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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Oct 28, 2018, 2:53 AM CDT for 6 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Oct 28, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2018, 2:53 AM CDT (07:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2018, 2:28 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Dane County, WI, Green County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:52 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
Davenport, (KDVN), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 158 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -67 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1309 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
320 WWUS73 KMKX 280753 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 253 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING THIS MORNING... WIZ056-062-063-067>069-281700- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.181028T1200Z-181028T2300Z/ Sauk-Iowa-Dane-Lafayette-Green-Rock- Including the cities of Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, and Beloit 253 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 7 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...West to northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Highest gusts will occur from mid morning through mid afternoon. * IMPACTS...Unsecured lightweight objects such as trash cans, lawn furniture and holiday decorations will blow around. 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. && $$ Cronce
2 follow-up statements
027 WWUS73 KMKX 281635 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 1135 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON... WIZ056-063-281745- /O.CAN.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181028T2300Z/ Sauk-Dane- Including the cities of Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, and Madison 1135 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Less windy conditions are expected this afternoon for Sauk and Dane Counties. Wind gusts may still reach 30 mph at times this afternoon, but the winds should not be damaging. $$ WIZ062-067>069-282300- /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181028T2300Z/ Iowa-Lafayette-Green-Rock- Including the cities of Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, and Beloit 1135 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 35 to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Unsecured lightweight objects such as trash cans, lawn furniture and holiday decorations will blow around. 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. && $$
890 WWUS73 KMKX 281928 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 228 PM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 WIZ062-067>069-282030- /O.CAN.KMKX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181028T2300Z/ Iowa-Lafayette-Green-Rock- Including the cities of Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, and Beloit 228 PM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Less windy conditions are now expected for Iowa, Lafayette, Green, and Rock Counties. Wind gusts of 30 to 35 mph will still occur at times this afternoon but damaging winds are not expected. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 8:43 PM CDT | Gale Warning | MKX | 25 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.