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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Aug 5, 2021, 2:53 AM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon. It took effect at Aug 5, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2021, 2:53 AM PDT (09:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 5, 2021, 12:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2021, 10:15 PM PDT
- In force
- 10 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 09:52 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, 9.9 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 250 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -487 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2360 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
682 WWUS76 KPDT 050953 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 253 AM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-052300- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0023.210805T1900Z-210806T0600Z/ 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 253 AM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge and Kittitas Valley. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge. * WHEN...From noon today to 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
2 follow-up statements
416 WWUS76 KPDT 052049 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 149 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-060600- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-210806T0600Z/ Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon- Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, White Salmon, Ellensburg, and Thorp 149 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...In Washington, Kittitas Valley and Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Travel may also become difficult in high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
553 WWUS76 KPDT 060515 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1015 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ORZ041-WAZ024-026-060615- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-210806T0600Z/ Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon- Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley- 1015 PM PDT Thu Aug 5 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The winds had decreased across the area. Although brief wind gusts to 35 mph are possible...the threat for advisory level winds had diminished. Thus the wind advisory is cancelled. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/Pendleton
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2:00 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Union | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 2:45 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Umatilla | 45 min |
| Aug 5, 3:25 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Union | 35 min |
| Aug 5, 3:31 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Umatilla | 44 min |
| Aug 5, 3:43 PM PDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PDT | Umatilla | 62 min |
| Aug 5, 4:49 PM PDT | Special Weather Statement | PDT | Jefferson | 41 min |
Nearby
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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.