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High Wind Warning 16, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2014, 3:33 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It took effect at Dec 30, 2014, 6:00 AM HST. It was in force for 6 days. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 30, 2014, 3:33 AM HST (13:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2014, 6:00 AM HST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2015, 3:32 AM HST
- In force
- 6 days
- 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 13:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 6:29 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 104 | 13 Ese Waikii, HI | MEASURED BY CANADA FRANCE HAWAII TELESCOPE/GEMINI OBSERVATORY ANEMOMETER ON MAUNA KEA |
| Jan 2, 10:29 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 130 | 13 Ese Waikii, HI | MEASURED BY CANADA FRANCE HAWAII TELESCOPE/GEMINI OBSERVATORY ANEMOMETER ON MAUNA KEA. |
| Jan 2, 4:19 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 155 | 13 Ese Waikii, HI | PEAK WIND GUST REPORTED BY CANADA FRANCE HAWAII TELESCOPE WEATHER STATION. ELEV APPROX 4180 METERS...13700 FT. |
| Jan 2, 10:40 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pahoa, HI | TREE DOWN ON APAA ST. |
| Jan 2, 10:40 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Papaikou, HI | TREE DOWN ON OLD MAMALAHOA HWY. |
| Jan 2, 11:00 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Honokaa, HI | MUTIPLE TREES DOWN...AT LEAST 5. VEHICLE DAMAGED. GIANT TREE FELL INTO STORAGE AREA. POWER LINES AND A TRANSFORMER BLOWN DOWN ONTO NEARBY ROAD. |
| Jan 3, 12:26 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pahoa, HI | ROAD CLOSED KAHAKAI BLVD NEAR ROUTE 130 AND KAOHE HOMESTEAD RD ABOVE PAHOA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Jan 3, 12:26 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pahoa, HI | ROAD CLOSURES HIGHWAY 130 NEAR MILE MARKER 12. HIGHWAY 132 NEAR LAVA TREE STATE PARK. HIGHWAY 130 NEAR MILO. |
| Jan 3, 12:26 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Papaikou, HI | HAMAKUA RD CLOSURE DUE TO HIGH WINDS ON OLD MAMALAHOA HIGHWAY BTWN KAHANA DR AND WAOKELE ST |
| Jan 3, 4:06 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 W Naalehu, HI | RT 11 CLOSED NEAR MILE MARKER 70 DUE TO DOWNED TREE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 1.6 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
- 1072 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
857 WWHW70 PHFO 301333 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 AM HST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMIT OF HALEAKALA ON MAUI... .WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH SUMMITS ABOVE 9000 FT WILL STEADILY INCREASE TODAY AS A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. HIZ028-310245- /O.UPG.PHFO.HW.A.0002.141230T1600Z-141231T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0016.141230T1600Z-141231T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 333 AM HST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 70 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 90 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. * TIMING...INCREASING TODAY AND PEAKING IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING ON THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH. && $$ HIZ022-310245- /O.UPG.PHFO.HW.A.0002.141230T1600Z-141231T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0038.141230T1600Z-141231T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 333 AM HST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 9000 FT. * TIMING...INCREASING TODAY AND PEAKING IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY ON THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WROE
13 follow-up statements
014 WWHW70 PHFO 310133 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 PM HST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMIT OF HALEAKALA ON MAUI... .STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE HIGH SUMMITS ABOVE 9000 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS A MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ELEVATED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. HIZ028-311500- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-141231T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 333 PM HST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 70 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 100 MPH ABOVE 9000 FEET. * TIMING...PEAKING OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY BUT WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF POTENTIALLY VERY STRONG WINDS BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING ON THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH. && $$ HIZ022-311500- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141231T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 333 PM HST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ABOVE 9000 FT. * TIMING...PEAKING THIS EVENING...AND DECREASING LATE TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY ON THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
772 WWHW70 PHFO 311316 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 316 AM HST WED DEC 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND TODAY. HIZ022-311430- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-141231T1600Z/ HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 316 AM HST WED DEC 31 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE EASED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL ON HALEAKALA SUMMIT. $$ HIZ028-010230- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150101T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 316 AM HST WED DEC 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 50 TO 75 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 90 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING ON THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH. && $$
808 WWHW70 PHFO 312228 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1228 PM HST WED DEC 31 2014 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THE NEXT FEW DAYS... .STRONG LOW PRESSURE IN THE MID-LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE JUST NORTH OF THE STATE THE NEXT FEW DAYS WILL KEEP DANGEROUSLY STRONG WINDS BLOWING AT SUMMIT LEVELS. HIZ028-011130- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 1228 PM HST WED DEC 31 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 45 TO 65 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 90 MPH AT TIMES TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS INCREASING BY LATE FRIDAY TO 60 TO 80 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS AT OVER 100 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST 6 PM FRIDAY...AND LIKELY LONGER. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE AT THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SUMMIT AREAS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 65 MPH. && $$ R BALLARD
