Alert archive / Hawaii / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2017, 3:25 AM HST for 4 counties in Hawaii. It took effect at Jan 21, 2017, 12:00 PM HST. It was in force for 28 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2017, 3:25 AM HST (13:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2017, 12:00 PM HST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2017, 3:57 PM HST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Honolulu, HI
Counties Hawaii County, HI, Honolulu County, HI, Kalawao County, HI, Kauai County, HI
The radar
The Molokai radar (PHMO), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:26 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 12:00 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | 2 Ne Waianae, HI | WAIANAE VALLEY RAWS RECORDED 67 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jan 21, 12:00 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | 1 S Mokuleia, HI | KUAOKALA RAWS 73 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jan 21, 12:00 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 84 | 4 N Kawaihae, HI | KOHALA RANCH REPORTS 84 MPH WIND GUST |
| Jan 21, 5:40 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Kaneohe, HI | 3000 CUSTOMERS IN KANEOHE LOST POWER ABOUT 540 PM ON SATURDAY. |
| Jan 21, 9:00 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hawaii Kai, HI | AS OF 900 PM SATURDAY, HONOLULU FIREFIGHTERS RESPONDED TO AT LEAST 20 REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES IN AREAS INCLUDING MOKULEIA, NUUANU, KAIMUKI, AND HAWAII KAI. |
| Jan 21, 9:00 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Waianae, HI | AS OF 900 PM SATURDAY EVENING, HONOLULU FIREFIGHTERS HAD RESPONDED TO 48 BLOWN ROOFS IN AREAS SUCH AS PUNCHBOWL, MANOA, AND WAIANAE. |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM HST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Manoa, HI | AS OF 930PM SATURDAY 6,300 CUSTOMERS IN AIEA,MANOA AND KALIHI REMAINED WITHOUT POWER DUE TO BRANCHES FALLING ON POWER LINES. |
| Jan 21, 10:40 PM HST | FLASH FLOOD | Honokaa, HI | *** 1 FATAL *** WOMAN ATTEMPTED TO CROSS FLASH FLOOD RIVER FLOWING ACROSS DRIVEWAY OFF OF KAHANA ROAD IN THE AHUALOA AREA OF HONOKAA. SHE WAS SWEPT DOWNSTREAM AND HER BODY WAS FOUND THE NEXT MORNING. |
| Jan 22, 1:36 AM HST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Kawaihae, HI | |
| Jan 22, 12:06 PM HST | HIGH SURF | 7 S Pahoa, HI | *** 1 FATAL *** A 43-YEAR-OLD MAN DROWNED OFF SHORE OF KEHENA BEACH. ONLOOKERS WERE UNABLE TO RESCUE DUE TO ROUGH OCEAN CONDITIONS. |
| Jan 22, 12:06 PM HST | HIGH SURF | 7 S Pahoa, HI | A 43-YEAR-OLD MAN DROWNED OFF SHORE OF KEHENA BEACH. ONLOOKERS WERE UNABLE TO RESCUE DUE TO ROUGH OCEAN CONDITIONS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Lihue, (PHLI), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 214 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 891 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
972 WWHW70 PHFO 211325 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 325 AM HST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS... .NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AS A WEAK FRONT MOVES DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN FROM THE NORTH TODAY. THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE OVER TERRAIN AND DOWN LEE SLOPES OF MOST ISLANDS AND MAY REACH WARNING STRENGTH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL BEGIN A GRADUAL DECLINE ON SUNDAY. HIZ001>021-023>027-220230- /O.UPG.PHFO.HW.A.0001.170121T2200Z-170122T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0003.170121T2200Z-170122T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HAIKU...MAKAWAO...HANA...KIHEI...MAKENA...PUKALANI...KULA... KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO...VOLCANO... HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA...BRADSHAW FIELD... SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 325 AM HST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM HST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM HST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS OVER AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A PEAK IN WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER...DOWNED TREES...AND FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS... AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO TRIM OLDER AND WEAKER TREE BRANCHES THAT MAY IMPACT THEIR RESIDENCE. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOSTER
4 follow-up statements
672 WWHW70 PHFO 220132 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 332 PM HST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS... .NORTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS A FRONT MOVES DOWN THE ISLAND CHAIN FROM THE NORTH. THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE OVER TERRAIN AND DOWN LEE SLOPES OF MOST ISLANDS AND MAY REACH WARNING STRENGTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. GUSTY TRADE WINDS WILL BEGIN A GRADUAL DECLINE ON SUNDAY. HIZ001>021-023>027-221445- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T1600Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HAIKU...MAKAWAO...HANA...KIHEI...MAKENA...PUKALANI...KULA... KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO...VOLCANO... HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA...BRADSHAW FIELD... SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 332 PM HST SAT JAN 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS OVER AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH A PEAK IN WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER...DOWNED TREES...AND FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
897 WWHW70 PHFO 221331 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 331 AM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY FOR LOCALLY STRONG NORTHEASTERLY TRADE WINDS... .VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ALONG AND BEHIND A FRONT NEAR THE BIG ISLAND. THESE WINDS WILL ACCELERATE OVER TERRAIN AND DOWN LEE SLOPES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN FOR SOME PORTIONS OF THE STATE BY THIS AFTERNOON. HIZ001>021-023>027-222200- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T2200Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HAIKU...MAKAWAO...HANA...KIHEI...MAKENA...PUKALANI...KULA... KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...HILO...VOLCANO... HONOKAA...KAMUELA...WAIKOLOA...BRADSHAW FIELD... SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 331 AM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. ON KAUAI...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN LEEWARD AREAS FROM BARKING SANDS TO KOLOA. ON OAHU...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL IMPACT AREAS OVER AND IMMEDIATELY WEST OF THE KOOLAU AND WAIANAE RANGES. IN MAUI COUNTY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LEE OF MOUNTAIN AREAS...ACROSS MUCH OF LANAI AND KAHOOLAWE...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF MAUI. ON THE BIG ISLAND...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED IN THE LEEWARD KOHALA AREA...THE WAIMEA TO KAWAIHAE CORRIDOR...WESTERN SADDLE AREAS...AND NORTH OF KAILUA-KONA IN THE NORTH KONA DISTRICT. * TIMING...WARNING LEVEL WINDS WILL REMAIN STATEWIDE THROUGH THE MORNING. WHILE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN SLIGHTLY BY AFTERNOON...SOME PORTIONS OF THE STATE MAY HAVE THE WARNING LEVEL WINDS THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY AND MAY WARRANT ANOTHER EXTENSION. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER...DOWNED TREES...AND FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ FOSTER
