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Wind Advisory 7, NWS North Platte, NE

January 26, 2014Custer County, Nebraska

NWS North Platte, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2014, 12:39 PM CST for Custer County, Nebraska. It took effect at Jan 26, 2014, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2014, 12:39 PM CST (18:39 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 26, 2014, 9:50 PM CST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS North Platte, NE

County Custer County, NE

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 2014-01-26Temperature 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 2014-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 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
1611 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 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.

907 
WWUS73 KLBF 261839
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...A STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 35 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND
60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH
CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEBRASKA...ALONG AND EAST OF A
VALENTINE TO BROKEN BOW LINE.

NEZ038-270000-
/O.UPG.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A
WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 


* TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH
  ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE 
  FASTENED DOWN. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ005>010-026>029-270000-
/O.CON.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH 
  ARE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE 
  FASTENED DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

NEZ004-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-270000-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-
KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
1239 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /1139 AM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

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

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

* TIMING: VERY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 
  MPH ARE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING. OBJECTS OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE 
  FASTENED DOWN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES 
  ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE INTO 
  SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA. 

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
2 follow-up statements
050 
WWUS73 KLBF 262354 AAA
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...ARCTIC BLAST PRODUCING STRONG COLD WINDS THIS EVENING...

.STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EVENING AS A POWERFUL
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS INTO WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEBRASKA.

NEZ005>010-026>029-270600-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-BLAINE-LOUP-
GARFIELD-WHEELER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALENTINE...SPRINGVIEW...SPENCER...
AINSWORTH...BASSETT...ONEILL...DUNNING...TAYLOR...BURWELL...
BARTLETT
554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS EVENING. OBJECTS
  OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ038-270600-
/O.CAN.KLBF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140127T0000Z/
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.140127T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORTH PLATTE HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. 

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS EVENING. OBJECTS
  OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN.

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.

&&

$$

NEZ004-022>025-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-270600-
/O.CON.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-GARDEN-GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-LOGAN-DEUEL-
KEITH-PERKINS-LINCOLN-CHASE-HAYES-FRONTIER-WESTERN CHERRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GORDON...RUSHVILLE...OSHKOSH...
HYANNIS...MULLEN...THEDFORD...ARTHUR...TRYON...STAPLETON...
CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...
IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...
KILGORE
554 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /454 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

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

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

* TIMING: STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS: DRIVERS OF LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD
  BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS WINDS THIS EVENING. OBJECTS
  OUTDOORS WILL BLOW AROUND UNLESS THEY ARE FASTENED DOWN.

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.

&&

$$
677 
WWUS73 KLBF 270350 AAB
NPWLBF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
950 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

NEZ004>010-022>029-035>037-056>059-069>071-094-270500-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
SHERIDAN-EASTERN CHERRY-KEYA PAHA-BOYD-BROWN-ROCK-HOLT-GARDEN-
GRANT-HOOKER-THOMAS-BLAINE-LOUP-GARFIELD-WHEELER-ARTHUR-MCPHERSON-
LOGAN-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...CHAPPELL...BIG SPRINGS...
OGALLALA...GRANT...NORTH PLATTE...IMPERIAL...HAYES CENTER...
CURTIS...EUSTIS...CODY...MERRIMAN...KILGORE
950 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 /850 PM MST SUN JAN 26 2014/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
FALL OVERNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

NEZ038-270500-
/O.CAN.KLBF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140127T0600Z/
CUSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BROKEN BOW
950 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
FALL OVERNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 26, 3:53 AM CSTWind AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Chase, Cherry and 20 more18 hr
Jan 26, 4:00 AM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryLBFArthur, Blaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer and 15 more30 hr
Jan 26, 11:52 AM CSTHigh Wind WarningLBFBlaine, Boyd, Brown, Cherry, Custer, Garfield and 5 more6 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.