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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Cleveland, OH

April 4, 2017Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania

NWS Cleveland, OH issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2017, 11:19 AM EDT for Ashtabula County, Cuyahoga County, Lake County, Ohio; Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2017, 11:19 AM EDT (15:19 UTC)
Expired
Apr 4, 2017, 7:46 PM EDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Cleveland, OH

Counties Ashtabula County, OH, Cuyahoga County, OH, Lake County, OH, Erie County, PA

The radar

The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:21 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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 12:00Z on 2017-04-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
731 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

304 
WWUS71 KCLE 041519
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
1119 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE LAKE
ERIE SHORELINE...

.A strong low pressure system passing north of Lake Erie will
allow for strong winds to develop across the lakeshore areas of
northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania..

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-002-042330-
/O.NEW.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.170404T1519Z-170405T0200Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Mentor, Ashtabula, Erie, 
and Edinboro
1119 AM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening.

* Winds...Southwest winds becoming west 25 to 35 mph with gusts to
  50 mph.

* Timing...Winds will be strong this afternoon and evening as low
  pressure passes to the north. Winds will shift from the 
  southwest to the west late this afternoon and will eventually 
  diminish late this evening.

* Impacts...Winds will result in a few tree limbs coming down 
  and possibly isolated power outages. Travel in high profile 
  vehicles may also be difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory is issued for sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph or
gusts between 46 and 57 mph. Winds of this magnitude can cause
minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists should
use caution especially motorists in high profile vehicles.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
540 
WWUS71 KCLE 041953
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
353 PM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017

...GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE LAKE
ERIE SHORELINE...

.A strong low pressure system passing north of Lake Erie will
allow for strong winds to develop across the lakeshore areas of
northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania..

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-002-050200-
/O.CON.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170405T0200Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Mentor, Ashtabula, Erie, 
and Edinboro
353 PM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017

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

* Winds...Southwest winds becoming west 25 to 35 mph with gusts 
  to 50 mph.

* Timing...Winds will be strong through this evening as low
  pressure passes to the north. Winds will shift from the
  southwest to the west later this afternoon before eventually 
  diminishing later this evening.

* Impacts...Winds will result in a few tree limbs coming down 
  and possibly isolated power outages. Travel in high profile 
  vehicles may also be difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory is issued for sustained winds of 31 to 39 mph or
gusts between 46 and 57 mph. Winds of this magnitude can cause
minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists should
use caution especially motorists in high profile vehicles.

&&

$$
891 
WWUS71 KCLE 042346
NPWCLE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Cleveland OH
746 PM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017

OHZ011-012-089-PAZ001-002-050100-
/O.CAN.KCLE.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170405T0200Z/
Cuyahoga-Lake-Ashtabula Lakeshore-Northern Erie-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Cleveland, Mentor, Ashtabula, Erie, 
and Edinboro
746 PM EDT Tue Apr 4 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Cleveland has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

Winds and wind gusts have fallen below advisory criteria,
therefore the advisory is cancelled. Winds will continue to
diminish through this evening. 

$$

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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.