Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2013
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2013, 2:58 PM PDT for 13 counties in Washington; 8 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Apr 29, 2013, 1:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2013, 2:58 PM PDT (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 29, 2013, 1:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2013, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
All 21 counties
Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry 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), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:01 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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 1280 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
712 WWUS76 KOTX 282158 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE/COEUR D'ALENE AND POMEROY AREAS. WAZ041-044-290600- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0001.130429T0700Z-130430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.130429T0800Z-130430T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM IN THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW DOWN TREES AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. * 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 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-290600- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0001.130429T0700Z-130430T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T0800Z-130430T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SPOTTY WIND GUSTS 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM IN THE PALOUSE AND POMEROY AREA. AFTER MID MORNING...WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IS EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ004-290600- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T1500Z-130430T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THROUGH SILVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND OVER MULLAN PASS. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-290600- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T1500Z-130430T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
297 WWUS76 KOTX 290352 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE/COEUR D'ALENE AND POMEROY AREAS. WAZ041-044-291400- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.130429T0800Z-130430T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 852 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE DEVELOP BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM IN THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW DOWN TREES AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. * 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 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-291400- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T0800Z-130430T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 852 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SPOTTY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6AM IN THE PALOUSE AND POMEROY AREA. AFTER MID MORNING...WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ004-291400- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T1500Z-130430T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 852 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THROUGH SILVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND OVER MULLAN PASS. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-291400- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T1500Z-130430T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 852 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
142 WWUS76 KOTX 291104 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 404 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS APPROACHING THE REGION AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY MORNING. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MID MORNING MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF THE WENATCHEE AREA...COLUMBIA BASIN...PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE/COEUR D'ALENE AND POMEROY AREAS. WAZ041-044-291915- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 404 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: 10 TO 25 WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THROUGH 10AM...THEN SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10AM...THEN STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW DOWN TREES/LIMBS AND RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. * 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 60 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-291915- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 404 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: SPOTTY WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 7AM IN THE PALOUSE AND POMEROY AREA. AFTER MID MORNING...WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 ALONG WITH SEVERAL SECONDARY HIGHWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ004-291915- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T1500Z-130430T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 404 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER MID MORNING...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY THROUGH SILVER VALLEY. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND OVER MULLAN PASS. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-291915- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.130429T1500Z-130430T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 404 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. * TIMING: AFTER 9AM...STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
995 WWUS76 KOTX 291752 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1052 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY... .IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST WITH WIND GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. WAZ041-044-300000- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1052 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 2 AND 97...ALONG WITH SEVERAL SECONDARY 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-300000- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1052 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY BELOW 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: GUSTY WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS...RIDGES...AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF THE VALLEYS. * IMPACTS: GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 395...2...AND 95. STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ002>004-026-027-WAZ032>036-300000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KELLOGG... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...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 1052 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: WIDESPREAD STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE EXPECTED AND COULD RESULT IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALONG PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 ALONG WITH SEVERAL SECONDARY 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. && $$ WAZ043-300000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1052 AM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS PERSIST THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 97. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
344 WWUS76 KOTX 292358 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 458 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...BREEZY WINDS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING... IDZ002>004-026-027-WAZ032>036-041-044-300100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KELLOGG... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...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... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 458 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. MANY LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH THROUGH 7 PM. $$ WAZ043-300100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 458 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. MANY LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE BREEZY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH 7 PM. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-300100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-130430T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 458 PM PDT MON APR 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON BELOW 3000 FEET... WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. MANY LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH 7 PM. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 28, 2:43 PM PDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 28, 2:43 PM PDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
243 PM PDT Sun Apr 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A strong storm system will bring windy conditions to the Pacific
Northwest on Monday. There will be a good chance of blowing dust
by Monday afternoon, which may limit visibility in the Columbia
Basin, Palouse and West Plains. Winds should subside Monday night.
