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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Honolulu, HI

April 10, 2020Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2020, 9:18 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 10, 2020, 9:18 AM HST (19:18 UTC)
Expired
Apr 11, 2020, 9:35 AM HST
In force
24 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 19:18 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, 7.3 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 2020-04-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 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 2020-04-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

782 
WWHW70 PHFO 101918
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
918 AM HST Fri Apr 10 2020

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

HIZ028-110400-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.200410T1918Z-200411T2200Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
918 AM HST Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Big Island Summits.

* WHEN...Until noon HST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists should use extra caution, winds this strong
  will make driving difficult.

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.

&&

$$

Jelsema
3 follow-up statements
964 
WWHW70 PHFO 110136
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
336 PM HST Fri Apr 10 2020

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

HIZ028-111600-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-200411T2200Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
336 PM HST Fri Apr 10 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Big Island Summits.

* WHEN...Until noon HST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Motorists should use extra caution, winds this 
  strong will make driving difficult.

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.

&&

$$
312 
WWHW70 PHFO 111320
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
320 AM HST Sat Apr 11 2020

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

HIZ028-112200-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-200411T2200Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
320 AM HST Sat Apr 11 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON HST TODAY...

* WHAT...West winds 45 to 55 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

* WHERE...Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa Summits.

* WHEN...Until noon HST today.

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong will make driving difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Consider postponing travel to the summits until winds subside. 
If you must travel to the summits, use extra caution driving and
walking. Be careful opening and closing doors. 

&&

$$

Birchard
629 
WWHW70 PHFO 111935
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
935 AM HST Sat Apr 11 2020

HIZ028-112045-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-200411T2200Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
935 AM HST Sat Apr 11 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have dropped below advisory levels on the Big Island
summits, therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled.

$$

Jelsema

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 3:22 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.