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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 16, 2015, 11:43 AM PST for Nez Perce County, Idaho; Douglas County, Ferry County, Okanogan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 17, 2015, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2015, 11:43 AM PST (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 17, 2015, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2015, 6:20 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Nez Perce County, ID, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:44 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 170 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
- 1219 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
10 follow-up statements
102 WWUS76 KOTX 161943 CCA NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ON TUESDAY... ...COLUMBIA BASIN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE TUESDAY... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PROMOTE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN ON TUESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE DEEP COLUMBIA BASIN MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO PROMOTE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA. WAZ042-170700- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.COR.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS WEST WIND INCREASING BY TUESDAY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032>036-041-044-170700- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.COR.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 OBJECTS 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-170700- /O.UPG.KOTX.HW.A.0002.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.COR.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK...AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ004-170700- /O.COR.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 OBJECTS 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. && $$ WAZ031-170700- /O.COR.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ038-043-170700- /O.COR.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 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. && $$ IDZ026-170700- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 1143 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
176 WWUS76 KOTX 170641 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1041 PM 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. WAZ042-171900- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 1041 PM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * 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 OBJECTS 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. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032>036-041-044-171900- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1041 PM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITES IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE...AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RITZVILLE AND CONNELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-171900- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1041 PM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * 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 OBJECTS 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. && $$ WAZ031-171900- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1041 PM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ038-043-171900- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1041 PM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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 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. && $$ IDZ026-171900- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 1041 PM PST MON NOV 16 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
263 WWUS76 KOTX 171327 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS ON THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...COLUMBIA BASIN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN ON TODAY. DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA. WAZ042-172300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T1500Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...WEST WINDS INCREASING BY EARLY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032>036-041-044-172300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITES IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE...AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RITZVILLE AND CONNELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-172300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. && $$ WAZ031-172300- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ038-043-172300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ IDZ026-172300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.151117T2000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 527 AM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
090 WWUS76 KOTX 172000 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...COLUMBIA BASIN BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN TODAY. DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA. WAZ042-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...WEST WINDS INCREASING BY EARLY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032-033-035-036-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITES IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE...AND HIGHWAY 395 BETWEEN RITZVILLE AND CONNELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. && $$ WAZ031-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ034-041-044-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND LOCALLY FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. MORE WIDESPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. 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. && $$ WAZ038-043-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ026-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 1200 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS 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. && $$
220 WWUS76 KOTX 172223 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING... A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE AN EXTREME WIND PATTERN TODAY. DOWNED TREES AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION SOIL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN MAY BE DRY ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE WINDS TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA. WAZ035-180630- /O.NEW.KOTX.DU.Y.0004.151117T2223Z-151118T0500Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE RITZVILLE 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA WITH BLOWING DUST DO THE FOLLOWING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES... STAY INDOORS. CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS AND SET YOUR AIR SYSTEM TO RECIRCULATE. IF DRIVING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. IF WORKING OUTSIDE...USE A DUST MASK N95 OR N100. COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A DAMP CLOTH. && $$ WAZ034-180630- /O.NEW.KOTX.DU.Y.0004.151117T2223Z-151118T0500Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES...LOCALLY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS BETWEEN GEORGE AND MOSES LAKE * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND LOCALLY FOR THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. MORE WIDESPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA WILL RESULT IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE. 