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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

March 30, 2018Door County, Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2018, 2:54 PM CDT for Door County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Mar 31, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2018, 2:54 PM CDT (19:54 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2018, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
11 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 19:51 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 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 2018-03-30Temperature 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 2018-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -134 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
1529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-124 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

660 
WWUS73 KGRB 301954
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
254 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018

WIZ022-310400-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.180331T1200Z-180401T0000Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
254 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

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

* TIMING...During the day on Saturday.

* WINDS...South wind 15 to 25 mph Saturday morning, shifting to
  the west 20 to 30 mph Saturday afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Outdoor items such as ice shanties may get blown  
  around or knocked over. Driving may also become difficult on 
  north to south orientated roads.

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.

&&

$$

Kurimski
4 follow-up statements
866 
WWUS73 KGRB 310306
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1006 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018

WIZ022-311130-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.180331T1200Z-180401T0000Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
1006 PM CDT Fri Mar 30 2018

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

* TIMING...During the day on Saturday.

* WINDS...South wind 15 to 25 mph Saturday morning, shifting to 
  the west 20 to 30 mph Saturday afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Outdoor items such as ice shanties may get blown 
  around or knocked over. Driving may also become difficult on 
  north to south orientated roads. 

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.

&&

$$
049 
WWUS73 KGRB 310838
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
338 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018

WIZ022-311800-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.180331T1200Z-180401T0000Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
338 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018

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

* TIMING...From 7 AM CDT to 7 PM CDT today.

* WINDS...South wind 15 to 25 mph this morning, shifting to the
  west 20 to 30 mph this afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Outdoor items such as ice shanties may get blown 
  around or knocked over. Driving may also become difficult on 
  north to south orientated roads. 

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.

&&

$$

AK
540 
WWUS73 KGRB 311613
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1113 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018

WIZ022-010000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180401T0000Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
1113 AM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...until 7 PM CDT today.

* WINDS...winds shifting to the northwest 20 to 30 mph this 
  afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. 

* IMPACTS...Outdoor items such as ice shanties may get blown 
  around or knocked over. Driving may also become difficult on 
  north to south orientated roads. 

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.

&&

$$
893 
WWUS73 KGRB 312300
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
600 PM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018

WIZ022-010000-
/O.CAN.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180401T0000Z/
Door-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, and Sister Bay
600 PM CDT Sat Mar 31 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

A few wind gusts to 25 mph will linger this evening. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 30, 4:20 AM CDTWinter Storm WarningGRBFlorence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette and 4 more33 hr
Mar 30, 4:20 AM CDTWinter Weather AdvisoryGRBDoor, Langlade, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Menominee and 5 more33 hr
Mar 30, 4:36 AM CDTGale WarningGRB38 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.