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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Feb 27, 2012, 3:41 PM CST for 13 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2012, 3:41 PM CST (21:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 28, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2012, 12:07 PM CST
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Kit Carson County, CO, Yuma County, CO, Cheyenne County, KS, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Sherman County, KS, Thomas County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:39 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
Denver, CO (KDNR), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1811 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
600 WWUS73 KGLD 272141 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 241 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS FAR EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY... .SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. COZ091-092-280600- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 241 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY. * TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ013-014-027>029-041-042-280600- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 241 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /341 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY. * TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090-280000- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0000Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 241 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
4 follow-up statements
912 WWUS73 KGLD 272352 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 452 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS ACROSS FAR EASTERN COLORADO THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING... .SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. COZ091-092-280800- /O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 452 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND AGAIN LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND AGAIN TUESDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090-280200- /O.EXT.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0200Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 452 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING/DURATION...THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ KSZ013-014-027>029-041-042-280800- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 452 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /552 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
353 WWUS73 KGLD 280226 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 726 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE AREA TOMORROW... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON TOMORROW BRINGING STRONG WEST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. COZ091-092-281200- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0200Z/ /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS 726 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM MST TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ090-280330- /O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120228T0200Z/ YUMA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY 726 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ KSZ013-014-027>029-041-042-281200- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS... OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI 726 PM MST MON FEB 27 2012 /826 PM CST MON FEB 27 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ TUESDAY... * TIMING/DURATION...LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...50 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
079 WWUS73 KGLD 280843 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 143 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 COZ090-KSZ001>004-015-016-NEZ079>081-281800- /O.EXA.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ YUMA-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-DUNDY- HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD... OBERLIN...NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...BENKELMAN...TRENTON... MCCOOK 143 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 /243 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING/DURATION...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$ COZ091-092-KSZ013-014-027>029-041-042-281800- /O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.120228T1700Z-120229T0000Z/ KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-SHERMAN-THOMAS-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY- WICHITA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLINGTON...CHEYENNE WELLS... GOODLAND...COLBY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER...TRIBUNE... LEOTI 143 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 /243 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST /11 AM CST/ THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING/DURATION...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS MAY AFFECT TRAVEL...ESPECIALLY LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WHICH MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. && $$
490 WWUS73 KGLD 281807 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1107 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-290000- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120229T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0004.120228T1807Z-120229T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... CHEYENNE WELLS...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...NORTON... GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY... QUINTER...TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1107 AM MST TUE FEB 28 2012 /1207 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON * PEAK WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2:35 PM CST | Wind Advisory | GLD | Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma | 5 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:37 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | GLD | Kit Carson, Yuma | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.