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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Boise, ID

February 4, 20217 counties in Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this wind advisory at Feb 4, 2021, 2:33 PM MST for 7 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Feb 5, 2021, 9:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2021, 2:33 PM MST (21:33 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2021, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Feb 5, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID

Counties Ada County, ID, Camas County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:31 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2021-02-04Temperature 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 2021-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1029 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

947 
WWUS75 KBOI 042133
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
233 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021

IDZ015-016-029-030-051200-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0002.210205T1600Z-210206T0000Z/
Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-Owyhee Mountains-
Southern Twin Falls County-
233 PM MST Thu Feb 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Idaho, including
  the Magic Valley, Owyhee County, and southern Twin Falls 
  county.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 5 PM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Periods of snowfall could combine with these winds to create
  difficult travel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
048 
WWUS75 KBOI 050754
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1254 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021

IDZ014-028-060000-
/O.EXA.KBOI.WI.Y.0002.210205T1600Z-210206T0000Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Camas Prairie-
1254 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley from Mountain Home south and 
  east, and the Camas Prairie.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 5 PM MST today.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Periods of snowfall could combine with these winds to 
  create difficult travel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ015-016-029-030-060000-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0002.210205T1600Z-210206T0000Z/
Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-Owyhee Mountains-
Southern Twin Falls County-
1254 AM MST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Idaho, 
  including the Magic Valley, Owyhee County, and southern Twin 
  Falls county.

* WHEN...From 9 AM to 5 PM MST Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result. Periods of snowfall could combine with these winds to 
  create difficult travel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
007 
WWUS75 KBOI 052355
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
455 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021

IDZ014>016-028>030-060100-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210206T0000Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-
Camas Prairie-Owyhee Mountains-Southern Twin Falls County-
455 PM MST Fri Feb 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

The gusty winds will continue to subside this evening.

$$

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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.