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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Pendleton, OR

April 25, 2017Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Apr 25, 2017, 11:38 AM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington. It took effect at Apr 26, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 34 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 25, 2017, 11:38 AM PDT (18:38 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 26, 2017, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 27, 2017, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:38 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

Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 247 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2017-04-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2017-04-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
850 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

297 
WWUS76 KPDT 251838
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1138 AM PDT Tue Apr 25 2017

...Very Windy Conditions Across Portions of South Central 
Washington Wednesday and Thursday...

.A cold front will move across the area Wednesday bringing strong
and gusty westerly winds to the region.

WAZ026-260600-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.170426T1800Z-170428T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1138 AM PDT Tue Apr 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 11 AM Wednesday to 9 PM PDT
Thursday.

* WINDS...West to northwest 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will increase Wednesday morning and it will
  remain very windy through Thursday evening. Winds will be
  strongest Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph with higher gusts
are expected. Winds this strong can make driving 
difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra 
caution.

&&

$$

WAZ521-260600-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.170426T1800Z-170428T0400Z/
Simcoe Highlands-
including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
1138 AM PDT Tue Apr 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM PDT
THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 11 AM Wednesday to 9 PM PDT
Thursday.

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will increase Wednesday morning and peak
  Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds may decrease a bit
  overnight Wednesday but still be 20 to 35 mph...before
  increasing again Thursday afternoon and early evening. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for 
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
574 
WWUS76 KPDT 260521
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1021 PM PDT Tue Apr 25 2017

...Very Windy Conditions Across Portions of South Central
Washington Wednesday and Thursday...

.A cold front will move across the area Wednesday bringing strong
and gusty westerly winds to the region.

WAZ026-261800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.170426T1800Z-170428T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1021 PM PDT Tue Apr 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM
PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...West 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will increase Wednesday morning and it will 
  remain very windy through Thursday evening. Winds will be 
  strongest Wednesday and Thursday afternoon and evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power
  lines. Scattered power outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph with higher gusts are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

WAZ521-261800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.170426T1800Z-170428T0400Z/
Simcoe Highlands-
including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
1021 PM PDT Tue Apr 25 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 9 PM
PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will increase Wednesday morning and peak 
  Wednesday afternoon and evening. Winds may decrease a bit 
  overnight Wednesday but still be 20 to 35 mph...before 
  increasing again Thursday afternoon and early evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power
  lines. Scattered power outages are possible.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
051 
WWUS76 KPDT 261752
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1052 AM PDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...Very Windy Conditions Developing Across Portions of South 
Central Washington Today and Continuing into Thursday...

.A cold front will move across the area this afternoon bringing 
strong and gusty westerly winds to the region.

WAZ026-270700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.170426T1800Z-170428T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1052 AM PDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...Northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will increase through the day and remain very
  windy through Thursday evening. Winds will be strongest late
  today through Thursday afternoon and evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph with higher gusts are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

WAZ521-270700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.170426T1800Z-170428T0400Z/
Simcoe Highlands-
including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
1052 AM PDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will increase today and peak overnight and then
  begin to decrease on Thursday. 

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power 
  lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
200 
WWUS76 KPDT 270532
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1032 PM PDT Wed Apr 26 2017

WAZ026-271800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170428T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1032 PM PDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will remain strong tonight into Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power
  lines. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph with higher gusts are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

WAZ521-271800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170428T0400Z/
Simcoe Highlands-
including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
1032 PM PDT Wed Apr 26 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* WINDS...West 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will remain strong tonight into Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power
  lines. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 35 mph are expected.
Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for
high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
828 
WWUS76 KPDT 271708
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1008 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...VERY WINDY IN THE KITTITAS VALLEY AGAIN TODAY...

.Strong winds aloft and a tight pressure gradient will keep very
windy conditions in the Kittitas Valley today. Winds will
gradually decrease overnight.


WAZ521-271815-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170428T0400Z/
Simcoe Highlands-
1008 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Pendleton has cancelled the Wind
Advisory.

Winds will increase this afternoon in the Simcoe Highlands but are
not expected to meet wind advisory criteria. Southwest to west
winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph this afternoon.

$$

WAZ026-280400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170428T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1008 AM PDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* TIMING...Winds will remain strong through this evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs and cause loose
  objects to suddenly become airborne. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph with higher gusts are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
338 
WWUS76 KPDT 280404
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
904 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2017

WAZ026-280515-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170428T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
904 PM PDT Thu Apr 27 2017

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Strong winds in the Kittitas valley have ended. It will remain
breezy overnight and Friday. 

$$

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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.