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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Norman, OK

January 27, 201212 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Jan 27, 2012, 2:37 AM CST for 12 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 27, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 27, 2012, 2:37 AM CST (08:37 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 27, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 27, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Beckham County, OK, Blaine County, OK, Custer County, OK, Dewey County, OK, Ellis County, OK, Harper County, OK, Major County, OK, Roger Mills County, OK, Washita County, OK, Woods County, OK, Woodward County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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, 8.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2012-01-27Temperature 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, Lamont, OK at 00:00Z on 2012-01-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
2680 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 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.

531 
WWUS74 KOUN 270837
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
237 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021-022-271645-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0004.120127T1700Z-120128T0000Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL
237 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE MORNING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS AROUND
  40 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CAUTION IS ADVISED FOR MOTORISTS IN HIGH-PROFILE AND
  LIGHT-WEIGHT VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
996 
WWUS74 KOUN 271724
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1124 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021-022-280000-
/O.CON.KOUN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120128T0000Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL
1124 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

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

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

BURKE
815 
WWUS74 KOUN 280003 AAA
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
603 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

OKZ004>006-009>011-014>017-021-022-280115-
/O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120128T0000Z/
HARPER-WOODS-ALFALFA-ELLIS-WOODWARD-MAJOR-ROGER MILLS-DEWEY-
CUSTER-BLAINE-BECKHAM-WASHITA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...ALVA...CHEROKEE...ARNETT...
WOODWARD...FAIRVIEW...CHEYENNE...TALOGA...WEATHERFORD...CLINTON...
WATONGA...ELK CITY...SAYRE...CORDELL
603 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

ALTHOUGH NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH FOR A FEW
MORE HOURS...THEY WILL CONTINUE A WEAKENING TREND THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

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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.