Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Watches in 2015
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this high wind watch at Nov 15, 2015, 2:36 PM PST for 12 counties in Washington; 7 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2015, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2015, 11:43 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce 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), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 107 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
- 1734 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 311 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 360 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 WWUS76 KOTX 152236 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY... IDZ003-WAZ032-033-160645- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151116T0200Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY EVENING. STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ WAZ042-160645- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS WEST WIND INCREASING BY TUESDAY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-027-WAZ034>036-041-044-160645- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-160645- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK... NEWPORT 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK...AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
849 WWUS76 KOTX 160209 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 609 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY... IDZ003-WAZ032-033-161500- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151116T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 609 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH TUESDAY AFTENROON AND EVENING.. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY EVENING. STRONGER WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ WAZ042-161500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 609 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS WEST WIND INCREASING BY TUESDAY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ002-027-WAZ034>036-041-044-161500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 609 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-161500- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK... NEWPORT 609 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK...AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
401 WWUS76 KOTX 161329 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 529 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WINDS POSSIBLE TUESDAY... ...COLUMBIA BASIN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE TUESDAY... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MAY PROMOTE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN OVER THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS MAY LEAD TO DOWNED TREES...BUILDING DAMAGE AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE DEEP COLUMBIA BASIN MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO PROMOTE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA. WAZ042-170130- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 529 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS WEST WIND INCREASING BY TUESDAY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032>036-041-044-170130- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...CRAIGMONT... WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 529 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... ...DUST STORM POSSIBLE IN MOSES LAKE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITES IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE LEADING TO MULTI-VEHICLE PILEUPS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-170130- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK... NEWPORT 529 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK...AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ARE POSSIBLE. THIS MAY LEAD TO POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE REGION. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
704 WWUS76 KOTX 161943 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY... ...COLUMBIA BASIN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE TUESDAY... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PROMOTE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE DEEP COLUMBIA BASIN MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO PROMOTE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA. WAZ042-170700- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS WEST WIND INCREASING BY TUESDAY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032>036-041-044-170700- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- 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...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...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 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITES IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE...AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RITZVILLE AND CONNELL. 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-170700- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK...AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ004-170700- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ031-170700- /O.NEW.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ038-043-170700- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. FOR THE VALLEYS SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOOSE OBJECTIONS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ IDZ026-170700- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Nov 15, 2:03 PM PST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 2:03 PM PST, 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
203 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
Gusty winds with rain and mountain snow showers will decrease this
evening as cold front exits the Inland Northwest. The next weather
system will arrive Monday night with a good chance of low elevation
snow. Very strong winds are forecast for Tuesday and Tuesday
evening. Then a transition to cooler temperatures and snow
showers is anticipated for late in the week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Tonight and Monday: The Inland Northwest will be under the
influence of a cold front the subsequent upper level trough
overnight and high pressure building in for Monday. The front will
continue to track across eastern Washington and through north
Idaho this evening, bringing a band of precipitation of rain and
high mountain snow and packing with gusty westerly winds. The
precipitation will remain fairly light - less than a tenth of an
inch for the valleys/low lands and a quarter an inch or so for the
mountains. Most areas while snow levels tumble quickly behind the
front with drier and colder snow. Snow levels will drop into the
valleys but the amount of additional moisture to generate snow
will be limited. So any appreciable snow accumulations will be
around a couple of inches. Gusty winds will prevail through the
day and taper off by early this evening. Expect winds of 20 to 30
mph with gusts to 40 mph with the prime areas being across the
Palouse and lower Columbia Basin. A Wind Advisory remains in
effect through the afternoon for these nuisance winds. Winds will
gradually taper off through the evening as showers fall apart and
clouds clear. The drying and cooling will lead to a chilly night
tonight with valley temperatures staying below freezing for
several hours late tonight, leading to a hard freeze, especially
in the sheltered areas. Would not rule out some patchy fog in the
northern rivers valleys by early Monday morning. High pressure
will be over the region for Monday morning with chilly but sunny
weather. This will rapidly deteriorate as a warm front lift across
Washington. Anticipate increasing clouds from the west and
southwest winds increasing. Temperatures will be slow to warm with
daytime highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. /rfox.
Monday night through Tuesday night...
...Valley snow Monday night followed by possible damaging winds on
Tuesday...
