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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Spokane, WA

October 23, 2021Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Oct 23, 2021, 1:47 PM PDT for Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington. It took effect at Oct 24, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 23, 2021, 1:47 PM PDT (20:47 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 24, 2021, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 171 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 2021-10-23Temperature 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 2021-10-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
926 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

823 
WWUS76 KOTX 232047
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
147 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

WAZ031-032-240500-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0012.211024T1500Z-211025T0300Z/
Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Peola, Anatone, Clarkston Heights,
Clarkston, and Pomeroy
147 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY NORTHEAST 
BLUE MOUNTAINS AND POMEROY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected Northeast Blue Mountains and Pomeroy.

* WHERE...Peola, Anatone, Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, and Pomeroy.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High profile vehicles traveling on State 
  Route 12 between Clarkston and Pomeroy including Alpowa Summit may 
  experience dangerous cross winds on Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

GKOCH
3 follow-up statements
186 
WWUS76 KOTX 240316
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
816 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

WAZ031-032-241730-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0012.211024T1500Z-211025T0300Z/
Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Peola, Anatone, and Pomeroy
816 PM PDT Sat Oct 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are 
  expected over the northeast Blue Mountains and Pomeroy. Winds will 
  switch to the west by early evening then steadily decrease.

* WHERE...Peola, Anatone, and Pomeroy.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 8 PM PDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High profile vehicles traveling on Highway 12 
  east of Clarkston to Pomeroy including Alpowa Summit may 
  experience dangerous cross winds on Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

FX
726 
WWUS76 KOTX 240848
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
148 AM PDT Sun Oct 24 2021

WAZ031-032-250300-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0012.211024T1500Z-211025T0300Z/
Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Peola, Pomeroy, Anatone, Mountain Road,
Alpowa Summit, and Cloverland Road
148 AM PDT Sun Oct 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM 
PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph are 
  expected over the northeast Blue Mountains and Pomeroy. Winds will 
  switch to the west by early evening then steadily decrease.

* WHERE...Peola, Pomeroy, Anatone, Mountain Road, Alpowa Summit, and 
  Cloverland Road.

* WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 8 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High profile vehicles traveling on Highway 12 
  east of Clarkston to Pomeroy including Alpowa Summit may 
  experience dangerous cross winds on Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SB
279 
WWUS76 KOTX 250253
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
753 PM PDT Sun Oct 24 2021

WAZ031-032-250400-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211025T0300Z/
Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Peola, Anatone, and Pomeroy
753 PM PDT Sun Oct 24 2021

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

The threat of strong winds has ended for the night.

$$

FX

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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.