Alert archive / Idaho / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Missoula, MT
NWS Missoula, MT issued this wind advisory at Jan 5, 2009, 1:20 PM PST for Clearwater County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 6, 2009, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2009, 1:20 PM PST (21:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2009, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 8, 2009, 1:22 PM PST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Missoula, MT
Counties Clearwater County, ID, Idaho County, ID, Lemhi County, ID
The radar
The Missoula radar (KMSX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 234 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
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 459 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 491 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 052120 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 220 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 .GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES. HOWEVER...ANOTHER RATHER LENGTHY EPISODE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ONCE MORE. IDZ007-008-060530- /O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.090106T2100Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 120 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY PEAK AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ON THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS75 KMSO 060521 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1021 PM MST MON JAN 5 2009 .ANOTHER RATHER LENGTHY EPISODE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ONCE MORE. IDZ007-008-061500- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.090106T2100Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 921 PM PST MON JAN 5 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY PEAK AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ON THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 061406 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 706 AM MST TUE JAN 6 2009 .ANOTHER RATHER LENGTHY EPISODE OF STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. INCREASING WINDS ALOFT COMBINED WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS ONCE MORE. IDZ007-008-062200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.090106T2100Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 606 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY PEAK AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ON THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 062123 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 223 PM MST TUE JAN 6 2009 IDZ007-008-071100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 123 PM PST TUE JAN 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY PEAK AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ON THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 071050 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 350 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009 IDZ007-008-071900- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 250 AM PST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE WITH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONGEST WIND GUSTS MAY PEAK AS HIGH AS 55 MPH ON THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 071557 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 857 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009 IDZ007-008-080000- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 757 AM PST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS CONTINUE WITH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA THURSDAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEATHER DISTURBANCE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 072057 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 157 PM MST WED JAN 7 2009 IDZ007-008-081100- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090109T0000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1257 PM PST WED JAN 7 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEATHER DISTURBANCE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 080959 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 259 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009 IDZ007-008-081800- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 159 AM PST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA THIS MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A WEATHER DISTURBANCE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 081454 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 754 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009 IDZ007-008-081800- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T1800Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 654 AM PST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED SOMEWHAT THIS MORNING...STRONG SOUTH WINDS WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RETURN THIS MORNING WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM. SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND LOWER HELLS CANYON AREAS THIS MORNING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA. WINDS WILL DECREASE BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 081726 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1026 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009 IDZ009-010-082200- /O.EXB.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T2200Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 1026 AM MST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY THIS MORNING AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$ IDZ007-008-082000- /O.EXT.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 926 AM PST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. WINDS ARE INCREASING THIS MORNING ONCE AGAIN...BECOMING SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH IN THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND LOWER HELLS CANYON AREAS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GRANGEVILLE AREA. WINDS WILL DECREASE BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 081935 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1235 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009 IDZ007-008-082045- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T2000Z/ OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION- 1135 AM PST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY. A SURFACE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA CAUSING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IDZ009-010-082200- /O.CON.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T2200Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 1235 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO INCREASE ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY THIS MORNING AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEMHI COUNTY THIS MORNING AND THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH ONCE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. $$
000 WWUS75 KMSO 082122 NPWMSO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 222 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009 IDZ009-010-082230- /O.CAN.KMSO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-090108T2200Z/ WESTERN LEMHI COUNTY-EASTERN LEMHI COUNTY- 222 PM MST THU JAN 8 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THESE VALUES ARE BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Missoula, MT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 8:21 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | MSO | Idaho | 20 hr |
| Jan 5, 1:56 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 13 hr |
| Jan 5, 2:57 PM PST | Flood Watch | MSO | Clearwater, Idaho | 44 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.