Alert archive / Hawaii / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2016, 3:32 AM HST for Honolulu County, Kauai County, Hawaii. It took effect at Feb 6, 2016, 2:00 PM HST. It was in force for 107 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2016, 3:32 AM HST (13:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2016, 2:00 PM HST
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2016, 3:47 PM HST
- In force
- 107 min
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Honolulu County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The South Kauai radar (PHKI), 76 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 1253 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
772 WWHW70 PHFO 061332 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 332 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT... .A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH KAUAI LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TO OCCUR DOWNWIND OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN POSTED FOR KAUAI...NIIHAU AND OAHU...AND THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. HIZ001>004-070245- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.160207T0000Z-160208T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK 332 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN NORTH FACING VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND...AND SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE WINDS INCREASE. 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. && $$ HIZ005>011-070245- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.160207T0400Z-160208T0400Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO 332 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM HST SUNDAY. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH UP TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN NORTH FACING VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND...AND SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JACOBSON
2 follow-up statements
944 WWHW70 PHFO 061928 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 928 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...GUSTY NORTH WINDS EXPECTED BEHIND A COLD FRONT... .A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH KAUAI LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER AND DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN. A WIND ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT ON KAUAI LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND ON OAHU LATE THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THE HIGH SUMMITS OF THE BIG ISLAND. HIZ028-070830- /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0002.160207T1000Z-160208T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 928 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM HST MONDAY. * TIMING...INCREASING DURING THE EVENING...BUILDING TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 65 MPH OR GREATER AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS WILL BE DANGEROUS...AND DAMAGE TO DOORS IS POSSIBLE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IS DISCOURAGED. && $$ HIZ001>004-070830- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.160207T0000Z-160207T2200Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK 928 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON HST SUNDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...ALONG AND BEHIND A FRONT...NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER AND DOWNWIND OF TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND...AND SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ005>011-070830- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.160207T0600Z-160207T2200Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO 928 AM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON HST SUNDAY... * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...ALONG AND BEHIND A FRONT...NORTH WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST OVER AND DOWNWIND OF HIGHER TERRAIN. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ARE URGED TO DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND...AND SHOULD BE SECURED BEFORE WINDS INCREASE. 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. && $$
829 WWHW70 PHFO 070147 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 347 PM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS TO THE ISLANDS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...THOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH OVER THE LOWER TERRAIN. HOWEVER...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. HIZ001>004-070300- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-160207T2200Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK 347 PM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH. $$ HIZ005>011-070300- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.160207T0600Z-160207T2200Z/ OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO 347 PM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO BE BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH. $$ HIZ028-071500- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0002.160207T1000Z-160208T1600Z/ BIG ISLAND SUMMITS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET 347 PM HST SAT FEB 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM HST MONDAY... * TIMING...INCREASING DURING THE EVENING...BUILDING TO WARNING LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WINDS INCREASING TO 65 MPH OR GREATER AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SHIFTING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS WILL BE DANGEROUS...AND DAMAGE TO DOORS IS POSSIBLE WHEN OPENING OR CLOSING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SUMMITS MEANS THAT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GREATER THAN 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH. TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS IS DISCOURAGED. && $$ WROE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 3:20 PM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 14 days | |
| Feb 6, 9:28 AM HST | High Wind Warning | HFO | Hawaii | 37 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.