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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA

February 7, 20186 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Feb 7, 2018, 2:40 PM PST for 6 counties in Washington. It took effect at Feb 8, 2018, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 7, 2018, 2:40 PM PST (22:40 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 8, 2018, 6:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 8, 2018, 2:54 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2018-02-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2018-02-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 204 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
904 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
296 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

622 
WWUS76 KOTX 072240
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
240 PM PST Wed Feb 7 2018

...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THEN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON...

.A strong jet will descend in the lee of the Cascades Thursday 
morning. Winds just a few thousand feet above the surface will 
increase between 50 and 60 mph. There is a small potential for 
these winds to sporadically mix to the surface before 10AM. After
10AM...wind gusts will decrease into the 40 to 50 mph range but 
have a greater risk to mix down to the surface.

WAZ032-080700-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.180208T1400Z-180209T0100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
240 PM PST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PST THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 6 AM to 5 PM PST Thursday.

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...Thursday morning and afternoon.

* Impacts...Crosswinds may create difficult travel conditions for
  high profile vehicles along sections of Highway 12 between
  Clarkston and Dayton. Isolated power outages will be possible.

* Locations...Pomeroy...Dodge...Mayview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WAZ034-041-044-080700-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.180208T1400Z-180209T0100Z/
Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
240 PM PST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PST THURSDAY...

The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind
Advisory...which is in effect from 6 AM to 5 PM PST Thursday.

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph in the
  morning...becoming 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph in the
  afternoon.

* Timing...Thursday morning and afternoon.

* Impacts...Tree damage and power outages will be possible with
  wind gusts in the morning and early afternoon. Loose objects may
  become airborne. Choppy conditions are expected on area lakes. Travel
  along sections of I-90 from Vantage to Moses Lake and Highway 2
  across the Waterville Plateau may be difficult for high profile
  vehicles. 
 
* Locations...Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Wenatchee, 
  Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, and Mansfield.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
457 
WWUS76 KOTX 080653
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1053 PM PST Wed Feb 7 2018

...STRONG WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE THURSDAY MORNING THEN LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON...

.A strong jet will descend in the lee of the Cascades Thursday
morning. Winds just a few thousand feet above the surface will
increase between 50 and 60 mph. There is a small potential for
these winds to sporadically mix to the surface before 10AM. After
10AM...wind gusts will decrease into the 40 to 50 mph range but
have a greater risk to mix down to the surface.

WAZ032-081500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.180208T1400Z-180209T0100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
1053 PM PST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...Thursday morning and afternoon.

* Impacts...Crosswinds may create difficult travel conditions 
  for high profile vehicles along sections of Highway 12 between 
  Clarkston and Dayton. Isolated power outages will be possible.

* Locations...Pomeroy...Dodge...Mayview.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WAZ034-041-044-081500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.180208T1400Z-180209T0100Z/
Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
1053 PM PST Wed Feb 7 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* Winds...West 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 55 mph in the 
  morning...becoming 15 to 25 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph in the 
  afternoon.

* Timing...Thursday morning and afternoon.

* Impacts...Tree damage and power outages will be possible with 
  wind gusts in the morning and early afternoon. Loose objects 
  may become airborne. Choppy conditions are expected on area 
  lakes. Travel along sections of I-90 from Vantage to Moses 
  Lake and Highway 2 across the Waterville Plateau may be 
  difficult for high profile vehicles.

* Locations...Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Wenatchee,
  Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, and Mansfield

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
115 
WWUS76 KOTX 081223
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
423 AM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...WINDY TODAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING GUSTS AROUND
WENATCHEE THIS MORNING...

.Localized wind gusts to 55 mph will be possible this morning
around Wenatchee, Chelan, and Entiat. The potential for these
localized mountain wave wind gusts will be between sunrise and 10
AM. By late morning into the afternoon, windy weather will spread
across central Washington onto the Foothills of the Blue Mountains
where the Pomeroy area will likely experience southwest winds of
20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph.

WAZ032-082100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.180208T1400Z-180209T0100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
423 AM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...Late Thursday morning into the afternoon.

* Impacts...Crosswinds may create difficult travel conditions 
  for high profile vehicles along sections of Highway 12 between 
  Clarkston and Dayton. Isolated power outages will be possible.

* Locations...Pomeroy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts
top 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving 
difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Drive with 
caution.

&&

$$

WAZ034-041-044-082100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.180208T1400Z-180209T0100Z/
Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
423 AM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* Winds...West 20 to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph. Localized gusts
  up to 55 mph possible this morning around Wenatchee, Entiat, and
  Chelan.

* Timing...Localized damaging wind gusts possible from sunrise to
  10 AM. Widespread 20 to 30 mph winds with gusts to 40 mph late
  this morning into the afternoon.

* Impacts...Tree damage and power outages will be possible with
  wind gusts in the morning. Loose objects may become airborne.
  Rough and dangerous conditions are expected on area lakes. 
  Travel along sections of I-90 from Vantage to Moses Lake and 
  Highway 2 across the Waterville Plateau may be difficult for 
  high profile vehicles.

* Locations...Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, 
  Mansfield, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, and Quincy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts
top 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving 
difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Drive with 
caution.

&&

$$
346 
WWUS76 KOTX 081842
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1042 AM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...

.Windy weather will spread from the lee of the Cascdes in 
central Washington onto the Foothills of the Blue Mountains with  
west to southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts to 45 mph.

WAZ032-090100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180209T0100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
1042 AM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* Winds...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts around 45 mph.

* Timing...Today into the afternoon.

* Impacts...Crosswinds may create difficult travel conditions for
  high profile vehicles, especially along sections of Highway 12 
  between Clarkston and Dayton. Isolated power outages will be 
  possible.

* Locations...Pomeroy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts
top 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving
difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Drive with
caution.

&&

$$

WAZ034-041-044-090100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180209T0100Z/
Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
1042 AM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* Timing...Today into the afternoon.

* Impacts...Travel along sections of I-90 from Vantage to Moses
  Lake and Highway 2 across the Waterville Plateau may be
  difficult for high profile vehicles. Expect rough water on 
  areas lakes.

* Locations...Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, 
  Mansfield, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, and Quincy.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph with gusts
top 45 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving
difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Drive with
caution.

&&

$$
683 
WWUS76 KOTX 082254
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
254 PM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

WAZ032-034-041-044-090000-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180209T0100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-Wenatchee Area-
Waterville Plateau-
254 PM PST Thu Feb 8 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Spokane has cancelled the Wind
Advisory for portions of southeast Washington, Waterville Plateau,
Moses Lake and Wenatchee area. Breezy winds will persist until 
early evening across most locations, with localized gusts of 30 
to 40 mph possible in exposed spots. 

$$

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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.