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA WITH BLOWING DUST DO THE FOLLOWING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES... STAY INDOORS. CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS AND SET YOUR AIR SYSTEM TO RECIRCULATE. IF DRIVING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. IF WORKING OUTSIDE...USE A DUST MASK N95 OR N100. COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A DAMP CLOTH. && $$ WAZ042-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...WEST WINDS INCREASING BY EARLY EVENING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...MOUNTAIN WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE STRONGEST GUSTS ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. IN THE VALLEYS... LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING AND AFTERNOON BEFORE BECOMING MORE WIDESPREAD THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032-033-036-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- 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...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN EXPOSED AREAS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH AROUND RATHDRUM...PRIEST RIVER...DEER PARK AND NEWPORT AREAS. ELSEWHERE GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ031-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS 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. && $$ WAZ041-044-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MORE WIDESPREAD VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ038-043-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ IDZ026-180630- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 223 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
505 WWUS76 KOTX 180325 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS THIS EVENING... STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS EVENING. BLOWING DUST CONTINUES TO CAUSE PROBLEMS IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. WAZ035-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151118T0500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY DOWN TO A HALF MILE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE RITZVILLE AREA COMBINED WITH HIGH WINDS MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES 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. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA WITH BLOWING DUST DO THE FOLLOWING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES... STAY INDOORS. CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS AND SET YOUR AIR SYSTEM TO RECIRCULATE. IF DRIVING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. IF WORKING OUTSIDE...USE A DUST MASK N95 OR N100. COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A DAMP CLOTH. && $$ WAZ034-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151118T0500Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED DOWN TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES...LOCALLY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS BETWEEN GEORGE AND MOSES LAKE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION DRY SOIL CONDITIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA WILL RESULT IN BLOWING DUST ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR BETWEEN GEORGE AND RITZVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. IF YOU ARE IN AN AREA WITH BLOWING DUST DO THE FOLLOWING UNTIL THE STORM PASSES... STAY INDOORS. CLOSE YOUR WINDOWS AND SET YOUR AIR SYSTEM TO RECIRCULATE. IF DRIVING...PULL OFF THE ROAD AS FAR AS POSSIBLE. IF WORKING OUTSIDE...USE A DUST MASK N95 OR N100. COVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH WITH A DAMP CLOTH. && $$ WAZ042-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP... WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL 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. && $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032-033-036-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPOSED AREAS WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES HAVE RESULTED IN POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES. LOOSE OBJECTS WILL 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. && $$ WAZ031-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ041-044-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WAZ038-043-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...IN THE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. FOR THE VALLEYS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ026-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 725 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH 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. && $$
769 WWUS76 KOTX 180558 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WINDS SLOWLY WANING THIS EVENING... STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT THAT STRETCHES FROM POMEROY TO MOSCOW TO SOUTH OF AVERY. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG BUT SPEEDS WILL RELAX GENERALLY 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. IDZ001-WAZ037-041-042-180700- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS RANGING BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MPH. THE RISK FOR ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO TREES AND STRUCTURES HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ038-180700- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY INTO THURSDAY MORNING WITH SPEEDS RANGING BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH AND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH. $$ IDZ002-003-027-WAZ032-033-035-036-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH SOUTH OF A LINE FROM POMEROY TO JULIAETTA. NORTH OF THIS LINE...WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO UP 55 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. EXPOSED AREAS WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ADDITIONAL IMPACTS WILL BE MINOR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OR A LINE FROM POMEROY TO JULIAETTA. LIGHTER WINDS MAY STILL BRING DOWN SOME WEAKENED TREES OR BRANCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ004-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG AND DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ADDITIONAL IMPACTS WILL BE MINOR THIS EVENING. ANY WEAKENED BRANCHES OR TREES COULD STILL COME DOWN. 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. && $$ WAZ031-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ034-044-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WAZ043-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ IDZ026-180800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 958 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * 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. && $$
