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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Spokane, WA

May 27, 20216 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at May 27, 2021, 9:38 AM PDT for 6 counties in Washington. It took effect at May 27, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 27, 2021, 9:38 AM PDT (16:38 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 27, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Spokane County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 186 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 2021-05-27Temperature 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 2021-05-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 217 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1668 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
250 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

596 
WWUS76 KOTX 271638
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
938 AM PDT Thu May 27 2021

WAZ034>036-044-280100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0010.210527T2100Z-210528T0100Z/
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Waterville
Plateau-
Including the cities of Rockford, Grand Coulee, Coulee City,
Spokane, Quincy, Mansfield, Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello,
Moses Lake, Ephrata, Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa
938 AM PDT Thu May 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT THIS 
EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts near 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Grand Coulee, Coulee City, Spokane, Quincy, Mansfield, 
  Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello, Moses Lake, Ephrata, 
  Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 6 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Low visibility from blowing dust expected. Tree limbs 
  could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Gusty 
  winds will blow around unsecured objects

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JCLEV
3 follow-up statements
307 
WWUS76 KOTX 272207
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
307 PM PDT Thu May 27 2021

WAZ034>036-044-280100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210528T0100Z/
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Waterville
Plateau-
Including the cities of Rockford, Grand Coulee, Coulee City,
Spokane, Quincy, Mansfield, Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello,
Moses Lake, Ephrata, Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa
307 PM PDT Thu May 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Rockford, Grand Coulee, Coulee City, Spokane, Quincy, 
  Mansfield, Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello, Moses Lake, 
  Ephrata, Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Visibility less than half a mile from blowing dust 
  expected. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages 
  may result. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

JCLEV
777 
WWUS76 KOTX 280055
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
555 PM PDT Thu May 27 2021

WAZ034>036-044-280300-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210528T0300Z/
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Waterville
Plateau-
Including the cities of Rockford, Grand Coulee, Coulee City,
Spokane, Quincy, Mansfield, Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello,
Moses Lake, Ephrata, Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa
555 PM PDT Thu May 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts near 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Rockford, Grand Coulee, Coulee City, Spokane, Quincy, 
  Mansfield, Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello, Moses Lake, 
  Ephrata, Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Visibility less than half a mile from blowing dust 
  expected. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages 
  may result. Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

COTE
000 
WWUS76 KOTX 280258
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
758 PM PDT Thu May 27 2021

WAZ034>036-044-280400-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210528T0300Z/
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-Waterville
Plateau-
Including the cities of Rockford, Grand Coulee, Coulee City,
Spokane, Quincy, Mansfield, Waterville, Cheney, Wilbur, Othello,
Moses Lake, Ephrata, Davenport, Ritzville, and Odessa
758 PM PDT Thu May 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Winds are decreasing and expected to continue to decline through the 
night.  Thus the wind advisory will be allowed to expire.

$$

COTE

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 27, 2:09 PM PDTDust Storm AdvisoryOTXLincoln66 min
May 27, 2:25 PM PDTDust Storm AdvisoryOTXAdams, Grant, Lincoln2 hr
May 27, 4:32 PM PDTDust Storm AdvisoryOTXAdams, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman118 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.