Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Watches in 2012
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind watch at Nov 17, 2012, 2:54 PM PST for 12 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Kootenai County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Nov 19, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 17, 2012, 2:54 PM PST (22:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 19, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2012, 3:03 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry 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), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 119 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
- 913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 228 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 250 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
403 WWUS76 KOTX 172254 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 254 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. IDZ002-003-WAZ031>038-180700- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...ANATONE... PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...INCHELIUM 254 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. GUSTS CLOSE TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...BUT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...OR GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
871 WWUS76 KOTX 180624 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1024 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. IDZ002-003-WAZ031>038-181500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...ANATONE... PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...INCHELIUM 1024 PM PST SAT NOV 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. GUSTS CLOSE TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...BUT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...OR GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
907 WWUS76 KOTX 181157 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 357 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. IDZ002-003-WAZ031>038-182000- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...ANATONE... PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...INCHELIUM 357 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. GUSTS CLOSE TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...BUT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...OR GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
056 WWUS76 KOTX 181855 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1055 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. IDZ002-003-WAZ031>038-190700- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1200Z-121120T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...ANATONE... PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...INCHELIUM 1055 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. GUSTS CLOSE TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ACROSS NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...BUT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE POWER OUTAGES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH MONDAY BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...OR GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
139 WWUS76 KOTX 190441 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 841 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE MONDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. WAZ031>033-035-191645- /O.EXT.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 841 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. GUSTS CLOSE TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE DAY MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY BEFORE DECREASING MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...OR GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-003-WAZ034-036>038-191645- /O.EXT.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T2000Z-121120T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD...DEER PARK 841 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE LOWER NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR BUT COULD STILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES FROM DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE ON MONDAY AND BECOME VERY GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS AROUND 40 MPH...OR GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
172 WWUS76 KOTX 191103 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL PRODUCE GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE REGION AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. WAZ037-038-191215- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T2000Z-121120T0600Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DEER PARK 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WHILE RIDGES AND MOUNTAIN PEAKS WILL RECEIVE STRONG WIND TODAY...THESE STRONG WINDS ARE UNLIKELY TO DESCEND INTO THE POPULATED VALLEYS OF THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. $$ WAZ031>033-192015- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0003.121119T1600Z-121120T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING TO BREEZY OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT OVER EXPOSED ROADS SUCH AS ALPOWA SUMMIT AND THE LEWISTON GRADE. STRONG WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF TOPPLING LARGE TREES AND DAMAGING BUILDINGS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ003-192015- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T2000Z-121120T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.121119T1600Z-121120T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME VERY GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON AND REMAIN STRONG INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ034-036-192015- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T2000Z-121120T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.121119T1600Z-121120T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-MOSES LAKE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHEST GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ON HILLS AND BENCHES AROUND THE REGION AS WELL AS EXPOSED TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BECOME VERY GUSTY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WAZ035-192015- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.121119T1800Z-121120T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.121119T1600Z-121120T0600Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND DECREASE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: STRONGER WIND GUSTS COULD CAUSE POWER OUTAGES OR DOWNED TREES AS WELL AS DRIVING DIFFICULTY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ IDZ026-027-192015- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.121119T1600Z-121120T0600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 303 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING BUT REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS: PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:09 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 13 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in Washington, 2012High Wind Watches in Idaho, 2012Every high wind watch in 2012
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.