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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Feb 21, 2014, 12:30 AM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2014, 12:30 AM CST (06:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:33 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
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 157 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 371 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 448 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
890 WWUS73 KMKX 210630 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1230 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING DOWNGRADED TO A WIND ADVISORY... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING INTO NORTHERN WISCONSIN EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE VERY STRONG...BUT NOT REACHING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. THEREFORE WE WILL DOWNGRADE THE HIGH WIND WARNING TO A WIND ADVISORY AND CONTINUE IT INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-211430- /O.CAN.KMKX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.140221T0630Z-140221T2100Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1230 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH BY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ DAVIS
3 follow-up statements
478 WWUS73 KMKX 210911 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 311 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WAS MOVING INTO THE U.P. OF MICHIGAN EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THE DOWNWARD TREND TONIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-211715- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T2100Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 311 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH BY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
791 WWUS73 KMKX 211645 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1045 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS INTO THE AFTERNOON... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH NORTHEAST INTO ONTARIO CANADA THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY THE MIDDLE AFTERNOON HOURS...AND CONTINUE THE DOWNWARD TREND TONIGHT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-212100- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T2100Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 1045 AM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DIMINISH BY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THIS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WOOD
290 WWUS73 KMKX 212105 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 305 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDING ACROSS THE AREA... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE AWAY FROM THE REGION INTO TONIGHT. STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN INTO TONIGHT AS A RESULT. WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-212215- /O.EXP.KMKX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140221T2100Z/ MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-FOND DU LAC-SHEBOYGAN-SAUK-COLUMBIA-DODGE- WASHINGTON-OZAUKEE-IOWA-DANE-JEFFERSON-WAUKESHA-MILWAUKEE- LAFAYETTE-GREEN-ROCK-WALWORTH-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...FOND DU LAC... SHEBOYGAN...BARABOO...PORTAGE...WISCONSIN DELLS...BEAVER DAM... WEST BEND...PORT WASHINGTON...DODGEVILLE...MADISON...JEFFERSON... LAKE MILLS...WAUKESHA...BROOKFIELD...MILWAUKEE...DARLINGTON... MONROE...JANESVILLE...BELOIT...ELKHORN...LAKE GENEVA...RACINE... KENOSHA 305 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE FOR ANOTHER HOUR NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN...BUT MOST OF THE AREA HAS GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. ALL OF THESE GUSTS WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN INTO TONIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WOOD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 3:01 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 18 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.