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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Tulsa, OK

January 11, 201811 counties in Oklahoma

NWS Tulsa, OK issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2018, 3:28 AM CST for 11 counties in Oklahoma. It took effect at Jan 11, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2018, 3:28 AM CST (09:28 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Tulsa, OK

Counties Choctaw County, OK, Creek County, OK, Latimer County, OK, McIntosh County, OK, Okfuskee County, OK, Okmulgee County, OK, Pawnee County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Tulsa County, OK, Washington County, OK

The radar

The Tulsa radar (KINX), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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

Norman, OK (KOUN), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 139 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, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2018-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Norman, OK at 00:00Z on 2018-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 82 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
3397 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

930 
WWUS74 KTSA 110928
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
328 AM CST Thu Jan 11 2018

OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-111730-
/O.NEW.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.180111T1500Z-180111T2200Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Pawnee-Tulsa-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Pawnee, Tulsa, 
Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
328 AM CST Thu Jan 11 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this
afternoon. 

* TIMING...Mid morning through mid afternoon.

* WINDS...Occasional gusts of 35 to 45 mph as a strong cold front
  passes.

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should exercise caution while driving.  Be alert to
sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your
vehicle.  Extra attention should be given to cross winds and on
bridges and overpasses.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
705 
WWUS74 KTSA 111632
NPWTSA

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Tulsa OK
1032 AM CST Thu Jan 11 2018

OKZ049-053-071-073-075-120000-
/O.EXB.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180112T0000Z/
Pushmataha-Choctaw-McIntosh-Pittsburg-Latimer-
Including the cities of Antlers, Clayton, Hugo, Checotah, 
McAlester, and Wilburton
1032 AM CST Thu Jan 11 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Tulsa has issued a Wind Advisory,
which is in effect until 6 PM CST this evening. 

* TIMING...late morning through late afternoon.

* WINDS...Occasional gusts of 35 to 45 mph as a strong cold 
  front passes. 

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should exercise caution while driving.  Be alert to
sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your
vehicle.  Extra attention should be given to cross winds and on
bridges and overpasses.

&&

$$

OKZ054-055-059-060-064>066-120000-
/O.EXT.KTSA.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180112T0000Z/
Osage-Washington OK-Pawnee-Tulsa-Creek-Okfuskee-Okmulgee-
Including the cities of Pawhuska, Bartlesville, Pawnee, Tulsa, 
Sapulpa, Okemah, and Okmulgee
1032 AM CST Thu Jan 11 2018

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...Ongoing through mid to late afternoon.

* WINDS...Occasional gusts of 35 to 45 mph as a strong cold 
  front passes. 

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should exercise caution while driving.  Be alert to
sudden gusts of wind which may cause you to lose control of your
vehicle.  Extra attention should be given to cross winds and on
bridges and overpasses.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tulsa, OK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 11, 3:33 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryTSAAdair, Delaware, Ottawa5 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.