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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Pocatello, ID

May 23, 2012

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2012, 3:40 AM MDT. It took effect at May 23, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2012, 3:40 AM MDT (09:40 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 23, 2012, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

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

691 
WWUS75 KPIH 230940
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
340 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

IDZ021-240200-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0022.120523T1600Z-120524T0200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
340 AM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN INCLUDING THE
  I-86 CORRIDOR FROM RAFT RIVER TO POCATELLO AND THE I-15 CORRIDOR
  FROM POCATELLO TO BLACKFOOT. AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR IS ALSO
  INCLUDED. 

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING AND BOATING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY
  DRIVING ALONG NORTH-SOUTH ROADS ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN.
  BLOWING DUST MAY SHARPLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. ALSO BOATING ON THE
  AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR.

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. WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
733 
WWUS75 KPIH 240149
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
749 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

IDZ021-240300-
/O.EXP.KPIH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120524T0200Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
749 PM MDT WED MAY 23 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. THEREFORE
THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

VALLE

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Sources

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