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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Burlington, VT

April 2, 20167 counties in Vermont

NWS Burlington, VT issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2016, 3:08 PM EDT for 7 counties in Vermont. It took effect at Apr 3, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2016, 3:08 PM EDT (19:08 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2016, 10:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2016, 7:51 PM EDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT

Counties Addison County, VT, Caledonia County, VT, Essex County, VT, Lamoille County, VT, Orange County, VT, Rutland County, VT, Washington County, VT

The radar

The Burlington radar (KCXX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:08 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

Gray, ME (KGYX), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 185 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2016-04-02Temperature 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, Gray, ME at 12:00Z on 2016-04-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 160 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1123 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
105 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
160 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-248 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

983 
WWUS71 KBTV 021908
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
308 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

VTZ004-006>008-010-012-019-030900-
/O.NEW.KBTV.WI.Y.0005.160403T1400Z-160404T0000Z/
ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
308 PM EDT SAT APR 2 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN VERMONT...INCLUDING THE EASTERN SLOPES OF
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS AND CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY SUNDAY MORNING
  THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING, WITH PEAK GUSTS EXPECTED DURING THE
  MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE,
  ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 MPH OR MORE ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

KGM
3 follow-up statements
774 
WWUS71 KBTV 030829
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
429 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

VTZ018-031600-
/O.EXA.KBTV.WI.Y.0005.160403T1400Z-160404T0000Z/
EASTERN ADDISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRISTOL...RIPTON
429 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN ADDISON COUNTY IN VERMONT.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING
  AND AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE... 
  ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 MPH OR MORE ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

VTZ004-006>008-010-012-019-031600-
/O.CON.KBTV.WI.Y.0005.160403T1400Z-160404T0000Z/
ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...EAST WALLINGFORD...KILLINGTON
429 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
ADVISORY...FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF EASTERN VERMONT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
  GREEN MOUNTAINS TO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG AND GUSTY LATER THIS MORNING
  AND AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE... 
  ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 MPH OR MORE ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

EVENSON
168 
WWUS71 KBTV 031513
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
1113 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

VTZ004-006>008-010-012-018-019-040000-
/O.CON.KBTV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/
ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
1113 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON CONTINUES THE WIND
ADVISORY...UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF EASTERN VERMONT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF 
  THE GREEN MOUNTAINS TO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

* HAZARDS...STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE MIDDAY,
  PEAKING THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND SUNSET.

* IMPACTS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE... 
  ALONG WITH MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 46 MPH OR MORE ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

PLEASE STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR
GO TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BURLINGTON FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS
WEATHER SITUATION.

&&

$$

KGM
726 
WWUS71 KBTV 032351
NPWBTV

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT
751 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

VTZ004-006>008-010-012-018-019-040100-
/O.CAN.KBTV.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160404T0000Z/
ESSEX-LAMOILLE-CALEDONIA-WASHINGTON-ORANGE-WINDSOR-
EASTERN ADDISON-EASTERN RUTLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ISLAND POND...JOHNSON...STOWE...
ST. JOHNSBURY...MONTPELIER...BRADFORD...RANDOLPH...SPRINGFIELD...
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION...BRISTOL...RIPTON...EAST WALLINGFORD...
KILLINGTON
751 PM EDT SUN APR 3 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BURLINGTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR EASTERN VERMONT FROM THE EAST SLOPES OF THE GREEN
MOUNTAINS TO THE CONNECTICUT RIVER VALLEY.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS EARLIER TODAY HAVE DIMINISHED AND WILL
CONTINUE TO DO SO OVERNIGHT. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

WGH

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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.