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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Pocatello, ID

May 1, 2012

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at May 1, 2012, 9:04 PM MDT. It took effect at May 2, 2012, 8:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2012, 9:04 PM MDT (03:04 UTC)
In effect from
May 2, 2012, 8:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 2, 2012, 6:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

152 
WWUS75 KPIH 020304
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
904 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY...

.ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO LATE
TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND
THE FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45
MPH ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE UPPER AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN REGIONS.

IDZ020-021-021115-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.120502T1400Z-120503T0000Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
904 PM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AND
  CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
  AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 86 CORRIDOR
  FROM AMERICAN FALLS TO POCATELLO AND NORTH TO THE ROBERTS AREA.
  THIS ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE ARCO DESERT REGION WITH THE
  IDAHO NATIONAL LAB AND US HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
087 
WWUS75 KPIH 020930
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
330 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012

...STRONG WINDS AGAIN TODAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO EARLY THIS MORNING.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY BEHIND THE
FRONT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH
ARE FORECAST THROUGH THE UPPER AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN REGIONS.

IDZ020-021-030000-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.120502T1400Z-120503T0000Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
330 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AROUND 800 AM MDT AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  AROUND 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE INTERSTATE 15 AND INTERSTATE 86 
  CORRIDOR FROM AMERICAN FALLS TO POCATELLO AND NORTH TO THE 
  ROBERTS AREA. THIS ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE ARCO DESERT 
  REGION WITH THE IDAHO NATIONAL LAB AND US HIGHWAYS 20 AND 26. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ISOLATED AREAS OF BLOWING
  DUST MAY SUDDENLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO ON HIGHWAYS
  NEAR RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURAL FIELDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

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Sources

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