Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2012, 3:15 PM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho; 9 counties in Washington. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2012, 3:15 PM PDT (22:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 7:23 PM PDT
- 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 22:18 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
- 1231 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
462 WWUS76 KOTX 122215 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 315 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-044-131200- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.120313T1200Z-120314T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 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...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 315 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR SHOWERS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN EARLY IN THE MORNING...BUT SHOULD REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE BROKEN FROM THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
795 WWUS76 KOTX 130206 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 706 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-044-131100- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.120313T1200Z-120314T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 706 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR SHOWERS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN EARLY IN THE MORNING... BUT SHOULD REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE BROKEN FROM THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
977 WWUS76 KOTX 131003 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 303 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 IDZ027-131915- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.120313T1200Z-120314T0600Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 303 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN EARLY IN THE MORNING... BUT SHOULD REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE BROKEN FROM THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-WAZ032>036-044-131915- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.120313T1200Z-120314T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 303 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR SHOWERS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN EARLY IN THE MORNING... BUT SHOULD REACH PEAK SPEEDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE BROKEN FROM THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
087 WWUS76 KOTX 131852 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1152 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-044-140500- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120314T0600Z/ 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- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 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...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1152 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...AND SHOULD REACH PEAK SPEEDS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SMALL TREE LIMBS COULD BE BROKEN FROM THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
538 WWUS76 KOTX 140223 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 723 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-044-140330- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120314T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 723 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED WIND AND WIND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
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.