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Wind Advisory 20, NWS Pendleton, OR

June 4, 2021Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Jun 4, 2021, 8:36 PM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at Jun 5, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 4, 2021, 8:36 PM PDT (03:36 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 5, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
Expired
Jun 5, 2021, 9:00 PM PDT
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Gilliam County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:40 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 00:00Z, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-05Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 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
2394 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

478 
WWUS76 KPDT 050336
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
836 PM PDT Fri Jun 4 2021

WAZ026-051200-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.210605T1900Z-210606T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
836 PM PDT Fri Jun 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY...

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

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM PDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
 

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 90 through the
  Kittitas Valley should be prepared for sudden and strong wind
  gusts.

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
162 
WWUS76 KPDT 050957
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
257 AM PDT Sat Jun 5 2021

WAZ026-052200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.210605T1900Z-210606T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
257 AM PDT Sat Jun 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...From noon to 9 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 90 through the
  Kittitas Valley should be prepared for sudden and strong wind
  gusts.

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
023 
WWUS76 KPDT 051858
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1158 AM PDT Sat Jun 5 2021

ORZ041-WAZ024-060400-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.210605T1900Z-210606T0400Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, and White Salmon
1158 AM PDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of 
  Washington. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon.

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

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 84 in the Gorge
  should be prepared for sudden and strong wind gusts.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WAZ026-060400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.210605T1900Z-210606T0400Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
1158 AM PDT Sat Jun 5 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. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Drivers along Interstate 90 through the 
  Kittitas Valley should be prepared for sudden and strong wind 
  gusts.

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
936 
WWUS76 KPDT 060355
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
855 PM PDT Sat Jun 5 2021

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-060500-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-210606T0400Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, White Salmon, 
Ellensburg, and Thorp
855 PM PDT Sat Jun 5 2021

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

Winds will decrease significantly overnight.


$$

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.