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Wind Advisory 31, NWS North Platte, NE

June 9, 201215 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jun 9, 2012, 2:33 PM MDT for 15 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Jun 10, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 9, 2012, 2:33 PM MDT (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 10, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
Expired
Jun 10, 2012, 12:04 PM MDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Thomas County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 54 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 12:00Z on 2012-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 735 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 12:00Z on 2012-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 32 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
735 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-515 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
918 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

022 
WWUS73 KLBF 092033
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
333 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012

...STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT HEADING TOWARD NEBRASKA...

.A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND SHARPLY COOLER TEMPERATURES.

NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-100900-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0031.120610T0600Z-120610T1800Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
333 PM CDT SAT JUN 9 2012 /233 PM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 1 PM
CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO
1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  AND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED COULD BE
  ABRUPT.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT
  WHICH COULD CAUSE UNSECURED OR WEAKLY SECURED ITEMS TO BLOW
  AWAY. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. AVOID THE OPEN WATERS
  AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
832 
WWUS73 KLBF 100850
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
350 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...WINDY THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...

.A FIERCE PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

NEZ022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-101800-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T1800Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
350 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 /250 AM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: A FIERCE PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
  NEBRASKA EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL BE
  ABRUPT AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER
  NOON.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT 
  WHICH COULD CAUSE UNSECURED OR WEAKLY SECURED ITEMS TO BLOW 
  AWAY. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. AVOID THE OPEN 
  WATERS AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
087 
WWUS73 KLBF 101315 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
815 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...WINDY THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT...

.A FIERCE PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH PARTS OF WESTERN
AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS MORNING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES.

NEZ038-101800-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T1800Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
815 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: A FIERCE PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN 
  NEBRASKA EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL 
  BE ABRUPT AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 
  AFTER NOON. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT 
  WHICH COULD CAUSE UNSECURED OR WEAKLY SECURED ITEMS TO BLOW 
  AWAY. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. AVOID THE OPEN 
  WATERS AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. 

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>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-101800-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T1800Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
815 AM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 /715 AM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: A FIERCE PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN 
  NEBRASKA EARLY THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. THE INCREASE IN WIND SPEED WILL 
  BE ABRUPT AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH 
  AFTER NOON. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND WILL ACCOMPANY THE COLD FRONT 
  WHICH COULD CAUSE UNSECURED OR WEAKLY SECURED ITEMS TO BLOW 
  AWAY. BOATERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. AVOID THE OPEN 
  WATERS AND STAY CLOSE TO SHORE OR AROUND PROTECTED AREAS. 

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.

&&

$$
550 
WWUS73 KLBF 101804 AAC
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
104 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS CUSTER COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON.

.STRONG PACIFIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE BUILDING INTO NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS
CUSTER COUNTY FOR A FEW MORE HOURS THIS AFTERNOON.

NEZ038-102100-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0032.120610T1804Z-120610T2100Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
104 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL MID AFTERNOON AND
  THEN DIMINISH.

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

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL COULD BE HAZARDOUS FOR LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND TRAILERS.

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>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-101915-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120610T1800Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...
GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
104 PM CDT SUN JUN 10 2012 /1204 PM MDT SUN JUN 10 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35
MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

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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.