Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Oct 2, 2018, 5:32 PM PDT for Douglas County, Okanogan County, Washington. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 2, 2018, 5:32 PM PDT (00:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 2, 2018, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Douglas County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 164 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 252 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 85 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
469 WWUS76 KOTX 030032 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 532 PM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018 ...GUSTY WINDS TO BRING AREAS OF BLOWING DUST TO THE COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .The passage of a strong cold front will keep windy conditions across the Inland NW this afternoon and evening. Due to the dry conditions across much of the Columbia Basin, areas of blowing dust are likely, leading to reduced visibilities and degraded air quality. Windy conditions may lead to localized power outages in the Okanogan Valley. WAZ043-030400- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0005.181003T0032Z-181003T0400Z/ Okanogan Valley- 532 PM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 9 PM PDT this evening. * Winds...North 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Localized gusts to 60 mph possible. * Timing...Windy conditions will continue down the Okanogan Valley through early evening. * Impacts...Windy conditions will make travel difficult for high profile vehicles. Localized power outages are possible. * Locations...Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, and Nespelem. 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. && $$ WAZ033>036-044-030400- /O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181003T0400Z/ Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin- Spokane Area-Waterville Plateau- 532 PM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * Visibilities...Areas of 3 to 6 miles with local visibility exposed spots down to 2 miles or less. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Gusty winds will peak early evening. Winds will taper off overnight. * Impacts...Reduced visibilities especially near recently worked fields and degraded air quality are possible. This may effect travel across I-90 from Vantage to Sprague, on Highway 395 from Ritzville to Tri-Cities, and Highway 2 from Waterville to Reardan. * Locations...Waterville, Mansfield, Colfax, La Crosse, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Cheney, and Davenport. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blowing Dust Advisory means that areas of blowing dust will restrict visibilities. Travelers are urged to use caution. && $$
1 follow-up statement
849 WWUS76 KOTX 030400 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 900 PM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018 WAZ033>036-044-030500- /O.EXP.KOTX.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-181003T0400Z/ Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin- Spokane Area-Waterville Plateau- 900 PM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Patchy blowing dust will remain possible this evening but significant visibility restrictions are not expected. Thus the blowing dust advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ WAZ043-030500- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-181003T0400Z/ Okanogan Valley- 900 PM PDT Tue Oct 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... Winds are expected to decrease in the Okanogan Valley through tonight. While localized windy conditions are expected around Oroville the remainder of the valley will be breezy with gusts up to 35 mph this evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 6:10 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | OTX | Pend Oreille | 50 min |
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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.