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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Fort Worth, TX

January 11, 201736 counties in Texas

NWS Fort Worth, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2017, 2:47 AM CST for 36 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2017, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2017, 2:47 AM CST (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Fort Worth, TX
All 36 counties

Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Collin County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Falls County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Montague County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wise County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Fort Worth, TX (KFWD), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 69 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-01-11Temperature 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, Fort Worth, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3054 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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933 
WWUS74 KFWD 110847
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
247 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CST TO 6 PM CST ALONG AND
EAST OF A BOWIE...TO WEATHERFORD...TO GATESVILLE AND KILLEEN LINE. 

.INCREASING PRESSURE FALLS ALONG THE LEE OF ROCKIES ACROSS
COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS...ALONG WITH MIXING OF STRONG WINDS
JUST OFF THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS LATE
THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 

TXZ091>095-102>107-117>123-131>135-144>148-157>162-174-175-111700-
/O.NEW.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.170111T1600Z-170112T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-
HOPKINS-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-
MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOWIE, NOCONA, GAINESVILLE, SHERMAN, 
DENISON, BONHAM, PARIS, DECATUR, BRIDGEPORT, CARROLLTON, DENTON, 
LEWISVILLE, FLOWER MOUND, PLANO, MCKINNEY, ALLEN, FRISCO, 
GREENVILLE, COMMERCE, COOPER, SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEATHERFORD, 
BRIAR, FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, DALLAS, ROCKWALL, HEATH, TERRELL, 
KAUFMAN, FORNEY, CANTON, GRAND SALINE, WILLS POINT, VAN, 
EDGEWOOD, EMORY, EAST TAWAKONI, POINT, GRANBURY, 
OAK TRAIL SHORES, GLEN ROSE, CLEBURNE, BURLESON, WAXAHACHIE, 
ENNIS, MIDLOTHIAN, ATHENS, GUN BARREL CITY, CLIFTON, MERIDIAN, 
VALLEY MILLS, HILLSBORO, CORSICANA, TEAGUE, FAIRFIELD, WORTHAM, 
PALESTINE, COPPERAS COVE, GATESVILLE, KILLEEN, TEMPLE, FORT HOOD,
WACO, MARLIN, MEXIA, GROESBECK, BUFFALO, CENTERVILLE, JEWETT, 
NORMANGEE, OAKWOOD, CAMERON, ROCKDALE, HEARNE, FRANKLIN, 
AND CALVERT
247 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35
  MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...WILL BLOW LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LIGHT
  PATIO FURNITURE. WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF AREA LAKES VERY CHOPPY
  AND DANGEROUS. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO HIGH-
  PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST TO WEST-ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
966 
WWUS74 KFWD 111657
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1057 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST ALONG AND EAST OF A 
BOWIE...TO WEATHERFORD...TO GATESVILLE AND KILLEEN LINE.

.INCREASING PRESSURE FALLS ALONG THE LEE OF ROCKIES ACROSS
COLORADO AND WESTERN KANSAS...ALONG WITH MIXING OF STRONG WINDS
JUST OFF THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN VERY GUSTY SOUTH WINDS LATE
THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

TXZ091>095-102>107-117>123-131>135-144>148-157>162-174-175-120000-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-WISE-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-
HOPKINS-PARKER-TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-
HOOD-SOMERVELL-JOHNSON-ELLIS-HENDERSON-BOSQUE-HILL-NAVARRO-
FREESTONE-ANDERSON-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-
MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOWIE, NOCONA, GAINESVILLE, SHERMAN, 
DENISON, BONHAM, PARIS, DECATUR, BRIDGEPORT, CARROLLTON, DENTON, 
LEWISVILLE, FLOWER MOUND, PLANO, MCKINNEY, ALLEN, FRISCO, 
GREENVILLE, COMMERCE, COOPER, SULPHUR SPRINGS, WEATHERFORD, 
BRIAR, FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, DALLAS, ROCKWALL, HEATH, TERRELL, 
KAUFMAN, FORNEY, CANTON, GRAND SALINE, WILLS POINT, VAN, 
EDGEWOOD, EMORY, EAST TAWAKONI, POINT, GRANBURY, 
OAK TRAIL SHORES, GLEN ROSE, CLEBURNE, BURLESON, WAXAHACHIE, 
ENNIS, MIDLOTHIAN, ATHENS, GUN BARREL CITY, CLIFTON, MERIDIAN, 
VALLEY MILLS, HILLSBORO, CORSICANA, TEAGUE, FAIRFIELD, WORTHAM, 
PALESTINE, COPPERAS COVE, GATESVILLE, KILLEEN, TEMPLE, FORT HOOD,
WACO, MARLIN, MEXIA, GROESBECK, BUFFALO, CENTERVILLE, JEWETT, 
NORMANGEE, OAKWOOD, CAMERON, ROCKDALE, HEARNE, FRANKLIN, 
AND CALVERT
1057 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 
  MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...WILL BLOW LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LIGHT 
  PATIO FURNITURE. WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF AREA LAKES VERY 
  CHOPPY AND DANGEROUS. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO 
  HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST TO WEST-ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
378 
WWUS74 KFWD 112057
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
257 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST ALONG AND EAST 
OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE TO FORT WORTH TO GATESVILLE. THE 
WESTERN PORTION OF THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED...

