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High Wind Watch 1, NWS Spokane, WA

April 28, 201310 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind watch at Apr 28, 2013, 3:21 AM PDT for 10 counties in Washington; 5 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Apr 29, 2013, 12:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Apr 28, 2013, 3:21 AM PDT (10:21 UTC)
In effect from: Apr 29, 2013, 12:00 AM PDT
Expired: Apr 28, 2013, 2:58 PM PDT
In force
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, Chelan 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), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at Apr 28, 3:01 AM PDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 3:01 AM PDT, 20 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 27, 6:42 AM PDT, 20 hours 39 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 28, 2:58 PM PDT	High Wind Warning	OTX	Chelan, Douglas, Grant	20 hr
Apr 28, 2:58 PM PDT	Wind Advisory	OTX	Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield and 7 more	26 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Washington, 2013 High Wind Watches in Idaho, 2013 Every high wind watch in 2013

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.