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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA

December 16, 20129 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind warning at Dec 16, 2012, 4:57 PM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr. 29 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Dec 16, 2012, 4:57 PM PST (00:57 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 17, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Dec 17, 5:32 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 8Mazama, WAMAZAMA 4 INCHES IN THE PAST 7 HRS AND 8 INCHES STORM TOTAL.
Dec 17, 6:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.81 Nnw Oroville, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-5
Dec 17, 6:19 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 7.65 Sw Omak, WAOKANOGAN 50 HAD 7.6 INCHES FROM ABOUT 4PM YESTERDAY TO PRESENT.
Dec 17, 6:37 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 93 Nne Brewster, WASTORM TOTAL 9 INCHES
Dec 17, 6:55 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 514 N Airway Heights, WAGUST OF 51MPH
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 2Potlatch, ID
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.24 Ne Deer Park, WACOCORAHS WA-SP-32
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 4Fields Spring S.P., WA
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 51 N East Wenatchee, WACOCORAHS WA-DG-3
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 52 Nne East Wenatchee, WACOCORAHS WA-DG-16
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.22 Sse East Wenatchee, WACOCORAHS WA-DG-20
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.52 E East Wenatchee, WACOCORAHS WA-DG-18
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 77 Nnw Winthrop, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-16
Dec 17, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 7Conconully, WA
Dec 17, 7:15 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 4.98 Nne Nespelem, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-19
Dec 17, 7:30 AM PSTSNOW 3.1Turnbull Crn, WA
Dec 17, 7:40 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 42 Wsw Deer Park, WACOCORAHS WA-SP-14
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 2Fernwood, ID
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.1Tonsket 11ne, WA
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.59 Wnw Oroville, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-3
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 46 Sse Spokane, WACOCORAHS WA-SP-16
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 6Hartline, WA
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 7Waterville, WA
Dec 17, 8:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 91 Sw Brewster, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-1
Dec 17, 8:32 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 65 E Palisades, WASNOW OCCURRED OVERNIGHT AND CHANGED TO RAIN. ELEVATION 2300 FEET.
Dec 17, 8:56 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGSpokane, WA28 INCH DIAMETER TREE BLOWN DOWN ONTO TWO HOMES ON SOUTH HILL. 1107 EAST 41ST AVE. AMATEUR RADIO AR-25.
Dec 17, 9:00 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND DMGCheney, WAROOF TORN OFF A TRAILER HOME
Dec 17, 11:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 8Mazama, WA
Dec 17, 4:00 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 7.6Winthrop, WA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 00:00Z on 2012-12-17Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2012-12-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 199 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
593 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
199 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

542 
WWUS76 KOTX 170057
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
457 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ON MONDAY.

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-170900-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0004.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...
CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...
OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY
457 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

&&

$$

IDZ002-026-027-WAZ034-036-170900-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
WORLEY...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...
CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
457 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
179 
WWUS76 KOTX 170524
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
924 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ON MONDAY.

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-171600-
/O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0004.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...
CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...
OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY
924 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST
MONDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ002-026-027-WAZ034-036-171600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
WORLEY...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...
CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
924 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. 

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
274 
WWUS76 KOTX 171145
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
345 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN TODAY.

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-171945-
/O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0004.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...
CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...
OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY
345 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND PEAK THIS
  AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT OR
  BE KNOCKED OVER. UNHEALTHY TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO TREES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ002-026-027-WAZ034-036-171945-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
WORLEY...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...
CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
345 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING...AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON
  BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
750 
WWUS76 KOTX 171851
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1051 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY...

.A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN TODAY.

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-180200-
/O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...
CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...
OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY
1051 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER
  SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. UNHEALTHY TREES MAY BE TOPPLED. SCATTERED 
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO TREES BLOWN INTO POWER 
  LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

IDZ002-026-027-WAZ034-036-180200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
WORLEY...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...
CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
1051 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER
  SUNSET.

* IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT 
  OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE 
  TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$
864 
WWUS76 KOTX 180142
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
542 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012


IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-180245-
/O.EXP.KOTX.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...
CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...
OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY
542 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WIND HAS DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THIS EVENING AS HIGHER PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA...THEREFORE
THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

$$

IDZ002-026-027-WAZ034-036-180245-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
WORLEY...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...
CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
542 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WIND HAS DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THIS EVENING AS HIGHER PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE AREA...THEREFORE
THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 6 PM.

$$

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.