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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Duluth, MN

December 24, 2022Cook County, Lake County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota

NWS Duluth, MN issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2022, 3:16 PM CST for Cook County, Lake County, Saint Louis County, Minnesota. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2022, 3:16 PM CST (21:16 UTC)
Expired
Dec 25, 2022, 8:00 AM CST
In force
17 hr
Issued by
NWS Duluth, MN

Counties Cook County, MN, Lake County, MN, Saint Louis County, MN

The radar

The Duluth radar (KDLH), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:14 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

Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 437 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 2022-12-24Temperature 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°0°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 2022-12-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 383 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
865 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
383 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
328 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Duluth, MN wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 23, 5:36 PM CST, 21 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 5:36 PM CST, 21 hours 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 3:32 PM CST, 23 hours 44 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Duluth MN
332 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2022

MNZ010>012-018>021-025-026-033>038-WIZ001>004-006>009-242145-
Koochiching-North St. Louis-Northern Cook/Northern Lake-
North Itasca-Central St. Louis-Southern Lake/North Shore-
Southern Cook/North Shore-North Cass-South Itasca-South Cass-
Crow Wing-Northern Aitkin-South Aitkin-Carlton/South St. Louis-
Pine-Douglas-Bayfield-Ashland-Iron-Burnett-Washburn-Sawyer-Price-
332 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast
Minnesota and northwest Wisconsin.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Gusty northwest winds and an Arctic airmass are creating wind
chill values of 25 to 40 below zero. The strong winds are
creating blowing snow resulting in very limited visibility.
Heavy lake effect snow is occurring along the South Shore and
near whiteout conditions on the North Shore, both creating
localized Blizzard conditions. See the latest Winter Weather
Message for more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Strong northwesterly winds will last through Saturday night.
Any remaining snow loaded trees could fall and lead to tree
damage and possible power outages. Blizzard conditions are
expected to continue along the North and South Shore until
Saturday night.

Wind chill values will remain at 25 to 40 below zero through
Saturday night.

Light to locally moderate snowfall may occur in north-central
Minnesota Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Snow spotters are requested to report their snowfall measurements
today and tonight to the National Weather Service.

LSZ121-140>148-150-242145-
Bayfield to Oak Point WI-Grand Portage to Grand Marais MN-
Grand Marais to Taconite Harbor MN-
Taconite Harbor to Silver Bay Harbor MN-
Silver Bay Harbor to Two Harbors MN-Two Harbors to Duluth MN-
Duluth MN to Port Wing WI-Port Wing to Sand Island WI-
Sand Island to Bayfield WI-Oak Point to Saxon Harbor WI-
Outer Apostle Islands Beyond 5 NM from Mainland-
332 PM CST Fri Dec 23 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Superior
and the Nearshore waters of western Lake Superior.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight

Strong northwest winds are creating high wave heights and gale to
storm force gusts of 40 to 55 knots. Heavy freezing spray is also
expected across western Lake Superior. See the latest Marine
Weather Message for more details.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Widespread gales and occasional storm force gusts, along with
heavy freezing spray, are expected through Saturday night.

NLY

More information may be obtained at the following web address:
http://www.weather.gov/duluth

The office that day

Everything else NWS Duluth, MN issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 24, 3:37 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryDLHCook, Lake, Saint Louis28 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.