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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Boise, ID
NWS Boise, ID issued this wind advisory at Dec 16, 2012, 3:12 PM MST for 4 counties in Idaho; Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2012, 3:12 PM MST (22:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boise, ID
Counties Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Harney County, OR, Malheur County, OR
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 751 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
681 WWUS75 KBOI 162212 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 312 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL HELP PRODUCE WINDY CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY... .A STRONG JET STREAK ASSOCIATED WITH A WINTER STORM WILL INCREASE WINDS TO ADVISORY LEVEL LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING MAINLY ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST ON WEST-FACING SLOPES. BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...THE JET STREAK WILL BE MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH. THIS COLD FRONT WILL NOT POSSESS STRONG WINDS...BUT WILL CHANGE THE WIND DIRECTION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHWEST. IDZ015-030-170615- /O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T0600Z-121217T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 312 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
869 WWUS75 KBOI 170517 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1017 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...A WINTER STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO. .WINDS WILL INCREASE UNDER A VERY STRONG WESTERLY JET STREAM ALOFT. AT THE SURFACE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHWEST UNTIL A COLD FRONT PASSES MONDAY MORNING. AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR NORTHWEST AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. ORZ061-171415- /O.EXB.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T1500Z-121217T2100Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 917 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR HARNEY COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. SNOW ON THE ROADS WILL COMPOUND THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ016-029-ORZ063-171415- /O.EXB.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T1500Z-121218T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-MALHEUR COUNTY- 1017 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012 /917 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...AND MALHEUR COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ MONDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...DAYLIGHT HOURS ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ015-030-171415- /O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T0600Z-121218T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 1017 PM MST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN, PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
009 WWUS75 KBOI 171026 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 326 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO ASSOCIATED WITH WINTER STORM... ORZ061-172100- /O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T1026Z-121217T2100Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 226 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. SNOW ON THE ROADS WILL COMPOUND THE HAZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ029-ORZ063-180000- /O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T1026Z-121218T0000Z/ OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-MALHEUR COUNTY- 326 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 /226 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ016-180000- /O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.121217T1500Z-121218T0000Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- 326 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ015-030-180000- /O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121218T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 326 AM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
069 WWUS75 KBOI 172041 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 141 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY ACROSS SOUTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO ASSOCIATED WITH A DEPARTING WINTER STORM... ORZ061-172145- /O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/ HARNEY COUNTY- 1241 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR HARNEY COUNTY. THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE LAST FEW HOURS WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY FOR HARNEY COUNTY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON TIME AT 1PM PST. GUSTY WEST WINDS REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA BUT ARE NOW BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLD. $$ IDZ015-016-029-030-180000- /O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121218T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 141 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 70 MPH ON HIGHEST RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ORZ063-180000- /O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121218T0000Z/ MALHEUR COUNTY- 141 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012 /1241 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL HAZARD FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE. SMALL BRANCHES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
774 WWUS75 KBOI 172337 NPWBOI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 437 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012 ...WINDS DECREASING... .A WINTER STORM HAS WEAKENED AFTER MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. IDZ015-016-029-030-ORZ063-180045- /O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-121218T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 437 PM MST MON DEC 17 2012 /337 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY...SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY...SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS...OWYHEE MOUNTAINS... ND MALHEUR COUNTY...WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY SPEEDS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. ONLY LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY...EXCEPT UP TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON FROM THE WEST IN THE MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 4:57 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | BOI | Adams, Boise, Camas, Elmore, Gem, Valley and 1 more | 31 hr |
| Dec 16, 4:57 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOI | Owyhee | 16 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Idaho, 2012Wind Advisories in Oregon, 2012Every wind advisory in 2012
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.