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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Norman, OK

May 27, 20129 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2012, 4:36 AM CDT for 9 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at May 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2012, 4:36 AM CDT (09:36 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2012, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 27, 2012, 4:41 PM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Grant County, OK, Harper County, OK, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:37 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

Lamont, OK (KLMN), launched 00:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 137 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2012-05-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1461 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2012-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 51 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
1461 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-204 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1497 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

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

834 
WWUS74 KOUN 270936
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
436 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

OKZ004>007-009>011-014-015-271745-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0018.120527T1700Z-120528T0100Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA
436 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45.

* IMPACTS: LAKE RECREATION AND CAMPING WILL BE IMPACTED SO BE SURE
  TO TIE DOWN OR SECURE LIGHT-WEIGHT OBJECTS. WIND GUSTS ACROSS
  ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES WITH
  BLOWING DIRT.|

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
582 
WWUS74 KOUN 271734
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1234 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

OKZ004>007-009>011-014-015-280100-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120528T0100Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA
1234 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 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: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45.

* IMPACTS: LAKE RECREATION AND CAMPING WILL BE IMPACTED...SO BE
  SURE TO TIE DOWN OR SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. WIND GUSTS
  ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING DIRT.|

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

CMS
653 
WWUS74 KOUN 271949
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
249 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

OKZ004>007-009>011-014-015-280100-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120528T0100Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA
249 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 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: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH 8 PM CDT BEFORE
  DIMINISHING.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: LAKE RECREATION AND CAMPING WILL BE IMPACTED...SO BE
  SURE TO TIE DOWN OR SECURE LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS. WIND GUSTS
  ACROSS ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES WITH BLOWING DIRT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

MBS
429 
WWUS74 KOUN 272141
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
441 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

OKZ004>007-009>011-014-015-272245-
/O.CAN.KOUN.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-120528T0100Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...MEDFORD...
ARNETT...WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA
441 PM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING... BUT
WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

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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.