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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pocatello, ID
NWS Pocatello, ID issued this wind advisory at Oct 4, 2024, 1:25 AM MDT for 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Oct 4, 2024, 3:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 4, 2024, 1:25 AM MDT (07:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 4, 2024, 3:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Oct 5, 2024, 2:23 AM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pocatello, ID
Counties Bingham County, ID, Bonneville County, ID, Butte County, ID, Custer County, ID, Jefferson County, ID
The radar
The Pocatello radar (KSFX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:27 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, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 277 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
- 3687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 197 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
635 WWUS75 KPIH 040725 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 125 AM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 IDZ052-068-042200- /O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.241004T2100Z-241005T0900Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lost River Valley- Including the cities of Mackay, INL, Mud Lake, Arco, Chilly, Howe, and Craters of the Moon NM 125 AM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Lost River Valley and Arco/Mud Lake Desert. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 3 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Unsecured objects may be blown around. Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ IDZ054-042200- /O.EXT.KPIH.LW.Y.0017.241004T2100Z-241005T0200Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of American Falls, Shelley, Blackfoot, Pocatello, and Fort Hall 125 AM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected for American Falls Reservoir. * WHERE...American Falls Reservoir. * WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ Visit weather.gov/pocatello for more information. Valle
3 follow-up statements
811 WWUS75 KPIH 041957 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 157 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 IDZ052-068-050200- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.241004T2100Z-241005T0900Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lost River Valley- Including the cities of Craters of the Moon NM, INL, Howe, Mackay, Chilly, Mud Lake, and Arco 157 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Lost River Valley and Arco/Mud Lake Desert. * WHEN...Until 3 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Unsecured objects may be blown around. Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ IDZ054-050200- /O.CON.KPIH.LW.Y.0017.241004T2100Z-241005T0200Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Fort Hall, American Falls, Pocatello, Blackfoot, and Shelley 157 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR AMERICAN FALLS RESERVOIR... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph expected for American Falls Reservoir. * WHERE...Lower Snake River Plain. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Boaters on area lakes should use extra caution since strong winds and rough waves can overturn small craft. && $$ Visit weather.gov/pocatello for more information. GK
974 WWUS75 KPIH 050140 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 740 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 IDZ054-050245- /O.CAN.KPIH.LW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-241005T0200Z/ Lower Snake River Plain- Including the cities of Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls, Shelley, and Fort Hall 740 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The Lake Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 8 PM MDT. Winds will remain gusty overnight. $$ IDZ052-068-050900- /O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-241005T0900Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lost River Valley- Including the cities of Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon NM, Howe, Arco, Mackay, and Chilly 740 PM MDT Fri Oct 4 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Lost River Valley and Arco/Mud Lake Desert. * WHEN...Until 3 AM MDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Unsecured objects may be blown around. Strong winds and rough waves on area lakes will create hazardous conditions for small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/pocatello
809 WWUS75 KPIH 050823 NPWPIH URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pocatello ID 223 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 IDZ052-068-050930- /O.CAN.KPIH.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-241005T0900Z/ Arco/Mud Lake Desert-Lost River Valley- Including the cities of INL, Howe, Arco, Chilly, Mackay, Mud Lake, and Craters of the Moon NM 223 AM MDT Sat Oct 5 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... It will remain breezy through the rest of the early morning with gusts around 30 to 40 mph and isolated gusts of 45 to 50 mph in some of our usual windy spots, but the widespread gusts have dropped below advisory levels. Gusts will gradually diminish throughout the day. $$ Visit weather.gov/pocatello for more information. AM
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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.