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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Dec 12, 2006, 3:15 PM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Kootenai County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 13, 2006, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2006, 3:15 PM PST (23:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2006, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2006, 6:56 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 217 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 231 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KOTX 122315 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 315 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-131230- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1200Z-061214T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 315 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE PALOUSE WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WAZ032-035-131230- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1800Z-061214T0300Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM... ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 315 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND PORTIONS OF GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KOTX 130603 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1003 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-131415- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1200Z-061214T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 1003 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE PALOUSE WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ WAZ032-035-131415- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1800Z-061214T0300Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM... ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 1003 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND PORTIONS OF GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 131154 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 354 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-132000- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1200Z-061214T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 354 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE PALOUSE WITH LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ032-035-132000- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1800Z-061214T0300Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM... ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 354 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND PORTIONS OF GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES TODAY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ031-034-044-132000- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 354 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-132000- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 354 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 131612 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 812 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-132330- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 812 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE PULLMAN...MOSCOW...COEUR DALENE...AND SPOKANE AREAS BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. AS OF 8 AM...WINDS IN PULLMAN HAD GUSTED TO 40 MPH. GUSTS TO 36 MPH WERE MEASURED AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT...AND WINDS TO 46 MPH WERE MEASURED AT A WEATHER INSTRUMENT IN PLEASANT VIEW IDAHO. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ032-035-132330- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.061213T1800Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM... ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 812 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND PORTIONS OF GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES TODAY. THE COMMUNITIES OF RITZVILLE...POMEROY... LIND...SPRAGUE...AND HARRINGTON CAN EXPECT THE WINDIEST CONDITIONS BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ031-034-044-132330- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 812 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-132330- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 812 AM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A HIGH WIND WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 132013 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1213 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 1213 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE HAVE REACHED 25 MPH SUSTAINED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. AS OF THE NOON HOUR...THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE REGION WERE MEASURED AT THE PULLMAN AIRPORT. A GUST TO 52 MPH WAS MEASURED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 9 AM. OTHER NOTABLE WIND GUSTS FROM AROUND THE REGION ARE 43 MPH AT THE SPOKANE AIRPORT...47 MPH AT COEUR DALENE...AND 37 MPH AT SPOKANE FELTS FIELD. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ032-035-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM... ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 1213 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 MPH SUSTAINED...WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND PORTIONS OF GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ031-034-044-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1213 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1213 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A HIGH WIND WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 132302 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 302 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 302 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 30 MPH WILL PERSIST OVER THE SPOKANE...COEUR DALENE...PULLMAN AREAS THROUGH 7 PM. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE LIKELY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AFTER 7 PM...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ032-035-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM... ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 302 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 MPH AND 30 MPH WILL PERSIST OVER THE RITZVILLE...POMERY...AND ODESSA AREAS THROUGH 7 PM. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE LIKELY AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. AFTER 7 PM...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ031-034-044-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 302 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-140300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 302 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A HIGH WIND WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 140256 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 656 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 IDZ002-003-WAZ032-033-035-036-141500- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-061214T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 656 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...BUT THE THREAT OF STRONG WINDS HAS ENDED FOR TONIGHT. A MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS OF OVER 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ031-034-044-141500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 656 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH...WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-141500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.061215T0300Z-061215T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 656 PM PST WED DEC 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... A HIGH WIND WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A POWERFUL CYCLONE MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH MPH IN THE VALLEYS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...WIND GUSTS OF OVER 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 12, 3:09 PM PST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 12, 3:09 PM PST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
309 PM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
.SYNOPSIS...A PAIR OF POWERFUL STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING
WIND...RAIN...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION THIS WEEK. THE FIRST
STORM WILL ARRIVE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE SECOND...
POTENTIALLY STRONGER STORM...WILL TRACK THROUGH THE REGION ON
FRIDAY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
.TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...A STRONG AND MOISTURE LADEN
STORM SYSTEM IS TAKING AIM ON THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY AT 21Z SHOWS THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CLASSIC BAROCLINIC LEAF
OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC. A LONG SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE FETCH
EXTENDS OVER HALF OF THE PACIFIC BASIN. THE NAM AND GFS
INITIALIZED PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES APPROACHING 1.5 INCHES.
