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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Dec 16, 2012, 3:10 AM PST for 9 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 17, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2012, 3:10 AM PST (11:10 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, 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 11:07 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 00:00Z, 11.2 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 648 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 253 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
062 WWUS76 KOTX 161110 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 310 AM 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. WAZ032-033-035-036-161915- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 310 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
446 WWUS76 KOTX 161900 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1100 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ON MONDAY. IDZ002-003-026-027-170300- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 1100 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE FOR THE IDAHO PALOUSE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ WAZ032-033-035-036-170300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1100 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE FOR THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE. * 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. && $$
094 WWUS76 KOTX 162326 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 326 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ON MONDAY. WAZ034-170730- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY 326 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032-033-035-036-170730- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 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...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 326 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE FOR THE IDAHO PALOUSE. * 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. && $$
542 WWUS76 KOTX 170057 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 457 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ON MONDAY. IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-170900- /O.UPG.KOTX.WI.Y.0018.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0004.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 457 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. && $$
179 WWUS76 KOTX 170524 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 924 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CREATE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA BASIN ON MONDAY. IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-171600- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0004.121217T1200Z-121218T0200Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 924 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST MONDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...AND PEAK MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AFTER SUNSET. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES DIFFICULT. POORLY ANCHORED HIGH PROFILE STRUCTURES MAY SHIFT OR BE KNOCKED OVER. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO TREE BRANCHES BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 3:10 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 4 more | 41 hr |
| Dec 16, 10:40 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 27 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.