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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Detroit, MI

March 11, 20216 counties in Michigan

NWS Detroit, MI issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2021, 3:19 AM EST for 6 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Mar 11, 2021, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2021, 3:19 AM EST (08:19 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2021, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Mar 11, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Detroit, MI

Counties Bay County, MI, Huron County, MI, Midland County, MI, Saginaw County, MI, Sanilac County, MI, Tuscola County, MI

The radar

The Detroit radar (KDTX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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

Detroit, MI (KDTX), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 2021-03-11Temperature 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, Detroit, MI at 00:00Z on 2021-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1442 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
391 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

577 
WWUS73 KDTX 110819
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
319 AM EST Thu Mar 11 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-112100-
/O.NEW.KDTX.WI.Y.0001.210311T0900Z-210311T2100Z/
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-
Including the cities of Midland, Bay City, Bad Axe, Saginaw, 
Caro, and Sandusky
319 AM EST Thu Mar 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola and Sanilac 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds strengthen this morning with the
  onset of daytime heating allowing stronger winds aloft to begin
  to mix toward the surface. Winds gusts up to around 45-50 mph 
  will be possible later this morning through the afternoon due to
  this mixing and a cold front that will cross the area this 
  afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
280 
WWUS73 KDTX 112052
NPWDTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
352 PM EST Thu Mar 11 2021

MIZ047>049-053>055-112200-
/O.EXP.KDTX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210311T2100Z/
Midland-Bay-Huron-Saginaw-Tuscola-Sanilac-
Including the cities of Midland, Bay City, Bad Axe, Saginaw, 
Caro, and Sandusky
352 PM EST Thu Mar 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

West southwest winds of 35 to 45 mph will weaken by early this
evening. West winds of 10 mph or less is expected tonight.


$$

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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.