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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Goodland, KS

January 12, 201213 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Kit Carson County, Yuma County, Colorado; Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska

NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 12, 2012, 4:39 AM 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 Jan 12, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2012, 4:39 AM CST (10:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 12, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 12, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
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 10:43 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 00:00Z, 10.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-01-12Temperature 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 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Denver, CO at 00:00Z on 2012-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
945 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
531 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.

515 
WWUS73 KGLD 121039
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
339 AM MST THU JAN 12 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-122000-
/O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.120112T1500Z-120113T0000Z/
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
339 AM MST THU JAN 12 2012 /439 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /9 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 8 AM MST /9 AM CST/ THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE
  MORNING HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  45 AND 50 MPH.

* OTHER IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DIRT MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT
  TIMES IN THE OPEN COUNTRY.

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.

&&

$$
JTL
2 follow-up statements
088 
WWUS73 KGLD 121805
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
1105 AM MST THU JAN 12 2012

COZ090>092-KSZ041-042-121915-
/O.CAN.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/
YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-GREELEY-WICHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON...
CHEYENNE WELLS...TRIBUNE...LEOTI
1105 AM MST THU JAN 12 2012 /1205 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 MPH AND GREATER ARE NO
LONGER EXPECTED. 

$$

KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-130000-
/O.CON.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
1105 AM MST THU JAN 12 2012 /1205 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING/DURATION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

* PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.


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.

&&

$$
226 
WWUS73 KGLD 122348
NPWGLD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS
448 PM MST THU JAN 12 2012


KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-NEZ079>081-130100-
/O.EXP.KGLD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/
CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-
WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. FRANCIS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN...
NORTON...GOODLAND...COLBY...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...
OAKLEY...QUINTER...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK
448 PM MST THU JAN 12 2012 /548 PM CST THU JAN 12 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA...THEREFORE THE
ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 12, 5:17 AM CSTRed Flag WarningGLDCheyenne, Decatur, Gove, Graham, Greeley, Logan and 7 more13 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2012Wind Advisories in Colorado, 2012Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012

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.