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Wind Advisory 1, NWS La Crosse, WI

March 31, 20146 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota

NWS La Crosse, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2014, 4:03 AM CDT for 6 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Mar 31, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2014, 4:03 AM CDT (09:03 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2014, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 1, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS La Crosse, WI

Counties Chickasaw County, IA, Fayette County, IA, Floyd County, IA, Howard County, IA, Mitchell County, IA, Winneshiek County, IA, Dodge County, MN, Fillmore County, MN, Mower County, MN, Olmsted County, MN

The radar

The La Crosse radar (KARX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 184 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2014-03-31Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2014-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1484 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
229 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.

846 
WWUS73 KARX 310903
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
403 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
MORNING ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 52...

.LOOK FOR WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY
MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...MAINLY
ALONG AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 52. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE FROM THE
SOUTH TODAY...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT PASSES. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60
MPH.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-311715-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0001.140331T1800Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
403 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM
CDT TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH TO DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN SWING AROUND TO THE WEST THIS EVENING. PLAN ON
  THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE
  EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS TONIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-311715-
/O.NEW.KARX.WI.Y.0001.140331T1800Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
403 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LA CROSSE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
CDT TUESDAY. 

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH TO DEVELOP THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN SWING AROUND TO THE WEST THIS EVENING. PLAN ON
  THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE
  EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS TONIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AJ
8 follow-up statements
528 
WWUS73 KARX 311522
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1022 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN 
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.BETWEEN 1 PM AND 3 PM...WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP 
ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA...AND THEN CONTINUE
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS EVENING AS A STRONG
COLD FRONT PASSES. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING
THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 
60 MPH.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-312330-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.140331T1800Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
1022 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 1 PM
  AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SWING AROUND TO THE WEST THIS
  EVENING. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND
  SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD 
  PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...
  AND ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS TONIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO 
  KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-312330-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.140331T1800Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1022 AM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH TO DEVELOP BETWEEN 1 PM
  AND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SWING AROUND TO THE WEST THIS
  EVENING. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD 
  PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...
  AND ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS TONIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO 
  KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BOYNE
820 
WWUS73 KARX 311842
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
142 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...VERY WINDY FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO TUESDAY MORNING...

.WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
TUESDAY MORNING. DURING THE PAST HOUR...ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT GUSTED TO 38 MPH.

THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND WEST OVERNIGHT. IN
ADDITION...ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING
COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-010245-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
142 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING....AND WEST
  OVERNIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND
  SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD 
  PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... AND
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-010245-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
142 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...AND WEST OVERNIGHT.
  PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD 
  PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...AND
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BOYNE
364 
WWUS73 KARX 312036
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
336 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...VERY WINDY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

.WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON ACROSS SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AND WEST OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-010445-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
336 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
  SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING....AND WEST 
  OVERNIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH AROUND 
  SUNRISE TUESDAY. 

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD 
  PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...
   AND ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO 
  KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-010445-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
336 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT SOUTH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 
  SWING AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING...AND WEST 
  OVERNIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE 
  TUESDAY MORNING. 

* ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING COULD 
  PRODUCE EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 60 MPH. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON EAST TO WEST ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING...
  AND ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO 
  KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BOYNE
467 
WWUS73 KARX 010136
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
836 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE AREA...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA THIS EVENING. THE WINDS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL BE SOUTHWEST WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THESE GUSTS
WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AN
INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WHEN GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. THE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BEGIN SUBSIDING UNTIL
TUESDAY MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-010945-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
836 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT THE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND
  THEN TURN TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH AN INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  OVERNIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN DIMINISHING AROUND
  SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-010945-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
836 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* EXPECT THE WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHWEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND
  THEN TURN TO THE WEST OVERNIGHT. GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH AN INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH
  OVERNIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND GUSTS TO BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK DOWN
  TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

04
931 
WWUS73 KARX 010446
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
1146 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED...

.SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED THIS
EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA IN THE WAKE
OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. EXPECT THE WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG INTO
TUESDAY MORNING BEFORE THEY START TO DIMINISH.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-011200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
1146 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OCCASIONALLY
  HIGHER...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND
  GUSTS TO BEGIN DIMINISHING AROUND SUNRISE TUESDAY.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK 
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-011300-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
1146 PM CDT MON MAR 31 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT TUESDAY...

* SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...AND OCCASIONALLY
  HIGHER...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. PLAN ON THE WIND
  GUSTS TO BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE TUESDAY MORNING.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS OVERNIGHT. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK 
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

04
655 
WWUS73 KARX 010912
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
412 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING...

.WEST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST IOWA IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG
COLD FRONT. EXPECT THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS
MORNING.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-011200-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
412 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* EXPECT WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 35 TO 45 MPH TO BEGIN DIMINISHING
  AROUND SUNRISE.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS COULD ALSO
  KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-011500-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
412 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* EXPECT WEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH TO BEGIN DIMINISHING LATE
  THIS MORNING.

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS COULD ALSO KNOCK
  DOWN TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AJ
871 
WWUS73 KARX 011209
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
709 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST
MINNESOTA...

.WEST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 45 MPH CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED SLIGHTLY OVER NORTHEAST IOWA...ALLOWING THE WIND
ADVISORY TO EXPIRE THERE. EXPECT THE WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH
LATER THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA.

IAZ008>010-018-019-029-011315-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1200Z/
MITCHELL-HOWARD-WINNESHIEK-FLOYD-CHICKASAW-FAYETTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DECORAH...CHARLES CITY...OELWEIN
709 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SLIGHTLY...EXPECT WIND GUSTS BETWEEN
25 AND 40 MPH THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. PLAN ON WINDS TO
DIMINISH MORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

$$

MNZ086-087-094-095-011500-
/O.CON.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
709 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* EXPECT WEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 MPH TO BEGIN DIMINISHING 
  LATE THIS MORNING. 

* TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING 
  ON NORTH TO SOUTH ROADS THIS MORNING. THE WINDS COULD ALSO 
  KNOCK DOWN TREE BRANCHES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR HIGHER...
OR GUSTS OVER 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

AJ
629 
WWUS73 KARX 011439
NPWARX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI
939 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM...

.CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FROM AROUND THE AREA INDICATE WINDS ARE GUSTY
BUT REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. SUSTAINED WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE 10 AM.

MNZ086-087-094-095-011545-
/O.EXP.KARX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140401T1500Z/
DODGE-OLMSTED-MOWER-FILLMORE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...AUSTIN
939 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FROM AROUND THE AREA INDICATE WINDS ARE GUSTY
BUT REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. SUSTAINED WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN SUBSIDE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE 10 AM.

$$

DAS

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Everything else NWS La Crosse, WI issued on the same UTC day.

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