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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Green Bay, WI
NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 19, 2012, 2:49 PM CST for 22 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2012, 2:49 PM CST (20:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2012, 3:58 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Green Bay, WI
All 22 counties
Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Door County, WI, Florence County, WI, Forest County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Langlade County, WI, Lincoln County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Marathon County, WI, Marinette County, WI, Menominee County, WI, Oconto County, WI, Oneida County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Portage County, WI, Shawano County, WI, Vilas County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI
The radar
The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:54 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 1097 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
248 WWUS43 KGRB 192049 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 249 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074-200500- /O.NEW.KGRB.WC.Y.0002.120119T2049Z-120120T1500Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY... ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON...TWO RIVERS...CRIVITZ 249 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY. * NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH AND TEMPERATURES OF 5 ABOVE TO 10 BELOW WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO...WHICH WILL HOLD WIND CHILL READINGS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW ZERO FOR MOST LOCATIONS. WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. * WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES... UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ BERSCH
2 follow-up statements
230 WWUS43 KGRB 200335 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 935 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THEN SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN ON FRIDAY... .THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ON FRIDAY...A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A SWATH OF POWDERY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES AREA LIKELY FROM WAUTOMA TO OSHKOSH TO MANITOWOC BY FRIDAY EVENING. WIZ045-048>050-201100- /O.NEW.KGRB.WW.Y.0004.120120T1600Z-120121T0000Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1500Z/ WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON... TWO RIVERS 935 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. * WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES TONIGHT. * WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN AROUND 30 MINUTES...UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. * SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED. * REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND SLIPPERY ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-073-074-201100- /O.CON.KGRB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1500Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE- SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY... ALGOMA...CRIVITZ 935 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY... * WEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH AND TEMPERATURES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES...UNLESS PRECAUTIONS ARE TAKEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF GOING OUTDOORS... MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES. && $$ KIECKBUSCH
955 WWUS43 KGRB 200958 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 358 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY... .A FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE PLAINS WILL BRING SNOW TO WISCONSIN TODAY. THE FAR NORTH MAY ESCAPE THE SNOW COMPLETELY... WITH AMOUNTS INCREASING TO THE SOUTH. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...AROUND 6 INCHES...WILL OCCUR NEAR THE ILLINOIS BORDER. WIZ045-048>050-201800- /O.CAN.KGRB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGRB.WW.Y.0004.120120T1600Z-120121T0000Z/ WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON... TWO RIVERS 358 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE MORNING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS PROBABLY OCCURRING OVER WAUSHARA COUNTY. * THE SNOW WILL BE LIGHT AND FLUFFY...AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHT. BUT COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR ROAD CREWS TO MELT THE SNOW THAT FALLS ON THE ROADWAY...SO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE STILL LIKELY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A COLD MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...WINDS HAVE DIED OFF. AS A RESULT...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT SNOW WILL CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THE LATEST WISCONSIN ROAD CONDITIONS CAN BE OBTAINED BY CALLING 511. && $$ WIZ005-010>013-018>022-030-031-035>040-073-074-201100- /O.CAN.KGRB.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120120T1500Z/ VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-MARATHON-SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE- SOUTHERN OCONTO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON... TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO...KESHENA...STURGEON BAY...WAUSAU... WISCONSIN RAPIDS...STEVENS POINT...APPLETON...GREEN BAY... ALGOMA...CRIVITZ 358 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE A COLD MORNING ACROSS THE AREA...WINDS HAVE DIED OFF. AS A RESULT...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ SKOWRONSKI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 10:12 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | GRB | 8 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.