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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Tallahassee, FL

October 1, 201211 counties in Georgia; 7 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at Oct 1, 2012, 2:43 AM EDT for 11 counties in Georgia; 7 counties in Florida; 5 counties in Alabama. It took effect at Oct 1, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 63 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 1, 2012, 2:43 AM EDT (06:43 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 1, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT
Expired
Oct 1, 2012, 10:03 AM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL
All 23 counties

Coffee County, AL, Dale County, AL, Geneva County, AL, Henry County, AL, Houston County, AL, Bay County, FL, Calhoun County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Holmes County, FL, Jackson County, FL, Walton County, FL, Washington County, FL, Baker County, GA, Calhoun County, GA, Clay County, GA, Dougherty County, GA, Early County, GA, Lee County, GA, Miller County, GA, Quitman County, GA, Randolph County, GA, Seminole County, GA, Terrell County, GA

The nearest sounding before it

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 00:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 116 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-10-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 172 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 00:00Z on 2012-10-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 75 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
172 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-32 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1068 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.5

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The text

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

772 
WWUS72 KTAE 010643
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
243 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST
ALABAMA...THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST GEORGIA
FOR FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 25 MPH...

.A LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER MISSISSIPPI DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH TODAY DRAGGING A COLD FRONT EAST AND ACROSS
THE LOCAL AREA. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL GUST
FREQUENTLY TO 25 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA.

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-108-112-114-GAZ120>126-142>144-155-012000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0010.121001T1300Z-121001T2000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-SEMINOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...DOTHAN...KINSEY...
COWARTS...WEBB...COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...
HUDSON...BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...
MARIANNA...GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...YOUNGSTOWN...
BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...FREEPORT...
SANTA ROSA BEACH...PANAMA CITY...PARKER...PORT SAINT JOE...
GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...
MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...
SMITHVILLE...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...
DONALSONVILLE
243 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 /143 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING
TO 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM EDT /8 AM CDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 4 PM EDT /3 PM CDT/ THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.

* IMAPCTS...LIGHT WEIGHT UNSECURED OBJECTS LIKE GARBAGE CANS AND
  PATIO FURNITURE COULD BE BLOWN OVER. BOATING ON INLAND LAKES
  COULD BE HAZARDOUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REACH 26 TO 39 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BLOCK
1 follow-up statement
840 
WWUS72 KTAE 011403
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
1003 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>014-108-112-114-GAZ120>126-142>144-155-011515-
/O.CAN.KTAE.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-121001T2000Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-CENTRAL WALTON-
HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-INLAND BAY-CALHOUN-INLAND GULF-
SOUTH WALTON-COASTAL BAY-COASTAL GULF-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-SEMINOLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...DOTHAN...KINSEY...
COWARTS...WEBB...COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...
HUDSON...BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...
MARIANNA...GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...YOUNGSTOWN...
BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY...WEWAHITCHKA...FREEPORT...
SANTA ROSA BEACH...PANAMA CITY...PARKER...PORT SAINT JOE...
GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...
MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY...DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...
SMITHVILLE...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...
DONALSONVILLE
1003 AM EDT MON OCT 1 2012 /903 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. NON CONVECTIVE WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
TO BE ABOVE THE NECESSARY CRITERIA FOR A WIND ADVISORY...THUS THE
ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 1, 12:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEEarly, Seminole29 min
Oct 1, 2:46 AM EDTRip Current StatementTAEBay, Gulf, Walton15 hr
Oct 1, 2:46 AM EDTHigh Surf AdvisoryTAEBay, Gulf, Walton15 hr
Oct 1, 7:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE67 min
Oct 1, 8:10 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTAEWalton35 min
Oct 1, 8:55 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE80 min
Oct 1, 11:25 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningTAE65 min
Oct 1, 12:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson33 min
Oct 1, 12:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementTAEJackson47 min
Oct 1, 6:03 AM EDTTornado WarningTAECoffee27 min
Oct 1, 6:24 AM EDTTornado WarningTAECoffee24 min

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.