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Wind Advisory 12, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 29, 2012, 4:15 AM CST for 10 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:15 AM CST (10:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2012, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 29, 2012, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Blaine County, NE, 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), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 780 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
048 WWUS73 KLBF 291015 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 415 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 NEZ007-009-010-026>029-291815- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0012.120229T1500Z-120229T2200Z/ BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPENCER...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT 415 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ005-006-008-291815- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0012.120229T1500Z-120229T2200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BROWN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...AINSWORTH 415 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ025-291815- /O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.120229T1100Z-120229T2200Z/ THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THEDFORD 415 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ037-038-291815- /O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 415 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KAR
3 follow-up statements
082 WWUS73 KLBF 291017 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 417 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 NEZ025-292130- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.120229T1100Z-120229T2200Z/ THOMAS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...THEDFORD 417 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ037-038-292130- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 417 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ005>010-026>029-292130- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0012.120229T1500Z-120229T2200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT 417 AM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KAR
612 WWUS73 KLBF 291825 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1225 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TO PERSIST INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TO BLOW WITH REPORTS LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING OF GUSTS NEARING 45 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA WERE BLOWING AT 25 TO 30 MPH...WHILE LOCATIONS WEST OF HIGHWAY 83 WERE SEEING SPEEDS DIMINISH. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SLOWLY RELAX AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...ALLOWING FOR WIND SPEEDS TO START TO DECREASE BY MID AFTERNOON. NEZ005>010-026>029-292200- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT 1225 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ025-037-038-292200- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ THOMAS-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 1225 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL BLOW LIGHT OBJECTS AROUND AND COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS EXCEEDING 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BROOKS
395 WWUS73 KLBF 292150 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 350 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH INTO THIS EVENING... .NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH OBSERVED SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING...WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. NEZ005>010-026>029-292300- /O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT 350 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FALL BELOW 15 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ NEZ025-037-038-292300- /O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120229T2200Z/ THOMAS-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THEDFORD...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 350 PM CST WED FEB 29 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL FALL BELOW 15 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ BROOKS
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 7:27 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Garfield, Grant and 8 more | 14 hr |
| Feb 28, 9:36 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | LBF | Brown, Cherry, Keya Paha | 11 hr |
| Feb 28, 10:58 PM CST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Blaine, Boyd, Custer, Garfield, Holt, Logan and 4 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
Wind 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.