Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 1, 2018, 2:22 PM PDT for 10 counties in Washington; 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Nov 2, 2018, 7:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 1, 2018, 2:22 PM PDT (21:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2018, 7:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2018, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:26 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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 140 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
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 68 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 243 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
387 WWUS76 KOTX 012122 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 222 PM PDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY MORNING... .Strong winds aloft are expected to to mix efficiently to the surface behind a departing cold front. IDZ027-WAZ031>035-041-044-020530- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.181102T1500Z-181103T0000Z/ Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Wenatchee Area- Waterville Plateau- 222 PM PDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 8 AM to 5 PM PDT Friday. * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase behind a cold front Friday morning and continue through Friday afternoon * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. * Locations...Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester, Anatone, Peola, Pomeroy, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
801 WWUS76 KOTX 020525 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 1025 PM PDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY MORNING... .Strong winds aloft are expected to mix efficiently to the surface behind a departing cold front. IDZ027-WAZ031>035-041-044-021330- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.181102T1500Z-181103T0000Z/ Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Wenatchee Area- Waterville Plateau- 1025 PM PDT Thu Nov 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * Winds...West 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase behind a cold front Friday morning and continue through the afternoon. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Driving will become difficult for high profile vehicles driving any north south oriented highways. * Locations...Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester, Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, Mansfield, Anatone, Peola, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Pomeroy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, and Quincy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected. && $$
963 WWUS76 KOTX 020951 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 251 AM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 ...STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING FRIDAY MORNING... .Strong winds aloft are expected to mix efficiently to the surface behind a departing cold front. IDZ003-WAZ036-021900- /O.EXB.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.181102T1400Z-181103T0000Z/ Idaho Palouse-Spokane Area- 251 AM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 7 AM this morning to 5 PM PDT this afternoon. * Winds...Southwest 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase along and behind a cold front this morning and continue through the afternoon. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs into power lines causing scattered power outages. Driving will become difficult for high profile vehicles driving any north south oriented highways. * Locations...Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected. 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. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031>035-041-044-021900- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.181102T1400Z-181103T0000Z/ Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Northeast Blue Mountains- Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington Palouse- Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Wenatchee Area- Waterville Plateau- 251 AM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase along and behind a cold front this morning and continue through the afternoon. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs into power lines causing scattered power outages. Driving will become difficult for high profile vehicles driving any north south oriented highways. * Locations...Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester, Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, Mansfield, Anatone, Peola, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Pomeroy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, and Quincy. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected. && $$
033 WWUS76 KOTX 021719 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 1019 AM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 ...STRONG WINDS TODAY... IDZ003-027-WAZ031>036-041-044-030000- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181103T0000Z/ Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties- Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin- Spokane Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau- 1019 AM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * Winds...West 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * Timing...Now until 5 pm PDT. * Impacts...Strong winds may blow down tree limbs into power lines causing scattered power outages. Driving will become difficult for high profile vehicles driving any north south oriented highways. * Locations...Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester, Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Wenatchee, Chelan, Entiat, Cashmere, Waterville, Mansfield, Anatone, Peola, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Pomeroy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph or greater are expected. && $$
983 WWUS76 KOTX 022358 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 458 PM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 IDZ003-027-WAZ031>036-041-044-030100- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181103T0000Z/ Idaho Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties- Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin- Spokane Area-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau- 458 PM PDT Fri Nov 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... Winds have started to decrease throughout the region. The wind advisory across the east slopes of the Cascades into the Columbia Basin, Palouse, southern ID Panhandle and Spokane area will expire at 5 pm. Westerly winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph will continue for the next few hours. Localized gusts 40 to 45 mph will continue until 7 pm. $$
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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.