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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

March 15, 201610 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2016, 3:23 PM CDT for 10 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Mar 16, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2016, 3:23 PM CDT (20:23 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 16, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 16, 2016, 7:56 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Brown County, WI, Calumet County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI, Outagamie County, WI, Portage County, WI, Waupaca County, WI, Waushara County, WI, Winnebago County, WI, Wood County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:23 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 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-15Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
798 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

897 
WWUS73 KGRB 152023
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
323 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

WIZ045-048>050-160300-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.160316T1500Z-160317T0300Z/
WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDGRANITE...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...
NEENAH...MENASHA...CHILTON...BRILLION...NEW HOLSTEIN...
MANITOWOC...TWO RIVERS
323 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING
  AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND
  BY THESE GUSTY WINDS.

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.

&&

$$

AK
4 follow-up statements
645 
WWUS73 KGRB 160249
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
949 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

WIZ045-048>050-161100-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.160316T1500Z-160317T0300Z/
WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDGRANITE...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...
NEENAH...MENASHA...CHILTON...BRILLION...NEW HOLSTEIN...
MANITOWOC...TWO RIVERS
949 PM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016

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

* TIMING...VERY STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING 
  AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH 
  ARE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. ANY UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY GET 
  BLOWN AROUND BY THESE GUSTY WINDS. 

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.

&&

$$

KURIMSKI
478 
WWUS73 KGRB 160918
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
418 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

WIZ035>040-161730-
/O.EXA.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.160316T1500Z-160317T0300Z/
WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHFIELD...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...PLOVER...NEW LONDON...WAUPACA...CLINTONVILLE...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE...LUXEMBURG
418 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
CDT THIS EVENING. 

* STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 45
  MPH EXPECTED.

* HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND BY THESE GUSTY
  WINDS. MINOR POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WIZ045-048>050-161730-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.160316T1500Z-160317T0300Z/
WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REDGRANITE...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...
NEENAH...MENASHA...CHILTON...BRILLION...NEW HOLSTEIN...
MANITOWOC...TWO RIVERS
418 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

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

* STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATER THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  INTO THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
  45 TO 55 MPH.

* HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND BY THESE GUSTY
  WINDS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
KIECKBUSCH
775 
WWUS73 KGRB 161709
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1209 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

WIZ035>040-045-048>050-170115-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0300Z/
WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHFIELD...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...PLOVER...NEW LONDON...WAUPACA...CLINTONVILLE...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE...LUXEMBURG...REDGRANITE...
WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...NEENAH...MENASHA...CHILTON...BRILLION...
NEW HOLSTEIN...MANITOWOC...TWO RIVERS
1209 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* STRONG WEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY
  EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF.

* WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY GET BLOWN AROUND BY THESE GUSTY 
  WINDS. POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR HIGHER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

MG
221 
WWUS73 KGRB 170056
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
756 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT...

.WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH AWAY FROM THE AREA. A FEW GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

WIZ035>040-045-048>050-170200-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160317T0300Z/
WOOD-PORTAGE-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-
CALUMET-MANITOWOC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHFIELD...WISCONSIN RAPIDS...
STEVENS POINT...PLOVER...NEW LONDON...WAUPACA...CLINTONVILLE...
APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE...LUXEMBURG...REDGRANITE...
WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...NEENAH...MENASHA...CHILTON...BRILLION...
NEW HOLSTEIN...MANITOWOC...TWO RIVERS
756 PM CDT WED MAR 16 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREEN BAY HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. A FEW GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

$$

KURIMSKI

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 4:37 AM CDTGale WarningGRB44 hr
Mar 15, 4:37 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryGRB15 hr
Mar 15, 3:08 PM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRBFlorence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida and 1 more48 hr

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.