Alert archive / Hawaii / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Mar 11, 2012, 7:16 AM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2012, 7:16 AM HST (17:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2012, 3:03 PM HST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kalawao County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The Molokai radar (PHMO), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 558 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
275 WWHW70 PHFO 111716 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 716 AM HST SUN MAR 11 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE STATE WILL LEAD TO STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WIDNS THROUGH TODAY. THE HIGH WILL STEADILY WEAKEN...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. HIZ001>021-024>026-120400- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0011.120311T1716Z-120312T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HANA...MAKAWAO...KIHEI...MAKENA...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO... VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 716 AM HST SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. STRONGEST GUSTS ACROSS LEEWARD SECTIONS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ BRAVENDER
3 follow-up statements
967 WWHW70 PHFO 120139 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 339 PM HST SUN MAR 11 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE STATE WILL LEAD TO STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS THROUGH MONDAY. THE HIGH WILL WEAKEN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALLOWING WINDS TO DIMINISH. HIZ001>021-024>026-121445- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120313T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HANA...MAKAWAO...KIHEI...MAKENA...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO... VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 339 PM HST SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...BUT INCREASE AGAIN ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BRAVENDER
411 WWHW70 PHFO 121332 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 332 AM HST MON MAR 12 2012 ...STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE FAR NORTH OF THE STATE WILL LEAD TO STRONG AND GUSTY TRADE WINDS TODAY. THE HIGH WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...ALLOWING THE TRADE WINDS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. HIZ001>021-024>026-130245- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120313T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HANA...MAKAWAO...KIHEI...MAKENA...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO... VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 332 AM HST MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HOUSTON
277 WWHW70 PHFO 130103 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 303 PM HST MON MAR 12 2012 HIZ001>021-024>026-130215- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120313T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HANA...MAKAWAO...KIHEI...MAKENA...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO... VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA 303 PM HST MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 5:41 PM HST | Winter Weather Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 12 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.