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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Tallahassee, FL

May 5, 201710 counties in Florida

NWS Tallahassee, FL issued this wind advisory at May 5, 2017, 9:04 AM CDT for 10 counties in Florida. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 5, 2017, 9:04 AM CDT (14:04 UTC)
Expired
May 5, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Tallahassee, FL

Counties Bay County, FL, Dixie County, FL, Franklin County, FL, Gulf County, FL, Jefferson County, FL, Lafayette County, FL, Madison County, FL, Taylor County, FL, Wakulla County, FL, Walton County, FL

The radar

The Tallahassee radar (KTLH), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:03 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

Tallahassee Rgnl, FL (KTLH), launched 12:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 32 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-05-05Temperature 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, Tallahassee Rgnl, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-05-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -161 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
1024 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-154 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

829 
WWUS72 KTAE 051404
NPWTAE

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tallahassee FL
1004 AM EDT Fri May 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE COASTAL 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND...


FLZ012-014-015-018-019-027>029-034-108-112-114-115-118-127-128-
134-060000-
/O.NEW.KTAE.WI.Y.0005.170505T1404Z-170506T0000Z/
Inland Bay-Inland Gulf-Inland Franklin-Inland Jefferson-Madison-
Inland Wakulla-Inland Taylor-Lafayette-Inland Dixie-South Walton-
Coastal Bay-Coastal Gulf-Coastal Franklin-Coastal Jefferson-
Coastal Wakulla-Coastal Taylor-Coastal Dixie-
Including the cities of Bennett, Econfina, Nixon, Youngstown, 
Howard Creek, Dalkeith, Honeyville, Wewahitchka, Beverly, 
Buck Siding, Fort Gadsden, Morgan Place, Alma, Capps, 
Casa Blanco, Dills, Drifton, Festus, Jarrott, Monticello, Lovett,
Cherry Lake, Hanson, Hopewell, Madison, Pinetta, Bethel, 
Hilliardville, Wakulla Springs, Athena, Boyd, Bucell Junction, 
Cabbage Grove, Carbur, Fenholloway, Perry, Midway, Buckville, 
Cooks Hammock, Day, Mayo, Cross City, Cross City Airport, Hines, 
Jonesboro, Old Town, Sandestin, Santa Rosa Beach, 
Turquoise Beach, Bunker, Freeport, Portland, Port Washington, 
Panama City, Callaway, Cairo, Lynn Haven, Southport, Vicksburg, 
Magnolia Beach, Oak Grove, Odena, Port St. Joe, White City, 
Beacon Hill, Overstreet, Saint Joe Beach, Apalachicola, 
Apalachicola Airport, Bay City, Tilton, Creels, Hays Place, 
High Bluff, Buckhorn, Medart, Panacea, Sopchoppy, Port Leon, 
Saint Marks, Spring Creek, Adams Beach, Blue Springs, 
Cedar Island, Dekle Beach, Fish Creek, Howell Place, 
Yellow Jacket, Horseshoe Beach, Jena, Shired Island, and Suwannee
1004 AM EDT Fri May 5 2017 /904 AM CDT Fri May 5 2017/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ THIS
EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tallahassee has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM EDT /7 PM CDT/ this
evening. 

* TIMING...through 8 PM EDT this evening.

* WINDS...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts of 35 to 40 mph.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tallahassee, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 5, 2:29 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryTAE18 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.