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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Gaylord, MI

November 11, 20155 counties in Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2015, 9:13 PM EST for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 PM EST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2015, 9:13 PM EST (02:13 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2015, 12:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 13, 2015, 5:00 AM EST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Arenac County, MI, Benzie County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Leelanau County, MI, Manistee County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 221 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2015-11-12Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 00:00Z on 2015-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 152 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
888 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
152 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 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.

696 
WWUS73 KAPX 120213
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
913 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015


MIZ020-025-031-041-042-121015-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.151112T1700Z-151113T1000Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
913 PM EST WED NOV 11 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 5 AM EST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 5 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...THURSDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY AFTER 3 PM...THROUGH
  THURSDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS MAY HAVE
  DIFFICULTY.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
763 
WWUS73 KAPX 120930
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
430 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

MIZ020-025-031-041-042-121730-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.151112T1700Z-151113T1000Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
430 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM EST
FRIDAY...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY AFTER 3 PM...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS MAY HAVE
  DIFFICULTY. SMALL LIMBS MAY BREAK OFF WITH SOME LOCAL POWER
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

SMD
294 
WWUS73 KAPX 121619
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1119 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

MIZ020-025-031-041-042-130030-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.151112T1700Z-151113T1000Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
1119 AM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY AFTER 3 PM...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS MAY HAVE 
  DIFFICULTY. SMALL LIMBS MAY BREAK OFF WITH SOME LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
913 
WWUS73 KAPX 122100
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
400 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

MIZ020-025-031-041-042-130500-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151113T1000Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE...
GLADWIN...STANDISH
400 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO
  45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS MAY HAVE 
  DIFFICULTY. SMALL LIMBS MAY BREAK OFF WITH SOME LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
013 
WWUS73 KAPX 130059
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
759 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015


MIZ041-042-130200-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151113T1000Z/
GLADWIN-ARENAC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLADWIN...STANDISH
759 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY. HOWEVER...GUSTS WILL LARGELY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
CRITERIA. THEREFORE...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

MIZ020-025-031-131000-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151113T1000Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
759 PM EST THU NOV 12 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
  OCCASIONAL GUSTS ALONG THE LAKESHORE REACHING 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS MAY HAVE 
  DIFFICULTY. SMALL LIMBS MAY BREAK OFF WITH SOME LOCAL POWER 
  OUTAGES POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
310 
WWUS73 KAPX 131002
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
502 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

MIZ020-025-031-131115-
/O.EXP.KAPX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-151113T1000Z/
LEELANAU-BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NORTHPORT...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
502 AM EST FRI NOV 13 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE STILL EXPECTED
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

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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.