816 WWHW70 PHFO 222037 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 1037 AM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS ON THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE STATE THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE STATE WILL KEEP WINDY NORTHEASTERLY TRADES IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE MOUNTAINS. HIZ001>021-023-024-027-230400- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170122T2200Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0007.170122T2037Z-170123T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS-MOLOKAI WINDWARD- MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA-KAHOOLAWE- MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST-MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY- WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA-SOUTH BIG ISLAND- BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI... MANELE...LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI... HAIKU...MAKAWAO...HANA...KIHEI...MAKENA...PUKALANI...KULA... KAILUA-KONA...MILOLII...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...BRADSHAW FIELD... SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 1037 AM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...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. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDS ARE BEST CHANNELED BY THE TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL OR WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ HIZ025-026-230400- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170123T0400Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA... WAIKOLOA 1037 AM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FOCUSED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE KOHALA MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING KAWAIHAE AND WAIKOLOA VILLAGE. THE STRONG WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN AND AROUND THE HILO AREA. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN RESULT IN DAMAGED ROOFS... BROKEN AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES...DOWNED POWER POLES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN INTERRUPTIONS TO POWER...DOWNED TREES...AND FLYING DEBRIS IF OUTDOOR ITEMS ARE NOT PROPERLY TIED DOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ JELSEMA
609 WWHW70 PHFO 230157 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI 357 PM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT NIIHAU KAUAI AND OAHU THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MAUI COUNTY AND THE BIG ISLAND THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING... .HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE STATE WILL KEEP WINDY NORTHEASTERLY TRADES IN PLACE THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE STATE OVERNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE MOUNTAINS...AND IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDS ARE BEST CHANNELED BY THE TERRAIN. HIZ025-026-230400- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170123T0400Z/ /O.EXB.PHFO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170123T0800Z/ BIG ISLAND NORTH AND EAST-KOHALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILO...VOLCANO...HONOKAA...KAMUELA... WAIKOLOA 357 PM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDS ARE BEST CHANNELED BY THE TERRAIN. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE HILO AREA ON THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL OR WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ HIZ012>021-023-024-027-230400- /O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170123T0800Z/ MOLOKAI WINDWARD-MOLOKAI LEEWARD-LANAI MAKAI-LANAI MAUKA- KAHOOLAWE-MAUI WINDWARD WEST-MAUI LEEWARD WEST- MAUI CENTRAL VALLEY-WINDWARD HALEAKALA-LEEWARD HALEAKALA-KONA- SOUTH BIG ISLAND-BIG ISLAND INTERIOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KALAUPAPA...KAUNAKAKAI...MANELE... LANAI CITY...WAILUKU...LAHAINA...KAANAPALI...KAHULUI...HAIKU... MAKAWAO...HANA...KIHEI...MAKENA...PUKALANI...KULA...KAILUA-KONA... MILOLII...SOUTH POINT...PAHALA...BRADSHAW FIELD... SADDLE ROAD ABOVE 5000 FEET 357 PM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM HST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDS ARE BEST CHANNELED BY THE TERRAIN. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE KAILUA KONA AREA OF THE BIG ISLAND. * TIMING...THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL OR WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. 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. && $$ HIZ001>011-230400- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170123T0400Z/ NIIHAU-KAUAI WINDWARD-KAUAI LEEWARD-KAUAI MOUNTAINS- OAHU SOUTH SHORE-WAIANAE COAST-OAHU NORTH SHORE-OAHU KOOLAU- OLOMANA-CENTRAL OAHU-WAIANAE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LIHUE...PRINCEVILLE...POIPU...WAIMEA... HANAPEPE...KOKEE STATE PARK...HONOLULU...WAIKIKI...HAWAII KAI... KAPOLEI...NANAKULI...MAKAHA...HALEIWA...WAIALUA...KAHUKU... PUNALUU...LAIE...KAILUA...KANEOHE...WAIMANALO...MILILANI... WAHIAWA...PEARL CITY...MAKAKILO 357 PM HST SUN JAN 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST TRADES 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER AND DOWNWIND OF THE MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS IN AREAS WHERE THE WINDS ARE BEST CHANNELED BY THE TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL OR WEAKENED TREE BRANCHES MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN...AND UNSECURED ITEMS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING IN OR TIE DOWN ANY LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH... OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...ARE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ JELSEMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 3:39 PM HST | Gale Warning | HFO | 54 hr | |
| Jan 20, 3:40 PM HST | High Surf Advisory | HFO | Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 54 hr |
| Jan 20, 3:42 PM HST | High Wind Watch | HFO | Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Kalawao | 12 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Hawaii, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.