Alert archive / Hawaii / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2015, 9:12 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 5, 2015, 9:12 PM HST (07:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 7, 2015, 3:05 AM HST
- In force
- 30 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 07:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 7.2 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
- 1335 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
030 WWHW70 PHFO 060712 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 912 PM HST THU MAR 5 2015 HIZ028-061430- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.150306T0712Z-150308T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 912 PM HST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. * WINDS...AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...WEST 25 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH AT TIMES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER SATURDAY...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH OR HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER FOR THIS PERIOD. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BRING DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ R BALLARD
4 follow-up statements
245 WWHW70 PHFO 061344 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 344 AM HST FRI MAR 6 2015 HIZ028-070245- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150308T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 344 AM HST FRI MAR 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... * WINDS...AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...WEST 25 TO 50 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER SATURDAY...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH OR HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER FOR THIS PERIOD. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE HIKING OR DRIVING DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ R BALLARD
079 WWHW70 PHFO 070137 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 337 PM HST FRI MAR 6 2015 HIZ028-071445- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150309T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 337 PM HST FRI MAR 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * WINDS...AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...WEST 30 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEK. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER SATURDAY...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH OR HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER FOR THIS PERIOD. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE HIKING OR DRIVING DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WROE
373 WWHW70 PHFO 070404 CCA NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 602 PM HST FRI MAR 6 2015 HIZ028-071730- /O.COR.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150309T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 602 PM HST FRI MAR 6 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST MONDAY. * WINDS...AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS...WEST 30 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY INTO NEXT WEEK. WINDS MAY INCREASE TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER SATURDAY...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH OR HIGH WIND WARNING MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED LATER FOR THIS PERIOD. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE HIKING OR DRIVING DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH...OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 55 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
969 WWHW70 PHFO 071305 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 305 AM HST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED... ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND... HIZ028-080215- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150309T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.A.0001.150308T0400Z-150309T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- 305 AM HST SAT MAR 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW THE ADVISORY LEVEL THIS MORNING...THOUGH WEST WINDS MAY ONCE AGAIN INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS THIS EVENING...AND POSSIBLY TO ABOVE 55 MPH SUNDAY. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE HIKING OR DRIVING DIFFICULT. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SUMMITS MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 56 MPH...OR GUSTS OVER 66 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 1:05 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 6 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.