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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Pendleton, OR

May 23, 2021Kittitas County, Yakima County, Washington; Umatilla County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2021, 8:30 AM PDT for Kittitas County, Yakima County, Washington; Umatilla County, Oregon. It took effect at May 23, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 23, 2021, 8:30 AM PDT (15:30 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT
Expired
May 23, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Umatilla County, OR, Kittitas County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:35 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

Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 281 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, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2021-05-23Temperature 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, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2021-05-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
936 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

398 
WWUS76 KPDT 231530
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
830 AM PDT Sun May 23 2021

WAZ026-240400-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.210523T2100Z-210524T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
830 AM PDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Sudden and strong wind gusts will cause difficulty while
  driving.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
3 follow-up statements
174 
WWUS76 KPDT 232136
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
236 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

WAZ026-240400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
236 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Sudden and strong wind gusts will cause difficulty while 
  driving.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
668 
WWUS76 KPDT 240127
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
627 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

ORZ507-240400-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/
Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon-
Including the cities of Pendleton and Pilot Rock
627 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Sudden and strong wind gusts will cause difficulty while
  driving, especially high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

WAZ026-240400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
627 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
  Sudden and strong wind gusts will cause difficulty while
  driving, especially high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
708 
WWUS76 KPDT 240349
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
849 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

WAZ026-240500-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
849 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Winds are diminishing and are now below advisory level speeds. As
such the Wind Advisory will expire at 9 PM PDT. However, it will 
remain breezy to windy until around midnight.

$$

ORZ507-240500-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-210524T0400Z/
Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon-
Including the cities of Pendleton and Pilot Rock
849 PM PDT Sun May 23 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

Winds are diminishing and are now below advisory level speeds. As
such the Wind Advisory will expire at 9 PM PDT. However, it will 
remain breezy to windy until around midnight.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton

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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.