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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Jackson, KY

February 19, 201614 counties in Kentucky

NWS Jackson, KY issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2016, 3:33 AM EST for 14 counties in Kentucky. It took effect at Feb 19, 2016, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 19, 2016, 3:33 AM EST (08:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 19, 2016, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 19, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Jackson, KY

Counties Bath County, KY, Estill County, KY, Fleming County, KY, Jackson County, KY, Laurel County, KY, McCreary County, KY, Menifee County, KY, Montgomery County, KY, Powell County, KY, Pulaski County, KY, Rockcastle County, KY, Rowan County, KY, Wayne County, KY, Whitley County, KY

The radar

The Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:36 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

Cncnati-Daytn, OH (KILN), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 212 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-02-19Temperature 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, Cncnati-Daytn, OH at 00:00Z on 2016-02-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 182 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
1494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
182 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
318 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

712 
WWUS73 KJKL 190833
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
333 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-191645-
/O.NEW.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.160219T1500Z-160220T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO...
JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BRODHEAD...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...
MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
333 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM EST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME GUSTY BY MIDDAY. THE
  GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
  40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN AND
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. DUE TO THE WET
  GROUND IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...A FEW WEAKLY ROOTED TREES IN
  STEEP TERRAIN MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES COULD LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE POSSIBLY LEADING TO
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION
WHEN DRIVING.

&&

$$

JP
2 follow-up statements
297 
WWUS73 KJKL 191625
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
1125 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...GUSTY WINDS TODAY...

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-200000-
/O.CON.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO...
JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BRODHEAD...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...
MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
1125 AM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND REMAIN GUSTY THIS
  AFTERNOON. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY EARLY THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH 
  AS 40 TO 45 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN AND 
  UNSECURED OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. DUE TO THE WET 
  GROUND IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION...A FEW WEAKLY ROOTED TREES 
  IN STEEP TERRAIN MAY ALSO BE BLOWN DOWN. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES COULD LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE POSSIBLY LEADING TO
ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE CAUTION
WHEN DRIVING.

&&

$$

JP/GUSEMAN
422 
WWUS73 KJKL 200010
NPWJKL

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
710 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>085-200115-
/O.EXP.KJKL.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160220T0000Z/
FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE-
JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...CAMARGO...
JEFFERSONVILLE...MOUNT STERLING...OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...
IRVINE...RAVENNA...CLAY CITY...STANTON...FRENCHBURG...BRODHEAD...
MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...ANNVILLE...BURNSIDE...SOMERSET...LONDON...
MONTICELLO...STEARNS...WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG
710 PM EST FRI FEB 19 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY INTO THE EVENING HOURS...THEY WILL
STAY BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND SLOWLY DIMINISH WITH TIME. AS A
RESULT...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

GREIF

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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.