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High Wind Warning 8, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2016, 3:19 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 66 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 15, 2016, 3:19 PM HST (01:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2016, 9:32 AM HST
- In force
- 66 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 01:21 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, 1.3 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
- 1525 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
968 WWHW70 PHFO 160119 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 319 PM HST THU DEC 15 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AT BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE WINDS AT THE SUMMITS TO BE VERY STRONG OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIZ028-161430- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-161217T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0008.161216T0119Z-161218T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 319 PM HST THU DEC 15 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ FOSTER
8 follow-up statements
435 WWHW70 PHFO 161333 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 333 AM HST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AT BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE WINDS AT THE SUMMITS TO BE VERY STRONG OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIZ028-170245- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161218T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 333 AM HST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ POWELL
441 WWHW70 PHFO 170119 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 319 PM HST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AT BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE WINDS AT THE SUMMITS TO BE VERY STRONG OVER THROUGH SATURDAY. HIZ028-171430- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161218T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 319 PM HST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ FOSTER
217 WWHW70 PHFO 170127 CCA NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 327 PM HST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED AT BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW WILL CAUSE WINDS AT THE SUMMITS TO BE VERY STRONG THROUGH SATURDAY. HIZ028-171330- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161218T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 327 PM HST FRI DEC 16 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING TREACHEROUS. TRAVEL TO THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT WINDS AT THE SUMMITS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT LEAST 56 MPH... WITH GUSTS OVER 66 MPH. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PROPERTY. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMIT AREAS SHOULD BE DELAYED UNTIL WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ FOSTER
909 WWHW70 PHFO 171338 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 338 AM HST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN APPROACHING LOW WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIZ028-180245- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161218T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 338 AM HST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM HST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING AND HIKING TREACHEROUS. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TENTS AND SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AVOID TRAVEL TO THE AREA IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS DRIVE CAREFULLY AND BE CAREFUL OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS. && $$ DONALDSON
812 WWHW70 PHFO 172321 CCA NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 121 PM HST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .AN APPROACHING LOW WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIZ028-180400- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161218T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 121 PM HST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM HST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING AND HIKING TREACHEROUS. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TENTS AND SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AVOID TRAVEL TO THE AREA IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS DRIVE CAREFULLY AND BE CAREFUL OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS. && $$ DONALDSON
462 WWHW70 PHFO 180138 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 338 PM HST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .AN APPROACHING LOW WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WINDS OVER MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HIZ028-181445- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161219T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 338 PM HST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING AND HIKING TREACHEROUS. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TENTS AND SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AVOID TRAVEL TO THE AREA IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS DRIVE CAREFULLY AND BE CAREFUL OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS. && $$ BURKE
755 WWHW70 PHFO 181331 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 331 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG OVER MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA SUMMITS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HIZ028-190245- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161219T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 331 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING AND HIKING TREACHEROUS. THESE WINDS CAN BLOW DOWN TENTS AND SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE OR INJURIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...AVOID TRAVEL TO THE AREA IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS DRIVE CAREFULLY AND BE CAREFUL OPENING AND CLOSING DOORS. && $$
169 WWHW70 PHFO 181932 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 932 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .WINDS OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED WITH A WIND ADVISORY. HIZ028-190400- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161219T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0034.161218T1932Z-161219T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 932 AM HST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. && $$ BURKE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:27 PM HST | High Surf Warning | HFO | Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 48 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.