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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Jun 18, 2021, 1:31 PM MDT for 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jun 19, 2021, 2:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2021, 1:31 PM MDT (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2021, 2:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 19, 2021, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 7 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 19:31 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, 7.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
732 WWUS75 KPIH 181931 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 131 PM MDT Fri Jun 18 2021 IDZ052-191000- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0022.210619T2000Z-210620T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon NM 131 PM MDT Fri Jun 18 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...INL and the Arco Desert. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make travel difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ IDZ054-191000- /O.NEW.KPIH.LW.Y.0021.210619T2000Z-210620T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 131 PM MDT Fri Jun 18 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...American Falls Reservoir. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes may create hazardous boating conditions for small water craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
3 follow-up statements
113 WWUS75 KPIH 190657 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 1257 AM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 IDZ052-192100- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0022.210619T2000Z-210620T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon NM 1257 AM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...INL and the Arco Desert. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make travel difficult for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ IDZ054-192100- /O.CON.KPIH.LW.Y.0021.210619T2000Z-210620T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 1257 AM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...American Falls Reservoir. * WHEN...From 2 PM to 9 PM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes may create hazardous boating conditions for small water craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
094 WWUS75 KPIH 191930 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 130 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 IDZ052-200300- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0022.210619T2000Z-210620T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon NM 130 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...INL and the Arco desert. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds may create difficult driving conditions, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ IDZ054-200300- /O.CON.KPIH.LW.Y.0021.210619T2000Z-210620T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 130 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph expected. * WHERE...American Falls Reservoir. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes may create hazardous conditions for small water craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
825 WWUS75 KPIH 200304 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 904 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 IDZ052-200415- /O.EXP.KPIH.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-210620T0300Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, and Craters of the Moon NM 904 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Winds have started to drop off but are still elevated. Winds will continue to drop off before coming fairly light around midnight. $$ IDZ054-200415- /O.EXP.KPIH.LW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-210620T0300Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 904 PM MDT Sat Jun 19 2021 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... Winds are still at criteria, sustained over 20 mph. Please use caution on the lake through the rest of the evening. Winds will start backing off this next hour as it gets dark and will drop significantly by midnight. Winds will be breezy Sunday but well below lake wind criteria. Monday winds will be northerly and will be close to lake wind criteria. Will be monitoring. $$ 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 18, 1:31 PM MDT | Lake Wind Advisory | PIH | Bannock, Bingham, Power | 31 hr |
| Jun 18, 1:41 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | PIH | Bannock, Bear Lake, Bingham, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte and 15 more | 32 hr |
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.