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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Gaylord, MI
NWS Gaylord, MI issued this wind advisory at Dec 6, 2021, 3:05 AM EST for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 6, 2021, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 6, 2021, 3:05 AM EST (08:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2021, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2021, 7:00 PM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Gaylord, MI
Counties Alcona County, MI, Alpena County, MI, Arenac County, MI, Gladwin County, MI, Iosco County, MI, Ogemaw County, MI
The radar
The NCL Michigan radar (KAPX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Alpena, MI (KAPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 130 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
- 502 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 90 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 675 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 717 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
821 WWUS73 KAPX 060805 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 305 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 MIZ024-030-035-036-041-042-061615- /O.NEW.KAPX.WI.Y.0006.211206T1200Z-211207T0300Z/ Alpena-Alcona-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Including the cities of Alpena, Harrisville, West Branch, Tawas City, Gladwin, and Standish 305 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Alpena, Alcona, Ogemaw, Iosco, Gladwin and Arenac Counties. * WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 10 PM EST this evening. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
750 WWUS73 KAPX 062054 NPWAPX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Gaylord MI 354 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 MIZ024-030-035-036-041-042-070000- /O.EXT.KAPX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-211207T0000Z/ Alpena-Alcona-Ogemaw-Iosco-Gladwin-Arenac- Including the cities of Alpena, Harrisville, West Branch, Tawas City, Gladwin, and Standish 354 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Alpena, Arenac, Iosco, Ogemaw, Gladwin and Alcona Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Gaylord, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 3:03 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | APX | Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Crawford and 13 more | 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.