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Wind Advisory 14, NWS North Platte, NE

October 4, 20138 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Oct 4, 2013, 4:10 AM CDT for 8 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Oct 5, 2013, 3:53 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 4, 2013, 4:10 AM CDT (09:10 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 5, 2013, 3:53 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 5, 2013, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Boyd County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Holt County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Rock County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:12 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

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 142 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-10-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-10-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 125 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

365 
WWUS73 KLBF 040910
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
410 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS NEBRASKA. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA TODAY. AS
THE SYSTEM TRANSITIONS NORTHEAST THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR THE WINDS TO
STAY STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND FINALLY DIMINISHING
SATURDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH.

NEZ006-007-009-010-028-029-042315-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131004T1800Z-131005T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T1500Z-131006T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BASSETT...
ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
410 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ023-042315-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131004T1500Z-131005T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T1500Z-131006T0000Z/
GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HYANNIS
310 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS THAT WILL BE OBSERVED TODAY WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ005-041015-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131004T1500Z-131005T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VALENTINE
410 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE STRONG AT 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
TO 45 MPH...BUT THESE WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SNOW SO THESE
HAZARDS ARE BEING DISCUSSED IN THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY.

$$

NEZ022-042315-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T1500Z-131006T0000Z/
GARDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSHKOSH
310 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM MDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: THE STRONG WINDS THAT WILL BE OBSERVED TODAY WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTER THE SNOW HAS ENDED.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ024-035-036-056>059-069>071-042315-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131004T1800Z-131006T0000Z/
HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
410 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /310 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND STRONG
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ008-025>027-037-038-042315-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131005T0300Z-131006T0000Z/
BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
410 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT SATURDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BROOKS
5 follow-up statements
607 
WWUS73 KLBF 040915
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
415 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...STRONG WINDS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...

.STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS NEBRASKA. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE ACROSS THE
PANHANDLE AND WESTERN SANDHILLS INTO SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA TODAY. AS
THE SYSTEM TRANSITIONS NORTHEAST THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT...WITH THE STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER NORTH
CENTRAL NEBRASKA BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. LOOK FOR THE WINDS
TO STAY STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND FINALLY
DIMINISHING SATURDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

NEZ024-035-036-056>059-069>071-042315-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131004T1800Z-131006T0000Z/
HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
415 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /315 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND STRONG 
  WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ008-025>027-037-038-042315-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131005T0300Z-131006T0000Z/
BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
415 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH STRONG WINDS 
  CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ006-007-009-010-022-023-028-029-042315-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T1500Z-131006T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BASSETT...
ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...BURWELL...BARTLETT
415 AM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /315 AM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
  SATURDAY MORNING AND STAY STRONG THROUGH THE DAY.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BROOKS
112 
WWUS73 KLBF 042118
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
418 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS THROUGH SATURDAY...

NEZ024-035-036-056>059-069>071-051130-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
418 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /318 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/
SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ008-025>027-037-038-051130-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.131005T0300Z-131006T0000Z/
BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
418 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
CDT SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ006-007-009-010-022-023-028-029-051130-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T1500Z-131006T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BASSETT...
ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...BURWELL...BARTLETT
418 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013 /318 PM MDT FRI OCT 4 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO
7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA 
  SATURDAY MORNING AND STAY STRONG THROUGH THE DAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING 
  DIFFICULT. UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
598 
WWUS73 KLBF 050853
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
353 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE TODAY...

DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL DRIFT ACROSS SOUTH DAKOTA PRODUCING STRONG
WINDS ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA TODAY.

NEZ022-023-060000-
/O.EXT.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T0853Z-131006T0000Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS
253 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND STAY STRONG THROUGH
  THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET.

* WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ024-035-036-056>059-069>071-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
353 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /253 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND STAY STRONG THROUGH
  THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET.

* WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ008-025>027-037-038-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
353 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ006-007-009-010-028-029-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.131005T1500Z-131006T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BASSETT...
ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
353 AM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND STAY STRONG THROUGH
  THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE TOWARD SUNSET.

* WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS OVER OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
892 
WWUS73 KLBF 051748
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1248 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE TODAY...

NEZ024-035-036-056>059-069>071-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
HOOKER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MULLEN...ARTHUR...TRYON...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1248 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /1148 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ022-023-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
GARDEN-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS
1148 AM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WEST AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  55 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. 

