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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Honolulu, HI
NWS Honolulu, HI issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2022, 2:56 PM HST for Hawaii County, Hawaii. It took effect at Dec 27, 2022, 2:00 AM HST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2022, 2:56 PM HST (00:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2022, 2:00 AM HST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2022, 3:02 PM HST
- In force
- 13 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 01:00 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 00:00Z, 0.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
276 WWHW70 PHFO 270056 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 256 PM HST Mon Dec 26 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... HIZ028-280400- /O.NEW.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.221227T1200Z-221228T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 256 PM HST Mon Dec 26 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM HST TUESDAY... * WHAT...East winds 40 to 50 mph with localized gusts over 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Big Island Summits. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 6 PM HST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving and walking difficult. The winds can forcefully open doors and damage hinges or slam doors shut, possibly causing injuries. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Consider postponing travel to the summits until conditions improve. If you must travel to the summits, use extra caution walking and driving. Be careful opening or closing doors. && $$
2 follow-up statements
384 WWHW70 PHFO 271346 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 346 AM HST Tue Dec 27 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE BIG ISLAND SUMMITS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... HIZ028-280300- /O.CON.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221228T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 346 AM HST Tue Dec 27 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM HST TODAY... * WHAT...East winds 40 to 50 mph with localized gusts over 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Big Island Summits. * WHEN...Through 6 PM HST today. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving and walking difficult. The winds can forcefully open doors and damage hinges or slam doors shut, possibly causing injuries. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Consider postponing travel to the summits until conditions improve. If you must travel to the summits, use extra caution walking and driving. Be careful opening or closing doors. && $$
970 WWHW70 PHFO 280102 NPWHFO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Honolulu HI 302 PM HST Tue Dec 27 2022 HIZ028-280215- /O.CAN.PHFO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221228T0400Z/ Big Island Summits- 302 PM HST Tue Dec 27 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have fallen below the advisory threshold. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Honolulu, HI issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:39 AM HST | Small Craft Advisory | HFO | 24 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.