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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2013, 3:13 PM PDT for 5 counties in Idaho; 12 counties in Washington. It took effect at Nov 2, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2013, 3:13 PM PDT (22:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2013, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2013, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah 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, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
247 WWUS76 KOTX 012213 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 313 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A WET COLD FRONT PASSAGE IN THE MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE EXPOSED TERRAIN OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-044-020615- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.131102T1800Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...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... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 313 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING TREE BRANCHES...KNOCKING OVER UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
710 WWUS76 KOTX 020514 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1014 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION ON SATURDAY. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AFTER A WET COLD FRONT PASSAGE IN THE MORNING. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE EXPOSED TERRAIN OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT SATURDAY AND INTO SUNDAY. IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-044-021415- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.131102T1800Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...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... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1014 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING TREE BRANCHES... KNOCKING OVER UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. * 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. && $$
691 WWUS76 KOTX 021316 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 616 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AROUND MID DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY FROM CENTRAL WASHINGTON INTO PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-044-022300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.131102T1800Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...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... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 616 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE REGION-WIDE AROUND NOON TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK...PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POMEROY...RITZVILLE...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...WATERVILLE...AND WILBUR. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING TREE BRANCHES... AND PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. BOATERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SUDDEN INCREASE IN THE WIND AROUND NOON TODAY. AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$
283 WWUS76 KOTX 022123 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 223 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ... .VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON TODAY FROM CENTRAL WASHINGTON INTO PORTIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. WAZ041-030600- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/ WENATCHEE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE 223 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING TREE BRANCHES... AND PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-044-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...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... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 223 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK... PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POMEROY...RITZVILLE...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...WATERVILLE...AND WILBUR. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING TREE BRANCHES... AND PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$
152 WWUS76 KOTX 030344 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 844 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN SOME OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY... .WINDS HAVE REACHED THERE PEAK INTENSITY AND DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN...WEST PLAINS...PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE-CDA AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 11PM. IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-041-044-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...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... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 844 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: CURRENT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE AREA. MOST LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND WINDS SHOULD BEGIN DECREASING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * LOCATIONS: SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK... PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POMEROY...RITZVILLE...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...WATERVILLE...AND WILBUR. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING SMALL TREE BRANCHES... AND PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. * 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. && $$
381 WWUS76 KOTX 030404 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 904 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WINDY CONDITIONS THIS EVENING WILL WEAKEN SOME OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN BREEZY... .WINDS HAVE REACHED PEAK INTENSITY AND DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS FOR THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BASIN...WEST PLAINS... PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE-CDA AREAS FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SOUTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 11PM. WAZ041-044-030515- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 904 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU BELOW 20 MPH. $$ IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT 904 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: CURRENT WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH CONTINUE TO BLOW ACROSS THE AREA. MOST LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FOR TODAY AND WINDS SHOULD BEGIN DECREASING OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. * LOCATIONS: SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE...SANDPOINT...DEER PARK... PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POMEROY...RITZVILLE...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...WATERVILLE...AND WILBUR. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL BE CAPABLE OF SNAPPING SMALL TREE BRANCHES... AND PRODUCING POWER OUTAGES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ON EXPOSED HIGHWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
536 WWUS76 KOTX 030554 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1054 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS ENDED... .WINDS HAVE PEAKED EARLY THIS EVENING AND ARE NOW ON A SLOW WEAKENING TREND. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND PALOUSE BUT WE NO LONGER ANTICIPATE WIDESPREAD GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH. IDZ001>003-WAZ032>037-030700- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER... COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE...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... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT 1054 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... WIND AND WIND GUSTS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 3:04 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone | 44 hr |
| Nov 1, 3:04 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan | 38 hr |
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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.