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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Spokane, WA

December 28, 2014Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho; 7 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Dec 28, 2014, 2:44 PM PST for Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho; 7 counties in Washington. It took effect at Dec 29, 2014, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 28, 2014, 2:44 PM PST (22:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2014, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 29, 2014, 7:00 PM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2014-12-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2014-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
757 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

302 
WWUS76 KOTX 282244
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
244 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2014

...VERY WINDY WITH BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN
VALLEYS MONDAY...

.THE ARRIVAL OF A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER
TO COEUR D'ALENE. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES APPROACH DANGEROUS
LEVELS BY MONDAY EVENING.

WAZ043-290800-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1800Z-141230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
244 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND PEAK ON MONDAY
  AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE POWER OUTAGES WITH TREE
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN
  ADDITION BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-002-290800-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1600Z-141230T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
244 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE
PURCELL TRENCH OF NORTHERN IDAHO...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE PURCELL TRENCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO
10 PM PST MONDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR FROM
CANADA TO COEUR D'ALENE.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND PEAK ON
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN
  ADDITION BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
474 
WWUS76 KOTX 290539
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
939 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2014

...VERY WINDY WITH BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN
VALLEYS MONDAY...

.THE ARRIVAL OF A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR FROM THE
CANADIAN BORDER TO COEUR D'ALENE. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
APPROACH DANGEROUS LEVELS BY MONDAY EVENING.

WAZ043-291400-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1800Z-141230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
939 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND PEAK ON 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY 
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE POWER OUTAGES WITH TREE 
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN 
  ADDITION BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE 
  WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-002-291400-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1600Z-141230T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
939 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY
FOR THE PURCELL TRENCH...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND PEAK ON 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY 
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES FROM 
  TREE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN 
  ADDITION BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE 
  WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY 
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
711 
WWUS76 KOTX 291313
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
513 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...VERY WINDY WITH BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN
VALLEYS TODAY...

.THE ARRIVAL OF A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER
TO COEUR D'ALENE. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES APPROACH DANGEROUS
LEVELS BY MONDAY EVENING.

WAZ043-300100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1800Z-141230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
513 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...BRISK NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND PEAK
  ON DURING THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE POWER OUTAGES WITH TREE
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. LOCAL
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE BRIEFLY LIMITING VISIBILITY. IN
  ADDITION BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE WIND
  CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-002-300100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1600Z-141230T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
513 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE PURCELL TRENCH...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND PEAK ON 
  MONDAY AFTERNOON. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY 
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES FROM 
  TREE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN 
  ADDITION BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE 
  WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY 
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
848 
WWUS76 KOTX 291656
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
856 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...VERY WINDY WITH BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS IN THE NORTHERN
VALLEYS TODAY...

.THE ARRIVAL OF A BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL PRODUCE VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH THE OKANOGAN
VALLEY AND ALONG THE HIGHWAY 95 CORRIDOR FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER
TO COEUR D'ALENE. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. THE COMBINATION OF WINDS AND
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
APPROACH DANGEROUS LEVELS DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND THE
PURCELL TRENCH BY MONDAY EVENING.

WAZ033-035-036-300600-
/O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0600Z/
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
856 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS.
  STRONGEST CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF
  RITZVILLE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF RITZVILLE. IN
  ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
  BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BY MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ043-300600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.141229T1800Z-141230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
856 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE POWER OUTAGES WITH TREE
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. LOCAL
  AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE BRIEFLY LIMITING VISIBILITY.
  IN ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL
  CREATE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-002-300600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
856 AM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE PURCELL TRENCH...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN
  ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
  WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO BY MONDAY
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$
572 
WWUS76 KOTX 292138
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
138 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...VERY WINDY WITH BITTERLY COLD CONDITIONS...

WAZ043-292245-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
138 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY HAVE NOT INCREASED AS MUCH AS EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...
BUT WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

WAZ033-035-036-300300-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0300Z/
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
138 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN INTO THIS EVENING AND THEN
  BEGIN TO RELAX TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS.
  STRONGEST CROSS WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG INTERSTATE 90 WEST OF
  RITZVILLE AND ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF RITZVILLE. IN
  ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
  BELOW ZERO WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-002-300300-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0300Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
138 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
THE PURCELL TRENCH...

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THIS EVENING AND
  THEN BEGIN TO RELAX TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CREATE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES FROM TREE
  BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND BLOWN INTO POWER LINES. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES MAY BECOME DIFFICULT IN CROSS WINDS. IN
  ADDITION...BITTERLY COLD AIR BORNE BY THESE WINDS WILL CREATE
  WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 10 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$
399 
WWUS76 KOTX 300254
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
654 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014



WAZ033-035-036-300400-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0300Z/
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
654 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING. SOME
EXPOSED LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO
30 MPH TONIGHT, THEN DIMINISH FURTHER OVERNIGHT.

$$

IDZ001-002-300400-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-141230T0300Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-
654 PM PST MON DEC 29 2014

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
PURCELL TRENCH...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING. SOME
EXPOSED LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE WIND GUSTS OF 20 TO
30 MPH TONIGHT, THEN DIMINISH FURTHER OVERNIGHT.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 10:52 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryOTXLewis, Nez Perce5 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.