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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Honolulu, HI

April 18, 2009Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Apr 18, 2009, 3:13 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 42 hr.

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The facts

Issued
Apr 18, 2009, 3:13 AM HST (13:13 UTC)
Expired
Apr 19, 2009, 9:11 PM HST
In force
42 hr
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI

County Hawaii County, HI

The nearest sounding before it

Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 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 12:00Z on 2009-04-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 14 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 2009-04-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
14 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-308 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
721 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 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 181313
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
313 AM HST SAT APR 18 2009

HIZ028-190215-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.090418T1313Z-090419T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
313 AM HST SAT APR 18 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST SUNDAY...

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

WIND SENSORS AT BOTH SUMMITS HAVE WINDS AT AROUND THE WIND ADVISORY
THRESHOLD OF 30 MPH THIS MORNING. FORECAST MODELS SUGGEST PERIODS
OF STRONG WINDS TO PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

H LAU
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 190142
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
342 PM HST SAT APR 18 2009

HIZ028-191400-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090419T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
342 PM HST SAT APR 18 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST SUNDAY...

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. STRONGER THAN NORMAL WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE BEYOND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO
BE EXTENDED. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BIRCHARD
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 191336
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
336 AM HST SUN APR 19 2009

HIZ028-200245-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090420T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
336 AM HST SUN APR 19 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST MONDAY...

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE AROUND 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS
INTO MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS MAY REMAIN STRONG INTO TUESDAY...
SO THE ADVISORY MAY BE EXTENDED LATER TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

CRAIG
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 200134
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 PM HST SUN APR 19 2009

HIZ028-201445-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
334 PM HST SUN APR 19 2009

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST TUESDAY...

WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

BIRCHARD
000 
WWHW70 PHFO 200711
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
911 PM HST SUN APR 19 2009

HIZ028-202015-
/O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-090421T2000Z/
/O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0005.090420T0711Z-090421T2000Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
911 PM HST SUN APR 19 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM HST TUESDAY. 

WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

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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.