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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2020, 8:13 AM PDT for 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Apr 11, 2020, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2020, 8:13 AM PDT (15:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2020, 8:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2020, 7:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:17 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, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 208 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
- 2538 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
654 WWUS76 KOTX 101513 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 813 AM PDT Fri Apr 10 2020 WAZ034-035-044-110200- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.200411T1500Z-200412T0200Z/ Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville Plateau- Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Waterville, and Mansfield 813 AM PDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Moses Lake Area, Upper Columbia Basin and Waterville Plateau. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing dust will produce localized visibility reductions. Dust may reduce visibility to a mile or less in the vicinity of recently worked fields around Moses Lake and Othello. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cross winds gusting as high as 50 mph on the Waterville Plateau may produce treacherous driving for roads that run east to west. High profile vehicles on Highway 2 between Coulee City and Waterville may experience some difficulty on Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ WAZ043-110200- /O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.200411T1500Z-200412T0200Z/ Okanogan Valley- Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, and Nespelem 813 AM PDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Okanogan Valley. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust will have the potential to produce visibility reductions especially in the vicinity of recently worked fields. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
3 follow-up statements
469 WWUS76 KOTX 102208 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 308 PM PDT Fri Apr 10 2020 WAZ034-035-044-111300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.200411T1500Z-200412T0200Z/ Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville Plateau- Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Waterville, and Mansfield 308 PM PDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Moses Lake Area, Upper Columbia Basin and Waterville Plateau. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing dust will produce localized visibility reductions. Dust may reduce visibility to a mile or less in the vicinity of recently worked fields around Moses Lake and Othello. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cross winds gusting as high as 50 mph on the Waterville Plateau may produce treacherous driving for roads that run east to west. High profile vehicles on Highway 2 between Coulee City and Waterville may experience some difficulty on Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ WAZ043-111300- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.200411T1500Z-200412T0200Z/ Okanogan Valley- Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, and Nespelem 308 PM PDT Fri Apr 10 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Okanogan Valley. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust will have the potential to produce visibility reductions especially in the vicinity of recently worked fields. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
599 WWUS76 KOTX 111156 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 456 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2020 WAZ034-035-044-120200- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.200411T1500Z-200412T0200Z/ Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville Plateau- Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Waterville, and Mansfield 456 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Moses Lake Area, Upper Columbia Basin and Waterville Plateau. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing dust will produce localized visibility reductions. Dust may reduce visibility to a mile or less in the vicinity of recently worked fields around Moses Lake and Othello. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Cross winds gusting as high as 50 mph on the Waterville Plateau may produce treacherous driving for roads that run east to west. High profile vehicles on Highway 2 between Coulee City and Waterville may experience some difficulty on Saturday. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ WAZ043-120200- /O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.200411T1500Z-200412T0200Z/ Okanogan Valley- Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, and Nespelem 456 AM PDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Okanogan Valley. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 7 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patchy blowing dust will have the potential to produce visibility reductions especially in the vicinity of recently worked fields. New fire starts could spread rapidly in dry grasses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
343 WWUS76 KOTX 120154 NPWOTX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Spokane WA 654 PM PDT Sat Apr 11 2020 WAZ034-035-044-120300- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200412T0200Z/ Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Waterville Plateau- Including the cities of Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Quincy, Ritzville, Grand Coulee, Odessa, Wilbur, Coulee City, Waterville, and Mansfield 654 PM PDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... North to northeast winds near 25 mph with gusts near 35 mph will decrease this evening and on through the night. As these winds are below advisory criteria the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ WAZ043-120300- /O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-200412T0200Z/ Okanogan Valley- Including the cities of Omak, Okanogan, Brewster, Bridgeport, Oroville, and Nespelem 654 PM PDT Sat Apr 11 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... North to northeast winds near 20 mph with gusts near 30 mph will decrease this evening and on through the night. As these winds are below advisory criteria the wind advisory will be allowed to expire. $$
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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.