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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2019, 1:58 PM CST for 20 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Feb 24, 2019, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2019, 1:58 PM CST (19:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2019, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2019, 8:18 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Columbia County, WI, Dane County, WI, Dodge County, WI, Fond du Lac County, WI, Green County, WI, Green Lake County, WI, Iowa County, WI, Jefferson County, WI, Kenosha County, WI, Lafayette County, WI, Marquette County, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Ozaukee County, WI, Racine County, WI, Rock County, WI, Sauk County, WI, Sheboygan County, WI, Walworth County, WI, Washington County, WI, Waukesha County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:01 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1073 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 598 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
224 WWUS73 KMKX 231958 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 158 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 ...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY MORNING... WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-240400- /O.NEW.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.190224T1200Z-190225T0600Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 158 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 6 AM Sunday to midnight CST Sunday night. * WINDS...West to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph. A few gusts up to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will cause trash cans and other unsecured objects to be blown into other structures or people. Driving may be especially difficult on north-south roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ MRC
2 follow-up statements
562 WWUS73 KMKX 232347 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 547 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 ...FOG TONIGHT, THEN GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY MORNING... WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-240800- /O.NEW.KMKX.FG.Y.0002.190224T0000Z-190224T1000Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.190224T1200Z-190225T0600Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 547 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SUNDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST SUNDAY NIGHT... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a Dense Fog Advisory...which is in effect until 4 AM CST Sunday. a Wind Advisory remains in effect from 6 AM Sunday to midnight CST Sunday night. * VISIBILITY...Visibility fall to around a quarter mile or less this evening and tonight. Visibilities may briefly improve as areas of showers move through, but will quickly fall back to around a quarter mile. * WINDS...West to northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph on Sunday. A few gusts up to 60 mph are possible. * IMPACTS...Dense fog tonight will result in potentially hazardous driving conditions. Gusty winds on Sunday will cause trash cans and other unsecured objects to be blown around. Driving may be especially difficult on north-south roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down... use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$
744 WWUS73 KMKX 240218 NPWMKX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 818 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 ...FOG TONIGHT, THEN VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS DEVELOPING SUNDAY MORNING... WIZ046-047-051-052-056>060-062>072-241200- /O.UPG.KMKX.WI.Y.0002.190224T1200Z-190225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KMKX.HW.W.0001.190224T1200Z-190225T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMKX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190224T1000Z/ Marquette-Green Lake-Fond Du Lac-Sheboygan-Sauk-Columbia-Dodge- Washington-Ozaukee-Iowa-Dane-Jefferson-Waukesha-Milwaukee- Lafayette-Green-Rock-Walworth-Racine-Kenosha- Including the cities of Montello, Westfield, Oxford, Neshkoro, Endeavor, Berlin, Princeton, Markesan, Fond Du Lac, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, Howards Grove, Oostburg, Baraboo, Reedsburg, Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City, Portage, Columbus, Lake Wisconsin, Lodi, Beaver Dam, Waupun, Mayville, West Bend, Germantown, Hartford, Mequon, Cedarburg, Grafton, Dodgeville, Mineral Point, Barneveld, Madison, Watertown, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson, Waukesha, Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Darlington, Shullsburg, Benton, Belmont, Argyle, Blanchardville, Monroe, Brodhead, Janesville, Beloit, Whitewater, Delavan, Elkhorn, Lake Geneva, East Troy, Racine, and Kenosha 818 PM CST Sat Feb 23 2019 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Milwaukee/Sullivan has issued a High Wind Warning...which is in effect from 6 AM to 9 PM CST Sunday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. A Dense Fog Advisory remains in effect until 4 AM CST Sunday. * VISIBILITY...Visibility around a quarter mile or less this evening and tonight. Visibilities may briefly improve as areas of showers move through, but will quickly fall back to around a quarter mile. * WINDS...West to northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 55 to 60 mph on Sunday. The strongest winds will be from mid to late morning through the afternoon hours. * IMPACTS...Dense fog tonight will result in potentially hazardous driving conditions. Gusty winds on Sunday will cause trash cans and other unsecured objects to be blown around. Some tree and minor structural damage is possible. Driving may be especially difficult on north-south roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A Dense Fog Advisory means visibilities will frequently be reduced to less than one quarter mile. If driving...slow down... use your headlights...and leave plenty of distance ahead of you. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Milwaukee, WI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2:48 AM CST | Gale Warning | MKX | 18 hr | |
| Feb 23, 2:48 AM CST | Storm Watch | MKX | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 11:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 23, 3:05 PM CST | Storm Warning | MKX | 30 hr | |
| Feb 23, 5:47 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MKX | Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake and 14 more | 10 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.