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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR

July 3, 20106 counties in Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Jul 3, 2010, 8:17 PM PDT for 6 counties in Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at Jul 4, 2010, 1:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 3, 2010, 8:17 PM PDT (03:17 UTC)
In effect from
Jul 4, 2010, 1:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jul 4, 2010, 11:00 PM PDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Gilliam County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Benton County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:17 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 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 256 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, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2010-07-04Temperature 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, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2010-07-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 22 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 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.

150 
WWUS76 KPDT 040317
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
817 PM PDT SAT JUL 3 2010

...VERY WINDY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY...

.COOL MARINE AIR OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON WILL
SEEP THROUGH THE CASCADE PASSES AND THE COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE...RESULTING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY
AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING HOURS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY.

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-041200-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.100704T2000Z-100705T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON...
ELLENSBURG...THORP
817 PM PDT SAT JUL 3 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING THEN
  25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
  HOURS.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA NEED TO BE PARTICULARLY
  CAREFUL WITH FIREWORKS ON SUNDAY. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE
  EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND
  INTERSTATE 84...WILL EXPERIENCE STRONG AND SUDDEN WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
316 
WWUS76 KPDT 041129
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
429 AM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...VERY WINDY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY...

.COOL MARINE AIR OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON WILL
SEEP THROUGH THE CASCADE PASSES AND THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...
RESULTING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS ON INDEPENDENCE DAY.

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-042200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.100704T2000Z-100705T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON...
ELLENSBURG...THORP
429 AM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE MORNING
  THEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
  EVENING HOURS. 

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA NEED TO BE PARTICULARLY
  CAREFUL WITH FIREWORKS ON SUNDAY. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE
  EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND
  INTERSTATE 84...WILL EXPERIENCE SUDDEN WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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.

&&

$$
286 
WWUS76 KPDT 042120
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
220 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...VERY WINDY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE ON INDEPENDENCE DAY...

.COOL MARINE AIR OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON WILL
CONTINUE TO SEEP THROUGH THE CASCADE PASSES AND THE COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE...RESULTING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY
AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-050600-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100705T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON...
ELLENSBURG...THORP
220 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA NEED TO BE PARTICULARLY
  CAREFUL WITH FIREWORKS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PEOPLE
  DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE
  KITTITAS VALLEY AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...INCLUDING
  ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 84...WILL EXPERIENCE SUDDEN
  WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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.

&&

$$
815 
WWUS76 KPDT 050100
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
600 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...VERY WINDY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON ON INDEPENDENCE
DAY...

.COOL MARINE AIR OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON WILL
CONTINUE TO SEEP THROUGH THE CASCADE PASSES AND THE COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE...RESULTING IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE KITTITAS
VALLEY...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF WASHINGTON THIS EVENING.

WAZ028-050600-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100705T0600Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES
600 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED
  IN AND AROUND THE HANFORD SITE.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA NEED TO BE PARTICULARLY
  CAREFUL WITH FIREWORKS THIS EVENING. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
  WASHINGTON...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 82 AND INTERSTATE 182...WILL
  EXPERIENCE SUDDEN WIND GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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.

&&

$$

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-050600-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100705T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON...
ELLENSBURG...THORP
600 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS: RESIDENTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA NEED TO BE
  PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH FIREWORKS THIS EVENING. PEOPLE DRIVING
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES THROUGH THE KITTITAS
  VALLEY AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...INCLUDING ALONG
  INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 84...WILL EXPERIENCE SUDDEN WIND
  GUSTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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.

&&

$$
200 
WWUS76 KPDT 050559
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1059 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-050700-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100705T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON...
ELLENSBURG...THORP
1059 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS HAVE DECREASED BUT WILL REMAIN 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: ALTHOUGH WINDS NO LONGER MEET ADVISORY
  CRITERIA...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD STILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND INTERSTATE 84.


$$

WAZ028-050700-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-100705T0600Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES
1059 PM PDT SUN JUL 4 2010

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: WINDS HAVE DECREASED BUT WILL REMAIN 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH
  MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: ALTHOUGH WINDS NO LONGER MEET ADVISORY
  CRITERIA...SUDDEN WIND GUSTS COULD STILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS
  CONDITIONS FOR PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND
  MOTORCYCLES...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 82 AND INTERSTATE 182.


$$

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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.