579 WWHW70 PHFO 030140 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 340 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WITH A FRONT MOVING DOWN THE CHAIN TONIGHT... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP WINDS AT HURRICANE FORCE AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY. HIZ028-031445- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 340 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...HURRICANE FORCE AT TIMES. SOUTHWEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 130 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ001>011-027-031445- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 340 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TYPICAL WINDWARD SIDES OF THE ISLANDS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. * TIMING...INCREASING EARLY THIS EVENING AND PEAKING OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ012>026-031445- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.150103T0400Z-150103T1600Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- KOHALA- 340 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TYPICAL WINDWARD SIDES OF THE ISLANDS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. * TIMING...INCREASING THIS EVENING AND PEAKING OVERNIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ R BALLARD
794 WWHW70 PHFO 030256 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 456 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED WITH A FRONT MOVING DOWN THE CHAIN TONIGHT... .AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT WILL SPREAD STRONG AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR SOME PARTS OF THE STATE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP WINDS AT HURRICANE FORCE AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY. HIZ001>004-007>011-031600- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 456 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOSTLY LIKELY TO BE IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE NORMAL WINDWARD AREAS. * TIMING...PEAKING THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...TREES... POWER POLES...AND POWERLINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ028-031600- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 456 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...HURRICANE FORCE AT TIMES. SOUTHWEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 130 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ012>026-031600- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.150103T0256Z-150103T1600Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST- KOHALA- 456 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE TYPICAL WINDWARD SIDES OF THE ISLANDS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. * TIMING...INCREASING THIS EVENING AND PEAKING OVERNIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ005-006-027-031600- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 456 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AS A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH. * TIMING...PEAKING THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ R BALLARD
500 WWHW70 PHFO 030714 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 914 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE WITH A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE ISLANDS OVERNIGHT... .A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP WINDS AT HURRICANE FORCE AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY. HIZ012>022-031600- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 914 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF MAUI THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS REMAINING STRONG PAST MIDNIGHT...THEN SHIFTING WEST TO NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ001>004-007>011-031600- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- 914 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MANY AREAS OF OAHU THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REMAINING STRONG THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS... TREES...POWER POLES...AND POWERLINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ028-032015- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 914 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 130 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ005-006-023>027-031600- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 914 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. * TIMING...REMAINING STRONG LATE THIS EVENING AND DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT ON OAHU. PEAKING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON
137 WWHW70 PHFO 030931 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1131 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE WITH A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE ISLANDS OVERNIGHT... .A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE STATE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL KEEP WINDS AT HURRICANE FORCE AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY. HIZ001>004-031600- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- 1131 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST TO NORTH 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING...DIMINISHING BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS... TREES...POWER POLES...AND POWERLINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ023>027-031600- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ /O.EXA.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 1131 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED ACROSS PARTS OF THE BIG ISLAND THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS PEAKING FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...AND THE HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ007>022-031600- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI- LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 1131 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS MANY AREAS OF OAHU AND MAUI THIS EVENING. * TIMING...REMAINING STRONG THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...THEN DIMINISHING TOWARD MORNING ACROSS MAUI COUNTY. GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT ACROSS OAHU. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS... TREES...POWER POLES...AND POWERLINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ028-032245- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 1131 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...WEST 55 TO 90 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 130 MPH AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ005-006-031600- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- 1131 PM HST FRI JAN 2 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 45 MPH. * TIMING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON
