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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Honolulu, HI

November 10, 2008Hawaii County, Kalawao County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Nov 10, 2008, 3:01 AM HST for Hawaii County, Kalawao County, Hawaii. It was in force for 48 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2008, 3:01 AM HST (13:01 UTC)
Expired
Nov 12, 2008, 3:05 AM HST
In force
48 hr
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI

Counties Hawaii County, HI, Kalawao County, HI

The nearest sounding before it

Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 150 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 12:00Z on 2008-11-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 84 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 12:00Z on 2008-11-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
84 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 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 101301
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
301 AM HST MON NOV 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS ON MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND...

.EAST WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED ON THE SUMMIT OF HALEAKALA ON MAUI. EAST WINDS OF 30 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED ON THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA
LOA AND MAUNA KEA ON THE BIG ISLAND. THESE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HIZ022-028-110215-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.081110T1301Z-081111T1600Z/
HALEAKALA SUMMIT-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
301 AM HST MON NOV 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST TUESDAY. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISITORS TO THE SUMMITS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR WINDY CONDITIONS.

$$

HOUSTON
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 110131
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
331 PM HST MON NOV 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR MAUI AND THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.STRONG WINDS AT SUMMIT LEVEL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON
TUESDAY...BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

HIZ022-028-111415-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081112T0400Z/
HALEAKALA SUMMIT-BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
331 PM HST MON NOV 10 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY. 

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISITORS TO THE SUMMITS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINDY CONDITIONS.

$$

BRAVENDER
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 111333
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
333 AM HST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.STRONG WINDS ON THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

HIZ022-111445-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081112T0400Z/
HALEAKALA SUMMIT-
333 AM HST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ON HALEAKALA HAVE BEEN WELL BELOW THE WIND ADVISORY
THRESHOLD OF 30 MPH SINCE LAST EVENING.

$$

HIZ028-120245-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081112T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
333 AM HST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS
AFTERNOON...

EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
CONTINUE TODAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISITORS TO THE SUMMITS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINDY CONDITIONS.

$$

HOUSTON
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 120135
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
335 PM HST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.STRONG WINDS AT THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...AND SLOWLY DIMINISH ON WEDNESDAY.

HIZ028-121415-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081112T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
335 PM HST TUE NOV 11 2008

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. 

EAST WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. VISITORS TO THE SUMMITS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINDY CONDITIONS.

$$

BRAVENDER
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 121305
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
305 AM HST WED NOV 12 2008

HIZ028-121415-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-081112T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
305 AM HST WED NOV 12 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND WILL REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH.

$$

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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.