THE COMBINATION OF STRONG ISENTROPIC ASCENT AND POSITIVE VORTICITY
ADVECTION WILL QUICKLY SPREAD PRECIPITATION INTO THE INLAND
NORTHWEST AFTER 06Z.
FOR THE OKANOGAN AND METHOW VALLEYS...AS WELL AS THE CHELAN
AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY START AROUND 2000 FEET. DESPITE
TEMPERATURES CLIMBING WELL INTO THE 40S THIS AFTERNOON...
EVAPORATIVE PROCESSES COMBINED WITH UPSLOPE FLOW WILL DRIVE SNOW
LEVELS DOWN TO 2000 FEET. THE NAM FORECASTS 5 TO 8 HOURS OF STRONG
ISENTROPIC ASCENT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...SO IT IS
REASONABLE TO EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2500 FEET...AND 1
TO 3 INCHES FOR SPOTS BETWEEN 2000 FEET AND 2500 FEET.
WINTER STORM WATCHES FOR THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AS
WELL AS THE PANHANDLE ZONES HAVE BEEN UPGRADED TO WINTER STORM
WARNINGS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ONE POTENTIAL LIMITING FACTOR FOR
THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS WEDNESDAY MORNING
WILL BE ABOVE 5000 FEET AND GRADUALLY FALL TO 3500 FEET BY
WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS HIGH QPF EVENT WILL PRODUCE BIG SNOW
AMOUNTS FOR THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS (WELL OVER A FOOT)...BUT
ELEVATIONS AT 4000 FEET ARE STILL SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION. THE
MAJORITY OF ACCUMULATION WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE IN THE DAY
WEDNESDAY AT THE PASS LEVELS FOR IDAHO ZONE 4.
WIND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE SPOKANE...PULLMAN...
RITZVILLE AND POMEROY AREAS FROM 12Z TO 03Z WEDNESDAY. STRONG LOW
LEVEL JET DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MAY CAUSE SOME OF
THE ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET TO BLOW BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES.
FOR THE AFTERNOON...THE COLUMBIA BASIN HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE WELL MIXED POST FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT. WITH 850MB
WINDS RANGING FROM 45 TO 55 KTS ON THE MODELS...GUSTS REACHING 45
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. /GKOCH
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER
THURSDAY MORNING AS A SHORTWAVE RIDGE MOVES IN AHEAD OF THE NEXT
WEATHER SYSTEM. AN ALMOST VERTICALLY STACKED LOW WILL MOVE TOWARD
THE WEST COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW IS
THAT WHICH WILL FAVOR SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW ON THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CASCADES PROVIDING COLD AIR DAMMING. THIS IN TURN WILL
ALLOW FOR A MAINLY SNOW EVENT THUR AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE
WENATCHEE/WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
CASCADES. PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES IN THE PACIFIC ARE NEARING AN
INCH...SO PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. THE WARM FRONT WILL
MOVE INTO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA THURSDAY
LATE EVENING FOLLOWED BY A COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING. THE WARM AIR
NEVER MAKES IT FURTHER NORTH THAN ABOUT DEER PARK...SO SNOW FOR
NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO. THE MAIN FORECAST CONCERN WILL BE
WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. GFS MODEL SHOWING 850 MB WINDS
OF 60-70 KTS THURSDAY EVENING AS THE WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST
AND CONTINUES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
WIND HIGHLIGHTS NEEDED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD FOR THE
BASIN...PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE/COE AREAS...ALONG WITH WINTER
HIGHLIGHTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE WINDS SHIFT WESTERLY BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON THE DECREASE...ALONG WITH THE
WINDS. BY FRIDAY NIGHT...THE SURFACE LOW WILL ALREADY BE INTO
SASKATCHEWAN AND WE WILL BE LEFT IN THE COLD WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW
WITH ONLY MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS REMAINING. /KOCH
SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...THE GENERAL IDEA OF A PATTERN SHIFT
FROM AUTUMNAL WEATHER BACK INTO WINTER WILL ALREADY BE WELL
UNDERWAY SATURDAY. GOOD CONSENSUS AMONGST GLOBAL GUIDANCE ON THE
FORMATION OF A DEEP UPPER TROUGH ENCOMPASSING THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST BY SATURDAY...WITH AN AXIS ALIGNED SOMEWHERE NEARBY OR
OVER THE PUGET SOUND. WITH SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR AHEAD OF IT...AND
STILL THE REMNANTS OF SOME MOISTURE FROM THE SYSTEM OF THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY AROUND...BELIEVE ENOUGH INSTABILITY WILL STILL BE
AROUND PER THE SOUNDINGS FROM THE GFS TO SUPPORT SNOW SHOWERS IN
THE MOUNTAINS AND FLURRIES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. WITH
SIGNIFICANT SYNOPTIC FORCING FOR ASCENT HAVING ALREADY PASSED THE
AREA...DECIPHERING A LOCATION FOR ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
TOUGH...AND IT IS LIKELY THAT NOBODY WILL SEE VERY MUCH SNOWFALL
ANYWAY. AS WE GO INTO SUNDAY...A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH CENTERS
LIFT JUST TO OUR WEST AND SOUTH AS IT DIVES INTO THE BASE OF THE
MEAN UPPER TROUGH...GENERALLY LEAVING US DRY. AS WE CONTINUE INTO
THE PERIOD...THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO BE REPLACED BY
SIGNIFICANT SHORT WAVE RIDGING FOR THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK. GFS
SOUNDINGS INDICATE STRONG INVERSIONS SHOULD SET UP UNDERNEATH THIS
RIDGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LIKELY
BEGIN TO GET TRAPPED IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER AND WITH STRONG
VERTICAL DECOUPLING...BELIEVE WINDS WILL MARKEDLY DECREASE AND
STRATUS WILL BECOME AN ISSUE AGAIN. TEMPERATURES AT 850 MB WILL
HAVE ALREADY PLUMMETED BY THIS POINT...SO BELIEVE MOST LOCATIONS
IN THE CWA SHOULD BE BACK TO OR BELOW NORMAL. THE SHORT WAVE RIDGE
BEGINS TO PUSH EAST OF US BY TUESDAY...WITH SOLID DIFFLUENCE AND
GOOD VERTICAL CONSISTENCY TO Q-CONVERGENCE FIELD ENCROACHING ON
THE CWA. WITH ONLY A MODEST INCREASE IN THE ON SHORE FLOW AND
MIXING RATIOS JUST NUDGING TOWARD 1 G/KG WITH WEAK TO MODEST
ASCENT IN THE 275-285K LAYER...BELIEVE THERE WILL BE A CHANCE FOR
SNOW EVERYWHERE ON TUESDAY...HOWEVER AT THIS TIME IT DOES NOT LOOK
LIKE ANYTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. WHILE TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT
THE PERIOD LOOK TO BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW EVERYWHERE...THE STORM
TRACK WILL PRIMARILY BE TO OUR SOUTH AT LEAST UNTIL THE END OF THE
PERIOD AND THE SYSTEM FOR TUESDAY LOOKS WEAK. WE WILL NEED A LOT
MORE HELP FROM MOTHER NATURE FOR A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS...WHILE A WHITE CHRISTMAS IN THE MOUNTAINS IS ASSURED
AT THIS POINT. IN LOOKING AT THE MODELS BEYOND THE EXTENDED
FORECAST PERIOD...THE GFS AND MANY OF ITS ENSEMBLES DO SHOW A
LARGER SYSTEM APPROACHING FOR THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK. THIS
MAY WELL BE OUR LAST CHANCE TO TRY TO GET SOME SNOW ON THE GROUND
IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS...ONLY TIME WILL TELL.
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BECOME AND REMAIN QUITE COLD.
