Alert archive / Hawaii / High Wind Warnings in 2018
High Wind Warning 9, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this high wind warning at Mar 23, 2018, 3:41 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 42 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
- Mar 23, 2018, 3:41 PM HST (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 25, 2018, 9:58 AM HST
- In force
- 42 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 01:41 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, 1.7 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1082 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
874 WWHW70 PHFO 240141 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 341 PM HST Fri Mar 23 2018 HIZ028-241600- /O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0009.180324T0141Z-180325T1600Z/ Big Island Summits- 341 PM HST Fri Mar 23 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 6 AM HST Sunday. * WINDS...West winds increasing to 60 to 80 mph with gusts up to 100 mph for the Big Island summits. * TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Driving will be extremely difficult if not impossible at times. Travel to the summits should be postponed until the strong winds subside. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
352 WWHW70 PHFO 241322 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 322 AM HST Sat Mar 24 2018 HIZ028-250230- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180325T1600Z/ Big Island Summits- 322 AM HST Sat Mar 24 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... * WINDS...Sustained winds of 70 to 80 mph with gusts up to 100 mph over the Big Island summits. * TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Driving will be extremely difficult to impossible. Travel to the summits should be postponed until the strong winds subside. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means that winds at the summits are expected to be at least 56 mph, with gusts over 66 mph. Take necessary precautions to protect property. Travel to summit areas should be delayed until winds subside. && $$ RCB
464 WWHW70 PHFO 250128 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 328 PM HST Sat Mar 24 2018 HIZ028-251430- /O.CON.PHFO.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180325T1600Z/ Big Island Summits- 328 PM HST Sat Mar 24 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SUNDAY... * WINDS...Sustained winds of 70 to 80 mph with gusts up to 100 mph over the Big Island summits. * TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Driving will be extremely difficult to impossible. Travel to the summits should be postponed until the strong winds subside. 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. && $$ MORRISON
493 WWHW70 PHFO 251338 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 338 AM HST Sun Mar 25 2018 HIZ028-260245- /O.EXT.PHFO.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180327T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 338 AM HST Sun Mar 25 2018 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS... * WINDS...Expect sustained wind speeds from 55 to 70 mph with localized gusts over 80 mph will continue over the Big Island summits. * TIMING...Through 6 PM HST Monday. * IMPACTS...Driving will be extremely difficult to impossible. Travel to the summits should be postponed until the strong winds subside. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means that winds at the summits are expected to be at least 56 mph, with gusts over 66 mph. Travel to summit areas should be delayed until winds subside. && $$ RCB
912 WWHW70 PHFO 251958 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 958 AM HST Sun Mar 25 2018 HIZ028-260900- /O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-180327T0400Z/ /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0019.180325T1958Z-180327T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 958 AM HST Sun Mar 25 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 PM HST Monday. The High Wind Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS...Southwest 30 to 50 mph with localized gusts over 60 mph. * TIMING...Through 6 PM HST Monday. * IMPACTS...Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles, are urged to drive with extra caution. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 3:41 PM HST | Winter Storm Watch | HFO | Hawaii | 12 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:12 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 6 hr |
| Mar 23, 6:16 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kauai | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:07 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kauai | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:45 PM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Mar 23, 9:58 PM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:40 AM HST | Flash Flood Warning | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 12:44 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:16 AM HST | Blizzard Warning | HFO | Hawaii | 24 hr |
| Mar 24, 3:28 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Honolulu | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 5:21 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 3 hr |
| Mar 24, 6:19 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 6 hr |
| Mar 24, 9:02 AM HST | Areal Flood Advisory | HFO | Kalawao | 4 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.