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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA

January 30, 2022Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2022, 2:14 PM PST for Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 30, 2022, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2022, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2022, 10:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 31, 2022, 4:00 PM PST
In force
18 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 22:16 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, 10.2 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 2022-01-30Temperature 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 2022-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
1011 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

321 
WWUS76 KOTX 302214
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
214 PM PST Sun Jan 30 2022

WAZ032-310800-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.220131T0600Z-220131T2100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, and Pomeroy
214 PM PST Sun Jan 30 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST 
MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, and Pomeroy.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest wind gusts are expected late Sunday 
  night into early Monday morning with passage of cold front.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

SVH
3 follow-up statements
117 
WWUS76 KOTX 311301
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
501 AM PST Mon Jan 31 2022

WAZ032-312100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220131T2100Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, and Pomeroy
501 AM PST Mon Jan 31 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, Alpowa Summit, and Pomeroy.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM PST this afternoon.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong cross winds are expected to impact 
  Highway 12 between Dayton and Clarkston.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

SB
445 
WWUS76 KOTX 312024
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1224 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022

WAZ032-010000-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220201T0000Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Clarkston Heights, Clarkston, and Pomeroy
1224 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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



&&

$$

OTX
286 
WWUS76 KOTX 312337
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
337 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022

WAZ032-010045-
/O.EXP.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220201T0000Z/
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-
Including the cities of Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, and Pomeroy
337 PM PST Mon Jan 31 2022

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

Winds have decreased through mid afternoon and are expected to 
continue to come down through this evening.

$$

SVH

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 2:06 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningOTXChelan25 hr

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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.