A dynamic forecast period beginning with valley snow followed by
the potential for high winds marks the two main focuses during
this forecast period. A warm front will bring widespread
precipitation Monday night with the leading edge of this moisture
plume being associated with another atmospheric river. The warm
front lifts out of the area by Tuesday morning resulting in much
milder but very windy conditions Tuesday. An upper level trough
from the Gulf of Alaska and an associated 150 kt upper jet drops
down into southern BC and northern WA and ID Tuesday afternoon. As
the jet drops towards the region a surface low rapidly intensifies
in the left exit region of the jet...going from 994mb off the
Central BC coast Tuesday morning to 975-985mb over southern
Alberta Tuesday afternoon. 850mb winds increase to 50-70 kts over
the region resulting in the potential for high winds. More details
to follow regarding the details...
*Weather/Precipitation type: Prior to the precip onset Monday
evening...models have dew points at the surface in the low to mid
20s. This will help keep the snow levels low as wet bulb cooling
occurs. Model soundings suggest snow the most likely outcome
initially except for lower elevations from Wenatchee to Moses
Lake to Ritzville southward to the Oregon border where rain is
likely. Warm advection increases quickly however overnight from
the south with snow expected to change to rain for all valleys
except near the Canadian border where snow may linger into early
to mid Tuesday morning. Thus despite the light forecast
accumulations...impacts are expected to be low but those
traveling Monday night may encounter some winter driving
conditions. Snow levels Tuesday rise to 6000-7000 feet with even
the mountains changing to rain. Models show the potential for 2-3
inches of rain near the crest on Tuesday as a moist atmospheric
river is aimed at the area. Very strong zonal flow into the
Cascades will lead to a significant rain shadow likely extending
to the Idaho border by Tuesday afternoon. The cold front passes
Tuesday night with lowering snow levels. Strong zonal flow with
the front passage should keep precipitation confined mostly to
the Cascades and Idaho Panhandle where light accumulations are
possible behind the front as snow levels lower back down below
pass levels.
*Wind: A high wind watch has been issued for much of the Inland NW
on Tuesday. As the surface low over BC and Alberta deepens, winds
will be increasing. Models currently show the strongest
prefrontal southwest winds extending from the Upper Columbia
Basin northeast into the Idaho Panhandle with 850mb winds peaking
late Tuesday afternoon and evening at 55-70 kts. Precise values
are still uncertain due to model differences with the depth of
the low. With strong westerly flow its expected that precip will
shut off for most of Central and Eastern Washington Tuesday
afternoon. This should allow the lower levels to warm allowing
for increased mixing potential. More uncertainty exists for the
Idaho Panhandle and Cascades where more cloud cover and rain
could limit mixing potential in the valleys. However the
mountains will be exposed to the winds. In the Cascades the NAM
and UW-WRF GFS show the potential for localized strong gusts
Tuesday morning and afternoon with this area on the warm side of
the jet with possible mountain waves creating these localized
high wind gusts. After the cold front passes Tuesday
evening...winds will increase on a more widespread basin through
the Cascade gaps and western basin with the potential for high
wind gusts mixing down. JW
Wednesday through Sunday: The region will be under dry and cool
northwest flow Wednesday as the upper-level jet sags into
Northern Oregon. Winds will be breezy early Wednesday morning but
look to weaken as the day progresses. Cooler continental air
filtering in from Canada will cool temperatures back into the 30s
and 40s much closer to our seasonal averages.
The jet and associated baroclinic region will get hung up across
northern Oregon through early Friday. The exact placement of this
west to east oriented region will have significant ramifications
on our weather as yet another rich plume of moisture accompanies
the next low pressure system coming onshore. This leads to
moderate confidence for a slow moving shield of light to moderate
precipitation. However, confidence remains low in regards to how
far north or south of the WA/OR border this sets up. The current
range stretches from around the Hwy 2 corridor in Washington to
I-84 corridor in northern Oregon. Snow levels will be just as
complex. The cool and dry antecedent air mass will allow snow down
toward 2000 feet at the start of the event Thursday but should
rise closer to 4000 feet when the deeper moisture arrives later in
the day. If the track is further south, snow levels may be lower
or vice versus. Needless to say, our confidence is increasing for
this precipitation event but carries lower confidence where it
will setup. A shortwave dropping in from the north will shove the
system to the south on Friday with drier northerly flow to the
Inland NW. This will bring another push of cooler continental air
but nothing out of the ordinary at this time.
