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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Feb 24, 2016, 3:03 AM CST for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 24, 2016, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2016, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 820 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 61 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
097 WWUS73 KMKX 240903 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 303 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING TODAY... .A LARGE AND VERY INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM WESTERN KENTUCKY TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTHEAST WINDS TO STEADILY BUILD THIS MORNING...REACHING 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS. WIZ060-066-241715- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.160224T1800Z-160225T0300Z/ OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...MILWAUKEE 303 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE HEADING WEST OR EAST. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
569 WWUS73 KMKX 241717 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 1117 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TODAY... .A LARGE AND VERY INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM SOUTHEAST INDIANA TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO A MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION THIS AFTERNOON. LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS. WIZ060-066-250130- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.160224T1800Z-160225T0300Z/ OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...MILWAUKEE 1117 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOON THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS GRADUALLY SHIFTING TO THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE HEADING WEST OR EAST. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
438 WWUS73 KMKX 242035 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 235 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY INTO THIS EVENING... .A LARGE AND VERY INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM INDIANA TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING. LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS. WIZ060-066-250300- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...MILWAUKEE 235 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE HEADING WEST OR EAST. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
232 WWUS73 KMKX 242303 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 503 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING... .A LARGE AND VERY INTENSE WINTER STORM WILL TRACK FROM INDIANA TO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES INTO THIS EVENING. LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON EAST/WEST ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THESE STRONG WINDS. RACINE AND KENOSHA COUNTIES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. WIZ071-072-250300- /O.EXA.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RACINE...KENOSHA 503 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE HEADING WEST OR EAST. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WIZ060-066-250300- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...MILWAUKEE 503 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 PM THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND. ADDITIONALLY...LARGE AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL...PARTICULARLY WHILE HEADING WEST OR EAST. SMALL TREE BRANCHES MAY BREAK AND FALL ON POWER LINES CAUSING OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OF 45 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ MBK
654 WWUS73 KMKX 250257 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN WI 857 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... .NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BLUSTERY OVERNIGHT BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. HENCE THE WIND ADVISORY IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...POSSIBLY 35 MPH RIGHT ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. WIZ060-066-071-072-250400- /O.EXP.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160225T0300Z/ OZAUKEE-MILWAUKEE-RACINE-KENOSHA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT WASHINGTON...MILWAUKEE...RACINE... KENOSHA 857 PM CST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN BLUSTERY OVERNIGHT BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THE REST OF THE NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH...POSSIBLY 35 MPH RIGHT ALONG THE LAKE MICHIGAN SHORE. $$ MBK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:03 AM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MKX | Kenosha, Racine | 14 hr |
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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.