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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Honolulu, HI

February 6, 2021Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Feb 6, 2021, 3:41 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2021, 3:41 AM HST (13:41 UTC)
Expired
Feb 6, 2021, 12:43 PM HST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Honolulu, HI

County Hawaii County, HI

The radar

The South Shore radar (PHWA), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 56 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, Hilo, at 12:00Z on 2021-02-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 22 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Hilo, at 12:00Z on 2021-02-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
22 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-151 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1106 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
75 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

568 
WWHW70 PHFO 061341
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
341 AM HST Sat Feb 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS...

.A strong subtropical jetstream across the main Hawaiian Islands 
has pushed wind speeds at the Big Island summits above Wind 
Advisory threshold and will continue to do so through most of the
weekend. This advisory may need to be extended or upgraded as
conditions warrant.

HIZ028-070245-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0005.210206T1341Z-210208T0400Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
341 AM HST Sat Feb 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West to southwest winds to 45 mph with localized gusts 
  over 55 mph.

* WHERE...Big Island Summits.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM HST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong will make driving difficult.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory for the summits means that sustained winds of at
least 45 mph, or gusts of at least 55 mph, are expected. Motorists
should use extra caution.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
693 
WWHW70 PHFO 062243
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
1243 PM HST Sat Feb 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IS CANCELLED...


HIZ028-062345-
/O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210208T0400Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
1243 PM HST Sat Feb 6 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have dropped below advisory thresholds. Winds are expected
to continue to decrease tonight then gradually increase Sunday
into Sunday night. Advisory level winds could return by Sunday 
night.

$$

Kino

The office that day

Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 2:22 PM HSTSpecial Weather StatementHFOHawaii53 min
Feb 5, 2:39 PM HSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHFOHawaii3 hr

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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.