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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Gaylord, MI

November 19, 2020Arenac County, Gladwin County, Michigan

NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Nov 19, 2020, 3:35 AM EST for Arenac County, Gladwin County, Michigan. It took effect at Nov 19, 2020, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 19, 2020, 3:35 AM EST (08:35 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2020, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Nov 19, 2020, 4:10 PM EST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Gaylord, MI

Counties Arenac County, MI, Gladwin County, MI

The radar

The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:33 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2020-11-19Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2020-11-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 364 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1622 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
364 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
448 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

983 
WWUS73 KAPX 190835
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
335 AM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

MIZ041-042-191645-
/O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0009.201119T1500Z-201119T2200Z/
Gladwin-Arenac-
Including the cities of Gladwin and Standish
335 AM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM EST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Gladwin and Arenac Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 5 PM EST this afternoon.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
803 
WWUS73 KAPX 192110
NPWAPX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Gaylord MI
410 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

MIZ041-042-192215-
/O.CAN.KAPX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-201119T2200Z/
Gladwin-Arenac-
Including the cities of Gladwin and Standish
410 PM EST Thu Nov 19 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

$$

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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.