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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

November 17, 2015Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2015, 3:16 PM EST for Erie County, Pennsylvania. It took effect at Nov 18, 2015, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2015, 3:16 PM EST (20:16 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 18, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 18, 2015, 3:15 AM EST
In force
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

County Erie County, PA

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 146 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-11-17Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
1823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-3 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.

530 
WWUS71 KCLE 172016
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
316 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A FRONTAL
BOUNDARY MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE
ENHANCED BY THE DOWNSLOPING FLOW THAT WILL SET UP OVER NORTHWEST
PENNSYLVANIA. 

PAZ001-180430-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.151118T1200Z-151119T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE
316 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...SOME POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. STRONG
  WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
737 
WWUS71 KCLE 180302
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
1002 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.
GUSTY WINDS WILL BE ENHANCED BY THE DOWNSLOPING FLOW ALONG THE
LAKE SHORE OF ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA.

PAZ001-181115-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.151118T1200Z-151119T0300Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE
1002 PM EST TUE NOV 17 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST.

* IMPACTS...SOME POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. 
  STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
870 
WWUS71 KCLE 180815
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH
315 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015

.SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD
FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE LAKE ERIE
LAKESHORE EAST OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY.

PAZ001-181615-
/O.UPG.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.151118T1200Z-151119T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KCLE.HW.W.0003.151118T1700Z-151119T0500Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ERIE
315 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH AND WIND GUSTS
  TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...SOME POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. 
  STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH
WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE
EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO
FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

OHZ012-089-PAZ002-181615-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0007.151118T1700Z-151119T0500Z/
LAKE-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MENTOR...ASHTABULA...EDINBORO
315 AM EST WED NOV 18 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING

* WINDS...WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHEAST.

* IMPACTS...SOME POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN. 
  STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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.