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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 9, 2014, 2:51 PM PST for Chelan County, Douglas County, Grant County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 9, 2014, 8:00 PM PST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 9, 2014, 2:51 PM PST (22:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2014, 8:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2014, 8:32 AM PST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:49 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 264 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
- 553 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
896 WWUS76 KOTX 092251 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 251 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 WAZ041-044-101100- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0001.140110T0400Z-140110T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 251 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST FRIDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPORADIC AND VARY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES SINCE THEY WILL RESULT FROM MOUNTAIN WAVES. THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES, POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD ALSO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. * 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-101100- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 251 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: A COUPLE PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A BETTER CHANCE OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES, POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO LEAD TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
758 WWUS76 KOTX 100658 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1058 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 WAZ041-044-101500- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140110T1700Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1058 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST FRIDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPORADIC AND VARY SIGNIFICANTLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES SINCE THEY WILL RESULT FROM MOUNTAIN WAVES. THE STRONGEST WINDS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. STRONGER AND MORE WIDESPREAD WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. THESE WINDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MIX TO THE VALLEY FLOORS BETWEEN 2 AM AND 9 AM. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS POSSIBLE FOR SATURDAY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD ALSO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. * 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 WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-101500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1058 PM PST THU JAN 9 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: A COUPLE PERIODS OF STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. THE FIRST WILL OCCUR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A BETTER CHANCE OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BETWEEN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. * IMPACTS: THESE STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES... POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO LEAD TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
976 WWUS76 KOTX 101403 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 603 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 WAZ041-044-110000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140110T1700Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 603 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS THIS MORNING: GUSTS TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WILL BE LOCALIZED AND ERRATIC THIS MORNING. SOME SPOTS MAY EXPERIENCE VERY LITTLE WIND AT ALL...AND OTHER NEARBY PLACES MAY RECEIVE BRIEF GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT: GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME VERY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL BE A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD ALSO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. * 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. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-110000- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 603 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS ON SATURDAY: SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT: WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...THE PALOUSE...AND WEST PLAINS ON SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FROM CENTRAL WASHINGTON INTO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO LEAD TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
502 WWUS76 KOTX 101632 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 832 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 WAZ041-044-110045- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140110T1700Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 832 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. * WINDS THIS MORNING: BREEZY WIND CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS, BUT THE THREAT FOR LOCALIZED GUSTY CONDITIONS LOOKS TO HAVE PASSED. * WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT: GUSTY WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BECOME VERY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST SATURDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL BE A POSSIBILITY SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. DRIVING OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES COULD ALSO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. * 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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-110045- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0001.140111T0900Z-140112T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...LEWISTON... LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...POMEROY... PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA... UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 832 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS ON SATURDAY: SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * WINDS ON SATURDAY NIGHT: WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...THE PALOUSE...AND WEST PLAINS ON SATURDAY MORNING AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT. AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES SATURDAY NIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME WESTERLY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FROM CENTRAL WASHINGTON INTO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. STRONG WINDS COULD ALSO LEAD TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND POSSIBLE BLOWING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 4:50 PM PST | Freezing Rain Advisory | OTX | Adams, Grant | 3 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:51 PM PST | High Wind Watch | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 9, 2:59 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | 23 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.