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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Oct 17, 2020, 9:43 AM EDT for Benzie County, Charlevoix County, Manistee County, Michigan. It took effect at Oct 17, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2020, 9:43 AM EDT (13:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 17, 2020, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2020, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Benzie County, MI, Charlevoix County, MI, Manistee County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 1538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 280 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
000 WWUS73 KAPX 171343 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 943 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2020 MIZ025-031-098-172200- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.201017T1800Z-201018T0600Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Beaver Island and surrounding islands- Including the cities of Frankfort, Manistee, and St. James 943 AM EDT Sat Oct 17 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Benzie and Manistee Counties, especially near Lake Michigan, along with Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JZ
2 follow-up statements
047 WWUS73 KAPX 171940 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 340 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2020 MIZ025-031-098-180600- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201018T0600Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Beaver Island and surrounding islands- Including the cities of Frankfort, Manistee, and St. James 340 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Benzie and Manistee Counties, especially near Lake Michigan, along with Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ JZ
682 WWUS73 KAPX 180211 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 1011 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2020 MIZ025-031-098-180600- /O.CON.KAPX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201018T0600Z/ Benzie-Manistee-Beaver Island and surrounding islands- Including the cities of Frankfort, Manistee, and St. James 1011 PM EDT Sat Oct 17 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Benzie and Manistee Counties, especially near Lake Michigan, along with Beaver Island and surrounding islands. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ ADAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 10:41 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | APX | Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Leelanau, Manistee | 17 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.