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Wind Advisory 37, NWS North Platte, NE

November 21, 201226 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Nov 21, 2012, 2:38 PM MST for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 22, 2012, 8:00 AM MST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 21, 2012, 2:38 PM MST (21:38 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 22, 2012, 8:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 22, 2012, 8:27 PM MST
In force
12 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 21:41 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, 9.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-11-21Temperature 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2012-11-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 63 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3143 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 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.

685 
WWUS73 KLBF 212138
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
338 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA THURSDAY...

.A POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH OF OUT CANADA WILL SEND A
STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO
35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
AFTERNOON HOURS.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-221000-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.121122T1500Z-121123T0000Z/
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
338 PM CST WED NOV 21 2012 /238 PM MST WED NOV 21 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST
/5 PM MST/ THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM
CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING
  HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS:NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVERS OF
  LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
  CAUTION...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON RURAL ROADWAYS.

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.

&&

$$

MARTIN
5 follow-up statements
749 
WWUS73 KLBF 221212
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
612 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEBRASKA TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH WESTERN NEBRASKA THIS MORNING.
NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH
GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. 

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-222015-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.121122T1500Z-121123T0000Z/
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
612 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /512 AM MST THU NOV 22 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 WILL DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING 
  HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 

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

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES ON OPEN HIGHWAYS. 

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.

&&

$$
471 
WWUS73 KLBF 221705
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1105 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS FOR THE REGION TODAY...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS NEBRASKA THIS
MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST IN OPEN
AREAS...WHICH COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-230000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121123T0000Z/
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
1105 AM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /1005 AM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
  AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVERS OF
  LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME
  CAUTION...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN 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.

&&

$$

BROOKS
750 
WWUS73 KLBF 222135
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
335 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...

.STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED THROUGH SUNSET OVER ALL 
OF THE FORECAST AREA...AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
BLOWING DUST IN OPEN AREAS...WHICH COULD REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT
TIMES.

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-230545-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121123T1000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
335 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY. 

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

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN 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.

&&

$$

NEZ004-022>024-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-230000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121123T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
335 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /235 PM MST THU NOV 22 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. 

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

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN 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.

&&

$$

MARTIN
374 
WWUS73 KLBF 222354
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
554 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012


NEZ004-022>024-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-230100-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121123T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-KEITH-
PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
554 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012 /454 PM MST THU NOV 22 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS
EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS.

$$

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-230800-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121123T1000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
554 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST FRIDAY. 

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

* IMPACTS: LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SHOULD BE SECURED. DRIVERS OF 
  LIGHTWEIGHT AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME 
  CAUTION...AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. BLOWING DUST 
  MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN 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.

&&

$$

MARTIN
337 
WWUS73 KLBF 230327
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
927 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELED...

.THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAS BEEN CANCELED.
WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN BREEZY...HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO EXCEED WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

NEZ005>010-025>029-038-230430-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121123T1000Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...
BURWELL...BARTLETT...BROKEN BOW
927 PM CST THU NOV 22 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA HAS BEEN CANCELED.
WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL REMAIN BREEZY...HOWEVER THE WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO EXCEED WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL
REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH..

$$

MARTIN

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 21, 12:40 PM MSTRed Flag WarningLBFArthur, Cherry, Deuel, Garden, Grant, Keith and 1 more6 hr

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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.