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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Honolulu, HI

February 12, 2021Hawaii County, Hawaii

NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2021, 3:18 AM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 12, 2021, 3:18 AM HST (13:18 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2021, 3:57 AM HST
In force
25 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 13:19 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

Hilo, (PITO), launched 12:00Z, 1.3 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 2021-02-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 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
2 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1148 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

459 
WWHW70 PHFO 121318
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
318 AM HST Fri Feb 12 2021

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

HIZ028-130230-
/O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0006.210212T1318Z-210213T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
318 AM HST Fri Feb 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Big Island Summits.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Gibbs
2 follow-up statements
566 
WWHW70 PHFO 130135
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
335 PM HST Fri Feb 12 2021

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

HIZ028-131445-
/O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210213T1600Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
335 PM HST Fri Feb 12 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM HST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 30 to 50 mph with localized gusts up to 
  65 mph.

* WHERE...Big Island Summits.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM HST Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
226 
WWHW70 PHFO 131357
NPWHFO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Honolulu HI
357 AM HST Sat Feb 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
HST THIS EVENING...

HIZ028-140300-
/O.UPG.PHFO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210213T1600Z/
/O.NEW.PHFO.HW.W.0001.210213T1357Z-210214T0400Z/
Big Island Summits-
Including the city of Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea Above 8000 feet
357 AM HST Sat Feb 13 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 55 to 65 mph with localized gusts up to 
  75 mph.

* WHERE...Big Island summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM this evening.

* IMPACTS...Travel to the summits is not recommended until winds 
  have subsided.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take necessary precautions to protect property. Travel to the
summit areas should be delayed until winds subside.

&&

$$

RCB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 12, 3:37 AM HSTHigh Surf WarningHFOHonolulu, Kauai, Kalawao48 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.