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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Oct 19, 2012, 3:17 PM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho; 9 counties in Washington. It took effect at Oct 19, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 19, 2012, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 19, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Oct 20, 2012, 6:41 PM PDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce 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), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:16 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 1394 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 81 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 317 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679 WWUS76 KOTX 192217 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 317 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2012 IDZ003-026-WAZ032-033-201300- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.121020T0900Z-121021T0200Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 317 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT. SPEEDS COULD DROP OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE BUT WILL INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. 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. && $$ IDZ002-027-WAZ034>036-201300- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.121020T1200Z-121021T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 317 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND SHOULD PEAK AROUND MIDDAY. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
824 WWUS76 KOTX 200354 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 854 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2012 IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032-033-036-201200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.121020T0600Z-121021T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 854 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH DURING A COLD FRONT PASSAGE BETWEEN 11PM AND 2AM AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH 5AM. SPEEDS COULD DROP OFF SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE BUT WILL INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON PEAKING BETWEEN 11AM AND 4PM. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ034-035-201200- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.121020T1200Z-121021T0200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 854 PM PDT FRI OCT 19 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THERE IS BRIEF WINDOW FOR GUSTS TO 45 MPH WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 11PM AND 2 AM THEN WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND SHOULD BE STRONGEST BETWEEN 10AM AND 4PM. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
679 WWUS76 KOTX 201149 AAA NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 449 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032-033-036-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121021T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 449 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. * TIMING: THOUGH WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED OFF OVERNIGHT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN BY MIDDAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 11AM AND 4PM. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ034-035-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.121020T1200Z-121021T0200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 449 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THOUGH WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED OFF OVERNIGHT...THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY ONCE AGAIN BY MIDDAY...PEAKING BETWEEN 10AM AND 4PM. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
305 WWUS76 KOTX 201847 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1147 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032-033-036-210200- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121021T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1147 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ034-035-210200- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121021T0200Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 1147 AM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM. * IMPACTS: WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. WINDS MAY CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AS BRANCHES COULD BE BLOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
117 WWUS76 KOTX 210141 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 641 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...WINDS HAVE WEAKENED ACROSS THE REGION AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-210245- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-121021T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...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 641 PM PDT SAT OCT 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$
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.