479 WWHW70 PHFO 031338 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 338 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING... .A COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG TO LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS THERE THIS MORNING. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A STRONG MID LEVEL TROUGH WILL MAINTAIN VERY STRONG WINDS AT THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH TODAY. HIZ007>022-032200- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T1600Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/ OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU-OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU- WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI- LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA- HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 338 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS AND WHERE WINDS ACCELERATE DOWNSLOPE FROM HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS. * TIMING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ023>027-032200- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/ KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 338 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS AND WHERE WINDS ACCELERATE DOWNSLOPE FROM HIGHER TERRAIN. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING... THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE MID AND LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...TREES... POWER POLES...AND POWERLINES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ028-040245- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 338 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 50 TO 70 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 90 MPH... GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 12 THOUSAND FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY...WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ HIZ001>006-032200- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST- 338 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG EXPOSED COASTAL AREAS AND WHERE WINDS ACCELERATE DOWNSLOPE FROM HIGHER TERRAIN. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS. * TIMING...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN BRANCHES AND WEAK TREES...CAUSE DAMAGE TO WEAK ROOFS...LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES... AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON
800 WWHW70 PHFO 031830 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE AT THE SUMMITS WHILE LOWER ELEVATION WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED... .WINDS AT THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA WILL CONTINUE STRONG AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT HIGH LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS OVER THE ISLANDS. HIZ023>027-031930- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/ KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 830 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. A FEW AREAS COULD STILL SEE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. $$ HIZ001>022-031930- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150103T2200Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-HALEAKALA SUMMIT- 830 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... GUSTY NORTH WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TODAY. A FEW AREAS COULD STILL SEE GUSTS OVER 40 MPH... BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL. $$ HIZ028-040230- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T2200Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 830 AM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 65 MPH TODAY...INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH EARLY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ R BALLARD
920 WWHW70 PHFO 032320 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 120 PM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMITS AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET... .OBSERVATIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND...MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET...INDICATE SPORADIC...LOCALIZED WARNING LEVEL WIND GUSTS ARE STILL OCCURRING. THUS THE WARNING FOR THE INTERIOR BIG ISLAND IS BEING REISSUED. WINDS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BIG ISLAND WILL CONTINUE STRONG AS A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AT HIGH LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE REMAINS OVER THE ISLANDS. HIZ027-041430- /O.EXA.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T2200Z/ BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 120 PM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 55 MPH. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE POWER INTERRUPTIONS AND MAKE DRIVING VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STAY AWAY FROM DOWNED POWER LINES. && $$ HIZ028-041430- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T2200Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 120 PM HST SAT JAN 3 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 65 MPH TODAY...INCREASING AGAIN TONIGHT AND SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 55 TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH EARLY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AGAIN DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ R BALLARD
178 WWHW70 PHFO 041342 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 342 AM HST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND MAINLY ABOVE 10000 FEET... .OBSERVATIONS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ON THE BIG ISLAND CONTINUE TO SHOW THAT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDOWS ARE STILL OCCURRING. HIZ027-041445- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150104T2200Z/ BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- 342 AM HST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER INTERIOR AREAS OF THE BIG ISLAND. $$ HIZ028-050245- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150105T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 342 AM HST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 75 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR ANYONE ON THE SUMMITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. ALL TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ BURKE
016 WWHW70 PHFO 050106 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 306 PM HST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND TONIGHT... .ALTHOUGH THE STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE AWAY...WINDS WILL REMAIN AT WARNING LEVELS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. HIZ028-051445- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150105T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 306 PM HST SUN JAN 4 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 70 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS OVERNIGHT. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE POSTPONED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ R BALLARD
