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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Pocatello, ID

April 4, 2016

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2016, 3:06 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 4, 2016, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 4, 2016, 3:06 AM MDT (09:06 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 4, 2016, 2:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 4, 2016, 8:34 PM MDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

The text

As transmitted.

604 
WWUS75 KPIH 040906
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
306 AM MDT MON APR 4 2016

...STRONG SPRING STORM PUSHES COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN
MAGIC VALLEY AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
TODAY. NOT ONLY WILL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...BUT VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL ALSO
DEVELOP DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.

IDZ017-020-021-042100-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0013.160404T2000Z-160405T0700Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO
306 AM MDT MON APR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM MDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY EARLY
  AFTERNOON, THEN PEAK AROUND 5 PM TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WIND OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH SHOULD BE THE PEAK WIND DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...BESIDES BRINGING WEAKENED TREES AND TREE BRANCHES DOWN
  AND MAKING YOUR MOTOR VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN A
  CROSS WIND...THERE IS A RISK OF NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY DUE TO
  BLOWING DUST FROM RECENTLY PLOWED AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. SOME
  COMMON AREAS FOR THIS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN ARE IN IDAHO
  FALLS AND THE TOWN OF ROBERTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

MESSICK
2 follow-up statements
169 
WWUS75 KPIH 041923
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
123 PM MDT MON APR 4 2016

...STRONG SPRING STORM PUSHES COLD FRONT THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO...

.A STRONG SPRING STORM WILL PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE EASTERN
MAGIC VALLEY AND THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS
TODAY. NOT ONLY WILL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP...BUT VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WILL ALSO
DEVELOP DURING THE MID-AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING
HOURS.

IDZ017-020-021-050700-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0013.160404T2000Z-160405T0700Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO
123 PM MDT MON APR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM MDT TUESDAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATE
  AFTERNOON... THEN PEAK AROUND 5 PM TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...WEST AND SOUTHWEST WIND OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. GUSTS
OVER 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$
126 
WWUS75 KPIH 050234
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
834 PM MDT MON APR 4 2016

IDZ017-020-021-050345-
/O.CAN.KPIH.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160405T0700Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...HEYBURN...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...POCATELLO
834 PM MDT MON APR 4 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT REMAIN
BELOW ADVISORY CONDITIONS. THUS WITH WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 6:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBonneville64 min
Apr 4, 3:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBlaine56 min
Apr 4, 3:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCuster53 min
Apr 4, 4:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCaribou57 min
Apr 4, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBlaine60 min
Apr 4, 4:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHBear Lake62 min
Apr 4, 4:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte22 min
Apr 4, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHCaribou24 min
Apr 4, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementPIHButte59 min

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Sources

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