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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2008, 8:50 AM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Idaho. It took effect at Feb 7, 2008, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 7, 2008, 8:50 AM PST (16:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2008, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2008, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 14 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 16:49 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
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 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
- 668 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 409 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 461 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 071650 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 950 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 IDZ008-080600- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080207T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.080208T0600Z-080209T0600Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 850 AM PST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ MTZ007-071800- /O.CAN.KMSO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080208T0000Z/ BUTTE/BLACKFOOT REGION- 950 AM MST THU FEB 7 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 072212 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 312 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 IDZ008-080500- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.080208T0400Z-080209T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 212 PM PST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 080329 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 829 PM MST THU FEB 7 2008 IDZ008-081200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.080208T0400Z-080209T1200Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 729 PM PST THU FEB 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SO USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 081027 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 327 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ008-081800- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080208T1800Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 227 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 081535 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 835 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ007-081800- /O.EXA.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080208T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION- 735 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. $$ IDZ008-081800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080208T1800Z/ LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 735 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE US HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR BETWEEN RIGGINS AND THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. LOCAL WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE TOP OF THE WHITEBIRD GRADE. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 081752 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1052 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2008 IDZ007-008-081900- /O.EXP.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080208T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 952 AM PST FRI FEB 8 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 8:59 PM PST | Blizzard Warning | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 12 hr |
| Feb 7, 8:44 AM PST | Blowing Snow Advisory | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 5 hr |
| Feb 7, 1:50 PM PST | Snow Advisory | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 33 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.