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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Omaha, NE

January 17, 201430 counties in Nebraska; 8 counties in Iowa

NWS Omaha, NE issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2014, 3:21 PM CST for 30 counties in Nebraska; 8 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Jan 18, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2014, 3:21 PM CST (21:21 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 18, 2014, 5:16 PM CST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Omaha, NE
All 38 counties

Fremont County, IA, Harrison County, IA, Mills County, IA, Monona County, IA, Montgomery County, IA, Page County, IA, Pottawattamie County, IA, Shelby County, IA, Antelope County, NE, Boone County, NE, Burt County, NE, Butler County, NE, Cass County, NE, Cedar County, NE, Colfax County, NE, Cuming County, NE, Dodge County, NE, Douglas County, NE, Gage County, NE, Jefferson County, NE, Johnson County, NE, Knox County, NE, Lancaster County, NE, Madison County, NE, Nemaha County, NE, Otoe County, NE, Pawnee County, NE, Pierce County, NE, Platte County, NE, Richardson County, NE, Saline County, NE, Sarpy County, NE, Saunders County, NE, Seward County, NE, Stanton County, NE, Thurston County, NE, Washington County, NE, Wayne County, NE

The radar

The Omaha radar (KOAX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 16 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-01-17Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2014-01-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 181 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1901 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
181 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
207 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

465 
WWUS73 KOAX 172121
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
321 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...ANOTHER WINDY DAY EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-180530-
/O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
321 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS EVENING. WATCH FOR
  DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-180530-
/O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1500Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
321 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY
  MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT THIS EVENING. WATCH FOR
  DEBRIS ON ROADS ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN
  BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

DEWALD
7 follow-up statements
995 
WWUS73 KOAX 172121 CCA
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
321 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...ANOTHER WINDY DAY EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-180530-
/O.COR.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
321 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-180530-
/O.COR.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1500Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
321 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY
  MORNING WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

DEWALD
422 
WWUS73 KOAX 180200
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
800 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...ANOTHER WINDY DAY EXPECTED SATURDAY...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE
EASTERN DAKOTAS TONIGHT...THEN INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA BY DAYBREAK
SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP OVER THE REGION ON THE
BACK SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM SATURDAY MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH.

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-181030-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
800 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING...WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-181030-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1500Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
800 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
SATURDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO AROUND 30 MPH SATURDAY BY
  MID MORNING...WITH GUSTS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS
  WESTERN IOWA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MILLER
111 
WWUS73 KOAX 180945
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
345 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

NEZ011-012-016>018-030>032-042-182100-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1200Z-140119T0000Z/
KNOX-CEDAR-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-STANTON-PLATTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...
WAUSA...VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...NELIGH...ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...
WAYNE...ALBION...ST. EDWARD...NORFOLK...STANTON...COLUMBUS
345 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ015-033-034-043>045-050>053-
065>068-078-088>093-182100-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.140118T1500Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-THURSTON-CUMING-BURT-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-SAUNDERS-
DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-
JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...SCHUYLER...
FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...YUTAN...OMAHA...
BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...
PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...
BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...
TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
345 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

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

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
993 
WWUS73 KOAX 181643
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1043 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY...

NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-190000-
/O.UPG.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.HW.W.0002.140118T1643Z-140118T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.140118T2100Z-140119T0000Z/
MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...
YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA
1043 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...VERY WINDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING AFTER
  6PM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 58
  MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

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 SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-065>068-
078-088>093-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-SEWARD-
LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-
RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...
VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...
ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN...PLATTSMOUTH...
NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...
STERLING...AUBURN...PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
1043 AM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ZAPOTOCNY
518 
WWUS73 KOAX 181813
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY...

NEZ065-066-190000-
/O.UPG.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KOAX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140118T2100Z/
/O.EXA.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.140118T2100Z-140119T0000Z/
SEWARD-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEWARD...MILFORD...LINCOLN
1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A HIGH
WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 58
  LIKELY.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

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 SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140118T2100Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.140118T2100Z-140119T0000Z/
MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...
YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA
1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...VERY WINDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING AFTER 
  6PM. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 58 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

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 SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-067-068-
078-088>093-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-CASS-OTOE-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...
VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...
ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...
PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
1213 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 TO 55 
  MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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319 
WWUS73 KOAX 182100
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
300 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY...

NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-065-066-190000-
/O.EXP.KOAX.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140118T2100Z/
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...
YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...
MILFORD...LINCOLN
300 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...WINDY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER NOT AS STRONG AS
  EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER 6PM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-067-068-
078-088>093-190000-
/O.CON.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-CASS-OTOE-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...
VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...
ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...
PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
300 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH
  ARE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. WATCH FOR DEBRIS ON ROADS 
  ALONG WITH LOCALLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. SOME 
  SNOW SHOWERS COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES...MAINLY ACROSS 
  WESTERN IOWA. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 TO
39 MPH OR GUSTS BETWEEN 45 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ZAPOTOCNY
930 
WWUS73 KOAX 182316
NPWOAX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
516 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030-067-068-
078-088>093-190030-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-CASS-OTOE-
SALINE-JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONAWA...MAPLETON...MISSOURI VALLEY...
WOODBINE...LOGAN...DUNLAP...HARLAN...COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...
RED OAK...SIDNEY...HAMBURG...TABOR...FARRAGUT...CLARINDA...
SHENANDOAH...CREIGHTON...BLOOMFIELD...CROFTON...WAUSA...
VERDIGRE...NIOBRARA...HARTINGTON...LAUREL...RANDOLPH...
COLERIDGE...PENDER...MACY...WALTHILL...WINNEBAGO...NELIGH...
ELGIN...PIERCE...PLAINVIEW...OSMOND...WAYNE...ALBION...
ST. EDWARD...PLATTSMOUTH...NEBRASKA CITY...CRETE...WILBER...
FAIRBURY...BEATRICE...TECUMSEH...STERLING...AUBURN...
PAWNEE CITY...TABLE ROCK...FALLS CITY
516 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING..

