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Wind Advisory 25, NWS Pocatello, ID

June 12, 2012

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Jun 12, 2012, 1:33 PM MDT. It took effect at Jun 13, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 12, 2012, 1:33 PM MDT (19:33 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 13, 2012, 2:00 PM MDT
Expired
Jun 13, 2012, 3:25 AM MDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

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

183 
WWUS75 KPIH 121933
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
133 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...DRY COLD FRONT NOT BRINGING MUCH PRECIPITATION BUT PLENTY 
OF WIND...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN MONTANA AND SOUTHERN CANADA
WILL BRING A COLD FRONT THROUGH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IDAHO. BY THE
MID-AFTERNOON...THE SOUTHWEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIND WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE EVENING AS THE
FRONT CONTINUES ITS EASTWARD TREK INTO WYOMING.

IDZ017-020-021-131100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0025.120613T2000Z-120614T0400Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
133 PM MDT TUE JUN 12 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND WILL ALREADY BE GUSTY BY THE LATE MORNING. WIND
  SHOULD PEAK AROUND 600 PM MDT IN THE EVENING...THEN DIMINISH
  BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS BY 1000 PM.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS IN AREAS NORTH OF RUPERT UP TO THE SHOSHONE
  AREA. IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN...THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE OVER
  THE ARCO DESERT AND AREAS NORTH OF THE AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR. 

* IMPACTS...WIND OF THIS STRENGTH CAN PICK UP DUST AND REDUCE
  VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE. THIS WILL MAKE
  DRIVING HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WINDS OF THIS
  STRENGTH CAN MAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY WHEN TRAVELING AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE
  WIND. FINALLY...30 TO 35 MPH WINDS CAN TAKE DOWN BRANCHES AND
  EVEN WHOLE TREES...DAMAGING BUILDINGS OR CUTTING POWER LINES. 

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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MESSICK
1 follow-up statement
598 
WWUS75 KPIH 130925
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
325 AM MDT WED JUN 13 2012


IDZ017-020-021-131030-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WI.Y.0025.120613T2000Z-120614T0400Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
325 AM MDT WED JUN 13 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO EXCEED ADVISORY CRITERIA.

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Sources

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