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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Boise, ID

April 7, 20216 counties in Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2021, 11:35 AM MDT for 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Apr 8, 2021, 12:07 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 7, 2021, 11:35 AM MDT (17:35 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 8, 2021, 12:07 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 8, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID

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

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:54 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 106 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 2021-04-07Temperature 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 2021-04-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2899 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

952 
WWUS75 KBOI 071735
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1135 AM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

IDZ014>016-030-080500-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0007.210408T2000Z-210409T0200Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-
Southern Twin Falls County-
1135 AM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley southeast of Boise, eastern half
  of Owyhee County, Western Magic Valley, and south to the Nevada
  border.

* WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. Tree
  limbs could be blown down.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travel will be difficult for high-profile
  vehicles on north-south roads due to cross-winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
046 
WWUS75 KBOI 080337
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
937 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

IDZ014>016-030-081300-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0007.210408T2000Z-210409T0200Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-
Southern Twin Falls County-
937 PM MDT Wed Apr 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 8 PM MDT
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley southeast of Boise, eastern half 
  of Owyhee County, Western Magic Valley, and south to the 
  Nevada border.

* WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
414 
WWUS75 KBOI 080924
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
324 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

IDZ014>016-030-090200-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0007.210408T2000Z-210409T0200Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-
Southern Twin Falls County-
324 AM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley southeast of Boise, eastern half 
  of Owyhee County, Western Magic Valley, and south to the 
  Nevada border.

* WHEN...From 2 PM to 8 PM MDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. Tree
  limbs could be blown down. Lightweight or high-profile vehicles
  will be impacted by wind, especially on north-south oriented
  roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
489 
WWUS75 KBOI 081807
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
1207 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

IDZ014>016-030-090200-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0007.210408T1807Z-210409T0200Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-
Southern Twin Falls County-
1207 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley southeast of Boise, eastern half 
  of Owyhee County, Western Magic Valley, and south to the 
  Nevada border.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. Tree
  limbs could be blown down. Lightweight or high-profile vehicles
  will be impacted by wind, especially on north-south oriented
  roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
165 
WWUS75 KBOI 090153
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
753 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

IDZ014>016-030-090300-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210409T0200Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Southwest Highlands-Western Magic Valley-
Southern Twin Falls County-
753 PM MDT Thu Apr 8 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have fallen below Advisory criteria but will remain gusty 
through 10 PM 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.