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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Honolulu, HI

March 31, 2019Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Mar 31, 2019, 9:39 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It took effect at Mar 31, 2019, 10:00 AM HST. It was in force for 41 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 31, 2019, 9:39 AM HST (19:39 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 31, 2019, 10:00 AM HST
Expired
Apr 2, 2019, 3:23 AM HST
In force
41 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 19:39 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 12:00Z, 7.7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Hilo, at 12:00Z on 2019-03-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2019-03-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
841 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

101 
WWHW70 PHFO 311939
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
939 AM HST Sun Mar 31 2019

HIZ028-010845-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.190331T2000Z-190402T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
939 AM HST Sun Mar 31 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* WINDS...West winds increasing to 40 to 60 mph with localized 
  gusts over 65 mph.
 
* TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles,
  are urged to drive with extreme caution.

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.

&&

$$

Burke
5 follow-up statements
945 
WWHW70 PHFO 010140
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
340 PM HST Sun Mar 31 2019

HIZ028-011445-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-190402T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
340 PM HST Sun Mar 31 2019

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

* WINDS...West 40 to 60 mph with localized gusts over 65 mph.
 
* TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles,
   are urged to drive with extreme caution.

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.

&&

$$

Burke
709 
WWHW70 PHFO 010624 CCA
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
824 PM HST Sun Mar 31 2019

HIZ028-011445-
/O.COR.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-190402T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
824 PM HST Sun Mar 31 2019

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

* WINDS...West 40 to 60 mph with localized gusts over 65 mph.
 
* TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles,
   are urged to drive with extreme 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.

&&

$$

Burke
004 
WWHW70 PHFO 011314
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
314 AM HST Mon Apr 1 2019

HIZ028-020215-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-190402T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
314 AM HST Mon Apr 1 2019

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

* WINDS...Southwest 40 to 50 mph with gusts over 60 mph.

* TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles,
   are urged to drive with extreme 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.

&&

$$
261 
WWHW70 PHFO 020120
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
320 PM HST Mon Apr 1 2019

HIZ028-021430-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-190402T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
320 PM HST Mon Apr 1 2019

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

* WINDS...West 40 to 50 mph with gusts to 60 mph.

* TIMING...Through 6 AM HST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists, especially those in high profile vehicles,
   are urged to drive with extreme 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.

&&

$$

Wroe
762 
WWHW70 PHFO 021323
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
323 AM HST Tue Apr 2 2019

HIZ028-021430-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-190402T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
323 AM HST Tue Apr 2 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

Wind speeds over the summits of the Big Island have fallen
below wind advisory thresholds.

$$

RCB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 31, 3:44 AM HSTHigh Surf AdvisoryHFOHonolulu, Kauai, Kalawao12 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.