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Wind Advisory 1, NWS North Platte, NE

January 1, 20129 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 3:28 AM CST for 9 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 1, 2012, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2012, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 1, 2012, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 1, 2012, 4:26 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Loup County, NE, Rock County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:32 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-01-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2012-01-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 269 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
1200 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
269 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
434 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.

288 
WWUS73 KLBF 010928
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
328 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LIKELY OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA TODAY...

.WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
WEST...STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. LOOK FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH
QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.  

NEZ007-010-028-029-020000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.120101T1600Z-120102T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
328 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND
  PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY
  AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
  ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON.
  PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

CLB
2 follow-up statements
753 
WWUS73 KLBF 011754 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1154 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
THIS AFTERNOON...

.WITH LOW PRESSURE OFF TO THE EAST AND HIGH PRESSURE TO THE
WEST...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35
MPH... WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. LOOK FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH
QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET.

NEZ005-006-008-009-027-020000-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN-ROCK-LOUP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH...
BASSETT...TAYLOR
1154 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ007-010-028-029-020000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0000Z/
BOYD-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
1154 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON
  HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
  EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSSWINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
206 
WWUS73 KLBF 012226 AAB
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
426 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

NEZ005>010-027>029-012330-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T0000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-LOUP-GARFIELD-
WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT
426 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW 30 MPH AND WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET.

$$

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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.