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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 6, 2007, 3:19 PM PST for 9 counties in Washington; 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jan 7, 2007, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2007, 3:19 PM PST (23:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2007, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2007, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Nez Perce 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), 60 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:25 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 125 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
- 693 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 337 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 345 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 062319 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 319 PM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 A VERY STRONG STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA ON SUNDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADES. IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-070730- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.070107T1700Z-070108T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 319 PM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREA...AS WELL AS THE PALOUSE AND LEWISTON. BY EARLY EVENING THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE. 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. $$ WAZ041-044-070730- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0001.070107T1700Z-070108T0200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 319 PM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD IMPACT THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU AFTER 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KOTX 070454 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 854 PM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 .A VERY STRONG STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA SUNDAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADES. WAZ041-044-071300- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0001.070107T1700Z-070108T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.070107T1700Z-070108T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 854 PM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU BY MID MORNING SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-071300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.070107T1700Z-070108T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 854 PM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREA...AS WELL AS THE PALOUSE AND LEWISTON. BY EARLY EVENING THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 071200 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 400 AM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 .A VERY STRONG STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADES. WAZ041-044-072000- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.070107T1700Z-070108T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 400 AM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU BY MID MORNING TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-072000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.070107T1700Z-070108T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 400 AM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREA...AS WELL AS THE PALOUSE AND LEWISTON. BY EARLY EVENING THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 072251 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 251 PM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 .A VERY STRONG STORM WILL TRACK THROUGH SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA TODAY...PUSHING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADES. WAZ041-044-080300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070108T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 251 PM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REMAIN A THREAT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO EARLY EVENING. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN THE WENATCHEE AREA...WITH POWER OUTAGES AND DAMAGE BECOMING INCREASINGLY WIDESPREAD. THESE DAMAGING WINDS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PEAKING...AND WILL DECREASE IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE AFTER 4 PM PST. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-080300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070108T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 251 PM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH LIKELY. THESE WINDS WILL IMPACT MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREA...AS WELL AS THE PALOUSE AND LEWISTON AREA. BY EARLY EVENING THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 080300 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 700 PM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 .HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING INTO THE REGION BEHIND AN EXITING COLD FRONT. WINDS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA ARE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. WHILE GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS WINDS ARE EITHER BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA OR WILL BE SHORTLY. WAZ041-044-080400- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070108T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 700 PM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS IN THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA THIS EVENING. WHILE GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-080400- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070108T0300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 700 PM PST SUN JAN 7 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS THE REGION HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING. SOME STRONG GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 1000 PM...BUT THESE SHOULD BE LOCALIZED NEAR THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE PALOUSE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 4:09 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 11 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:19 PM PST | High Wind Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 6 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:19 PM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 22 hr |
| Jan 6, 3:19 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 31 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.