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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Marquette, MI
NWS Marquette, MI issued this wind advisory at Mar 29, 2021, 5:40 PM EDT for Alger County, Marquette County, Michigan. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 29, 2021, 5:40 PM EDT (21:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 30, 2021, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Marquette, MI
Counties Alger County, MI, Marquette County, MI
The radar
The Marquette radar (KMQT), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 245 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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
1 follow-up statement
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Marquette, MI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 10:11 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 33 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:24 AM EDT | Gale Watch | MQT | 12 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:24 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | MQT | Delta, Menominee, Schoolcraft | 31 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:02 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | MQT | Houghton, Keweenaw | 32 hr |
| Mar 29, 3:46 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | MQT | Schoolcraft | 23 hr |
| Mar 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Gale Warning | MQT | 31 hr | |
| Mar 29, 4:18 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | MQT | 69 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.