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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Honolulu, HI

February 3, 2014Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Feb 3, 2014, 1:46 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It took effect at Feb 3, 2014, 2:00 AM HST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 3, 2014, 1:46 AM HST (11:46 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 3, 2014, 2:00 AM HST
Expired
Feb 4, 2014, 3:33 AM HST
In force
26 hr
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 11:46 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Hilo, (PITO), launched 00:00Z, 11.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Hilo, at 00:00Z on 2014-02-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 82 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Hilo, at 00:00Z on 2014-02-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 48 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
82 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
807 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

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

344 
WWHW70 PHFO 031146
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
146 AM HST MON FEB 3 2014

...STRONG WINDS HAVE RETURNED TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

HIZ028-032200-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0009.140203T1200Z-140203T2200Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
146 AM HST MON FEB 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.
 
* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY
  FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
897 
WWHW70 PHFO 032000
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1000 AM HST MON FEB 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

HIZ028-040900-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
1000 AM HST MON FEB 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

DEJESUS
995 
WWHW70 PHFO 040114
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
314 PM HST MON FEB 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

HIZ028-041415-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
314 PM HST MON FEB 3 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT THEN HOLD AT ELEVATED
  LEVELS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

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.

&&

$$

DEJESUS
679 
WWHW70 PHFO 041333
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
333 AM HST TUE FEB 4 2014

...SUMMIT WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED...

HIZ028-041445-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-140205T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
333 AM HST TUE FEB 4 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN MOSTLY LIGHT TODAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 3:44 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFOHonolulu, Kauai, Kalawao29 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.