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High Wind Warning 1, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Feb 5, 2012, 10:14 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 3 days. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2012, 10:14 AM HST (20:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2012, 3:39 PM HST
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
County Hawaii County, HI
The radar
The South Shore radar (PHWA), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2:12 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kapoho, HI | HAWAII POLICE DEPT REPORTS HIGHWAY 132 CLOSED BETWEEN KAPOHO AND LAVA TREE STATE PARK DUE TO MULTIPLE TREES AND POWER LINES ACROSS ROADWAY. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1027 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -21 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
096 WWHW70 PHFO 052014 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1014 AM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A RIDGE ALOFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO THE NORTHEAST ARE COMBINING TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HIZ028-060815- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120206T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0001.120205T2014Z-120206T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 1014 AM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACE THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ DONALDSON
8 follow-up statements
194 WWHW70 PHFO 060124 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 324 PM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A RIDGE ALOFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO THE NORTHEAST ARE COMBINING TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. HIZ028-061430- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120206T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 324 PM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST 55 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ DONALDSON
119 WWHW70 PHFO 061334 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 334 AM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...STRONG WINDS PERSIST OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .STRONG WINDS CONTINUED OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE OFF TODAY. HIZ028-070245- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120207T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 334 AM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ LAU
868 WWHW70 PHFO 070124 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 324 PM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... ...HIGH WIND WATCH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT FOR HALEAKALA SUMMITS... .STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON HALEAKALA SUMMIT TUESDAY AND MAY REACH WARNING LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HIZ028-071430- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 324 PM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ022-071430- /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.A.0001.120207T1600Z-120208T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 324 PM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ BRENCHLEY
874 WWHW70 PHFO 070521 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 721 PM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA... ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH VOLCANO SUMMITS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. HIZ028-071730- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 721 PM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ022-071730- /O.UPG.PHFO.HW.A.0001.120207T1600Z-120208T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.120207T0521Z-120208T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 721 PM HST MON FEB 6 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IF YOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ DONALDSON
948 WWHW70 PHFO 071313 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 313 AM HST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA... ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH VOLCANO SUMMITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIZ028-080230- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 313 AM HST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ022-080230- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 313 AM HST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IF YOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ DONALDSON
161 WWHW70 PHFO 080122 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 322 PM HST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA... ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR HALEAKALA SUMMIT... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH VOLCANO SUMMITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HIZ028-081430- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 322 PM HST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ022-081430- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 322 PM HST TUE FEB 7 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IF YOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ BRENCHLEY
666 WWHW70 PHFO 081345 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 345 AM HST WED FEB 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA... .STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGH VOLCANO SUMMITS THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIZ022-081445- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120208T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK ABOVE 6000 FEET 345 AM HST WED FEB 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD. $$ HIZ028-090300- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120209T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 345 AM HST WED FEB 8 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BE HAZARDOUS FOR DRIVERS AND HIKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ DONALDSON
913 WWHW70 PHFO 090139 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 339 PM HST WED FEB 8 2012 ...STRONG WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH... .STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS HAVE STARTED TO WEAKEN. AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH NEAR THE BIG ISLAND MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HIZ028-091445- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120209T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0005.120209T0139Z-120209T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 339 PM HST WED FEB 8 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY OFF THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BRAVENDER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 8:51 AM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 31 hr |
| Feb 5, 9:02 AM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 9 days |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.