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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Green Bay, WI

December 11, 2017Door County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2017, 4:52 AM CST for Door County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Dec 11, 2017, 8:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 11, 2017, 4:52 AM CST (10:52 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 11, 2017, 8:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 12, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
In force
14 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 10:50 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 00:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 391 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2017-12-11Temperature 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, Alpena, MI at 00:00Z on 2017-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 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
539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
65 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

496 
WWUS73 KGRB 111052
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
452 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

WIZ022-111800-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WI.Y.0009.171212T0200Z-171212T1600Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
452 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Green Bay has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 10 AM CST
Tuesday. 

* TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday morning.

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts to 45 to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will result in hazardous travel for high
  profile vehicles, and cause minor tree damage and sporadic power
  outages. Unsecured small objects including garbage cans and
  Christmas decorations may also be blown around. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of of 45 mph are 
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
Kieckbusch
5 follow-up statements
324 
WWUS73 KGRB 111747
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1147 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

WIZ022-120215-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0009.171212T0200Z-171212T1600Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
1147 AM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday morning.

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 30 mph, with gusts to 45 to 50 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will result in hazardous travel for 
  high profile vehicles, and cause minor tree damage and 
  sporadic power outages. Unsecured small objects including 
  garbage cans and Christmas decorations may also be blown 
  around. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of of 45 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
255 
WWUS73 KGRB 112133
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
333 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

WIZ022-120545-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0009.171212T0200Z-171212T1600Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
333 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday morning.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will result in hazardous travel for 
  high profile vehicles, and may cause minor tree damage and 
  sporadic power outages. Unsecured small objects including 
  garbage cans and Christmas decorations may also be blown 
  around. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts in excess of of 45 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution if you
plan to travel in the advisory area.

&&

$$
007 
WWUS73 KGRB 120214
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
814 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

WIZ022-121030-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-171212T1600Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
814 PM CST Mon Dec 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

* TIMING...Tonight through Tuesday morning.

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will result in hazardous travel for 
  high profile vehicles, and may cause minor tree damage and 
  sporadic power outages. Unsecured small objects including 
  garbage cans and Christmas decorations may also be blown 
  around. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts around 45 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for 
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution if you are traveling
across Door County tonight.

&&

$$

JS
895 
WWUS73 KGRB 121030
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
430 AM CST Tue Dec 12 2017

WIZ022-121600-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-171212T1600Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
430 AM CST Tue Dec 12 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph, with gusts around 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will result in hazardous travel for 
  high profile vehicles, and may cause minor tree damage and 
  sporadic power outages. Unsecured small objects including 
  garbage cans and Christmas decorations may also be blown 
  around. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that wind gusts around 45 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution if you are traveling
across Door County tonight.

&&

$$
911 
WWUS73 KGRB 121558
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
958 AM CST Tue Dec 12 2017

WIZ022-121700-
/O.EXP.KGRB.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-171212T1600Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
958 AM CST Tue Dec 12 2017

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...

Wind gusts to 40 mph will linger this morning across far northern
Door County, otherwise winds will continue to diminish today. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 11, 4:45 AM CSTGale WarningGRB29 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.