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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Boise, ID

April 9, 20217 counties in Idaho

NWS Boise, ID issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2021, 1:49 PM MDT for 7 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Apr 10, 2021, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2021, 1:49 PM MDT (19:49 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2021, 1:00 PM MDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
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 19:49 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, 7.8 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 2021-04-09Temperature 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 2021-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 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
2174 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

404 
WWUS75 KBOI 091949
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
149 PM MDT Fri Apr 9 2021

IDZ014-016-100400-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.210410T1900Z-210411T0300Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Western Magic Valley-
149 PM MDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley southeast of Boise and the 
  Western Magic Valley.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
512 
WWUS75 KBOI 100247
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
847 PM MDT Fri Apr 9 2021

IDZ014-016-101300-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.210410T1900Z-210411T0300Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Western Magic Valley-
847 PM MDT Fri Apr 9 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 9 PM MDT
SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Upper Treasure Valley southeast of Boise and the 
  Western Magic Valley.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
354 
WWUS75 KBOI 100740
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
140 AM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IDZ028-102030-
/O.EXA.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.210410T1900Z-210411T0300Z/
Camas Prairie-
140 AM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Camas Prairie.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. Tree
  limbs could be blown down. Travel may be difficult for high-
  profile vehicles on north-south roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ014-016-102030-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.210410T1900Z-210411T0300Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Western Magic Valley-
140 AM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 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 and the 
  Western Magic Valley.

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow unsecured objects around. Tree
  limbs could be blown down. Travel may be difficult for high-
  profile vehicles on north-south roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
564 
WWUS75 KBOI 102006
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
206 PM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IDZ014-016-028-110300-
/O.CON.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210411T0300Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Western Magic Valley-Camas Prairie-
206 PM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 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, Western Magic
  Valley, and Camas Prairie.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
029 
WWUS75 KBOI 110251
NPWBOI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Boise ID
851 PM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

IDZ014-016-028-110400-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210411T0300Z/
Upper Treasure Valley-Western Magic Valley-Camas Prairie-
851 PM MDT Sat Apr 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

Winds have dropped below Advisory criteria but will remain gusty 
into Sunday morning.

$$

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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.