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Wind Advisory 30, NWS Dodge City, KS

November 16, 201315 counties in Kansas

NWS Dodge City, KS issued this wind advisory at Nov 16, 2013, 2:17 PM CST for 15 counties in Kansas. It took effect at Nov 17, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 16, 2013, 2:17 PM CST (20:17 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 17, 2013, 3:57 PM CST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Dodge City, KS

Counties Edwards County, KS, Ellis County, KS, Finney County, KS, Ford County, KS, Gray County, KS, Hodgeman County, KS, Kiowa County, KS, Lane County, KS, Ness County, KS, Pawnee County, KS, Pratt County, KS, Rush County, KS, Scott County, KS, Stafford County, KS, Trego County, KS

The radar

The Dodge City radar (KDDC), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 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

Dodge City, (KDDC), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 48 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2013-11-16Temperature 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, Dodge City, at 12:00Z on 2013-11-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2089 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 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.

853 
WWUS73 KDDC 162017
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
217 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY
STRONG WINDS ON SUNDAY.

KSZ030-031-043>046-065-066-171000-
/O.NEW.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.131117T1500Z-131118T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON
217 PM CST SAT NOV 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE...LIGHT WEIGHT 
  ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CAN BE EASILY TOSSED 
  AROUND IN THESE WINDY CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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4 follow-up statements
216 
WWUS73 KDDC 170729
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
129 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT WESTERN AND CENTRAL KANSAS TODAY...

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS EARLY THIS
MORNING...WILL SHIFT NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES REGION BY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM IN COMBINATION WITH HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE A RAPID CHANGE IN PRESSURE
FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH STARTING
THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO EASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BY SUNSET.

KSZ063-064-077>081-171800-
/O.EXA.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.131117T1500Z-131118T0000Z/
FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...
HANSTON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...
LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...PRATT
129 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE EASING BELOW ADVISORY
  CRITERIA BY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE...LIGHT WEIGHT 
  ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CAN BE EASILY TOSSED 
  AROUND IN THESE WINDY CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KSZ030-031-043>046-065-066-171800-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.131117T1500Z-131118T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON
129 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE EASING BELOW ADVISORY
  CRITERIA BY EARLY EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE...LIGHT WEIGHT 
  ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CAN BE EASILY TOSSED 
  AROUND IN THESE WINDY CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
123 
WWUS73 KDDC 171748
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
1148 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, THE
STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY AROUND
SUNSET.

KSZ030-031-043>046-063>066-077>081-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-SCOTT-LANE-NESS-RUSH-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...
RUSH CENTER...GARDEN CITY...KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...
LARNED...BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON...CIMARRON...
MONTEZUMA...DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...
HAVILAND...PRATT
1148 AM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON
  THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE BY AROUND SUNSET.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE...LIGHT WEIGHT 
  ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CAN BE EASILY TOSSED 
  AROUND IN THESE WINDY CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

06
548 
WWUS73 KDDC 172014
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
214 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO WESTERN KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THE
STRONG WINDS WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH TO LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY AROUND
SUNSET.

KSZ043-044-063-064-077>081-172115-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
SCOTT-LANE-FINNEY-HODGEMAN-GRAY-FORD-EDWARDS-KIOWA-PRATT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SCOTT CITY...DIGHTON...GARDEN CITY...
KALVESTA...JETMORE...HANSTON...CIMARRON...MONTEZUMA...
DODGE CITY...BUCKLIN...KINSLEY...LEWIS...GREENSBURG...HAVILAND...
PRATT
214 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONG WINDS ARE DECREASING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHWEST KANSAS
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION.

$$

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-180000-
/O.CON.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON
214 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

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

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON 
  THEN RAPIDLY DECREASE BY AROUND SUNSET. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  MPH. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN AFFECT DRIVING...ESPECIALLY 
  HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. LOOSE...LIGHT WEIGHT 
  ITEMS SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CAN BE EASILY TOSSED 
  AROUND IN THESE WINDY CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

06
699 
WWUS73 KDDC 172157 AAA
NPWDDC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
357 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WINDS DECREASING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL KANSAS...

KSZ030-031-045-046-065-066-172300-
/O.CAN.KDDC.WI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-131118T0000Z/
TREGO-ELLIS-NESS-RUSH-PAWNEE-STAFFORD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAKEENEY...CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR...
HAYS...ELLIS...NESS CITY...LA CROSSE...RUSH CENTER...LARNED...
BURDETT...ST. JOHN...STAFFORD...HUDSON
357 PM CST SUN NOV 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS COOL HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
WESTERN KANSAS.

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Dodge City, KS issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 16, 3:23 AM CSTFire Weather WatchDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more10 hr
Nov 16, 1:37 PM CSTRed Flag WarningDDCBarber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ellis, Finney and 15 more28 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Kansas, 2013Every wind advisory in 2013

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.