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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Indianapolis, IN

November 11, 201210 counties in Indiana

NWS Indianapolis, IN issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2012, 3:46 AM EST for 10 counties in Indiana. It took effect at Nov 11, 2012, 11:00 AM EST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2012, 3:46 AM EST (08:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2012, 11:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 11, 2012, 7:08 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Indianapolis, IN

Counties Clay County, IN, Fountain County, IN, Knox County, IN, Montgomery County, IN, Parke County, IN, Sullivan County, IN, Tippecanoe County, IN, Vermillion County, IN, Vigo County, IN, Warren County, IN

The radar

The Indianapolis radar (KIND), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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

Lincoln, IL (KILX), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 126 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, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2012-11-11Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Lincoln, IL at 00:00Z on 2012-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 297 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1810 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
361 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.

991 
WWUS73 KIND 110846
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
346 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING TODAY...

.IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL
DEVELOP FROM MID MORNING ONWARD. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.

INZ028-029-035-036-043-044-051-052-060-067-111700-
/O.NEW.KIND.WI.Y.0008.121111T1600Z-121112T0200Z/
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-
SULLIVAN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
346 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTS STRENGTHENING AFTER 11 AM. PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING MAY
  BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 30 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NIELD
3 follow-up statements
854 
WWUS73 KIND 111536
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
1036 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST
CENTRAL INDIANA.

INZ028-029-035-036-043-044-051-052-060-067-112300-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.121111T1600Z-121112T0200Z/
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-
SULLIVAN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
1036 AM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS.
  HIGHEST GUSTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 30 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JAS
501 
WWUS73 KIND 112034
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
334 PM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED INTO THIS EVENING...

.IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. WIND GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL INDIANA.

INZ028-029-035-036-043-044-051-052-060-067-120200-
/O.CON.KIND.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121112T0200Z/
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-
SULLIVAN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
334 PM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. DRIVING 
  MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES AND ON EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS ABOVE 30 MPH...OR WIND
GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
163 
WWUS73 KIND 120008
NPWIND

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN
708 PM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

INZ028-029-035-036-043-044-051-052-060-067-120115-
/O.CAN.KIND.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121112T0200Z/
WARREN-TIPPECANOE-FOUNTAIN-MONTGOMERY-VERMILLION-PARKE-VIGO-CLAY-
SULLIVAN-KNOX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAFAYETTE...CRAWFORDSVILLE...
TERRE HAUTE...VINCENNES
708 PM EST SUN NOV 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG WINDS AHEAD AND BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE WITH SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS OF AROUND 30 MPH...HOWEVER THIS
FALLS BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

SMF

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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.