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Wind Advisory 2, NWS North Platte, NE

February 9, 20134 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Feb 9, 2013, 1:57 PM MST for 4 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 10, 2013, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2013, 1:57 PM MST (20:57 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 10, 2013, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 10, 2013, 6:04 PM MST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Chase County, NE, Frontier County, NE, Hayes County, NE, Perkins County, NE

The radar

The Goodland radar (KGLD), 144 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:01 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2013-02-09Temperature 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 2013-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 375 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1287 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
375 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
342 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.

547 
WWUS73 KLBF 092057
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS LIKELY SUNDAY...

.DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST ON SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP
ON THE BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE. 

NEZ071-100915-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.130210T1200Z-130211T0600Z/
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS
257 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE SUNDAY
  MORNING...AND WILL PERSIST INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS FRONTIER
  COUNTY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED
  FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BUTTLER
4 follow-up statements
158 
WWUS73 KLBF 101248
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
648 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY...

.DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE 
BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE.

NEZ071-102200-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T0600Z/
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS
648 AM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH BY EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS FRONTIER
  COUNTY. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES...SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

KAR
504 
WWUS73 KLBF 101804
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1204 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY...

.DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE.

NEZ071-110600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T0600Z/
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS
1204 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  FRONTIER COUNTY. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BUTTLER
619 
WWUS73 KLBF 102119
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
319 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY...

.DEEP SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK FROM EASTERN NEBRASKA INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST TODAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS FEATURE.

NEZ058-069-070-110600-
/O.EXA.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T0600Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER
319 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 /219 PM MST SUN FEB 10 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS
  PERKINS...CHASE AND HAYES COUNTY. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES... SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR
  STRONG CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ071-110600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T0600Z/
FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CURTIS...EUSTIS
319 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST TODAY...THEN 
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWESTERLY AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS 
  FRONTIER COUNTY. DRIVERS OF LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES... SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  CROSS WINDS...ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROUTES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS
TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

BUTTLER
634 
WWUS73 KLBF 110104 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
704 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013

NEZ058-069>071-110215-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130211T0600Z/
PERKINS-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRANT...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS
704 PM CST SUN FEB 10 2013 /604 PM MST SUN FEB 10 2013/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

SKIES HAVE CLEARED SUFFICIENTLY FOR WIND SPEEDS TO DECREASE WELL
BELOW 30 MPH. THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF TONIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 2:23 AM MSTBlizzard WarningLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 16 more49 hr
Feb 9, 12:01 PM MSTWinter Weather AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Deuel and 13 more39 hr

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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.