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Wind Advisory 15, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 2:21 PM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 4, 2012, 3:00 AM MST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 2:21 PM MST (21:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2012, 3:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties
Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 1104 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
412 WWUS73 KLBF 032121 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 321 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS RETURN FOR SUNDAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL PUSH SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL DEVELOP OVER THE AREA WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING SUNDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEZ022-023-035-056>058-069-041000- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.120304T1600Z-120305T0000Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL 221 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE MID TO LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-070-071-041000- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.120304T1600Z-120305T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES- FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 321 PM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 /221 PM MST SAT MAR 3 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST /9 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE MID TO LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MASEK
4 follow-up statements
354 WWUS73 KLBF 040954 AAA NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 354 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE BETWEEN THE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEZ004-094-050000- /O.EXB.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.120304T1000Z-120305T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...CODY...MERRIMAN... KILGORE 254 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ NEZ022-023-035-056>058-069-050000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.120304T1000Z-120305T0000Z/ GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-CHASE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...IMPERIAL 254 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NEZ005>010-024>029-036>038-059-070-071-050000- /O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.120304T1400Z-120305T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-HOOKER-THOMAS- BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-LINCOLN-HAYES- FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING... TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW... NORTH PLATTE...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 354 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 /254 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CST /7 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD INCREASE BY MID TO LATE MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG UNTIL SUNSET. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 T0 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$
007 WWUS73 KLBF 041603 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1003 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DROP SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. WINDS ALOFT AND AT THE SURFACE WILL INCREASE BETWEEN THE TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WITH NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-050000- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN- GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON- LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL... BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL... BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1003 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 /903 AM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MASEK
880 WWUS73 KLBF 042159 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 359 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING OVER NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEZ004-005-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-042300- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR- MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE... OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON... STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT... NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY... MERRIMAN...KILGORE 359 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 /259 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIDESPREAD NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 35 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA...THUS THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 83. $$ NEZ006>010-026>029-038-050000- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW 359 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 T0 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LIGHT WEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MASEK
386 WWUS73 KLBF 050003 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 603 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA... NEZ006>010-026>029-038-050115- /O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120305T0000Z/ KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER- CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH... BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...BARTLETT... BROKEN BOW 603 PM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL NEBRASKA. LOOK FOR WINDS TO BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY MID EVENING. $$ CLB
The office that day
Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2:16 AM MST | Wind Advisory | LBF | Arthur, Chase, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more | 12 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.