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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Boise, ID

September 18, 2021Malheur County, Oregon; 11 counties in Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this wind advisory at Sep 18, 2021, 5:00 AM MDT for Malheur County, Oregon; 11 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Sep 18, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2021, 5:00 AM MDT (11:00 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 18, 2021, 4:00 PM MDT
Expired
Sep 18, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID

Counties Ada County, ID, Adams County, ID, Boise County, ID, Camas County, ID, Canyon County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Gem County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Payette County, ID, Valley County, ID, Washington County, ID, Malheur County, OR

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:00 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

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 28 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-09-18Temperature 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 9 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
3981 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

627 
WWUS75 KBOI 181100
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
500 AM MDT Sat Sep 18 2021

IDZ011>014-029-033-ORZ063-064-181900-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0012.210918T2200Z-210919T0200Z/
West Central Mountains-Lower Treasure Valley ID-Boise Mountains-
Upper Treasure Valley-Owyhee Mountains-Upper Weiser River-
Malheur County-Oregon Lower Treasure Valley-
500 AM MDT Sat Sep 18 2021 /400 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MDT /3 PM PDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT /7 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West or northwest wind gusts up to 50 mph expected with 
  passage of a cold front.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Oregon and southwest and west 
  central Idaho.

* WHEN...From 4 PM MDT /3 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM MDT /7 
  PM PDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects. Tree limbs
  could be blown down and power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
377 
WWUS75 KBOI 181854
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1254 PM MDT Sat Sep 18 2021

IDZ011>014-029-033-ORZ063-064-190200-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0012.210918T2200Z-210919T0200Z/
West Central Mountains-Lower Treasure Valley ID-Boise Mountains-
Upper Treasure Valley-Owyhee Mountains-Upper Weiser River-
Malheur County-Oregon Lower Treasure Valley-
1254 PM MDT Sat Sep 18 2021 /1154 AM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM MDT /3 PM PDT/ THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT /7 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West or northwest wind gusts up to 50 mph expected with 
  passage of a cold front.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Oregon and southwest and west 
  central Idaho.

* WHEN...From 4 PM MDT /3 PM PDT/ this afternoon to 8 PM MDT /7 
  PM PDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects. Tree limbs 
  could be blown down and power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS75 KBOI 190151
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
751 PM MDT Sat Sep 18 2021

IDZ011>014-029-033-ORZ063-064-190300-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-210919T0200Z/
West Central Mountains-Lower Treasure Valley ID-Boise Mountains-
Upper Treasure Valley-Owyhee Mountains-Upper Weiser River-
Malheur County-Oregon Lower Treasure Valley-
751 PM MDT Sat Sep 18 2021 /651 PM PDT Sat Sep 18 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT /7 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING...

Wind across the area has weakened this evening, allowing the Wind
Advisory to expire. Widespread strong winds are no longer 
expected, though periods of gusty winds will remain possible 
tonight.

$$

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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.