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ008-025>027-037-038-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
BROWN-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-LOGAN-CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...THEDFORD...DUNNING...
TAYLOR...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW
1248 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ006-007-009-010-028-029-060000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BASSETT...
ONEILL...BURWELL...BARTLETT
1248 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG INTO THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH IN OPEN AREAS.

* IMPACTS: CROSSWINDS IN OPEN AREAS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR FURNITURE WILL BLOW AROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TAYLOR
602 
WWUS73 KLBF 060001
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
701 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES...


NEZ008-024>027-035>038-056>059-069>071-060115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
BROWN-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-CUSTER-
DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AINSWORTH...MULLEN...THEDFORD...
DUNNING...TAYLOR...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS
701 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /601 PM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND HAS DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

$$

NEZ006-007-009-010-022-023-028-029-060115-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-131006T0000Z/
KEYA PAHA-BOYD-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-GRANT-GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...BASSETT...
ONEILL...OSHKOSH...HYANNIS...BURWELL...BARTLETT
701 PM CDT SAT OCT 5 2013 /601 PM MDT SAT OCT 5 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

WIND HAS DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS North Platte, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Oct 3, 8:49 PM CDT, 7 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 8:49 PM CDT, 7 hours 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
849 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
ISSUED AT 418 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINNING ACROSS
IDAHO...WITH WATER VAPOR SHOWING ROTATION WELL AS IS DIGS TO THE
SOUTH. A NEARLY STATIONARY SURFACE BOUNDARY MEANDERS ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH EAST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
NOTICEABLY COOLER TEMPS TODAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S...AS
MOST OF THE CWA IS NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY...SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY
TEMPS HAVE WARMED INTO THE 70S. UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS LEAD
TO SOME ISOLD SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.

&&

.UPDATE...
ISSUED AT 847 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

AS THE STORM CENTER PHASES WITH THE UPPER LOW AND MOVES NORTH...
STRONG COLD ADVECTION...SURFACE PRESSURE RISES OF 4.5-6.5 MB PER
THREE HOURS AND 35-45KT MEAN 0-2KM WIND WOULD INDICATE THE NEED FOR
A WIND ADVISORY FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY EVENING IN
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. THE ONE LIMITING FACTOR IS A LAPSE
RATE IN THAT LAYER OF 5-7C/KM AND THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE NEED FOR AN ADVISORY. EVEN WITH THAT
LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY...IT IS PROBABLY PRUDENT TO ISSUE THE ADVISORY
THIS EVENING WHILE THE DISSEMINATION IS TIMELY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY)
ISSUED AT 418 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

FORECAST FOCUS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS CENTER UPON THE STORM SYSTEM
THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING A WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER ACROSS
WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA. THE TWO MAIN CONCERNS
CURRENTLY WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE THE SNOWFALL POTENTIAL ACROSS
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS FOR THE ENTIRE
OUTLOOK AREA ON FRIDAY. WITH THIS AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE WILL
UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING FOR BOTH CHERRY AND
SHERIDAN COUNTIES...AND ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR GARDEN
COUNTY. NOTE HOWEVER THAT ADDITIONAL HEADLINES ARE ANTICIPATED TO
ADDRESS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE ELEVATED WIND.

THE SHORT TERM DETERMINISTIC SOLUTIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW SOLID
CONSISTENCY ON DIGGING THE UPPER LOW FROM SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO INTO
NORTHERN COLORADO TONIGHT. FROM THERE...THE UPPER LOW LIFTS TO THE
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WHILE
CONSISTENCY ON THE TRACK OF THE SYSTEM IS STRONG...THERE REMAINS
DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM. NAM REMAINS PROGRESSIVE
AND FURTHEST NORTH. THE EC...NO LONGER THE SLOWEST SOLUTION...HAS
SPED UP AND TRENDED TOWARD THE GFS WITH IT/S TIMING. THUS THE
GFS/EC SEEMS TO BE A GOOD COMPRISE AND WILL BE USED AS A BASIS FOR
THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST. ATTM...SNOW
SHOULD BEGIN TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF SHERIDAN...NORTHERN GARDEN
AND FAR WESTERN CHERRY COUNTY AFTER 15Z FRIDAY. NOW THE CURRENT
TRACK OF THE H5 LOW AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE BEST UPPER LEVEL
SUPPORT PLACES THE HEAVIEST QPF ACROSS THIS AREA...COLLOCATED
WHERE STRONG FRONTOGENETIC FORCING AND AMPLE UPGLIDE IS SHOWN TO
EXIST WELL INTO THE AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE DESPITE INCREASING
LIFT...A DRY SLOT IS SHOWN TO SEVERELY LIMIT QPF/POP POTENTIAL
THROUGH 00Z SATURDAY...FAVORING MORE DRIZZLE THAN ACTUAL RAIN.
THIS SHOULD BE A CASE WHERE WE SEE SNOW ACROSS OUR
NORTHWEST...RAIN AND SNOW OVER THE HEAR OF THE SANDHILLS...WITH
MAINLY DRIZZLE FOR KLBF AND THE I80 CORRIDOR.

