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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Goodland, KS
NWS Goodland, KS issued this wind advisory at Jan 21, 2012, 5:20 PM MST for Dundy County, Hitchcock County, Red Willow County, Nebraska; 10 counties in Kansas; Cheyenne County, Colorado. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 5:20 PM MST (00:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2012, 11:39 PM MST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Goodland, KS
Counties Cheyenne County, CO, Decatur County, KS, Gove County, KS, Graham County, KS, Greeley County, KS, Logan County, KS, Norton County, KS, Rawlins County, KS, Sheridan County, KS, Wallace County, KS, Wichita County, KS, Dundy County, NE, Hitchcock County, NE, Red Willow County, NE
The radar
The Goodland radar (KGLD), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:18 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 2725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
056 WWUS73 KGLD 220020 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 520 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. COZ092-KSZ002>004-015-016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-221200- /O.NEW.KGLD.WI.Y.0004.120122T1300Z-120123T0000Z/ CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 520 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 /620 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 5 PM MST /6 PM CST/ SUNDAY. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO 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. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-014-221200- /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.A.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0000Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 520 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 /620 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING AROUND SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST IS ALSO POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HAZARDOUS WIND CONDITIONS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS NOW AND STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE HIGH WIND WARNINGS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
556 WWUS73 KGLD 220639 NPWGLD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1139 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY... .VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. DURING THIS TIME...SNOW WILL BE OCCURRING AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AS A RESULT OF THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. COZ092-KSZ002>004-015-016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-221700- /O.UPG.KGLD.WI.Y.0004.120122T1300Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0100Z/ CHEYENNE CO-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN- GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA-DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEYENNE WELLS...ATWOOD...OBERLIN... NORTON...HOXIE...HILL CITY...SHARON SPRINGS...OAKLEY...QUINTER... TRIBUNE...LEOTI...BENKELMAN...TRENTON...MCCOOK 1139 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 /1239 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HAIGLER TO COLBY TO GOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW IS OCCURRING... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IN LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE VERY MUCH PRECIPITATION...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ COZ090-091-KSZ001-013-014-221700- /O.UPG.KGLD.HW.A.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KGLD.HW.W.0001.120122T1300Z-120123T0100Z/ YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE KS-SHERMAN-THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YUMA...WRAY...BURLINGTON... ST. FRANCIS...GOODLAND...COLBY 1139 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 /1239 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GOODLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MST /7 AM CST/ TO 6 PM MST /7 PM CST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING/DURATION...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL QUICKLY DECREASE BY SUNSET. * PEAK WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE HIGHEST SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY BE ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM HAIGLER TO COLBY TO GOVE. * OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN LOCATIONS WHERE SNOW IS OCCURRING... VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IN LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT RECEIVE VERY MUCH PRECIPITATION...REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS STRONG WINDS ARE EITHER OCCURRING OR IMMINENT WHICH COULD LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE...REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING DUST...AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED FOR SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. && $$ BULLER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Goodland, KS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 11:39 PM MST | High Wind Warning | GLD | Dundy, Hitchcock, Red Willow | 18 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:20 PM MST | High Wind Watch | GLD | Cheyenne, Sherman, Thomas | 6 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.