647 WWUS76 KOTX 180759 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1159 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING OVERNIGHT... STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG AND AHEAD OF A SOUTHWARD MOVING COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE EXITING THE LEWISTON AREA. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG BUT SPEEDS WILL RELAX GENERALLY 15-30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. IDZ002-004-WAZ034>036-044-180900- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T0800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 1159 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR ADDITIONAL STRONG WINDS IS OVER. EXPECT WINDS TO GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ IDZ003-027-WAZ032-033-181200- /O.EXT.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 1159 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF PULLMAN AND MOSCOW. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. EXPOSED AREAS WILL REMAIN WINDY THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...ADDITIONAL IMPACTS WILL BE MINOR BEHIND THE COLD FRONT BUT TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT OR A LINE FROM POMEROY TO JULIAETTA. LIGHTER WINDS MAY STILL BRING DOWN SOME WEAKENED TREES OR BRANCHES. 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. && $$ WAZ031-181200- /O.EXT.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1159 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...DAMAGING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ WAZ043-181200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1159 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...ISOLATED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$ IDZ026-181200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 1159 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
686 WWUS76 KOTX 181101 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 301 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WINDS CONTINUE DECREASE THIS MORNING... STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH MID MORNING. IDZ003-WAZ033-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 301 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. $$ WAZ043-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T1200Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 301 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINE TO SUBSIDE THIS MORNING. $$ IDZ027-WAZ032-181700- /O.EXT.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1700Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...POMEROY 301 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ADDITIONAL IMPACTS WILL BE MINOR...BUT TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WAZ031-181700- /O.EXT.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1700Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 301 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ IDZ026-181700- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T1700Z/ LEWISTON AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC... GIFFORD 301 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BREEZY AND GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG WITH A FEW DOWNED TREES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. 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. && $$
551 WWUS76 KOTX 181420 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 620 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 IDZ027-WAZ031-032-181530- /O.CAN.KOTX.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151118T1700Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- 620 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS. THE THREAT FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. EXPECT BREEZY WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING...THAT WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE DAY. $$ IDZ026-181530- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151118T1700Z/ LEWISTON AREA- 620 AM PST WED NOV 18 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LEWISTON AREA. STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING. $$
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 Nov 16, 10:07 AM PST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 10:07 AM PST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1007 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
The next weather system will arrive tonight with a good chance of
light to moderate low elevation snow. Very strong winds are
forecast for Tuesday and Tuesday evening. Then a transition to
cooler temperatures, with more rain and snow showers is
anticipated for late in the week.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Minor update to sky cover today based on latest satellite trends.
Please see previous discussion below regarding concerns for valley
snow tonight and potentially damaging winds for Tuesday. JW
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: The next Pacific storm will spread thickening high
clouds across the region this afternoon followed by a warm front
developing this evening from KEAT to KPDT and moving slowly north
overnight. This will promote lowering ceilings at all TAF sites
after 00Z with an onset of mostly light snow at all TAF sites
except KLWS, KMWH and possibly KEAT. Widespread MVFR and IFR
ceilings and vis expected from 06Z-15Z then gradual improvement
is possible for the eastern TAF sites as winds begin to increase
and slightly drier boundary layer moisture begins to advect in.
Strong damaging winds are possible for parts of the region Tuesday
afternoon. JW
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 341 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015/
Today and Tonight...The forecast area will exist in a break
period between systems today. Weak high pressure with much
diminished winds and some sunshine in the morning will
characterize today's sensible weather. It will be a seasonably
cool day as a new and drier continental polar air mass has invaded
the region in the wake of yesterday's cold front passage.
The next issue of concern will occur tonight as a the next moist
storm system plows into the region...readily apparent on satellite
as another fetch of moisture approaching the Pacific coast. Models
are in pretty good agreement in depicting a warm front developing
this evening bisecting the forecast area from northwest to
southeast with the warm air aloft gradually lifting northward
overnight. The in-situ dry low level air mass will resist
saturation until late afternoon in the Cascades and after dark
over the rest of the region. This dry air will also promote wet
bulb cooling as the low level air mass saturates down to the snow
precipitation type zone over much of the region. Only the deep
basin and Lewiston area will likely see exclusively rain from
this system overnight. The remainder of the forecast area will
experience light snow...however accumulations will be light to
negligible in the basin below 2000 feet elevation and generally
less than an inch on the higher benches and prairies of the basin
including the Palouse...Spokane/CDA area and the Waterville
Plateau.
The mountains however will not experience any significant warm
advection at the surface until Tuesday morning...and the overnight
snow will probably leave a couple inches in the valleys by dawn
and three to 6 inches in the mountains...except higher amounts in
the Cascades. Thus Winter Weather Advisories for moderate snow
accumulations will be issued with the morning forecast suite. The
valleys will probably scrub with warm air shortly after dawn
Tuesday...but resulting slush on roads may make for some slippery
commuting conditions in the valleys north...east and west of the
basin. /Fugazzi
...POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND EVENT TUESDAY...
