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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Spokane, WA

January 9, 200712 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 9, 2007, 9:01 AM PST for 12 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jan 9, 2007, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 9, 2007, 9:01 AM PST (17:01 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 9, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 10, 2007, 1:09 AM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:58 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, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2007-01-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2007-01-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 338 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
539 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
60 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
338 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
427 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KOTX 091701
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
901 AM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

WAZ042-091815-
/O.CAN.KOTX.HW.A.0002.070110T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
901 AM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WILL STILL OCCUR OVER HIGHER MOUNTAINS AS A COLD FRONT
PASSES. HOWEVER THIS IS NOT A WIND GUSTS MEETING HIGH WIND
CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

IDZ002-003-WAZ032>036-041-043-044-100115-
/O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.070110T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.070110T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...
QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...
WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...WENATCHEE...
OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...
MANSFIELD
901 AM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SUSTAINED MAINLY SOUTHERLY WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SHOW A
GRADUAL INCREASE THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST ALLOW FOR WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST
OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. AS THESE WIND GUSTS DO
NOT MEET HIGH WIND CRITERIA THE HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN REPLACED
WITH A WIND ADVISORY.

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.

$$

IDZ026-027-WAZ037-100115-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.070110T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...
NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
901 AM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

SUSTAINED MAINLY SOUTHERLY WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL SHOW A
GRADUAL INCREASE THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST ALLOW FOR WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PASSES FROM WEST TO EAST
OVER THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. 

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.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KOTX 092118
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
118 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>037-041-043-044-100530-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.070110T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...
RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...
GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...WENATCHEE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...
BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
118 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS...PRIMARILY FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WILL
SHOW A GRADUAL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT
PASSAGE FROM WEST TO EAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL
ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND
INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS
TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KOTX 100527
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
927 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

WAZ034-041-043-044-100630-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
MOSES LAKE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...
QUINCY...WENATCHEE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...
OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
927 PM PST TUE JAN 9 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 1 AM...BUT
THESE ARE EXPECTED TO BE LOCALIZED AND UNDER 35 MPH.

$$

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032-033-035>037-100900-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...
ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
927 PM PST TUE JAN 9 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

A COLD FRONT PASSING THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO
45 MPH...BEFORE BEGINNING TO ABATE BY THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.
RECENTLY...GUSTS TO 43 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT SPOKANE 
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND A 47 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED IN DEER PARK.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND/OR
WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE
DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KOTX 100805
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1205 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

WAZ035-037-100915-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...
ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...COLVILLE...
DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
1205 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN AND THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS.

$$

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032-033-036-100915-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...SPOKANE
1205 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

A COLD FRONT PASSING THIS WILL ALLOW FOR THE WINDS TO SHIFT TO
THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH...BEFORE BEGINNING TO ABATE BY THE EARLY
OVERNIGHT HOURS. RECENTLY...GUSTS TO 43 MPH HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT
SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND A 47 MPH GUST WAS REPORTED IN
DEER PARK.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND/OR WIND
GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KOTX 100909
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
109 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007


IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032-033-036-101015-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070110T0900Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...SPOKANE
109 AM PST WED JAN 10 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH EAST THROUGH THE REGION AND WINDS
HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVEL.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 9, 1:11 PM PSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryOTXAsotin, Garfield17 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Washington, 2007Wind Advisories in Idaho, 2007Every wind advisory in 2007

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.