Alert archive / Hawaii / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2012, 4:46 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 29 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 4, 2012, 4:46 AM HST (14:46 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2012, 10:14 AM HST
- In force
- 29 hr
- 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 14:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 2.8 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
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
661 WWHW70 PHFO 041446 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 446 AM HST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...INCREASED WINDS OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEAKENING HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE STATE AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE SOUTHEAST IS PRODUCING STRONG WINDS OVER UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. AS THE HIGH WEAKENS THROUGH THE DAY...THE WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BY TONIGHT. HIZ028-050400- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.120204T1446Z-120205T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 446 AM HST SAT FEB 4 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...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY SHOULD DIMINISH BY 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. PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY. && $$
4 follow-up statements
144 WWHW70 PHFO 050137 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 337 PM HST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...INCREASED WINDS OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A RIDGE ALOFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO THE NORTHEAST ARE COMBINING TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. HIZ028-051430- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120206T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 337 PM HST SAT FEB 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY SHOULD DIMINISH BY SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IF YOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. && $$ DONALDSON
706 WWHW70 PHFO 051328 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 328 AM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...ISTRONG 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. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY THIS EVENING. HIZ028-060230- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120206T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 328 AM HST SUN FEB 5 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...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY SHOULD DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE 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. && $$ LAU
865 WWHW70 PHFO 051340 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 340 AM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...STRONG WINDS OVER BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A RIDGE ALOFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO THE NORTHEAST ARE COMBINING TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER UPPER ELEVATIONS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL BY THIS EVENING. HIZ028-060245- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120206T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 340 AM HST SUN FEB 5 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS TODAY SHOULD DIMINISH BY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IF YOUR ACTIVITIES WILL BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE STRONG WINDS. && $$
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
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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.