Temperatures will be below average through Tuesday night, with
many places in the Inland Northwest falling below freezing Tuesday
morning and Wednesday morning. A warming and drying trend is
expected for Thursday through the weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
...WINDY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY...
Tonight and Monday...More windy weather is in store for the
Inland Northwest for the next 24 hours as the next weather
disturbance drops down toward the region late tonight. This will
nudge the 120 kt upper level jet core over the Washington tonight
and into Monday. As the cold front pushes through, anticipate
moderate mountain precipitation and strong gusty winds for the low
lands.
WIND: The timing of the wind will be two fold. The first round of
gusty winds will arrive after midnight with the passage of the
upper level disturbance. Strong winds will develop over the ridges
in the east slopes of the Cascades and push to the surface
especially in the higher benches around Wenatchee, Chelan, and
Waterville Plateau. Expect speeds of 20 to 35 mph with sporadic
gusts to 60 mph during the early morning hours, where confidence
is better for a High Wind Warning. Some of the these winds will
spill into the Columbia Basin and the foothills of the northern
Blue mountains, but will be more spotty. The second round of winds
will be in the wake of the cold front as the lower atmosphere
mixes. Winds will become gusty by mid morning and persist for much
of the day with speeds of 30 to 40 mph and gusts to near 50 mph
over the lowland areas. Winds will switch out of the north in the
Okanogan valley with gusts to 45 mph by afternoon. Meanwhile, as
the precipitation decreases across the central ID panhandle,
anticipate wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph especially in the Silver
Valley. Would not rule out a few higher gusts in exposed
locations, but confidence is strong for a Wind Advisory across
most of the low lands through the afternoon especially as winds
aloft will be decreasing through the day.
WEATHER: Blowing dust will be a big concern with the strong gusty
winds especially due to the lack of significant precipitation
across the Columbia Basin. Anticipate visibilities to become
reduced through the afternoon hours.
PRECIPITATION: Snow levels will drop dramatically after the cold
frontal passage. Will see moderate precipitation at the Cascade
crest and slopping over to the higher ridges starting after
midnight through early Monday morning. Most of precipitation will
fall as snow, with 2 to 4 inches of snow possible near the crest
above 4k ft. This may impact travel across Stevens Pass early
Monday morning. Meanwhile, the westerly flow will limit the
amount of the precipitation with good down sloping from the
Wenatchee area to Ritzville. Light rain will develop late tonight
from Spokane and Pullman eastward to north Idaho. Snow amounts of
1 to 3 inches are possible above 4k ft in the central Idaho
panhandle by Monday afternoon.
TEMPERATURES: Overnight lows will be similar to last night due to
the increase in wind and cloud cover. But the cold frontal passage
will cool temperatures quite a bit by Monday. Expect temperatures
6 to 12 degrees cooler than seen today. /rfox.
Monday Night: Winds will subside Monday evening and through the
night. Pressure gradients will relax as a strong surface low
transitions eastward through the prairies of south central Canada.
Shallow instability showers will be widely scattered in the
evening along the Cascade Crest and mountains of the Idaho
Panhandle. The models are in decent agreement that the 850-700mb
flow will transition from west to northwest Monday night into
Tuesday morning. The low level air mass will become increasingly
dry over north central and northeast Washington, but there may be
enough residual moisture for snow showers through the night into
Tuesday morning over the mountains of Shoshone county and over the
Camas Prairie. Snow levels will be unseasonably low. It does not
look like there will be enough moisture and instability for much
accumulation, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for snow
to stick this late in the year during these marginal cases with
light precipitation rates.
Tuesday and Wednesday: Freeze Warnings may be a possibility
Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning for areas around Wenatchee
and Lewiston. At this time it looks like low to mid 30s will be a
good bet. Monday's cold front will usher in some cool and very dry
air into the region. There may be enough mixing through the early
morning hours Tuesday to keep temperatures from be below freezing
over widespread areas that have entered their climatological
growing season around Wenatchee, Chelan and Lewiston. For
northeast Washington and the northern and central Idaho Panhandle,
sub-freezing temperatures look to be almost certain Tuesday and
Wednesday morning.
