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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Honolulu, HI

January 5, 2017Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Jan 5, 2017, 3:35 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 55 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2017, 3:35 PM HST (01:35 UTC)
Expired
Jan 7, 2017, 10:06 PM HST
In force
55 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 01:38 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

Hilo, (PITO), launched 00:00Z, 1.6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Hilo, at 00:00Z on 2017-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Hilo, at 00:00Z on 2017-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

376 
WWHW70 PHFO 060135
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
335 PM HST THU JAN 5 2017

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ON THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EASTWARD DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.
THESE WINDS MAY CONTINUE...AND POSSIBLY INCREASE...INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY.

HIZ028-061445-
/O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170106T0400Z/
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.170106T0135Z-170107T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
335 PM HST THU JAN 5 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HONOLULU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST FRIDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY
  CONTINUE...AND POSSIBLY INCREASE...INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AND
  SATURDAY.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. THESE
  WINDS CAN SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE
  DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

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.

&&

$$
WROE
5 follow-up statements
617 
WWHW70 PHFO 061331
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
331 AM HST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST...PRODUCING STRONG
WINDS OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH TONIGHT.

HIZ028-070245-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
331 AM HST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. THESE 
  WINDS CAN SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE 
  DAMAGE OR INJURIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

BIRCHARD
165 
WWHW70 PHFO 070138
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
338 PM HST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST...PRODUCING STRONG
WINDS OVER THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH TONIGHT.

HIZ028-071445-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
338 PM HST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. THESE 
  WINDS CAN SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE 
  DAMAGE OR INJURIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

MORRISON
144 
WWHW70 PHFO 071334
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
334 AM HST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.A TROUGH ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE
SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH THIS EVENING.

HIZ028-080245-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T0400Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
334 AM HST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. THESE 
  WINDS CAN SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE 
  DAMAGE OR INJURIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
DONALDSON
403 
WWHW70 PHFO 080128
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
328 PM HST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.A TROUGH ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE
SUMMITS OF MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA THROUGH TONIGHT.

HIZ028-081430-
/O.EXT.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
328 PM HST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 40 TO 55 MPH. GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING VERY DANGEROUS. THESE 
  WINDS CAN SLAM DOORS OPEN OR CLOSED FORCEFULLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE 
  DAMAGE OR INJURIES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AVOID TRAVEL TO THE SUMMITS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MORRISON
202 
WWHW70 PHFO 080806
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1006 PM HST SAT JAN 7 2017

...THE WIND ADVISORY FOR MAUNA KEA AND MAUNA LOA IS CANCELLED...

HIZ028-080915-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1600Z/
BIG ISLAND SUMMITS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA ABOVE 8000 FEET
1006 PM HST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW THE ADVISORY THRESHOLD.

$$
DONALDSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 3:45 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFOHonolulu, Kalawao60 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.