Wind Advisory 17, NWS Pocatello, ID

Issued

May 3, 2012, 1:43 PM MDT (19:43 UTC)

Expired

May 3, 2012, 7:00 PM MDT

In force

5 hr

Issued by

NWS Pocatello, ID

265 
WWUS75 KPIH 031943
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
143 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

...BREEZY SOUTHWEST WIND POSES HAZARDS ON AMERICAN FALLS
RESERVOIR...

.AN INCOMING TROUGH HAS INCREASED WINDS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN TO
THE POINT THAT THE SOUTHWEST WIND COULD CAUSE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
ON THE AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR...THE ARCO DESERT AND I-15 FROM
IDAHO FALLS NORTH TO SAGE JUNCTION. THE FRONT WILL PASS...AND
THEN THE WIND WILL BECOME MUCH CALMER IN THE LATE AFTERNOON INTO
EARLY EVENING.

IDZ020-040100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0017.120503T1943Z-120504T0100Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
143 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...NOW UNTIL 7 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 15 FROM IDAHO FALLS NORTH TO SAGE
  JUNCTION. THIS ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE ARCO DESERT REGION
  WITH THE IDAHO NATIONAL LAB.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IDZ021-032300-
/O.CON.KPIH.LW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120503T2300Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
143 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MDT THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR.

* IMPACTS...WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN MAKE THE NAVIGATION OF 
  SMALL BOATS MUCH MORE DIFFICULT THAN USUAL. SMALL BOATS ARE 
  ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$

664 
WWUS75 KPIH 032311
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
511 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

IDZ021-040015-
/O.EXP.KPIH.LW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120503T2300Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
511 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


$$

IDZ020-040100-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120504T0100Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
511 PM MDT THU MAY 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...UNTIL 7 PM MDT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 15 FROM IDAHO FALLS NORTH TO 
  SAGE JUNCTION. THIS ADVISORY ALSO INCLUDES THE ARCO DESERT 
  REGION WITH THE IDAHO NATIONAL LAB. 

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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