Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2007
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2007, 2:55 PM PDT for Benewah County, Kootenai County, Latah County, Idaho; 9 counties in Washington. It took effect at Oct 18, 2007, 9:31 PM PDT. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2007, 2:55 PM PDT (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2007, 9:31 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 19, 2007, 2:59 PM PDT
- In force
- 17 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 21:54 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, 9.9 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
- 716 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 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 182155 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 255 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THIS SYSTEM...ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE POMEROY AREA. IDZ003-WAZ032-033-190600- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0009.071019T1700Z-071019T2300Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN 255 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY. A SUDDEN INCREASE IN WINDS IS EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KOTX 190431 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 931 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THIS SYSTEM... ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE POMEROY AREA. IDZ002-WAZ035-036-191245- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0009.071019T1700Z-071019T2300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR... GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 931 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING IN THE SPOKANE...COEUR DALENE...AND RITZVILLE AREAS. AS RAIN COMES TO AN END LATE IN THE MORNING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ003-WAZ032-033-191245- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0009.071019T1700Z-071019T2300Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN 931 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE...AS WELL AS THE POMEROY VICINITY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING IN THE PULLMAN...COLFAX...MOSCOW...AND POMEROY AREAS. AS RAIN COMES TO AN END LATE IN THE MORNING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THE STRONGEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE DAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 191253 CCA NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 549 AM PDT FRI OCT 19 2007 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON ON TODAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF THIS SYSTEM... ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE POMEROY AREA. IDZ002-WAZ035-036-192115- /O.COR.KOTX.WI.Y.0009.071019T1700Z-071019T2300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR... GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 549 AM PDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT TODAY FOR THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MID MORNING IN THE SPOKANE...COEUR DALENE...AND RITZVILLE AREAS. AS RAIN COMES TO AN END LATE IN THE MORNING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE DAY. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ IDZ003-WAZ032-033-192115- /O.COR.KOTX.WI.Y.0009.071019T1700Z-071019T2300Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN 549 AM PDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM PDT TODAY FOR THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE...AS WELL AS THE POMEROY VICINITY. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING IN THE PULLMAN...COLFAX...MOSCOW...AND POMEROY AREAS. AS RAIN COMES TO AN END LATE IN THE MORNING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE THE STRONGEST ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR. THE GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...AND GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE DAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS76 KOTX 192159 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 259 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2007 IDZ002-003-WAZ032-033-035-036-192300- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-071019T2300Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA... ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 259 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS PEAKED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 4:55 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 27 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.