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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Duluth, MN

November 21, 2021Cook County, Lake County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind advisory at Nov 21, 2021, 3:44 AM CST for Cook County, Lake County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 21, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 21, 2021, 3:44 AM CST (09:44 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 21, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 22, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Cook County, MN, Lake County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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

International Fa, MN (KINL), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2021-11-21Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, International Fa, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-11-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 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
1219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

437 
WWUS73 KDLH 210944
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
344 AM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

MNZ020-021-212145-
/O.NEW.KDLH.WI.Y.0005.211121T1800Z-211122T0600Z/
Southern Lake-Southern Cook-
Including the cities of Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais
344 AM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southern Lake and Southern Cook Counties. This 
  includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.

* WHEN...From noon today to midnight CST tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
940 
WWUS73 KDLH 212019
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
219 PM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

MNZ020-021-220600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211122T0600Z/
Southern Lake-Southern Cook-
Including the cities of Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais
219 PM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southern Cook and Southern Lake Counties. This 
  includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.

* 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.

&&

$$
692 
WWUS73 KDLH 220208
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
808 PM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

MNZ020-021-220600-
/O.CON.KDLH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211122T0600Z/
Southern Lake-Southern Cook-
Including the cities of Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais
808 PM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. The
  strong wind may linger into the early morning hours and
  conditions will be monitored through the evening for a possible
  extension of the Wind Advisory.

* WHERE...Southern Cook and Southern Lake Counties. This 
  includes the Tribal Lands of the Grand Portage Reservation.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs and some trees 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.

&&

$$

Melde
661 
WWUS73 KDLH 220556
NPWDLH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Duluth MN
1156 PM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

MNZ020-021-220700-
/O.EXP.KDLH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-211122T0600Z/
Southern Lake-Southern Cook-
Including the cities of Two Harbors, Silver Bay, and Grand Marais
1156 PM CST Sun Nov 21 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

The strong gusts earlier have diminished through the evening.
There may be some gusts to 45 mph still possible overnight but 
they should be localized.

$$

Melde

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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.