDERSON-LAMPASAS-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE- LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON- 356 AM CST WED DEC 19 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 8 PM ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM GOLDTHWAITE TO MINERAL WELLS TO BOWIE. GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND AVAILABLE DRY AND/OR DEAD VEGETATION WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BUILD OVER MUCH OF NORTH TEXAS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF NORTH TEXAS FOR TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY EAST OF A GAINESVILLE TO MERIDIAN...LAMPASAS LINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fort Worth, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 3:51 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | FWD | Comanche, Eastland, Erath, Jack, Mills, Montague and 5 more | 14 hr |
| Dec 19, 11:50 AM CST | Wind Advisory | FWD | Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Ellis, Falls, Hamilton and 8 more | 5 hr |
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