Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Dec 29, 2018, 2:18 AM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 29, 2018, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 29, 2018, 2:18 AM PST (10:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2018, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2018, 3:08 AM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Latah County, ID, Adams County, WA, Asotin 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), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:19 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 00:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 550 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 386 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
704 WWUS76 KOTX 291018 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 218 AM PST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...INCREASING WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Winds will increase along and ahead of a cold front late this afternoon and evening. Sustained winds will increase to 20 to 35 mph across the Upper Columbia Basin, West Plains, Palouse, and the Pomeroy area. Wind gusts of 40-45 mph are expected with isolated gusts to 50 mph possible. IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-036-300000- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.181230T0000Z-181230T0800Z/ Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Washington Palouse-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area- 218 AM PST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 4 PM this afternoon to midnight PST tonight. * Winds...Southwest 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. Isolated gusts to 50 mph possible. * Timing...Winds will increase late this afternoon and continue into the evening. * Impacts...Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. Loose objects may become airborne. * Locations...Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Pomeroy, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
196 WWUS76 KOTX 292211 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 211 PM PST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...INCREASING WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .Winds will increase along and ahead of a cold front late this afternoon and evening. Sustained winds will increase to 20 to 35 mph across the Upper Columbia Basin, West Plains, Palouse, and the Pomeroy area. Wind gusts of 40-45 mph are expected with isolated gusts to 50 mph possible. IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-036-300800- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.181230T0000Z-181230T0800Z/ Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Washington Palouse-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area- 211 PM PST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * Winds...Southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Winds will increase late this afternoon and continue into the evening. * Impacts...Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. Loose objects may become airborne. Scattered power outages are possible from tree branches into power lines. * Locations...Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Pomeroy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
512 WWUS76 KOTX 300741 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 1141 PM PST Sat Dec 29 2018 IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-036-301200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-181230T1200Z/ Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Washington Palouse-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area- 1141 PM PST Sat Dec 29 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * Winds...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing...Gusty winds will continue into early Sunday morning before diminishing. * Impacts...Travel may be difficult for high profile vehicles. Loose objects may become airborne. Scattered power outages are possible from tree branches into power lines. * Locations...Moscow, Plummer, Potlatch, Genesee, Pullman, Colfax, Rosalia, La Crosse, Oakesdale, Tekoa, Uniontown, Pomeroy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Spokane, Cheney, Davenport, and Rockford. 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. && $$
988 WWUS76 KOTX 301108 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 308 AM PST Sun Dec 30 2018 IDZ003-WAZ032-033-035-036-301215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-181230T1200Z/ Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties- Washington Palouse-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area- 308 AM PST Sun Dec 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Spokane has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds will continue to gradually diminish through the course of the day today. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2:25 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | 20 hr |
Nearby
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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.