The region remains in a northwest storm track well into the
weekend with the next slug of moisture arriving somewhere in the
Sunday-Tuesday time-frame. Some model runs manifest this into a
deep low pressure system while other give us a glancing blow.
Examining the bigger picture, models tend to agree on
amplification of the offshore ridge which is favorable for a cool
storm system into the Pac NW. Uncertainty centers on the location
of the ridge axis off the coast and how far west this cooler
system will dig toward the Coast. I am thinking a cool down is on
the horizon but exact timing is tough to pinpoint right now with
timing somewhere between late Sunday and Wednesday. Climate
Prediction Center outlooks are also showing a strong signal for
this cooling. /sb
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: A cold front is pushing east of the Cascades with a band
of precipitation. Expect mainly rain at the TAF sites with snow
levels above 4k ft, but cold air advection will drop snow levels
quickly behind the front to around 2500 ft. This may bring a
rain/snow mix to the eastern TAF sites by this evening along with
a short period of MVFR cigs with mountains obscured. Winds will
be the main concern with a abrupt wind shift with the front to
southwest to west and speeds 15g25-30kt. The strongest winds will
be south of KMWH-KPUW. The winds will taper off overnight as the
showers end and clouds increase. Light winds and VFR conditions
are expected by early Monday morning. /rfox
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 28 39 33 55 34 43 / 60 0 100 60 10 10
Coeur d'Alene 30 39 32 54 34 44 / 80 10 100 90 40 10
Pullman 29 38 33 54 36 45 / 60 10 100 70 50 10
Lewiston 35 44 36 59 39 51 / 50 10 60 70 50 10
Colville 29 41 33 56 29 43 / 70 10 100 70 50 10
Sandpoint 31 38 31 50 32 41 / 80 10 100 100 90 10
Kellogg 31 34 29 45 31 40 / 80 10 100 100 100 40
Moses Lake 26 45 39 64 36 51 / 10 10 60 10 10 10
Wenatchee 32 43 36 59 38 50 / 10 20 50 30 40 10
Omak 29 43 34 60 30 44 / 10 10 70 20 10 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...High Wind Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening
for Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez
Perce Counties-Northern Panhandle.
Wind Advisory until 6 PM PST this evening for Idaho Palouse.
WA...High Wind Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening for
East Slopes Northern Cascades.
High Wind Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening
for Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-
Northeast Mountains-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Washington Palouse-Waterville Plateau-Wenatchee Area.
Wind Advisory until 6 PM PST this evening for Lower Garfield and
Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 15, 2:36 PM PST, 0 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service SPOKANE WA 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-044-162245- 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- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 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 Windy conditions will develop again today as a cold front passes through the region. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph are possible over the Palouse region and the Pomeroy area this afternoon with 30 to 40 mph guts elsewhere. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY A break in the weather is expected Monday before a warm front brings a chance for light snow accumulations mainly above 2000 feet around the Spokane area, Palouse, Upper Columbia Basin, and Waterville Plateau Monday night. Warming temperatures late Monday night is expected to melt the snow by Tuesday morning. Tuesday will see the highest impact weather with very strong winds likely throughout the region. Wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph with locally stronger gusts are possible. These winds may result in downed trees and power lines. Travel will also be more difficult with localized areas of blowing dust. IDZ001-004-WAZ037-162245- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho and Northeast Washington. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Light snow accumulations are expected Monday night before warming temperatures Tuesday morning changes snow to rain. Tuesday will see the highest impact weather with strong winds likely. The highest wind gusts are expected in the mountains, and around the Deer Park, Newport, and Athol areas where gusts in excess of 50 mph are possible. These winds may result in downed trees and power lines. WAZ038-043-162245- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Washington. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Light snow accumulations are possible Monday night in the Okanogan Valley and Highlands. Windy conditions are expected on Tuesday with localized power outages possible. WAZ042-162245- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 236 PM PST SUN NOV 15 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Washington. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Another strong but colder storm system is expected Monday night which will likely bring moderate snow accumulations to the valley floors for the upper end of the Methow Valley and possibly Stehekin. Light valley accumulations are possible elsewhere. Very strong winds are likely in the mountains on Tuesday...with windy conditions expected to develop in the valleys by Tuesday evening. This may lead to downed trees especially in the mountains...as well as power outages.
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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.