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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Spokane, WA
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2:09 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Lincoln | 66 min |
| May 27, 2:25 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Adams, Grant, Lincoln | 2 hr |
| May 27, 4:32 PM PDT | Dust Storm Advisory | OTX | Adams, Lincoln, Spokane, Stevens, Whitman | 118 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.