Alert archive / Wisconsin / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at May 24, 2012, 3:29 AM CDT for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at May 24, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2012, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 24, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2012, 9:12 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:27 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 2957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
650 WWUS73 KMKX 240829 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 329 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER RIGHT ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN DUE TO THE STABILIZING EFFECT OF THE COOLER NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-241630- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.120524T1700Z-120525T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 329 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-064-065-070>072-241630- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.120524T1900Z-120525T0100Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 329 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HENTZ/KAVINSKY
4 follow-up statements
798 WWUS73 KMKX 241605 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1105 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER RIGHT ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN DUE TO THE STABILIZING EFFECT OF THE COOLER NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-250000- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.120524T1700Z-120525T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 1105 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-064-065-070>072-250015- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.120524T1900Z-120525T0100Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 1105 AM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID-AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
919 WWUS73 KMKX 242012 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 312 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER RIGHT ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN DUE TO THE STABILIZING EFFECT OF THE COOLER NEARSHORE WATERS OF LAKE MICHIGAN. THE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO RELAX AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-250000- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0000Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 312 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-064-065-070>072-250100- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0100Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 312 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
294 WWUS73 KMKX 242332 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 632 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AHEAD OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL RESULT IN STRONG...GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY GUST TO AROUND 50 MPH. THE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT AND ASSOCIATED STORMS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA. WIZ052-060-066-250300- /O.EXB.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ SHEBOYGAN-OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEBOYGAN...PORT WASHINGTON...MILWAUKEE 632 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-250200- /O.EXT.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0200Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 632 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIZ051-058-059-064-065-070>072-250300- /O.EXT.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ FOND DU LAC-DODGE-WASHINGTON-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-WALWORTH-RACINE- KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...BEAVER DAM...WEST BEND... JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...ELKHORN... LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 632 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG MAY BREAK SMALL BRANCHES AND TWIGS OFF TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ KAPELA
715 WWUS73 KMKX 250212 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 912 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 WIZ051-052-058>060-064>066-070>072-250315- /O.CAN.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0300Z/ FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-DODGE-WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA- MILWAUKEE-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...JEFFERSON...LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA... BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE...KENOSHA 912 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS CAN CELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE STRONG SOUTH WINDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HOWEVER...SOUTH WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 35 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY UNTIL A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THIS EVENING. $$ WIZ046-047-056-057-062-063-067>069-250315- /O.EXP.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120525T0200Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA-IOWA-DANE-LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...DARLINGTON...MONROE... JANESVILLE...BELOIT 912 PM CDT THU MAY 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL END AS THIS HAPPENS. $$ KAPELA
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Wisconsin, 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.