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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Honolulu, HI

April 16, 20074 counties in Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2007, 3:56 AM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It took effect at Apr 16, 2007, 9:00 AM HST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 16, 2007, 3:56 AM HST (13:56 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 16, 2007, 9:00 AM HST
Expired
Apr 16, 2007, 8:00 PM HST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI

Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kalawao County, HI, Kauai County, HI

The nearest sounding before it

Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 214 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, Lihue, at 12:00Z on 2007-04-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 127 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, Lihue, at 12:00Z on 2007-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
127 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWHW70 PHFO 161356
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
356 AM HST MON APR 16 2007

HIZ004-008-011-012-016>019-022-024>027-170300-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.070416T1900Z-070417T0600Z/
KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU KOOLAU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-
BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
356 AM HST MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM HST
THIS EVENING...

LOCALLY STRONG TRADES OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 
45 MPH...ARE EXPECTED TODAY. THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN
EXPOSED COASTAL LOCATIONS AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN. 

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR 
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 170324
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
524 PM HST MON APR 16 2007

HIZ004-008-011-012-016>019-022-024>027-170600-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070417T0600Z/
KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU KOOLAU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-
BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
524 PM HST MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM HST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM HST THIS EVENING. 

STRONG WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE EVENING
HOURS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 170623
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
823 PM HST MON APR 16 2007

HIZ004-008-011-012-016>019-022-024>027-170730-
/O.EXP.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-070417T0600Z/
KAUAI MOUNTAINS-OAHU KOOLAU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-
KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-
MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-HALEAKALA SUMMIT-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-
BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR-
823 PM HST MON APR 16 2007

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE TRADES HAVE FALLEN BELOW
ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE. 

PEAK WIND REPORTS FROM TODAY CAN BE FOUND IN THE PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENT THAT WAS ISSUED AT 625 PM.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 16, 3:56 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFOHonolulu, Kalawao4 days

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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.