There is some uncertainty with the coverage of showers on Tuesday.
The 12z ECMWF is further west with an upper trough diving down the
Continental Divide, and brings enough cooling aloft to generate
convective showers over the Idaho Panhandle into far eastern
Washington. The GFS, Canadian and NAM aren't as enthusiastic about
producing widespread convective rain/snow showers on Tuesday. The
ECMWF handled a similar pattern pretty well about a week ago, so I
have trended chances for showers up a bit for Tuesday, but haven't
completely sided with the ECMWF, yet.
Thursday: Upper level ridging returns Thursday. Temperatures will
shoot above average as the warming trend starts. /GKoch
Friday through Sunday night...Perhaps the calmest Saturday
weather since late March. An upper level ridge will sit off the
Pacific coast, with the Inland Northwest on the eastern fringes. A
slow movement toward the east will deflect any shortwave into
Montana and points east. The exception would be on Friday, where a
shortwave may be close enough to fire off a few showers over the
higher terrain in the Idaho panhandle. One way or the other,
precipitation chances will be low region-wide through the weekend.
Temperatures will warm each day, topping out in the upper 60s to
70s for the valleys. A regression of the ridge may be in store for
Monday, but that is just beyond the reaches of this forecast. ty
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: Winds will be picking up this afternoon. Surface
pressure gradients are similar to yesterday, although winds has
slower to materialize. Expect winds slightly less breezy has
experienced on Sat. Gustiness will diminish after 03z, but
sustained winds will persist through the night as the next
stronger weather system arrives late tonight. Widespread gusty
winds will develop after 15z and continue for much of the day.
Precipitation will be spotty but best chance will be east of KGEG-
KPUW into north Idaho after 08z with local MVFR cigs.
Precipitation will be relegated to the Idaho mountains by late
Monday morning as winds increase. /rfox.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 41 57 31 51 31 58 / 30 10 0 20 0 0
Coeur d'Alene 40 53 31 49 28 57 / 50 20 0 20 10 0
Pullman 42 53 29 50 29 56 / 30 20 10 20 10 0
Lewiston 47 62 37 55 35 62 / 20 10 10 20 10 0
Colville 39 59 30 55 29 63 / 20 10 0 10 0 0
Sandpoint 39 54 31 47 28 56 / 70 40 10 20 10 0
Kellogg 39 48 29 42 28 53 / 80 70 20 30 10 0
Moses Lake 45 65 32 62 31 67 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Wenatchee 46 60 36 56 36 63 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
Omak 37 60 30 57 30 65 / 10 0 0 0 0 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Wind Advisory from 1 AM to 5 PM PDT Monday for Coeur d'Alene
Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-
Lewiston Area.
Wind Advisory from 8 AM to 5 PM PDT Monday for Central Panhandle
Mountains.
WA...Wind Advisory from 1 AM to 5 PM PDT Monday for Lower Garfield
and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-Spokane Area-Upper
Columbia Basin-Washington Palouse.
Wind Advisory from 8 AM to 5 PM PDT Monday for Okanogan Valley.
High Wind Warning from 1 AM to 5 PM PDT Monday for Waterville
Plateau-Wenatchee Area.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 28, 2:58 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-043-044-292200- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION OVERNIGHT...ISOLATED WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND ALONG THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IMPACTING TRAVEL IN SPOTS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN. ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. IDZ001-WAZ037-038-292200- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. WAZ042-292200- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ON THE RIDGES WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. ALSO SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP OVERNIGHT WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. THIS MAY IMPACT TRAVEL ESPECIALLY THROUGH STEVENS PASS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IDZ004-292200- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 258 PM PDT SUN APR 28 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT LIGHT MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...BUT THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP MONDAY WILL BRING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES AND IN THE SILVER VALLEY. ALSO SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 3:21 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 2:58 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 20 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.