220 WWHW70 PHFO 051332 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 332 AM HST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WARNING LEVELS OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS DURING THE NIGHT...BUT WILL REMAIN AT ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING. HIZ028-052200- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-150105T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0002.150105T1332Z-150105T2200Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 332 AM HST MON JAN 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 55 MPH...WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS DURING THE MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ABOVE 10 THOUSAND FEET. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND DIFFICULT DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Honolulu, HI wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Dec 29, 8:30 PM HST, 7 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 8:30 PM HST, 7 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 830 PM HST MON DEC 29 2014 .SYNOPSIS... COOL AND DRY CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE IN STORE TONIGHT. A FRONT WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS AND MODEST RAINFALL. A BRIEF PERIOD OF RATHER DRY NORTHERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY INTO NEW YEARS DAY...FOLLOWED BY POSSIBLY ACTIVE WEATHER THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. && .DISCUSSION... IT WILL BE COOL AND DRY TONIGHT. RIDGING ALOFT WILL BE BREAKING DOWN QUICKLY BUT SHOULD MAINTAIN STABLE CONDITIONS WITH THE INVERSION STAYING BELOW 5000 FT. AFTERNOON SOUNDINGS SHOWED THAT PRECIPITABLE WATER HAD CREPT UP IN THE PAST 24 HOURS...BUT WITH VALUES OF AROUND 0.75 OF AN INCH EXPECTED TO HOLD THROUGH THE NIGHT. AS A RESULT... VERY DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH LITTLE TO NO RAINFALL. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT WINDS...LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD DROP A FEW DEGREES FROM LAST NIGHT. WIDESPREAD LOWER 60/S WITH SOME UPPER 50/S ARE EXPECTED NEAR SEA LEVEL...BUT WE SHOULD NOT REACH ANY RECORDS. A QUICK UPDATE WILL BE SENT SHORTLY TO FINE TUNE THE TEMPS TONIGHT. A FAIRLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...BRINGING BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS. GENERALLY MODEST RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT...THOUGH WE COULD SEE A LINE OF FAST-MOVING AND BRIEFLY HEAVY SHOWERS EMBEDDED WITHIN THIS FEATURE. THE STRONGEST PORTION OF THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DRIVING THE FRONT WILL PASS JUST NORTH OF THE STATE...MINIMIZING THE THUNDERSTORM THREAT...BUT DYNAMICS OF THIS SYSTEM SHOULD SUPPORT GUSTY WINDS AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE FRONT...MAKING WINDS THE MAIN AREA OF CONCERN. PORTIONS OF THE ISLANDS PRONE TO DOWNSLOPING SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME STRONG GUSTS AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT. SOME POCKETS OF 40 MPH GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...JUST SHY OF THE WIND ADVISORY THRESHOLD. THE TIMING FOR FRONTAL PASSAGE IS ROUGHLY KAUAI MID-DAY...OAHU LATE AFTERNOON...MAUI COUNTY IN THE EVENING...THEN DOWN TO THE BIG ISLAND TUESDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR FINE TUNING BY MORNING. A BRIEF PERIOD OF RATHER DRY...POST-FRONTAL NORTHERLY WINDS IS DUE WEDNESDAY INTO NEW YEARS DAY. THE FRONT WILL WASH OUT EAST OF THE BIG ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY AS A SURFACE LOW FORMS SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES NORTH OF THE STATE. BIG ISLAND COULD SEE SOME LINGERING MOISTURE ON WEDNESDAY WHILE THE REST OF THE STATE SEE LIMITED WINDWARD RAINFALL DUE TO A DRY POST-FRONTAL AIRMASS MOVING IN. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECLINE NEW YEARS EVE AND DAY AS SURFACE RIDGING JUST NORTH OF THE STATE BREAKS DOWN AHEAD OF THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. RATHER DRY CONDITIONS SHOULD HOLD. ACTIVE WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THE UPPER TROUGH THAT MOVES IN TOMORROW WITH THE FRONT WILL FLATTEN OUT AND WEAKEN ON WEDNESDAY BUT WILL LINGER OVERHEAD. A STRONG WESTERN PACIFIC JET STREAM WILL DROP A STRONG SHORTWAVE ALOFT INTO THIS TROUGH...TRIGGERING A ROUND OF ACTIVE WEATHER OVER THE STATE. THE DETAILS REMAIN UNCLEAR...BUT IF THE GFS AND ECMWF VERIFY...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF ELEVATED WINDS IS DUE FOR THE HIGH SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND AND POSSIBLY MAUI. THE MID-LEVEL TROUGH DRIVING TUESDAY/S FRONT WILL LEAD TO A SHARP INCREASE IN SUMMIT WINDS THROUGH THE DAY...LIKELY REACHING HIGH WIND WARNING LEVELS BY AFTERNOON. THE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BACK OFF ON WEDNESDAY BUT ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE THE WIND ADVISORY LEVEL. ANOTHER ROUND OF VERY STRONG WINDS IS DUE AGAIN BY NEW YEARS DAY AS THE NEXT SHORTWAVE ALOFT APPROACHES. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN PLACE. EXPECT IT TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR TUESDAY. && .AVIATION... VFR AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE AREA OVERNIGHT. ANY MVFR CEILINGS THAT DO FORM WILL BE LOCAL. NO AIRMETS EXPECTED. FLYING CONDS SHOULD BE DETERIORATING AROUND KAUAI COUNTY AFT 16Z WITH A FRONT EXPECTED TO REACH KAUAI AROUND 22 TO 00 UTC. && .MARINE... SURF HEIGHTS ALONG NORTH-FACING SHORES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THROUGH TUESDAY. A LARGER NORTHWEST SWELL IS EXPECTED TO BOOST SURF HEIGHTS TO NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEW YEARS DAY. WIND SPEEDS AND COMBINED SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY /SCA/ THRESHOLD THROUGH TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SCA WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND BEHIND A FRONT THAT WILL MOVE DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY GENERATED WIND WAVES COMBINED WITH A MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PRODUCE ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE 10 FOOT SCA THRESHOLD DURING THIS TIME. THEREFORE...AN SCA WILL GO INTO EFFECT FOR MOST LOCAL WATERS STARTING 6 AM HST TUESDAY. && .HFO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT FOR MAALAEA BAY...LEEWARD BIG ISLAND WATERS AND WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE BIG ISLAND. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL WINDWARD WATERS...KAUAI AND OAHU LEEWARD WATERS...KAUAI NORTHWEST WATERS AND THE KAUAI CHANNEL. HIGH WIND WATCH TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT FOR HALEAKALA...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA SUMMIT AREAS. && PUBLIC/MARINE...WROE AVIATION...LAU
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:19 PM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 51 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:35 PM HST | High Wind Watch | HFO | Hawaii, Kalawao | 12 hr |
| Dec 30, 3:33 AM HST | Wind Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 24 hr |
| Dec 30, 7:53 AM HST | Gale Warning | HFO | 10 hr | |
| Dec 30, 7:53 AM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 34 hr | |
| Dec 30, 11:13 AM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 62 min | |
| Dec 30, 11:29 AM HST | Winter Weather Advisory | HFO | Hawaii | 19 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:10 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Dec 30, 1:54 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kauai | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.