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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Cleveland, OH

December 25, 2014Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2014, 12:35 AM EST for Erie County, Pennsylvania; Ashtabula County, Lake County, Ohio. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 25, 2014, 12:35 AM EST (05:35 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2014, 6:19 AM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Lake County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2014-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 89 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2014-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 379 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
89 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-158 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1428 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
117 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
379 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
435 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

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

745 
WWUS71 KCLE 250535
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1235 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-251500-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-141225T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0007.141225T0535Z-141225T1500Z/
LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...ASHTABULA...ERIE
1235 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG
  THE LAKESHORE.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR BELONGINGS AND
  CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS COULD BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN AWAY IF THEY ARE
  NOT SECURELY TIED DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE
WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ007>011-019-020-250645-
/O.CAN.KCLE.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-141225T0900Z/
OTTAWA-SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-HURON-MEDINA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT CLINTON...FREMONT...SANDUSKY...
LORAIN...CLEVELAND...NORWALK...MEDINA
1235 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING.

SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT...BUT STRONGER WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

OHZ003-006-013-014-017-018-021>023-027>033-036>038-047-PAZ002-003-
250645-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-141225T0900Z/
LUCAS-WOOD-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND-HANCOCK-SENECA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-
TRUMBULL-WYANDOT-CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-
MARION-MORROW-HOLMES-KNOX-SOUTHERN ERIE-CRAWFORD PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLEDO...BOWLING GREEN...CHARDON...
JEFFERSON...FINDLAY...TIFFIN...AKRON...RAVENNA...WARREN...
UPPER SANDUSKY...CAREY...BUCYRUS...MANSFIELD...ASHLAND...
WOOSTER...CANTON...YOUNGSTOWN...MARION...MOUNT GILEAD...
MILLERSBURG...MOUNT VERNON...EDINBORO...MEADVILLE
1235 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

SOUTHWEST WINDS MAY STILL GUST TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH
OVERNIGHT...BUT STRONGER WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

OUDEMAN
2 follow-up statements
796 
WWUS71 KCLE 250823
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
323 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

OHZ012-089-PAZ001-251500-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-141225T1500Z/
LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...ASHTABULA...ERIE
323 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

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

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH 
  ALONG THE LAKESHORE.

* TIMING...CHRISTMAS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT 
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...OUTDOOR BELONGINGS 
  AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS COULD BE DAMAGED OR BLOWN AWAY IF 
  THEY ARE NOT SECURELY TIED DOWN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE
WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OUDEMAN
738 
WWUS71 KCLE 251119
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
619 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014


OHZ012-089-PAZ001-251230-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-141225T1500Z/
LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...ASHTABULA...ERIE
619 AM EST THU DEC 25 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST TO 40 MPH THROUGH THIS MORNING.
STRONGER WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED.

$$

OUDEMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Cleveland, OH issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 4:12 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryCLE30 hr

Nearby

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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.