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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Marquette, MI

December 5, 20215 counties in Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind advisory at Dec 5, 2021, 10:08 PM EST for 5 counties in Michigan. It took effect at Dec 6, 2021, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2021, 10:08 PM EST (03:08 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2021, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 6, 2021, 1:00 PM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Delta County, MI, Dickinson County, MI, Iron County, MI, Menominee County, MI, Schoolcraft County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:13 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 00:00Z, 3.1 hours before the alert went out and 169 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-06Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 265 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
460 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
90 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
265 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
121 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

797 
WWUS73 KMQT 060308
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1008 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021

MIZ010>014-061800-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0011.211206T0900Z-211206T1800Z/
Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Including the cities of Iron River, Iron Mountain, Menominee, 
Escanaba, Gladstone, and Manistique
1008 PM EST Sun Dec 5 2021 /908 PM CST Sun Dec 5 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ TO 1 PM EST
/NOON CST/ MONDAY...

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

* WHERE...Iron, Dickinson, Menominee, Delta and Southern 
  Schoolcraft Counties.

* WHEN...From 4 AM EST /3 AM CST/ to 1 PM EST /noon CST/ Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...These strong winds may result in patchy
  blowing snow in areas exposed to a northwest wind.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
578 
WWUS73 KMQT 060945
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
445 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

MIZ010>014-061800-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211206T1800Z/
Iron-Dickinson-Menominee-Delta-Southern Schoolcraft-
Including the cities of Iron River, Iron Mountain, Menominee, 
Escanaba, Gladstone, and Manistique
445 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021 /345 AM CST Mon Dec 6 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST /NOON CST/ THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Southern Schoolcraft, Dickinson, Iron, Delta and 
  Menominee Counties.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST /noon CST/ 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...Lake effect snow showers off Lake Superior
  will also develop during the morning, mainly north of Highway
  US-2 where local snow accumulations of an inch or two could
  occur. The snow showers and strong winds will cause blowing snow
  which could result in brief, sharply reduced visibility at 
  times. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle, and be alert for rapid changes in visibility and
road conditions. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Rolfson

The office that day

Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 10:05 PM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningMQT29 hr
Dec 5, 10:34 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryMQTAlger, Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, Luce, Marquette and 1 more44 hr
Dec 6, 10:59 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT44 hr

Nearby

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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.