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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Feb 14, 2007, 12:53 PM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Feb 15, 2007, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2007, 12:53 PM PST (20:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2007, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2007, 9:37 PM PST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 172 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
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS75 KMSO 142053 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 153 PM MST WED FEB 14 2007 .SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS WILL BE INCREASING THURSDAY IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM. WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP CONDITIONS FAVORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN FRIDAY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. IDZ007-008-150600- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.070215T2100Z-070216T1000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1253 PM PST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 2 AM PST FRIDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 150542 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1042 PM MST WED FEB 14 2007 .SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM. WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP CONDITIONS FAVORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. IDZ007-008-151200- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.070215T2100Z-070216T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 942 PM PST WED FEB 14 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 151019 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 319 AM MST THU FEB 15 2007 .SOUTHERLY WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM. WINDS ALOFT COUPLED WITH AN INCREASING SOUTHERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SET UP CONDITIONS FAVORING THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG WINDS FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT AS A FRONTAL BOUNDRY PASSES. IDZ007-008-151800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.070215T2100Z-070216T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 219 AM PST THU FEB 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 151705 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1005 AM MST THU FEB 15 2007 IDZ007-008-152300- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.070215T2100Z-070216T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 905 AM PST THU FEB 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 152110 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 210 PM MST THU FEB 15 2007 IDZ007-008-160600- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070216T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 110 PM PST THU FEB 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH THE LOWER HELLS CANYON AND CAMAS PRAIRIE AREAS. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 160537 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1037 PM MST THU FEB 15 2007 IDZ007-008-160645- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-070216T0600Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 937 PM PST THU FEB 15 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. THE FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 12:55 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 12 hr |
Nearby
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.