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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2017, 3:05 PM PDT for 4 counties in Washington. It took effect at May 23, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2017, 3:05 PM PDT (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 23, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- May 24, 2017, 3:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Adams County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 240 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
- 2373 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
549 WWUS76 KOTX 232205 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 305 PM PDT Tue May 23 2017 ...WINDY AROUND WENATCHEE...CHELAN...WATERVILLE...AND VANTAGE TONIGHT... .West winds of 20 to 30 mph gusting to 45 mph or more are expected tonight. A strong cold front will cross the Cascades this evening bringing much cooler temperatures and gusty west winds. The strongest winds will likely occur between 9 PM and 3 AM in places like Wenatchee, Chelan, Waterville, and Vantage. WAZ034-041-044-240800- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0004.170524T0400Z-170524T1000Z/ Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau- 305 PM PDT Tue May 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to 3 AM PDT Wednesday. * Winds...west 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 45 mph or more. * Timing...West winds will develop late this afternoon and sharply increase during the mid to late evening hours. Winds will likely peak between 9 PM and 3 AM. * Impacts...Loose objects like lawn furniture and trash cans should be secured before the winds arrive this evening. Motorists with plans to travel on I-90 tonight should be prepared for strong west winds between Moses Lake, Vantage, and Ellensburg. Parts of Highway 2 over the Waterville Plateau will also be quite windy tonight. * Locations...Quincy, Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, and Mansfield. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
020 WWUS76 KOTX 240225 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 725 PM PDT Tue May 23 2017 ...WINDY AROUND WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...WATERVILLE...AND VANTAGE TONIGHT... .West winds of 20 to 30 mph gusting to 50 mph or more are expected tonight. A strong cold front will cross the Cascades around 8pm and bring much cooler temperatures and gusty west winds. The strongest winds will likely occur between 9 PM and 3 AM in places like Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Waterville, and Vantage. WAZ034-041-044-241000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0004.170524T0400Z-170524T1000Z/ Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau- 725 PM PDT Tue May 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * Winds...west 20 to 30 mph with gusts of 50 mph or more. * Timing...West winds have developed and will sharply increase during the mid to late evening hours. Winds will likely peak between 9 PM and 3 AM. * Impacts...Loose objects like lawn furniture and trash cans should be secured. Motorists with plans to travel on I-90 tonight should be prepared for strong west winds between Moses Lake and Snoqualmie Pass. Parts of Highway 2 over the Waterville Plateau will also be quite windy tonight. * Locations...Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, Mansfield, and Quincy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts over 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
729 WWUS76 KOTX 240958 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 258 AM PDT Wed May 24 2017 WAZ034-041-044-241100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170524T1000Z/ Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau- 258 AM PDT Wed May 24 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Wind speeds are starting to decrease below advisory thresholds and speeds are expected to continue to decline slightly into early morning. An additional increase in speeds is expected later this morning and afternoon...but at this current time speeds are expected to remain just under advisory level. Thus the wind advisory is being allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 6:51 PM PDT | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 36 hr |
| May 23, 9:41 AM PDT | River Flood Watch | OTX | Okanogan | 52 hr |
| May 23, 2:18 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | OTX | Okanogan | 52 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.