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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Grand Junction, CO
NWS Grand Junction, CO issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2012, 3:34 PM MDT for 4 counties in Colorado. It took effect at Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2012, 3:34 PM MDT (21:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 16, 2012, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 16, 2012, 10:02 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Grand Junction, CO
Counties Garfield County, CO, Moffat County, CO, Rio Blanco County, CO, Routt County, CO
The radar
The Grand Junction radar (KGJX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Grand Junction, CO (KGJT), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 1355 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
333 WWUS75 KGJT 152134 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 334 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. THIS UPPER JET AND AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A SURFACE COLD FRONT TO THE COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND MID EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AS THE FRONT PASSES...THEN DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. COZ001-002-160545- /O.NEW.KGJT.WI.Y.0021.121016T1800Z-121017T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 334 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WINDS WILL BECOME WEST DURING THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
4 follow-up statements
167 WWUS75 KGJT 160627 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1227 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .THE UPPER LEVEL JET STREAM WILL SAG INTO THE NORTHERN GREAT BASIN TODAY. THIS UPPER JET AND AN ASSOCIATED LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH A SURFACE COLD FRONT TO THE COLORADO/WYOMING BORDER BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWARD ACROSS WESTERN COLORADO DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH AROUND MID EVENING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME WESTERLY AS THE FRONT PASSES...THEN DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. COZ001-002-161430- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0021.121016T1800Z-121017T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1227 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... WINDS WILL BECOME WEST DURING THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
672 WWUS75 KGJT 161003 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 403 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS RETURN TO WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH... .WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY OUT AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING PACIFIC COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AND NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS EVENING. OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM MDT TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AND DECREASE TO UNDER 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. COZ001-002-162130- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0021.121016T1800Z-121017T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 403 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
269 WWUS75 KGJT 162000 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 200 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS RETURN TO WESTERN COLORADO AND EASTERN UTAH... .WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHEAST UTAH AROUND SUNSET THEN NORTHWEST COLORADO THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THE FRONT... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS GUSTING TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 3 PM AND 9 PM MDT TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AND DECREASE TO UNDER 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. COZ001-002-170400- /O.CON.KGJT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121017T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 200 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THROUGH THE EVENING AND CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM MDT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST DURING THE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 5 MILES AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES... HEART DISEASE...THE ELDERLY...AND CHILDREN ARE RECOMMENDED TO STAY INDOORS AND AVOID PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERCISE OR HEAVY EXERTION DUE TO WIND-BLOWN DUST. && $$
941 WWUS75 KGJT 170402 NPWGJT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND JUNCTION CO 1002 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 COZ001-002-170515- /O.CAN.KGJT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121017T0600Z/ LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN-CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RANGELY...DINOSAUR...CRAIG...HAYDEN... MEEKER 1002 PM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND JUNCTION HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE AREA AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT HAD BEGUN TO RELAX. THOUGH GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO THEY WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ NL
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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.