Tuesday and Tuesday night: A vigorous storm system slams into the
Pacific Northwest. This will bring rain to some locations, mainly
mountain snow. However the most notable feature looks to be be
very strong winds. A plume of subtropical moisture will be aimed
at the region like a fire hose with mean 850-500 mb winds between
50-70kts during the day. A warm front draped across the ID/MT
border in combination with that moisture will bring the best
threat of precipitation across the Cascades and over the eastern
third of WA and the ID Panhandle. As for the lee of the Cascades
and deeper Columbia Basin the strength of that westerly flow
should be good enough to shadow out these areas, meaning a largely
dry forecast there. Additionally as the westerly flow continues to
strengthen in the afternoon the main precipitation threat should
further retreat into the mountains zones. That is until the cold
front drops in Tuesday evening. Surface low pressure deepening
near the southern BC/AB border near the LFQ of the 150 kt jet in
the afternoon and evening pulls east-southeast and the trailing
cold front drops in through the evening. This should reinvigorate
the precipitation threat through the late afternoon and evening
before the threat rapidly drops southeast between late evening and
the overnight.
* Precipitation-type/snow levels/temperatures: early Tuesday
morning the colder air and main snow potential is expected
across the northeast WA and ID Panhandle mountain zones, with
snow levels here around 2-3kft. Farther west, toward the
Columbia Basin and Cascades, snow levels by Tuesday morning are
already projected to be largely above 6000 feet. The main
exception may be over the Methow valley where some cooler air
may initially be trapped. However by mid to late morning average
snow levels rise to between 5-7kft and perhaps another 0.5-1kft
higher in the afternoon. So any snow that may fall may not have
a long residence time. The snow levels drop again quickly late
Tuesday evening and overnight to between 1-3kft (highest toward
southeast WA and the lower Panhandle). Yet by this time the main
precipitation threat will be shutting down. Temperatures will
have good impetus to rise with the strong west/southwest flow
and accompanying WAA and good mixing. However precipitation may
hamper full warming potential. With that said high temperatures
are expected to be well above average.
* Precipitation amounts and flooding potential: Snow will become
less of an issue early Tuesday, but we could still see some
additional accumulations across the northeast WA and ID
Panhandle zones above about 2000-3000 feet. Thereafter rain will
be dominant and some locations could see between a quarter to an
inch of rain, with a couple inches or so possible in the higher
terrain. Back toward the Columbia Basin, however, amounts are
expected to be less than a tenth of an inch. Given the abundance
of precipitation possible across the around the mountain zones
we will have to think of some localized mudslides/debris flows.
The River Forecast Center shows rises on main-stem rivers,
though they stay below levels of concern. But small streams
could be a concern in those steep terrain areas.
* Winds: a potentially damaging wind event develops through
Tuesday. A low level jet strengthens ahead of the approaching
cold front Tuesday morning. Mean 850mb winds already between
25-45 kts at the start of the period increase to 50-75kts by
afternoon. The deepening surface low and mixing with the
incoming front will only further ad to the concern for some of
this to be mixed down to the surface. High Winds Watches remain
for the Cascades starting Tuesday morning through late Tuesday
evening and much of the valley and basin zones (aside from the
Okanogan Valley right now) and northeast WA/north ID mountains
and Camas Prairie for Tuesday afternoon through late Tuesday
evening. Sustained speeds between 25 to 45 mph are possible,
with gusts between 50 to 65 mph and locally near 75-80 mph in
the mountains. Some of the highest winds this point are expected
toward the afternoon and evening hours (3PM-9PM Tuesday) with
the cold front passage.
* Wind Impacts: models have been somewhat consistent with the set-
up and so there is good cause for concern for possible damage:
including downed trees, tree limbs and power lines, with
accompanying power outages. Unsecured objects may become
airborne. High-profile vehicles and even regular sized vehicles
could have difficulty. Lastly, while there has been some recent
rains, there is the potentially for blowing dust and reduced
visibility over more exposed. This would especially be so toward
the deeper Columbia Basin, including the Moses Lake area, which
would stand the least chance of seeing precipitation to inhibit
blowing dust. It is too early to say but it could reduce
visibility enough to hamper travel. Stay tuned.