AS FOR SNOW TOTALS...LOWER TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE
ALL THAT SUPPORTIVE FOR SNOW PRODUCTION AND/OR GROWTH...AND GIVEN
THE STILL RELATIVELY HIGH SUN ANGLE...AND WARM GROUND TEMPERATURES
FOR THAT MATTER...ONLY THE HEAVIEST OF SNOWBANDS WILL BE ABLE TO
OVERCOME THESE FACTORS TO ACCUMULATE. AGAIN THE STRONGEST
FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS SHOWN ACROSS NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...THROUGH
00Z SATURDAY...THEREAFTER THE FORCING FRACTURES WITH THE BEST
SUPPORT NORTH OF THE CWA. PREVIOUS FORECAST USED A 8:1 SNOW TO
LWR...WHICH STILL SEEMS LIKE THE BEST WAY TO GO. USING THIS RATIO
WOULD SUGGEST UP TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ALONG THE PINE RIDGE IN
SHERIDAN COUNTY AND FAR NORTHWEST CHERRY COUNTY...WITH UPWARDS TO
5...MAYBE 6" ALONG THOSE COUNTIES SOUTHERN BORDER. CERTAINLY NOT A
SLAM DUNK WINTER STORM WARNING...ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THE
FACTORS AGAINST SNOW ACCUMULATION...BUT WHEN COMBINED WITH
EXTREMELY STRONG WIND GUSTS...AND THE FACT ITS THE FIRST STORM OF
THE SEASON...THOSE AREAS WOULD BE BEST SERVED WITH A WARNING. AS
FOR THE ADVISORY IN GARDEN COUNTY...AGAIN THIS IS A CASE WHERE THE
MAJORITY OF THE COUNTY MAY NOT SEE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
CRITERIA...BUT USING THE SAME DECISION SUPPORT LOGIC...FELT
IMPACTS WERE ENOUGH TO WARRANT THIS ADVISORY.

ONTO THE WIND...MODELS SHOW THE MAIN VORTICITY CENTER TO PASS
RIGHT ACROSS THE HEART OF THE CWA FRIDAY...DYNAMIC MIXING WILL
NOT BE AN ISSUE...AND CONSIDERING WINDS AT H8 INCREASE TO 60KTS
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE LOW...WE MAY SEE WIND GUSTS APPROACHING
HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN SOME PLACES. GIVEN
THAT THESE CRITERIA WIND SPEEDS WOULD OCCUR AFTER 18Z...WILL FINE
TUNE OUR THOUGHTS REGARDING POTENTIAL HIGHLIGHTS THIS EVENING AND
ISSUE THE APPROPRIATE PRODUCTS AS NEEDED.

.LONG TERM...(FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY)
ISSUED AT 418 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

FRIDAY NIGHT WILL CONTINUES TO SEE THE STRONG EARLY WINTER STORM
SYSTEM CONTINUING TO LIFT ACROSS THE PLAINS. MODERATE TO LOCALLY
HEAVY SNOW AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE LINGERING
THROUGH THE NIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN NEBRASKA. STRONG
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL HELP TO KEEP TEMPS
UP...CREATING SOME CONCERN FOR TEMPERATURES AND THUS PRECIP TYPE.
SOUTHWEST INTO NORTH CENTRAL IS EXPECTED TO SEE TEMPS AT OR ABOVE
32...AND SOME CLOSER TO 36 OR 37...WHICH WILL LIMIT ANY SNOW
ACCUMULATION...IF THE PRECIP DOES CHANGE OVER. NW NEB IS EXPECTED
TO BE ALL SNOW AND AS TEMPS DIP BELOW FREEZING ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE INCREASING. BY SATURDAY MORNING THE ACTIVITY WILL BE PUSHING
OFF TO THE NORTHEAST AND HEADLINES WILL BE ENDING.

