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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Gaylord, MI

March 16, 2016Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2016, 3:24 AM EDT for Cheboygan County, Emmet County, Michigan. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 16, 2016, 3:24 AM EDT (07:24 UTC)
Expired
Mar 16, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Cheboygan County, MI, Emmet County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:23 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

Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 190 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2016-03-16Temperature 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2016-03-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
1102 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

202 
WWUS73 KAPX 160724
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
324 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016


MIZ025-031-161700-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1800Z-160317T0800Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
324 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
EDT THURSDAY. 

* TIMING...BLUSTERY EAST WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL TURN SOUTH AND
  SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE
  LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE...AND IN OTHER WELL EXPOSED LOCATIONS.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL BRANCHES
  AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE CHALLENGING TO DRIVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MIZ015>017-161700-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0002.160316T0724Z-160316T1700Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN
324 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BLUSTERY THIS
  MORNING...DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT TOWARD MIDDAY.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN IN PLACES WELL EXPOSED TO
  AN EAST WIND. THIS INCLUDES THE COASTLINES OF LAKE MICHIGAN AND
  LAKE HURON.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL BRANCHES
  AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE CHALLENGING TO DRIVE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JZ
3 follow-up statements
676 
WWUS73 KAPX 160854
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
454 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016


MIZ008-161700-
/O.EXA.KAPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160316T1700Z/
CHIPPEWA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAULT STE. MARIE
454 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BLUSTERY THIS MORNING... 
  DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT TOWARD MIDDAY. 

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN IN PLACES WELL EXPOSED TO
  AN EAST WIND. THIS INCLUDES THE COASTLINE OF LAKE HURON AND THE
  LOWER PORTION OF THE ST MARYS RIVER. THIS ALSO INCLUDES THE
  SOMEWHAT OPEN COUNTRY IN THE CENTRAL PART OF CHIPPEWA
  COUNTY...INCLUDING THE RUDYARD AND KINROSS AREA.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL 
  BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  CHALLENGING TO DRIVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MIZ025-031-161700-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1800Z-160317T0800Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
454 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...BLUSTERY EAST WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL TURN SOUTH 
  AND SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY. 
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ALONG 
  THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE...AND IN OTHER WELL EXPOSED 
  LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL 
  BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  CHALLENGING TO DRIVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MIZ015>017-161700-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160316T1700Z/
MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. IGNACE...PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN
454 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BLUSTERY THIS MORNING... 
  DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT TOWARD MIDDAY. 

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN IN PLACES WELL EXPOSED TO 
  AN EAST WIND. THIS INCLUDES THE COASTLINES OF LAKE MICHIGAN 
  AND LAKE HURON. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL 
  BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  CHALLENGING TO DRIVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

JZ
799 
WWUS73 KAPX 161533
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
1133 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

MIZ025-031-162345-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1800Z-160317T0800Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
1133 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...BLUSTERY EAST WINDS THIS MORNING...WILL TURN SOUTH 
  AND SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME INCREASINGLY GUSTY. 
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ALONG 
  THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE...AND IN OTHER WELL EXPOSED 
  LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL 
  BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  CHALLENGING TO DRIVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MIZ008-015>017-161700-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160316T1700Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN
1133 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BLUSTERY THROUGH MIDDAY...
  DIMINISHING SOMEWHAT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE SEEN IN PLACES WELL EXPOSED TO 
  AN EAST WIND. THIS INCLUDES THE COASTLINES OF LAKE MICHIGAN 
  AND LAKE HURON. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL 
  BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  CHALLENGING TO DRIVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
841 
WWUS73 KAPX 161704
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI
104 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

MIZ008-015>017-161815-
/O.EXP.KAPX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160316T1700Z/
CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC-EMMET-CHEBOYGAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. IGNACE...
PETOSKEY...CHEBOYGAN
104 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

ALTHOUGH THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...EASTERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 MPH IN SOME SPOTS THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

MIZ025-031-170115-
/O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0003.160316T1800Z-160317T0800Z/
BENZIE-MANISTEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANKFORT...MANISTEE
104 PM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EDT THURSDAY...

* TIMING...SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME
  INCREASINGLY GUSTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT.

* WINDS...GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...PARTICULARLY ALONG 
  THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORELINE...AND IN OTHER WELL EXPOSED 
  LOCATIONS. 

* IMPACTS...LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BE BLOWN ABOUT...AND SMALL 
  BRANCHES AND TREE LIMBS WILL BE DISLODGED. ISOLATED POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE 
  CHALLENGING TO DRIVE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 3:24 AM EDTWind AdvisoryAPXBenzie, Leelanau, Manistee25 hr
Mar 16, 6:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGrand Traverse, Wexford59 min
Mar 16, 6:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAPXGrand Traverse, Missaukee37 min
Mar 16, 11:34 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningAPXArenac47 hr
Mar 16, 4:21 PM EDTGale WarningAPX18 hr
Mar 16, 4:21 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryAPX30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Michigan, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016

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.