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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Marquette, MI

March 29, 2021Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan

NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2021, 3:02 PM EDT for Houghton County, Keweenaw County, Michigan. It took effect at Mar 30, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 29, 2021, 3:02 PM EDT (19:02 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 30, 2021, 11:00 AM EDT
Expired
Mar 30, 2021, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Marquette, MI

Counties Houghton County, MI, Keweenaw County, MI

The radar

The Marquette radar (KMQT), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 297 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 2021-03-29Temperature 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 2021-03-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 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
1423 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

807 
WWUS73 KMQT 291902
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
302 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

MIZ001-003-300315-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.210330T1500Z-210331T0300Z/
Keweenaw-Northern Houghton-
Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Houghton, and Hancock
302 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT TUESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Keweenaw and Northern Houghton Counties, especially on
  the west shoreline. 

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
894 
WWUS73 KMQT 292140
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
540 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

MIZ005-006-300545-
/O.NEW.KMQT.WI.Y.0004.210329T2140Z-210330T0600Z/
Marquette-Alger-
Including the cities of Gwinn, Marquette, Grand Marais, 
and Munising
540 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Marquette and Alger Counties.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest winds will be along the Lake
  Superior shoreline from Marquette to Grand Marais. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

MIZ001-003-300545-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.210330T1500Z-210331T0300Z/
Keweenaw-Northern Houghton-
Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Houghton, and Hancock
540 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Voss
956 
WWUS73 KMQT 300321
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
1121 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

MIZ005-300430-
/O.CAN.KMQT.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210330T0600Z/
Marquette-
Including the cities of Gwinn and Marquette
1121 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have subsided below advisory criteria, but there still could
be gusts near 40 mph in the downtown Marquette area through
midnight. 

$$

MIZ001-003-301130-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.210330T1500Z-210331T0300Z/
Keweenaw-Northern Houghton-
Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Houghton, and Hancock
1121 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

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

* WHERE...Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

MIZ006-300600-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210330T0600Z/
Alger-
Including the cities of Grand Marais and Munising
1121 PM EDT Mon Mar 29 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Alger County.

* WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest wind gusts will be along the 
  Lake Superior shoreline from Munising to Grand Marais. 
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Voss
352 
WWUS73 KMQT 300722
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
322 AM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021

MIZ001-003-302100-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.210330T1500Z-210331T0300Z/
Keweenaw-Northern Houghton-
Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Houghton, and Hancock
322 AM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will 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.

&&

$$

07
962 
WWUS73 KMQT 302003
NPWMQT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Marquette MI
403 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021

MIZ001-003-310300-
/O.CON.KMQT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210331T0300Z/
Keweenaw-Northern Houghton-
Including the cities of Copper Harbor, Houghton, and Hancock
403 PM EDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Northern Houghton and Keweenaw Counties.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM EDT 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 28, 10:11 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT33 hr
Mar 29, 4:24 AM EDTGale WatchMQT12 hr
Mar 29, 4:24 AM EDTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryMQTDelta, Menominee, Schoolcraft31 hr
Mar 29, 3:46 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningMQTSchoolcraft23 hr
Mar 29, 4:18 PM EDTGale WarningMQT31 hr
Mar 29, 4:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryMQT69 hr
Mar 29, 5:40 PM EDTWind AdvisoryMQTAlger, Marquette8 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.