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Lake Wind Advisory 13, NWS Pocatello, ID

May 7, 2021Bannock County, Bingham County, Power County, Idaho

NWS Pocatello, ID issued this lake wind advisory at May 7, 2021, 3:10 AM MDT for Bannock County, Bingham County, Power County, Idaho. It took effect at May 7, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 7, 2021, 3:10 AM MDT (09:10 UTC)
In effect from
May 7, 2021, 9:00 AM MDT
Expired
May 7, 2021, 12:04 PM MDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Pocatello, ID

Counties Bannock County, ID, Bingham County, ID, Power County, ID

The radar

The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:10 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

Salt Lake City I, UT (KSLC), launched 00:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 236 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 00:00Z on 2021-05-07Temperature 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, Salt Lake City I, UT at 00:00Z on 2021-05-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 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
4099 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

965 
WWUS75 KPIH 070910
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
310 AM MDT Fri May 7 2021

IDZ054-080300-
/O.NEW.KPIH.LW.Y.0013.210507T1500Z-210508T0300Z/
Lower Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, 
Shelley, and Fort Hall
310 AM MDT Fri May 7 2021

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...American Falls Reservoir

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will 
  create hazardous conditions for small craft.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds
and rough waves can overturn small craft.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/pocatello
1 follow-up statement
455 
WWUS75 KPIH 071804
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pocatello ID
1204 PM MDT Fri May 7 2021

IDZ054-080215-
/O.CAN.KPIH.LW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210508T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.210507T1804Z-210508T0300Z/
Lower Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, 
Shelley, and Fort Hall
1204 PM MDT Fri May 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...The Lower Snake River Plain, from American Falls to
  Pocatello to Blackfoot.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Rough chop is likely on American Falls Reservoir.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ052-053-080215-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0016.210507T1804Z-210508T0300Z/
Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Upper Snake River Plain-
Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, 
Idaho Falls, Rexburg, and St. Anthony
1204 PM MDT Fri May 7 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds increasing to 30 to 40 mph with gusts up
  to 50 mph.

* WHERE...The Arco Desert and the Upper Snake River Plain,
  including the INL, Idaho Falls, Rexburg and St. Anthony.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Blowing dust may temporarily reduce visibility, especially along
  Interstate 15 north of Idaho Falls.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/pocatello

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pocatello, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 12:04 PM MDTWind AdvisoryPIHBannock, Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Fremont, Jefferson and 2 more9 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.