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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Green Bay, WI

October 14, 2017Door County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind advisory at Oct 14, 2017, 2:47 PM CDT for Door County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 15, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 14, 2017, 2:47 PM CDT (19:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 15, 2017, 3:18 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

County Door County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 71 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2017-10-14Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2017-10-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 123 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1312 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
191 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

427 
WWUS73 KGRB 141947
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
247 PM CDT Sat Oct 14 2017

WIZ022-150400-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WI.Y.0005.171015T1200Z-171015T2100Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
247 PM CDT Sat Oct 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 7 AM to 4 PM CDT Sunday. 

* TIMING...Sunday morning through the afternoon

* WINDS...becoming northwest overnight and increasing to 20 to 30
  mph with gusts to 45 at times.

* IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult and
  may pose a hazard at area airports.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds
this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
514 
WWUS73 KGRB 150148
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
848 PM CDT Sat Oct 14 2017

WIZ022-151000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0005.171015T1200Z-171015T2100Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
848 PM CDT Sat Oct 14 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM CDT SUNDAY...

* TIMING...Sunday morning through the afternoon

* WINDS...becoming northwest and increasing to 25 to 30 mph with
  gusts to around 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult for
  high profile vehicles, and pose a hazard for pilots at area 
  airports. Some minor tree damage may also occur. 

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. Motorists should use extra caution.

&&

$$
Kieckbusch
773 
WWUS73 KGRB 150847
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
347 AM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

WIZ022-151700-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0005.171015T1200Z-171015T2100Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
347 AM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...this morning through the afternoon.

* WINDS...becoming northwest and increasing to 25 to 30 mph with 
  gusts to around 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult 
  for high profile vehicles, and pose a hazard for pilots at 
  area airports. Some minor tree damage may also occur. 

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. Motorists should use extra caution.

&&

$$

Kurimski
846 
WWUS73 KGRB 151641
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1141 AM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

WIZ022-152100-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-171015T2100Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
1141 AM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...through this afternoon.

* WINDS...northwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will make driving difficult for
  high profile vehicles, and pose a hazard for pilots at area
  airports. Some minor tree damage is also possible. 

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. Motorists should use extra caution.

&&

$$
770 
WWUS73 KGRB 152018
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
318 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

WIZ022-152130-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-171015T2100Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
318 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

Winds gradually diminished across Door County as a low pressure 
system continued to move away from Wisconsin.

$$

WIZ030-035-036-160430-
/O.NEW.KGRB.FR.Y.0012.171016T0700Z-171016T1400Z/
Marathon-Wood-Portage-
Including the cities of Wausau, Marshfield, Wisconsin Rapids, 
Stevens Point, and Plover
318 PM CDT Sun Oct 15 2017

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Frost
Advisory, which is in effect from 2 AM to 9 AM CDT Monday. 

* TEMPERATURE...Lows in the mid 30s at most locations, but 
  cooler in low-lying areas.

* IMPACTS...Temperature-sensitive outdoor vegetation is likely to
  die from the cold if left unprotected tonight.
  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Frost Advisory means that frost is expected.  Sensitive outdoor
plants may be killed if left uncovered.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 14, 9:22 AM CDTGale WarningGRB30 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.