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Wind Advisory 8, NWS North Platte, NE
NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2012, 1:39 PM MST for 14 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 22, 2012, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2012, 1:39 PM MST (20:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2012, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2012, 2:46 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS North Platte, NE
Counties Arthur County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry 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, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE
The radar
The North Platte radar (KLNX), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:42 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 1370 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
549 WWUS73 KLBF 212039 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 239 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND WHEN COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT MOMENTUM TRANSFER FROM ALOFT...WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056>058-094-220445- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.120222T1800Z-120223T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...GRANT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 239 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 /139 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR 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. && $$ JACOBS
3 follow-up statements
028 WWUS73 KLBF 220440 AAA NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 ...STRONG WIND GUSTS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA ON WEDNESDAY... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY AND WHEN COMBINED WITH SUFFICIENT MOMENTUM TRANSFER FROM ALOFT...WESTERLY WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056>058-094-221245- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.120222T1800Z-120223T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...GRANT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 1040 PM CST TUE FEB 21 2012 /940 PM MST TUE FEB 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST NORTHWESTERLY WIND WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KAR
145 WWUS73 KLBF 220944 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 344 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THIS AFTERNOON... .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN OVER SOUTH DAKOTA TODAY WITH STRONG WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. NEZ059-069>071-222145- /O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.120222T1800Z-120223T0000Z/ LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL... HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS 344 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 /244 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR 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. && $$ NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056>058-094-222145- /O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.120222T1800Z-120223T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS- WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...GRANT...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 344 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012 /244 AM MST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING: GUSTY WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: WEST NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH AND SOUTH ROUTES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KAR
629 WWUS73 KLBF 222146 NPWLBF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 346 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. ALONG WITH COOLER AIR WILL BE NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING THURSDAY MORNING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW...WHICH COULD LOCALLY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NEZ004-022>024-035-036-056>059-069>071-094-231030- /O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120223T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.120223T1500Z-120224T0000Z/ SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS- LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH... HYANNIS...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS... OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER... CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE 346 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 /246 PM MST WED FEB 22 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY... ...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 CST /8 AM MST/ TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR TODAY. * TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ NEZ005>010-025>029-037-038-231030- /O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.120223T1500Z-120224T0000Z/ EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP- GARFIELD-WHEELER-LOGAN-CUSTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER... AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR... BURWELL...BARTLETT...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW 346 PM CST WED FEB 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING: GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR PERSONS DRIVING LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS. LIGHT SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH COULD PRODUCE SOME LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MASEK
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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.