Wednesday through Thursday night: A colder northerly flow begins
the period, with the main shower threat across the Cascade crest
and southeast to eastern mountain zones. Overall, however, drier
conditions are expected. Then between Wednesday night and Thursday
night the next frontal wave pushes into the region. There are
differences evolution of this next system, including timing and
precipitation-type. Loosely the next warm front starts to lift in
west-southwest sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday
morning, leading to another increasing threat of precipitation.
Chances will initially be best near the Cascades through southeast
WA and the lower Panhandle. Then the next cold front and mid-level
shortwave approaches, expanding the precipitation risk back north-
northeast, before the threat starts to wane Thursday night (possibly
into Friday). Mean snow levels range linger near 1500-2500 feet
over northeast WA and north ID near the beginning of the precipitation
risk, with some rise from the west-southwest going into Thursday.
However there is too much disagreement in how much they will rise,
so rain and snow will be in the forecast. /J. Cote'
Friday through Monday: An exiting trough will lead to Northwest
to Southeast flow pattern allowing for a dry cooling trend for the
weekend. The model agreement on timing of the exiting trough is
very poor with the GFS moving it out of the region nearly a day
ahead of the ECMWF. Precip confidence is low for areas outside of
the Camas Prairie and Blue Mountains. THese two areas could some
snow and a rain/snow mix during this period. Another system is
expected to impact the region Sunday-Monday but is not expected to
bring significant impacts except for some light snow showers to
the higher terrains. High temps are expected in the mid 30s to low
40s. Lows will range in the mid 20s to low 30s. /JDC
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 39 33 55 34 43 30 / 0 100 60 60 10 10
Coeur d'Alene 39 32 54 34 44 31 / 10 100 90 80 10 10
Pullman 38 33 54 36 44 34 / 0 100 70 60 10 20
Lewiston 44 37 59 40 51 38 / 0 100 70 50 10 20
Colville 41 32 56 29 43 25 / 10 100 70 80 10 10
Sandpoint 38 31 50 32 40 28 / 10 100 100 100 10 20
Kellogg 34 30 45 31 39 30 / 10 100 100 100 30 30
Moses Lake 45 39 64 36 50 32 / 0 60 10 10 0 20
Wenatchee 43 34 59 38 49 35 / 10 60 30 40 10 30
Omak 43 34 60 31 44 29 / 10 80 20 10 0 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Weather Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 7 AM PST
Tuesday for Northern Panhandle.
High Wind Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening
for Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez
Perce Counties-Northern Panhandle.
Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM PST
Tuesday for Central Panhandle Mountains.
WA...Winter Weather Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 7 AM PST
Tuesday for Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands.
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.
Winter Weather Advisory from 2 PM this afternoon to 7 AM PST
Tuesday for East Slopes Northern Cascades.
High Wind Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening for
East Slopes Northern Cascades.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 6:12 AM PST, 5 hours 31 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service SPOKANE WA 612 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-043-044-171415- 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- 612 AM PST MON NOV 16 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT A warm front will bring a chance for light snow accumulations mainly above 2000 feet around the Spokane area, Palouse, Upper Columbia Basin, Okanogan Valley and Waterville Plateau tonight. Warming temperatures Tuesday morning are expected to melt the snow Tuesday. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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-WAZ037-038-171415- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 612 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Washington and Northeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Moderate snow accumulations are expected Monday night before warming temperatures Tuesday morning changes snow to rain. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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. Another storm system on Thursday may bring moderate snow accumulations to the mountains and valleys. WAZ042-171415- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 612 AM PST MON NOV 16 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Another strong but cold storm system is expected tonight 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. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY 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. Another storm system on Thursday may bring moderate snow accumulations to the mountains and valleys.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2:48 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone | 31 hr |
| Nov 16, 11:43 AM PST | High Wind Warning | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis and 2 more | 43 hr |
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