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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 20, 2012, 8:48 PM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Nov 21, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2012, 8:48 PM PST (04:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 21, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 21, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
- In force
- 9 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 04:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 4.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 49 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 825 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 86 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 232 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
369 WWUS76 KOTX 210448 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 848 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY SOUTH CENTRAL BASIN AND PALOUSE AREAS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONCENTRATE WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL BASIN AND PALOUSE AREAS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IDZ003-WAZ032>035-211300- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.121121T1500Z-121122T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...OTHELLO...RITZVILLE... ODESSA 848 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THESE WINDS MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS WITH TREES...POWERLINES AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
198 WWUS76 KOTX 211149 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 349 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY SOUTH CENTRAL BASIN AND PALOUSE AREAS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONCENTRATE WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL BASIN AND PALOUSE AREAS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IDZ003-WAZ032>035-212000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.121121T1500Z-121122T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...OTHELLO...RITZVILLE... ODESSA 349 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 7 AM THIS MORNING...PEAK DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM TREE BRANCHES ON POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
798 WWUS76 KOTX 211910 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1110 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY SOUTH CENTRAL BASIN AND PALOUSE AREAS... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONCENTRATE WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN CENTRAL BASIN AND PALOUSE AREAS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. CAUTION SHOULD BE EXERCISED WHEN OUTDOORS AND DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IDZ003-WAZ032>035-220000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...OTHELLO...RITZVILLE... ODESSA 1110 AM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS AND DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE FROM TREE BRANCHES ON POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT. * 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. && $$
962 WWUS76 KOTX 212355 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 355 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012 IDZ003-WAZ032>035-220100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-121122T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...OTHELLO...RITZVILLE... ODESSA 355 PM PST WED NOV 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS ARE DECREASING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 10:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 24 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.