Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2006
Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2006, 8:48 AM PST for Kittitas County, Yakima County, Washington. It took effect at Feb 23, 2006, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2006, 8:48 AM PST (16:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2006, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2006, 8:00 PM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Kittitas County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 188 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:48 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
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 273 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
- 687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 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 KPDT 231648 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 848 AM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ARE MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ028-240100- /O.NEW.KPDT.DU.Y.0001.060223T1648Z-060224T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 848 AM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN PLACES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS NEAR THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS ALONG INTERSTATE 82 WHERE THERE IS A HISTORY OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER MILE AND THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ026-240100- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.060223T2000Z-060224T0400Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELLENSBURG 848 AM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND BECOME VERY WINDY BY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KPDT 232010 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1210 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ARE MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...THE YAKIMA VALLEY...AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ027-240400- /O.EXB.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.060223T2010Z-060224T0400Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA 1210 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST OF TOPPENISH WHERE NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ028-240400- /O.CON.KPDT.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060224T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1210 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN PLACES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS NEAR THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS ALONG INTERSTATE 82 WHERE THERE IS A HISTORY OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER MILE AND THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ026-240400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060224T0400Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELLENSBURG 1210 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND BECOME VERY WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 232247 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 247 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .STRONG WINDS IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE ARE MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...THE YAKIMA VALLEY...AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY OF EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ028-240400- /O.CON.KPDT.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060224T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 247 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS...SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN PLACES. THIS INCLUDES AREAS NEAR THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS ALONG INTERSTATE 82 WHERE THERE IS A HISTORY OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN ONE QUARTER MILE AND THREE QUARTERS OF A MILE. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ026-027-240400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060224T0400Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA 247 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE IN THE KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS THROUGH 8 PM. WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. LOCAL BLOWING DUST IS ALSO EXPECTED IN THE KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 240359 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 759 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 WAZ028-240500- /O.EXP.KPDT.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-060224T0400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 759 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. DECREASING WINDS AND LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. $$ WAZ026-027-240500- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-060224T0400Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA 759 PM PST THU FEB 23 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE YAKIMA AND KITTITAS VALLEYS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 8:48 AM PST | Blowing Dust Advisory | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 11 hr |
Nearby
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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.