$$

NEZ031>034-042>045-050>053-065-066-190030-
/O.CAN.KOAX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140119T0000Z/
MADISON-STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORFOLK...STANTON...WEST POINT...
WISNER...TEKAMAH...OAKLAND...LYONS...DECATUR...COLUMBUS...
SCHUYLER...FREMONT...BLAIR...DAVID CITY...WAHOO...ASHLAND...
YUTAN...OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PAPILLION...LA VISTA...SEWARD...
MILFORD...LINCOLN
516 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.

$$

NIETFELD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Omaha, NE wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Jan 17, 2:24 PM CST, 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 17, 2:24 PM CST, 57 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
224 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

...ANOTHER WINDY DAY EXPECTED SATURDAY WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...

WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN ON SATURDAY AS ANOTHER
CLIPPER SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE DAKOTAS AND INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS
BY SATURDAY EVENING. A SURGE OF STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
REACH NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 12Z...THEN OVERSPREAD THE REGION
THROUGH THE DAYLIGHT HOURS. SUSTAINED SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO
AROUND 30 MPH. WINDS ALOFT ARE 50 TO 60 MPH...WHICH ARE NEARLY
ALIGNED WITH SURFACE FLOW...WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO IDEAL MOMENTUM
TRANSFER DOWNWARD. AS DAYTIME MIXING DEVELOPS...WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO TAP INTO THAT WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS IN THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE
NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. THIS IS SOLIDLY WITHIN WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA...THUS WILL ISSUE WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. DID HAVE
SOME CONCERN THAT WE COULD REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA ON
THE GUSTS AT A FEW SPOTS...BUT WILL JUST GO WITH AN ADVISORY FOR
NOW UNTIL A MORE WIDESPREAD SIGNAL DEVELOPS. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLIPPER WILL BE TO OUR NORTH AND EAST...BUT A
FEW FLURRIES COULD STILL HIT NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA
BY LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS SUBSIDE BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA BY 5-6 PM TOMORROW EVENING.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD...WINDS BECOME WESTERLY SATURDAY
NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WHICH SHOULD LEAD TO AN OVERALL REALLY NICE DAY
SUNDAY WITH HIGHS RISING INTO THE 50S FOR MOST LOCATIONS...WITH
ABUNDANT SUNSHINE AND DRY CONDITIONS.

A WEAK FRONT DOES SLIDE INTO THE AREA BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING...WHICH USHERS IN COOLER TEMPS FOR MONDAY WITH HIGHS
DROPPING BACK INTO THE 30S AND 40S.

DEWALD

.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

TRANQUIL WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE AREA.  NORTHWEST
UPPER FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE REGION.  SEVERAL UPPER
LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL ROTATE AROUND THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW
OVER HUDSON'S BAY. THE FIRST ONE IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND THE SECOND ONE ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES
ACROSS EASTERN PARTS OF OUR CWA WITH THESE SYSTEMS...HOWEVER I
HAVE NOT INTRODUCED POPS FOR THESE EVENTS AT THIS TIME.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 20S FOR HIGHS...WARMING TO
THE LOW 30S BY FRIDAY. LOWS GENERALLY WILL BE IN THE TEENS.

SMITH

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAFS FOR KOMA...KLNK...AND KOFK.

CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE PERIOD...HOWEVER SHOULD MAINLY
REMAIN VFR. CIGS FL250 WILL LOWER TO FL100 THEN TO FL050...AS A
CLIPPER TYPE SYSTEM RACES SOUTHWARD FROM CANADA TONIGHT. MVFR
CIGS MAY AFFECT THE TAF SITES SATURDAY...WITH SOME SNOW
SHOWERS...HOWEVER PROBABILITY TOO UNCERTAIN TO MENTION AT THIS
TIME. NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 14KTS WILL BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE
AND THEN SOUTH 8 TO 12KTS AHEAD OF THE WEATHER SYSTEM. THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO OUR NORTH DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH
AND SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20KTS SUSTAINED
BETWEEN 07Z AND 12Z. DURING THE MORNING...THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT
WILL ALIGN AND INCREASE THE SURFACE WINDS TO 25 TO 30KTS SUSTAINED
WITH GUSTS 38 TO 48 KTS.

ZAPOTOCNY

&&

.OAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NE...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR NEZ015-033-034-
     043>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR NEZ011-012-
     016>018-030>032-042.

IA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY FOR IAZ043-055-056-
     069-079-080-090-091.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 17, 12:07 PM CST, 3 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1207 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-050>053-065>068-078-088>093-180815-
MONONA-HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-
PAGE-KNOX-CEDAR-THURSTON-ANTELOPE-PIERCE-WAYNE-BOONE-MADISON-
STANTON-CUMING-BURT-PLATTE-COLFAX-DODGE-WASHINGTON-BUTLER-
SAUNDERS-DOUGLAS-SARPY-SEWARD-LANCASTER-CASS-OTOE-SALINE-
JEFFERSON-GAGE-JOHNSON-NEMAHA-PAWNEE-RICHARDSON-
1207 PM CST FRI JAN 17 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
IOWA...WEST CENTRAL IOWA...EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...NORTHEAST
NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WILL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO
20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT.

A CLIPPER TYPE WEATHER SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS MINNESOTA WILL DRAG
A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA AND WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
STRENGTHENING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH
ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

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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.