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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Jun 5, 2021, 3:30 AM MDT for 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jun 5, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2021, 3:30 AM MDT (09:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 5, 2021, 11:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bingham County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Butte County, ID, Jefferson County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:33 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 00:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 308 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 62 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -181 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2953 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
581 WWUS75 KPIH 050930 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 330 AM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021 IDZ052-060300- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0020.210605T1700Z-210606T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon NM 330 AM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. High profile vehicles may have difficulty driving. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ IDZ054-060300- /O.CON.KPIH.LW.Y.0020.210605T1700Z-210606T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 330 AM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...American Falls Reservoir. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
1 follow-up statement
215 WWUS75 KPIH 060251 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 851 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021 IDZ052-060400- /O.EXP.KPIH.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-210606T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon NM 851 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have fallen below advisory levels and thus the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 9 PM MDT this evening. $$ IDZ054-060400- /O.EXP.KPIH.LW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-210606T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 851 PM MDT Sat Jun 5 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have fallen below advisory levels and thus the Lake Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 9 PM MDT this evening. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 6:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Franklin | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 7:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Franklin | 59 min |
| Jun 4, 7:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Cassia | 58 min |
| Jun 5, 3:18 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | PIH | Caribou | 57 min |
Nearby
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.