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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Duluth, MN

September 21, 2021Cook County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind advisory at Sep 21, 2021, 2:32 AM CDT for Cook County, Minnesota. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 21, 2021, 2:32 AM CDT (07:32 UTC)
Expired
Sep 21, 2021, 6:00 AM CDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

County Cook County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 166 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 221 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, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-09-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-09-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -78 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
538 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

812 
WWUS73 KDLH 210732
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
232 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

MNZ021-211100-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.210921T0732Z-210921T1100Z/
Southern Cook-
Including the city of Grand Marais
232 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 45 to 55
  mph. Some gusts could be as high as 60 mph as times.

* WHERE...Southern Cook County. This includes the Tribal Lands 
  of the Grand Portage Reservation.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CDT early this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

JTS
2 follow-up statements
097 
WWUS73 KDLH 210750
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
250 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

MNZ010>012-018-019-026-035>038-WIZ001-006-007-212000-
/O.NEW.KDLH.FR.Y.0004.210922T0600Z-210922T1300Z/
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake-North Itasca-
Central St. Louis-South Itasca-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-
Carlton and South St. Louis-Pine-Douglas-Burnett-Washburn-
Including the cities of International Falls, Ely, Isabella, 
Bigfork, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Hill City, Aitkin, Duluth, 
Pine City, Hinckley, Superior, Grantsburg, and Spooner
250 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Wisconsin and east central, 
  north central and northeast Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if left
  uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

MNZ021-211100-
/O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210921T1100Z/
Southern Cook-
Including the city of Grand Marais
250 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts between 45 to 55
  mph. Some gusts could be as high as 60 mph as times.

* WHERE...Southern Cook County. This includes the Tribal Lands 
  of the Grand Portage Reservation.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM CDT early this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
953 
WWUS73 KDLH 211104
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
604 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

MNZ021-211215-
/O.EXP.KDLH.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210921T1100Z/
Southern Cook-
Including the city of Grand Marais
604 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Downslope winds along the North Shore have weakened this morning.
Thus, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

MNZ010>012-018-019-026-035>038-WIZ001-006-007-212315-
/O.CON.KDLH.FR.Y.0004.210922T0600Z-210922T1300Z/
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook and Lake-North Itasca-
Central St. Louis-South Itasca-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-
Carlton and South St. Louis-Pine-Douglas-Burnett-Washburn-
Including the cities of International Falls, Ely, Isabella, 
Bigfork, Hibbing, Grand Rapids, Hill City, Aitkin, Duluth, 
Pine City, Hinckley, Superior, Grantsburg, and Spooner
604 AM CDT Tue Sep 21 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Wisconsin and east central, 
  north central and northeast Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 1 AM to 8 AM CDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 21, 2:50 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryDLHAitkin, Carlton, Cook, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake and 2 more29 hr
Sep 21, 6:37 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryDLH3 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.