SATURDAY WILL BE CHILLY...ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE IS A SNOW
PACK...NW NEB...WHERE HIGHS STRUGGLE TO REACH 40. ELSEWHERE HIGHS
IN THE MID 40S TO LOWER 50S. AFTER A COOL DAY...CLEAR SKIES WILL
SET THE STAGE FOR GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING...IF WINDS CAN
DECOUPLE. SOME DIFFERENCES AMONG MODELS ON WIND SPEED. LOOKING AT
THE GUIDANCE TEMPS...WOULD EXPECT WINDS TO BE LESS...AND DID
LOWER WINDS SOME BELOW GUIDANCE...HOWEVER DID NOT DROP TEMPS AS
LOW AS GUIDANCE. GUIDANCE SHOWS LOWER TO UPPER 20S...AND FORECAST
IS UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S AT THIS TIME...AND MAY NEED TO BE
LOWER. THIS COULD THE A WIDESPREAD KILLING FREEZE...HOWEVER WE
HAVE ALREADY SUSPENDED THE FREEZING HEADLINES UNTIL SPRING.

BY SUNDAY A REBOUND FROM THE COLD TEMPS EXPECTED...AS RIDGE
BUILDS ACROSS THE ROCKIES...WITH TEMPS TO WARM INTO THE 50S AND
LOWER 60S. RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD TO START THE WORK WEEK WITH A
RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S TO
LOWER 70S EXPECTED. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS...A FEW SHORT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...BUT LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
PRECIP EXPECTED.

&&

.AVIATION...(FOR THE 00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY EVENING)
ISSUED AT 622 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

WIDESPREAD CEILINGS BELOW 1000 FEET AGL CONTINUE ALONG AND
NORTH/WEST OF AN ONL-LXN-IML LINE. WITH EAST-NORTHEAST WIND IN THE
100-250 METER LAYER...IT IS UNLIKELY THAT THE CEILINGS WILL LIFT
ABOVE 1000 FEET IN THE NEXT 8 HOURS WITHOUT SOME CHANGE IN THE
ENVIRONMENT. ONE SUCH CHANGE COULD BE THE PRESENCE OF SHOWERS WHICH
COULD CAUSE THE CEILING TO LIFT TEMPORARILY. LONGER RANGE MODEL
OUTPUT INDICATES THE CEILING MAY LIFT ABOVE 1000 FEET LATE FRIDAY
MORNING OR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND MAY EVEN SCATTER OUT IN SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

BY EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA NORTH AND WEST OF A VTN-TIF-MHN-AIA LINE. WARM
SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL IMPEDE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION INITIALLY
BUT...BY EVENING...ACCUMULATION COULD BECOME SIGNIFICANT.

&&

.LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT
/MIDNIGHT MDT/ SATURDAY FOR NEZ005-023>025-035-036-056>058-069.

WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR
NEZ006>010-026>029-037-038-059-070-071.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
NEZ004-094.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 9 AM FRIDAY TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY
FOR NEZ022.

&&

UPDATE...SPRINGER
SYNOPSIS...MASEK
SHORT TERM...JACOBS
LONG TERM...MASEK
AVIATION...SPRINGER
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 4:49 PM CDT, 11 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
449 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-042200-
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-CUSTER-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
WESTERN CHERRY-
449 PM CDT THU OCT 3 2013 /349 PM MDT THU OCT 3 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A STALLED OUT FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE A FOCUS FOR ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
NEBRASKA. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SOME SMALL HAIL
AND GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW WITH 6 INCHES OR
MORE POSSIBLE ACROSS FAR NORTHWEST NEBRASKA. SEE ONGOING WINTER
STORM HEADLINES FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SNOWFALL TOTALS.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
TO 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH...AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND SNOWFALL...MAINLY EFFECTING
NORTHWEST NEBRASKA...WILL CAUSE REDUCE VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH TONIGHT.

&&

GET YOUR WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL...AND CLIMATE INFORMATION AT
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/NORTHPLATTE (ALL LOWERCASE)

MASEK

The office that day

Everything else NWS North Platte, NE issued on the same UTC day.

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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.