FOLLOWED WELL BELOW GUIDANCE FOR MOST AREAS FOR THE ENTIRE
PERIOD...ESPECIALLY IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AS CONDITIONS SEEM TO
BE RIPE FOR COLD AIR DRAINAGE WITH THE GFS AND ECMWF DEPICTING A
DECENT COLD AIR POOL MOVING INTO SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...WITH
A SURFACE PATTERN SUGGESTIVE OF NORTHERLY FLOW DOWN THE VALLEY. AS
SUCH...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN THE PERIOD AND STAY AT THE VALLEY
FLOORS SO WHATEVER LITTLE MOISTURE AND LIFT DOES TRAVERSE THE AREA
WILL FALL OUT ENTIRELY AS SNOW. /FRIES
&&
.AVIATION...GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD SUBSIDE BRIEFLY
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. WITH HIGH CLOUDS
ALREADY BEGINNING TO APPROACH THE CASCADES PER LAST FEW IMAGES OF
VISIBLE IMAGERY...EXPECT SKY COVER TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT AT ALL
TAFS...WITH CEILINGS LOWERING TOWARD MORNING. PRECIPITATION SHOULD
BE ALL RAIN FOR MOST LOCATIONS BEGINNING IN THE EARLY MORNING. AS
WINDS A FEW THOUSAND FEET OFF THE SURFACE GO TO OVER 50 KTS
TOMORROW...EXPECT SOME MIXING TO THE SURFACE TO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
NEAR KGEG AND KPUW THROUGH THE MORNING. OTHER EASTERN TAF SITES
WILL ALSO LIKELY GET RATHER GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH DIURNAL
INSTABILITY HELPING TO MIX HIGHER MOMENTUM DOWNWARD...HOWEVER BEFORE
THEY DO...WITH RELATIVELY STRONG WINDS NOT FAR OFF THE
SURFACE...SOME WIND SHEAR HAS BEEN DEPICTED IN THE EASTERN TAFS
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW BEFORE HIGH WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE. /FRIES
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 33 43 31 38 32 40 / 70 90 20 50 90 50
COEUR DALENE 33 42 32 36 31 39 / 60 90 20 60 90 60
PULLMAN 35 46 34 41 35 43 / 60 90 20 60 80 40
LEWISTON 39 51 37 47 38 47 / 30 70 20 50 80 20
COLVILLE 32 37 31 34 27 34 / 100 90 50 60 90 60
SANDPOINT 33 39 30 35 28 33 / 70 90 60 50 90 60
KELLOGG 34 38 32 37 29 38 / 60 90 60 60 90 70
MOSES LAKE 33 45 31 37 31 39 / 80 50 10 60 80 20
WENATCHEE 33 42 31 34 28 35 / 90 40 10 60 80 20
OMAK 30 41 30 34 26 32 / 100 70 10 60 80 40
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR COEUR DALENE
AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000
FEET FOR CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WA...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR EAST SLOPES
NORTHERN CASCADES.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR SPOKANE AREA...
WASHINGTON PALOUSE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000
FEET FOR NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET
FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR LOWER
GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 12, 6:06 AM PST, 9 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
606 AM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-038-041-044-131415-
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...
ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...
REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
606 AM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MILD WEATHER WITH POSSIBLE SHOWERS THIS ACFTERNOON. THEN THE NEXT
IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT.
THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF WET WEATHER TO THE REGION TONIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
RAIN...SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
BRING A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.
IDZ001-004-131415-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...
WALLACE...MULLAN
606 AM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MILD WEATHER WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN THE
NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
RAIN...SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
BRING A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK.
WAZ037-131415-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
606 AM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3000 FEET.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MILD WEATHER WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN THE
NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
RAIN...SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE UNSETTLED
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL
BRING A MIXTURE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
WAZ042-131415-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
606 AM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MILD WEATHER WITH SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE CASCADES CREST TODAY. THEN
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
VALLEY RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF
PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
WAZ043-131415-
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE
606 AM PST TUE DEC 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE
2000 FEET.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MILD WEATHER WITH A FEW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THEN
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
A STRONG PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
VALLEY RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW AND WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. THE UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE AS A SERIES OF
PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:51 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 36 hr |
| Dec 12, 3:13 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 31 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.