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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Jan 30, 2018, 3:26 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 37 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
- Jan 30, 2018, 3:26 PM HST (01:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2018, 3:59 AM HST
- In force
- 37 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 01:28 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, 1.4 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
- 1341 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
The text
As transmitted.
297 WWHW70 PHFO 310126 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 326 PM HST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .Very strong winds aloft associated with an incoming low pressure system will produce High Wind Warning speeds on the Big Island summits tonight and Wednesday. HIZ028-311430- /O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180131T0400Z/ /O.UPG.PHFO.HW.A.0001.180131T0400Z-180201T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0002.180131T0126Z-180201T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 326 PM HST Tue Jan 30 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM HST Wednesday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...Southwest 45 to 65 mph. * TIMING...Through Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult especially for high profile vehicles. Travel to the summits is not advised. 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 summit areas should be delayed until winds subside. && $$ Foster
3 follow-up statements
527 WWHW70 PHFO 311350 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 350 AM HST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... .Very strong winds associated with an upper level trough of low pressure will produce High Wind Warning speeds on the Big Island summits today. Winds are expected to decrease below warning levels tonight, but will likely remain strong enough that a Wind Advisory will be needed tonight and Thursday. HIZ028-010400- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180201T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 350 AM HST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...Southwest 45 to 65 mph with gusts over 75 mph for the Big Island summits. * TIMING...Through 6 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult especially for high profile vehicles. Travel to the summits is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means that winds at the summits are expected to be at least 56 mph, with gusts over 66 mph. Take necessary precautions to protect property. Travel to summit areas should be delayed until winds subside. && $$
869 WWHW70 PHFO 010110 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 310 PM HST Wed Jan 31 2018 HIZ028-011500- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180201T1600Z/ Big Island Summits- 310 PM HST Wed Jan 31 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST THURSDAY FOR THE SUMMITS OF MAUNA LOA AND MAUNA KEA... * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 50 mph with localized gusts over 65 mph at the highest elevations of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. * TIMING...Strongest winds will be during the evening with winds slowly easing overnight. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult especially for high profile vehicles. Travel to the summits is not advised. 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 summit areas should be delayed until winds subside. && $$ R Ballard
710 WWHW70 PHFO 011359 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 359 AM HST Thu Feb 1 2018 HIZ028-020400- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180201T1600Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0005.180201T1359Z-180202T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 359 AM HST Thu Feb 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM HST this evening. The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS...Southwest 35 to 45 mph with localized gusts to 55 mph for the Big Island summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. * TIMING...Through 6 PM this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will make driving difficult especially for high profile vehicles. Travel to the summits is not advised. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory for the summits means that sustained winds of at least 45 mph, or gusts of at least 55 mph, are expected. Motorists should use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 5:09 PM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 51 min | |
| Jan 31, 3:19 AM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 116 min | |
| Jan 31, 3:54 AM HST | Special Weather Statement | HFO | Kauai | 51 min |
| Jan 31, 4:46 AM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 119 min | |
| Jan 31, 6:44 AM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 2 hr | |
| Jan 31, 8:35 AM HST | Special Weather Statement | HFO | Honolulu | 40 min |
| Jan 31, 8:39 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Jan 31, 10:41 AM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 94 min | |
| Jan 31, 12:07 PM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 53 min | |
| Jan 31, 12:56 PM HST | Special Marine Warning | HFO | 94 min |
Nearby
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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.