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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Oct 2, 2012, 1:11 PM PDT for Douglas County, Grant County, Okanogan County, Washington. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2012, 1:11 PM PDT (20:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2012, 8:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 151 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 242 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
- 1466 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
157 WWUS76 KOTX 022011 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 111 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST OKANOGAN VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WAZ043-044-030300- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0011.121002T2011Z-121003T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 111 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: 1 PM THROUGH 8 PM. * LOCATIONS: OROVILLE...OMAK...BREWSTER...MANSFIELD... WATERVILLE...AND BANKS LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN BANKS LAKE AND THE CHELAN AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS CROSS WINDS...INCLUDING THE WATERVILLE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST NEAR THE NEWLY TILLED WHEAT FIELDS ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. BANKS LAKE WILL BECOME VERY DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BOATERS SHOULD AVOID USING THE LAKE. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
471 WWUS76 KOTX 022311 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 411 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST IN THE AREAS WHERE DRY-LAND WHEAT IS GROWN. WAZ033>036-030600- /O.NEW.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.121002T2311Z-121003T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 411 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES: A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR NEAR FRESHLY PLOWED FIELDS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 TREACHEROUS FROM AIRWAY HEIGHTS TO BANKS LAKE. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPOKANE TO RITZVILLE TO MOSES LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-044-030300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 411 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU NEAR FRESHLY TILLED FIELDS. * TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM. * LOCATIONS: OROVILLE...OMAK...BREWSTER...MANSFIELD... WATERVILLE...AND BANKS LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN BANKS LAKE AND THE CHELAN AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS CROSS WINDS... INCLUDING THE WATERVILLE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OF A HALF MILE OR LESS WILL BE LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO SUSTAIN DAMAGE DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$
296 WWUS76 KOTX 030042 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 542 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST IN THE AREAS WHERE DRY-LAND WHEAT IS GROWN. WAZ033>036-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121003T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 542 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES: A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR NEAR FRESHLY PLOWED FIELDS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 TREACHEROUS FROM AIRWAY HEIGHTS TO BANKS LAKE. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPOKANE TO RITZVILLE TO MOSES LAKE AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS ON THE PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-044-030300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 542 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU NEAR FRESHLY TILLED FIELDS. * TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM. * LOCATIONS: OROVILLE...OMAK...BREWSTER...MANSFIELD... WATERVILLE...AND BANKS LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN BANKS LAKE AND THE CHELAN AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS CROSS WINDS... INCLUDING THE WATERVILLE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OF A HALF MILE OR LESS WILL BE LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO SUSTAIN DAMAGE DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. 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. && $$
818 WWUS76 KOTX 030111 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 611 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST IN THE AREAS WHERE DRY-LAND WHEAT IS GROWN. IDZ003-WAZ032-030600- /O.EXA.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121003T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... POMEROY 611 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES: A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR NEAR FRESHLY PLOWED FIELDS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ON THE IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE POMEROY AREA THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ033>036-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121003T0600Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 611 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES: A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE LOWEST VISIBILITY WILL OCCUR NEAR FRESHLY PLOWED FIELDS. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL ON HIGHWAY 2 TREACHEROUS FROM AIRWAY HEIGHTS TO BANKS LAKE. VISIBILITY WILL ALSO BE TREACHEROUS ALONG INTERSTATE 90 FROM SPOKANE TO RITZVILLE TO MOSES LAKE AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS ON THE PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-044-030300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 611 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY: AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU NEAR FRESHLY TILLED FIELDS. * TIMING: THROUGH 8 PM. * LOCATIONS: OROVILLE...OMAK...BREWSTER...MANSFIELD... WATERVILLE...AND BANKS LAKE. * IMPACTS: MOTORISTS ON HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN BANKS LAKE AND THE CHELAN AREA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS CROSS WINDS... INCLUDING THE WATERVILLE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD ALSO BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING DUST. VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS OF A HALF MILE OR LESS WILL BE LIKELY BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. TREES AND POWER LINES MAY ALSO SUSTAIN DAMAGE DURING THE STRONGEST GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
688 WWUS76 KOTX 030304 AAA NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 804 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING DUST OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE GUSTY NORTH WINDS THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU THIS EVENING. THE GUSTY WINDS OVER EASTERN AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL PRODUCE BLOWING DUST IN THE AREAS WHERE DRY-LAND WHEAT IS GROWN. WAZ043-044-030415- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-121003T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 804 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. THOUGH POCKETS OF WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THROUGH 10 PM...THE WIDESPREAD STRONG WIND THREAT HAS ENDED. LOCALIZED BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS ONE MILE AT TIME THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ003-WAZ032>036-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-121003T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 804 PM PDT TUE OCT 2 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES: ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS: NORTH 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS WILL BE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. * IMPACTS: VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS ON THE IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE POMEROY AREA THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 4:11 PM PDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 6 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.