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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Green Bay, WI

March 17, 20214 counties in Wisconsin

NWS Green Bay, WI issued this wind advisory at Mar 17, 2021, 2:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Wisconsin. It took effect at Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 17, 2021, 2:18 PM CDT (19:18 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 18, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Green Bay, WI

Counties Brown County, WI, Door County, WI, Kewaunee County, WI, Manitowoc County, WI

The radar

The Green Bay radar (KGRB), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-03-17Temperature 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, Green Bay/Straub, WI at 12:00Z on 2021-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 6 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

672 
WWUS73 KGRB 171918
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
218 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

WIZ022-040-050-180400-
/O.NEW.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, 
Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers
218 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Kurimski
5 follow-up statements
253 
WWUS73 KGRB 180026
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
726 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

WIZ039-180830-
/O.EXA.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Brown-
Including the city of Green Bay
726 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Brown County.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong northeast winds could result in
  ice shoves into shoreline areas of the Bay of Green Bay.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WIZ022-040-050-180830-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Door-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, 
Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers
726 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Door, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* 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.

&&

$$

JS
228 
WWUS73 KGRB 180334
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1034 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

WIZ022-039-040-050-181030-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Door-Brown-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, 
Green Bay, Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers
1034 PM CDT Wed Mar 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Door, Brown, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM to 7 PM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strong northeast winds could result in
  ice shoves into shoreline areas of the Bay of Green Bay.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JS
583 
WWUS73 KGRB 180811
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
311 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

WIZ022-039-040-050-181615-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.210318T1200Z-210319T0000Z/
Door-Brown-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, 
Green Bay, Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers
311 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds increasing to 20 to 30 mph with gusts up
  to 45 mph expected.

* WHERE...Door, Brown, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$
628 
WWUS73 KGRB 181544
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
1044 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

WIZ022-039-040-050-190000-
/O.CON.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0000Z/
Door-Brown-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, 
Green Bay, Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers
1044 AM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 to 50 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Door, Brown, Kewaunee and Manitowoc Counties.

* WHEN...Through 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Kurimski
719 
WWUS73 KGRB 182332
NPWGRB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
632 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

WIZ022-039-040-050-190045-
/O.EXP.KGRB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210319T0000Z/
Door-Brown-Kewaunee-Manitowoc-
Including the cities of Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek, Sister Bay, 
Green Bay, Kewaunee, Luxemburg, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers
632 PM CDT Thu Mar 18 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Winds in east-central Wisconsin will continue to diminish this
evening, so the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 700 pm.

$$

JS

The office that day

Everything else NWS Green Bay, WI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 17, 3:22 AM CDTGale WatchGRB12 hr
Mar 17, 3:18 PM CDTGale WarningGRB28 hr
Mar 17, 3:18 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryGRB36 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.