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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Boise, ID

December 12, 2021Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon; 4 counties in Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2021, 1:29 PM PST for Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon; 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 13, 2021, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2021, 1:29 PM PST (21:29 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 13, 2021, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 14, 2021, 10:00 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID

Counties Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Harney County, OR, Malheur County, OR

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 85 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-12Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 307 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
661 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
81 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
307 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
402 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

511 
WWUS75 KBOI 122129
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
229 PM MST Sun Dec 12 2021

ORZ061-063-130600-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211213T1800Z-211214T0600Z/
Harney County-Malheur County-
229 PM MST Sun Dec 12 2021 /129 PM PST Sun Dec 12 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO 11 PM
MST /10 PM PST/ MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Harney County and Malheur County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ to 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ 
  Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-030-130600-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211214T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-Southern Twin Falls County-
229 PM MST Sun Dec 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southwest Highlands, Owyhee Mountains and Southern 
  Twin Falls County.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Monday to 5 AM MST Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
468 
WWUS75 KBOI 130513
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1013 PM MST Sun Dec 12 2021

ORZ061-063-131400-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211213T1800Z-211214T0600Z/
Harney County-Malheur County-
1013 PM MST Sun Dec 12 2021 /913 PM PST Sun Dec 12 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ TO
11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ MONDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Harney County and Malheur County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ to 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ 
  Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around.
  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.

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-030-131400-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211214T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-Southern Twin Falls County-
1013 PM MST Sun Dec 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South or southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to
  50 mph.

* WHERE...Southwest Highlands, Owyhee Mountains and Southern 
  Twin Falls County.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Monday to 5 AM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. 
  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.

&&

$$
678 
WWUS75 KBOI 130957
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
257 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

ORZ061-063-132200-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211213T1800Z-211214T0600Z/
Harney County-Malheur County-
257 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 /157 AM PST Mon Dec 13 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/
THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Harney County and Malheur County.

* WHEN...From 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/ to 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ 
  Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. 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.

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-030-132200-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211214T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-Southern Twin Falls County-
257 AM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southwest Highlands, Owyhee Mountains and Southern 
  Twin Falls County.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Monday to 5 AM MST Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will arrive early Tuesday
  morning, creating brief periods of snow and blowing snow with 
  reductions in visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
270 
WWUS75 KBOI 132101
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
201 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

IDZ016-140615-
/O.EXA.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211214T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Western Magic Valley-
201 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM MST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Western Magic Valley south of Interstate 84.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around.
  Travel for high-profile vehicles could be difficult, especially 
  on east-west roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ061-063-140600-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T0600Z/
Harney County-Malheur County-
201 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 /101 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Harney County and Malheur County.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around.
  Travel for high profile vehicles could be difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-030-140615-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.211214T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-Southern Twin Falls County-
201 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Southern Twin Falls County, Owyhee Mountains and 
  Southwest Highlands.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around.
  Travel for high profile vehicles could be difficult.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A cold front will arrive early Tuesday 
  morning, creating brief periods of snow and blowing snow with 
  reductions in visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
111 
WWUS75 KBOI 140543
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1043 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

ORZ061-063-140645-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T0600Z/
Harney County-Malheur County-
1043 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021 /943 PM PST Mon Dec 13 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING...

Gusty winds will diminish after a cold front passes to the east of
the area.

$$

IDZ016-141200-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Western Magic Valley-
1043 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Western Magic Valley.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Tuesday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-030-141200-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-Southern Twin Falls County-
1043 PM MST Mon Dec 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Southern Twin Falls County, Owyhee Mountains and 
  Southwest Highlands.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM MST Tuesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will shift to the Northwest and
  diminish after the cold front moves east of the area tomorrow
  morning.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
900 
WWUS75 KBOI 141153
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
453 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

IDZ015-029-141300-
/O.CAN.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1200Z/
Southwest Highlands-Owyhee Mountains-
453 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The Wind Advisory was set to expire at 5 am MST, and has been
cancelled. We have extended the wind advisory to the east covering
much of Twin Falls County.

$$

IDZ016-141800-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1800Z/
Western Magic Valley-
453 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  Isolated gusts over 60 mph.

* WHERE...Most of northern Twin Falls County. Southern Twin Falls
  County is handled in the following segment.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Driving high profile vehicles could become difficult. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ030-141800-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1800Z/
Southern Twin Falls County-
453 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.
  Isolated gusts over 60 mph.

* WHERE...Southern Twin Falls County.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM MST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Driving high profile vehicles could become difficult.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
889 
WWUS75 KBOI 141752
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1052 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

IDZ016-141900-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1800Z/
Western Magic Valley-
1052 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

Winds will remain breezy today, but have diminished below 
Advisory criteria.

$$

IDZ030-141900-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211214T1800Z/
Southern Twin Falls County-
1052 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING...

Winds will remain breezy today, but have diminished below 
Advisory criteria.

$$

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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.