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Wind Advisory 18, NWS North Platte, NE

October 31, 201326 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Oct 31, 2013, 2:08 PM MDT for 26 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 1, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 31, 2013, 2:08 PM MDT (20:08 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 1, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
Nov 1, 2013, 5:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE
All 26 counties

Arthur County, NE, Blaine County, NE, Boyd County, NE, Brown County, NE, Chase County, NE, Cherry County, NE, Custer County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Garden County, NE, Garfield County, NE, Grant County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Holt County, NE, Hooker County, NE, Keith County, NE, Keya Paha County, NE, Lincoln County, NE, Logan County, NE, Loup County, NE, McPherson County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Rock County, NE, Sheridan County, NE, Thomas County, NE, Wheeler County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:10 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 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 67 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 12:00Z on 2013-10-31Temperature 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 12:00Z on 2013-10-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -120 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1166 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-120 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.

082 
WWUS73 KLBF 312008
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
308 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED FRIDAY...

.SUFFICIENT ATMOSPHERIC MIXING WILL ALLOW FOR THE TRANSFER OF
STRONG MOMENTUM ALOFT TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK
AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-011015-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.131101T1500Z-131101T2300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
308 PM CDT THU OCT 31 2013 /208 PM MDT THU OCT 31 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 6 PM CDT
/5 PM MDT/ FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ TO 6 PM
CDT /5 PM MDT/ FRIDAY. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP MID MORNING FRIDAY
  AND CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING LIGHT WEIGHT TRAILERS.


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.

&&

$$

JACOBS
3 follow-up statements
194 
WWUS73 KLBF 010830 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
330 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE PRODUCING VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNSET.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-012300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.131101T1500Z-131101T2300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
330 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013 /230 AM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN
  STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING LIGHT WEIGHT TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$
663 
WWUS73 KLBF 011516
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1016 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY...

.STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE PRODUCING VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN OPEN AREAS. WINDS WILL
SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNSET.

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-012300-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131101T2300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
1016 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013 /916 AM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT /5 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES OR VEHICLES PULLING LIGHT WEIGHT TRAILERS. 

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
028 
WWUS73 KLBF 012304
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
604 PM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO SUBSIDE ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA...

.STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE TO
AROUND 10 MPH BY MID EVENING. 

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-020015-
/O.EXP.KLBF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-131101T2300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...VALENTINE...
SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...BROKEN BOW...CHAPPELL...
BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...
HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
604 PM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013 /504 PM MDT FRI NOV 1 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DECREASE TO AROUND 10 MPH BY MID EVENING
AND WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. 

$$

CLB

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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.