.STRONG PRESSURE FALLS ALONG THE LEE OF ROCKIES ACROSS COLORADO 
AND WESTERN KANSAS...ALONG WITH MIXING OF STRONG WINDS JUST OFF 
THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS THROUGH 
THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

TXZ091-102-117-131-132-144-112200-
/O.CAN.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
MONTAGUE-WISE-PARKER-HOOD-SOMERVELL-BOSQUE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BOWIE, NOCONA, DECATUR, BRIDGEPORT, 
WEATHERFORD, BRIAR, GRANBURY, OAK TRAIL SHORES, GLEN ROSE, 
CLIFTON, MERIDIAN, AND VALLEY MILLS
257 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT
WILL REMAIN IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE ALONG WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25
MPH.  

$$

TXZ092>095-103>107-118>123-133>135-145>148-157>162-174-175-120000-
/O.CON.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-
TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
HENDERSON-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-
FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAINESVILLE, SHERMAN, DENISON, BONHAM, 
PARIS, CARROLLTON, DENTON, LEWISVILLE, FLOWER MOUND, PLANO, 
MCKINNEY, ALLEN, FRISCO, GREENVILLE, COMMERCE, COOPER, 
SULPHUR SPRINGS, FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, DALLAS, ROCKWALL, HEATH, 
TERRELL, KAUFMAN, FORNEY, CANTON, GRAND SALINE, WILLS POINT, VAN,
EDGEWOOD, EMORY, EAST TAWAKONI, POINT, CLEBURNE, BURLESON, 
WAXAHACHIE, ENNIS, MIDLOTHIAN, ATHENS, GUN BARREL CITY, 
HILLSBORO, CORSICANA, TEAGUE, FAIRFIELD, WORTHAM, PALESTINE, 
COPPERAS COVE, GATESVILLE, KILLEEN, TEMPLE, FORT HOOD, WACO, 
MARLIN, MEXIA, GROESBECK, BUFFALO, CENTERVILLE, JEWETT, 
NORMANGEE, OAKWOOD, CAMERON, ROCKDALE, HEARNE, FRANKLIN, 
AND CALVERT
257 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM CST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 35 
  MPH AT TIMES. 

* IMPACTS...WILL BLOW LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND LIGHT 
  PATIO FURNITURE. WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS OF AREA LAKES VERY 
  CHOPPY AND DANGEROUS. STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL POSE A HAZARD TO 
  HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG EAST TO WEST-ORIENTED 
  HIGHWAYS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 20 TO
30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BOATERS SHOULD
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN VENTURING ONTO AREA LAKES.  RESIDENTS MAY
WISH TO TAKE ACTION TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND
OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE
STRONG WINDS.

&&

$$
606 
WWUS74 KFWD 112343
NPWFWD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
543 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017


TXZ092>095-103>107-118>123-133>135-145>148-157>162-174-175-120045-
/O.EXP.KFWD.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
COOKE-GRAYSON-FANNIN-LAMAR-DENTON-COLLIN-HUNT-DELTA-HOPKINS-
TARRANT-DALLAS-ROCKWALL-KAUFMAN-VAN ZANDT-RAINS-JOHNSON-ELLIS-
HENDERSON-HILL-NAVARRO-FREESTONE-ANDERSON-CORYELL-BELL-MCLENNAN-
FALLS-LIMESTONE-LEON-MILAM-ROBERTSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAINESVILLE, SHERMAN, DENISON, BONHAM, 
PARIS, CARROLLTON, DENTON, LEWISVILLE, FLOWER MOUND, PLANO, 
MCKINNEY, ALLEN, FRISCO, GREENVILLE, COMMERCE, COOPER, 
SULPHUR SPRINGS, FORT WORTH, ARLINGTON, DALLAS, ROCKWALL, HEATH, 
TERRELL, KAUFMAN, FORNEY, CANTON, GRAND SALINE, WILLS POINT, VAN,
EDGEWOOD, EMORY, EAST TAWAKONI, POINT, CLEBURNE, BURLESON, 
WAXAHACHIE, ENNIS, MIDLOTHIAN, ATHENS, GUN BARREL CITY, 
HILLSBORO, CORSICANA, TEAGUE, FAIRFIELD, WORTHAM, PALESTINE, 
COPPERAS COVE, GATESVILLE, KILLEEN, TEMPLE, FORT HOOD, WACO, 
MARLIN, MEXIA, GROESBECK, BUFFALO, CENTERVILLE, JEWETT, 
NORMANGEE, OAKWOOD, CAMERON, ROCKDALE, HEARNE, FRANKLIN, 
AND CALVERT
543 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH HAVE 
OCCURRED ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE
TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER SUNSET. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE 
ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.


$$

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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.