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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2014, 4:24 AM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Kootenai County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2014, 4:24 AM PST (12:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2014, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2014, 2:00 AM PST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin 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), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:26 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 128 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
- 1051 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 97 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 190 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
783 WWUS76 KOTX 181224 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 424 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINDY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN... PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE AREA... .A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND WIND TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FROM THE MOSES LAKE AREA TO SPOKANE TO PULLMAN. IDZ002-003-WAZ032>036-190000- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.140218T2200Z-140219T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- 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...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 424 AM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
480 WWUS76 KOTX 182152 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 152 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINDY THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN... PALOUSE...AND SPOKANE AREA... .A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN AND WIND TO CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING FROM THE MOSES LAKE AREA TO SPOKANE TO PULLMAN. IDZ002-003-WAZ032>036-190600- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.140218T2200Z-140219T0600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...CLARKSTON... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 152 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. AS THE FRONT PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL TRANSITION FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND INCREASE WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON MAY BECOME TREACHEROUS THROUGH THE EVENING. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
154 WWUS76 KOTX 190537 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 937 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 2 AM FOR THE PALOUSE AND SPOKANE AREA... WAZ034-035-190645- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T0600Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 937 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE MOSES LAKE AREA AND THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF WILBUR...RITZVILLE...MOSES LAKE... AND EPHRATA. WEST OR SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH 3 AM. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY SUNRISE. $$ IDZ002-003-WAZ032-033-036-191000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T1000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...CLARKSTON... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 937 PM PST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS: WEST OR SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL DECREASE A BIT DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BY SUNRISE LOOK FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * LOCATIONS: SPOKANE...CHENEY...ROSALIA...PULLMAN...MOSCOW... COEUR D'ALENE. * IMPACTS: WEST WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS OVER THE OPEN COUNTRY ALONG HIGHWAY 195 FROM SPOKANE TO PULLMAN...AND PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 95 FROM COEUR D'ALENE TO MOSCOW. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
208 WWUS76 KOTX 190957 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 157 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 IDZ002-003-WAZ032-033-036-191100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140219T1000Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...CLARKSTON... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 157 AM PST WED FEB 19 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PALOUSE...SPOKANE...AND COEUR D'ALENE AREAS WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM. SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WHICH IS BELOW THE ADVISORY CRITERIA OF SUSTAINED 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THIS AFTERNOON...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 10:27 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Ferry, Okanogan, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 32 hr |
| Feb 17, 10:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield | 32 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.