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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Norman, OK

July 11, 20166 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Norman, OK issued this wind advisory at Jul 11, 2016, 12:03 PM CDT for 6 counties in Oklahoma. It was in force for 117 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 11, 2016, 12:03 PM CDT (17:03 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2016, 2:00 PM CDT
In force
117 min
Issued by
NWS Norman, OK

Counties Alfalfa County, OK, Garfield County, OK, Grant County, OK, Kay County, OK, Major County, OK, Woods County, OK

The radar

The Vance AFB radar (KVNX), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:05 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1265 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Norman, OK at 12:00Z on 2016-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1265 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-223 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1032 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
302 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.3

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The text

As transmitted.

951 
WWUS74 KOUN 111703
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1203 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

OKZ006-007-111900-
/O.EXP.KOUN.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160711T1700Z/
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0009.160711T1703Z-160711T1900Z/
ALFALFA-GRANT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHEROKEE...HELENA...CARMEN...MEDFORD...
POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA
1203 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 2 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREE LIMBS AND OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN
  AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS MAY
  HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

OKZ005-008-011-012-111900-
/O.NEW.KOUN.WI.Y.0009.160711T1703Z-160711T1900Z/
WOODS-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...
FAIRVIEW...ENID
1203 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 2 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 55 MPH. 

* IMPACTS...SMALL TREE LIMBS AND OUTDOOR ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN
  AROUND. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DRIVING ON EAST WEST ROADWAYS MAY
  HAVE SOME DIFFICULTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

BE CAREFUL IF YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL OR IF YOU ARE WORKING OR PLAYING
OUTSIDE.

&&

$$

MBS
1 follow-up statement
567 
WWUS74 KOUN 111911
NPWOUN

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
211 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

OKZ005>008-011-012-112015-
/O.EXP.KOUN.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160711T1900Z/
WOODS-ALFALFA-GRANT-KAY-MAJOR-GARFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVA...CHEROKEE...HELENA...CARMEN...
MEDFORD...POND CREEK...LAMONT...WAKITA...PONCA CITY...BLACKWELL...
FAIRVIEW...ENID
211 PM CDT MON JUL 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY. A FEW GUSTS MAY BE AROUND
40 MPH FOR THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...MOST GUSTS WILL
STAY UNDER 40 MPH.

$$

MBS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Norman, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 9:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningOUNAlfalfa, Woods21 min
Jul 11, 9:32 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNMajor58 min
Jul 11, 9:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNBlaine, Caddo, Custer, Dewey, Washita50 min
Jul 11, 9:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKiowa37 min
Jul 11, 10:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNAlfalfa, Grant27 min
Jul 11, 10:31 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningOUNAlfalfa, Grant89 min
Jul 11, 10:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNGarfield25 min
Jul 11, 11:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementOUNKingfisher47 min

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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.