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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Apr 6, 2017, 11:38 AM EDT for 4 counties in Michigan. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 6, 2017, 11:38 AM EDT (15:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2017, 11:07 PM EDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Iosco County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:41 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
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 12:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 480 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
228 WWUS73 KAPX 061538 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1138 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 MIZ024-030-036-042-070000- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.170406T1538Z-170407T0400Z/ Alpena-Alcona-Iosco-Arenac- Including the cities of Alpena, Harrisville, Tawas City, and Standish 1138 AM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Gaylord has issued a WIND ADVISORY, which is in effect until midnight EDT tonight. * TIMING...Windy conditions will continue through this evening. * WINDS...Gusts to 45 to 50 mph will be common, especially along the Lake Huron coastline from the Alpena area southward. * IMPACTS...Minor tree damage and localized power outages are expected. High profile vehicles will be difficult to drive...especially along east-west roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JZ
2 follow-up statements
386 WWUS73 KAPX 061958 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 358 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 MIZ024-030-036-042-070400- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170407T0400Z/ Alpena-Alcona-Iosco-Arenac- Including the cities of Alpena, Harrisville, Tawas City, and Standish 358 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * TIMING...Windy conditions will continue through this evening. * WINDS...Gusts to 45 to 50 mph will be common, especially along the Lake Huron coastline from the Alpena area southward. * IMPACTS...Minor tree damage and localized power outages are expected. High profile vehicles will be difficult to drive... especially along east-west roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts of at least 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ JZ
390 WWUS73 KAPX 070307 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1107 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 MIZ024-030-036-042-070415- /O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170407T0400Z/ Alpena-Alcona-Iosco-Arenac- Including the cities of Alpena, Harrisville, Tawas City, and Standish 1107 PM EDT Thu Apr 6 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Gaylord has cancelled the WIND ADVISORY. North to northwest winds will continue to occasionally gust to 25 to 35 mph overnight...but will remain below advisory criteria. $$
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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.