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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2012, 4:50 AM EDT for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Apr 16, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2012, 4:50 AM EDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 16, 2012, 10:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2012, 10:34 PM EDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Alger County, MI, Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI, Luce County, MI, Marquette County, MI, Ontonagon County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 256 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
- 744 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -92 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 329 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 519 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 12.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
593 WWUS73 KMQT 160850 NPWMQT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 450 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY... .AS LOW PRESSURE OVER WISCONSIN MOVES NORTHEAST ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THIS MORNING AND INTO ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON...A STRONG NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE NORTH WIND. AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE APPROACHES FROM ONTARIO LATE TODAY...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEST TO EAST ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN. MIZ002-003-161700- /O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T1400Z-120416T2000Z/ ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 450 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO 50 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-161700- /O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T1400Z-120417T0000Z/ KEWEENAW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COPPER HARBOR 450 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUST TO 55 MPH BY LATE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTH FACING HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-161700- /O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T1800Z-120417T0000Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 450 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-161700- /O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T2100Z-120417T0300Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 450 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ KC
3 follow-up statements
440 WWUS73 KMQT 161541 NPWMQT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1141 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR TODAY... .IN THE WAKE OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN TO ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS MUCH COLDER AIR SURGES INTO THE UPPER GREAT LAKES. WIND GUSTS NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE NORTH WIND. AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE APPROACHES FROM ONTARIO LATE TODAY...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. MIZ002-003-162000- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T2000Z/ ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 1141 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AND OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ001-162345- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ KEWEENAW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COPPER HARBOR 1141 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE FROM COPPER HARBOR TO EAGLE RIVER AND OVER THE NORTH FACING HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-162345- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T1800Z-120417T0000Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 1141 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-162345- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T2100Z-120417T0300Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1141 AM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH TO DEVELOP NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ ROLFSON
852 WWUS73 KMQT 161953 NPWMQT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 353 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DIMINISH NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR THIS EVENING... .AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES FROM SOUTHEAST LAKE SUPERIOR TO ONTARIO THIS EVENING...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DIMINISH. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS IN AREAS EXPOSED TO A NORTH WIND NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 45 TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WITH HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHING...WINDS WILL STEADILY DIMINISH DURING THE NIGHT. MIZ002-003-162100- /O.CAN.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120416T2000Z/ ONTONAGON-NORTHERN HOUGHTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONTONAGON...HOUGHTON...HANCOCK 353 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * STRONG WINDS ARE DIMINISHING. ONLY A FEW WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 5 PM EDT. IMPACTS... * GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE NOT EXPECTED TO CAUSE ANY ADDITIONAL IMPACTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * SEND REPORTS TO NWS MARQUETTE OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/MQT FOR MORE INFORMATION. && $$ MIZ001-170000- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ KEWEENAW- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...COPPER HARBOR 353 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE FROM COPPER HARBOR TO EAGLE RIVER AND OVER THE NORTH FACING HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ005-170000- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120417T0000Z/ MARQUETTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GWINN...MARQUETTE 353 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ MIZ006-007-170300- /O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.120416T2100Z-120417T0300Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 353 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... HAZARDOUS WEATHER... * EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. * THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LAKE SUPERIOR SHORELINE AND OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR LAKE SUPERIOR. IMPACTS... * THE STRONG WINDS WILL BLOW LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS AROUND EASILY. * DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. * THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREE LIMBS...LEADING TO SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... * A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. * PREPARE...PLAN...AND STAY INFORMED. VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MQT && $$ ROLFSON
156 WWUS73 KMQT 170234 NPWMQT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1034 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 MIZ006-007-170345- /O.CAN.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120417T0300Z/ ALGER-LUCE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING...NEWBERRY 1034 PM EDT MON APR 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. && $$ VOSS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 5:08 AM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 15 hr | |
| Apr 16, 5:08 AM EDT | Storm Warning | MQT | 9 hr | |
| Apr 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 17 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.