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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Honolulu, HI

February 26, 2007Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2007, 12:29 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 8 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2007, 12:29 AM HST (10:29 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2007, 8:14 AM HST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI

County Hawaii County, HI

The nearest sounding before it

Hilo, (PITO), launched 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 56 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, Hilo, at 00:00Z on 2007-02-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 976 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Hilo, at 00:00Z on 2007-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
976 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
873 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWHW70 PHFO 261029
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1229 AM HST MON FEB 26 2007

...STRONG WIND OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.OBSERVATIONS AT THE MAUNA KEA OBSERVATORY ARE REPORTING STRONG WIND
FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST...PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE PROXIMITY OF A
JET STREAM. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AS THE JET STREAM MOVES AWAY
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING.

HIZ028-262000-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.070226T1029Z-070226T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
1229 AM HST MON FEB 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST THIS MORNING. 

EXPECT WIND FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR
WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR.

WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 261335
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
335 AM HST MON FEB 26 2007

...STRONG WIND CONTINUES OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.OBSERVATIONS AT THE MAUNA KEA OBSERVATORY REPORT STRONG WIND
FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST...PROBABLY CAUSED BY THE PROXIMITY OF A
JET STREAM. THE WIND WILL DIMINISH AS THE JET STREAM MOVES AWAY
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST LATER THIS MORNING.

HIZ028-262000-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070226T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
335 AM HST MON FEB 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST THIS MORNING...

EXPECT WIND FROM THE WEST SOUTHWEST AT 30 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR
WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MILES AN HOUR.

WIND THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION AND SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS.

$$
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 261814
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
814 AM HST MON FEB 26 2007

...STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.RECENT OBSERVATIONS FROM THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS INDICATED THAT
THE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

HIZ028-261915-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-070226T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
814 AM HST MON FEB 26 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

STRONG WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS.

$$

BURKE

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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.