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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Honolulu, HI

April 3, 2018Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Apr 3, 2018, 3:37 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2018, 3:37 AM HST (13:37 UTC)
Expired
Apr 3, 2018, 3:34 PM HST
In force
12 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 13:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 12:00Z, 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 12:00Z on 2018-04-03Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2018-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1148 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

795 
WWHW70 PHFO 031337
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
337 AM HST Tue Apr 3 2018

HIZ028-040400-
/O.CAN.PHFO.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-180403T1600Z/
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.180403T1337Z-180404T0400Z/
Big Island Summits-
337 AM HST Tue Apr 3 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...West 40 to 55 mph with localized gusts up to 65 mph for
  the Big Island summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

* TIMING...Through 6 PM this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong and gusty winds will produce difficult driving
  conditions especially for high profile vehicles.

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
400 
WWHW70 PHFO 040134
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
334 PM HST Tue Apr 3 2018

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

HIZ028-040245-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-180404T0400Z/
Big Island Summits-
334 PM HST Tue Apr 3 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has cancelled the Wind
Advisory.

Elevated westerly winds have decreased below the advisory
threshold across the high summits of the Big Island.

$$
Wroe

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 2, 4:53 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOKalawao3 hr
Apr 2, 6:15 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOKalawao3 hr
Apr 2, 6:41 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOKalawao3 hr
Apr 2, 6:43 PM HSTFlash Flood WarningHFOKalawao3 hr
Apr 2, 6:59 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOKalawao3 hr
Apr 3, 10:02 AM HSTFlash Flood WatchHFOHonolulu, Kauai20 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.