Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Aug 19, 2015, 2:55 PM PDT for Chelan County, Douglas County, Okanogan County, Washington. It took effect at Aug 21, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 19, 2015, 2:55 PM PDT (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 21, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 21, 2015, 6:42 PM PDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 273 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
- 2225 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
398 WWUS76 KOTX 192155 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 255 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WAZ043-200700- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 255 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
106 WWUS76 KOTX 200530 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1029 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WAZ043-201730- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 1029 PM PDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
801 WWUS76 KOTX 200839 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 139 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY... ...BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AS THIS FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE AREA, SO WILL VERY GUSTY WINDS...RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-202045- /O.NEW.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.150821T1800Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 139 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING TO NORTHWESTERLY FOR ALL LOCATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-202045- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 139 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
821 WWUS76 KOTX 201737 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1037 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY... ...BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AS THIS FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE AREA... SO WILL VERY GUSTY WINDS...RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-210145- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.150821T1800Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 1037 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-210145- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 1037 AM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
918 WWUS76 KOTX 210130 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 630 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY... ... BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. AS THIS FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE AREA... SO WILL VERY GUSTY WINDS...RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-211330- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.150821T1800Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 630 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-211330- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 630 PM PDT THU AUG 20 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THE AFTERNOON ON FRIDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
504 WWUS76 KOTX 211117 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 417 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... ... BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DURING THE DAY. AS THIS FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE AREA... SO WILL VERY GUSTY WINDS... RESULTING IN BLOWING DUST THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS. IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-212200- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.150821T1800Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 417 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE BY LATE MORNING AND PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-212200- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 417 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PEAK DURING THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
608 WWUS76 KOTX 211622 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 922 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... ... BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...PALOUSE... AND WEST PLAINS. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME A CONCERN BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OPEN...DRYLAND WHEAT COUNTRY. IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-220300- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.150821T1800Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 922 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME A CONCERN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * COMMUNITIES...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...WILBUR...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...ODESSA...RITZVILLE...CHENEY...PULLMAN... CHENEY...AND SPOKANE * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-220300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 922 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM. * COMMUNITIES...OMAK...OROVILLE...TONASKET...MALOTT...LOOMIS... CONCONULLY * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
330 WWUS76 KOTX 211757 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1057 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... ... BLOWING DUST MAY RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION TODAY. COOLER AIR FROM CANADA WILL CHANNEL DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE WENATCHEE VALLEY...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...PALOUSE... AND WEST PLAINS. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME A CONCERN BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON ACROSS THE OPEN...DRYLAND WHEAT COUNTRY AND OVER FRESHLY PLOWED FIELDS. WAZ041-220300- /O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA- 1057 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM. * COMMUNITIES...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ARDENVOIR. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-220300- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.150821T1800Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 1057 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN NOON AND 5 PM. BLOWING DUST WILL BECOME A CONCERN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * COMMUNITIES...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...WILBUR...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...ODESSA...RITZVILLE...CHENEY...PULLMAN... CHENEY...AND SPOKANE * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ043-220300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.150821T1800Z-150822T0300Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- 1057 AM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL LIKELY PEAK BETWEEN 10 AM AND NOON HOWEVER THE WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE BREEZY INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * COMMUNITIES...OMAK...OROVILLE...TONASKET...MALOTT...LOOMIS... CONCONULLY * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. 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. && $$
807 WWUS76 KOTX 212339 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 439 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST AND SMOKE WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING... .BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. ADDITIONALLY VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN RESTRICTED DUE TO AREAS OF SMOKE DRIFTING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NUMEROUS WILDFIRES OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST. IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-220600- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 439 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE EVENING, BUT SHOULD SUBSIDE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * COMMUNITIES...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...WILBUR...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...ODESSA...RITZVILLE...CHENEY...PULLMAN... CHENEY...AND SPOKANE * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ WAZ041-043-220300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150822T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 439 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS HAVE ALREADY PEAKED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY BUT WILL LIKELY PEAK BEFORE 6 PM IN THE WENATCHEE AREA. * COMMUNITIES...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ARDENVOIR. * IMPACTS...DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE NEW FIRES WHICH COULD THEN SPREAD RAPIDLY BY THE STRONG WINDS. VERY WINDY AND GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES FROM BROKEN BRANCHES IN POWER LINES. BLOWING DUST MAY OBSCURE VISIBILITY. UNANCHORED HIGH PROFILE OBJECTS MAY BE SHIFTED OR TOPPLED. 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. && $$
255 WWUS76 KOTX 220142 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 642 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST AND SMOKE WILL LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING... .BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING WHICH COULD RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ACROSS MUCH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN. ADDITIONALLY VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN RESTRICTED DUE TO AREAS OF SMOKE DRIFTING INTO THE AREA FROM THE NUMEROUS WILDFIRES OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST. WAZ041-043-220245- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150822T0300Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 642 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. HOWEVER EXPECT SPEEDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT...BEFORE DECREASING FURTHER OVERNIGHT. $$ IDZ003-WAZ032>036-044-220600- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-150822T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 642 PM PDT FRI AUG 21 2015 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE EVENING... BUT SHOULD SUBSIDE BEFORE MIDNIGHT. * COMMUNITIES...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...WILBUR...DAVENPORT... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...ODESSA...RITZVILLE...CHENEY...PULLMAN... CHENEY...AND SPOKANE * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS ON INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR AREAS OF POOR VISIBILITY AND GUSTY CROSS WINDS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES HIGHWAYS 95 AND 195 ACROSS BOTH THE IDAHO AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.