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Wind Advisory 9, NWS North Platte, NE

May 20, 20137 counties in Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at May 20, 2013, 12:58 AM MDT for 7 counties in Nebraska. It took effect at May 20, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 20, 2013, 12:58 AM MDT (06:58 UTC)
In effect from
May 20, 2013, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 20, 2013, 5:25 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

Counties Arthur County, NE, Deuel County, NE, Garden County, NE, Grant County, NE, Keith County, NE, Perkins County, NE, Sheridan County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:02 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 123 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 2013-05-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2013-05-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -64 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
764 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-64 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 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.

977 
WWUS73 KLBF 200658
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
158 AM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY IN THE WEST...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS.
STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND SWEEP
SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA.

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>058-202100-
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.130520T1500Z-130521T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT
1258 AM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

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

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

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS AND
  REMAIN STRONG THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE
  BY EARLY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES AND 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
654 
WWUS73 KLBF 201739
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1239 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS TODAY IN THE WEST...

.LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PLAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING AND
SWEEP SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>058-210000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130521T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT
1139 AM MDT MON MAY 20 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: STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS
  AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING SOME TONIGHT. 

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 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
554 
WWUS73 KLBF 202047
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
347 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WEST...

. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE AND
PARTS OF SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>058-210000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130521T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT
247 PM MDT MON MAY 20 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: STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS THROUGH
  THE EARLY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND 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.

&&

$$

POWER
228 
WWUS73 KLBF 202325
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
625 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA...

NEZ004-022-023-035-056>058-210030-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-130521T0000Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-ARTHUR-DEUEL-KEITH-PERKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...ARTHUR...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT
525 PM MDT MON MAY 20 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 20 TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
AND WESTERN SANDHILLS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH FURTHER TO 10 TO 20 MPH
BY LATE EVENING. 

$$

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.