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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Pendleton, OR

May 31, 2023Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at May 31, 2023, 2:48 PM PDT for Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2023, 2:48 PM PDT (21:48 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2023, 10:24 PM PDT
In force
8 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 21:50 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, 9.8 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 12:00Z on 2023-05-31Temperature 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 2023-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -62 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
941 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

173 
WWUS76 KPDT 312148
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
248 PM PDT Wed May 31 2023

WAZ026-010600-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.230531T2148Z-230601T0600Z/
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
248 PM PDT Wed May 31 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.

* WHEN...Until 11 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

ORZ041-WAZ024-010600-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.230531T2148Z-230601T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, and White Salmon
248 PM PDT Wed May 31 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 11 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.

*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
1 follow-up statement
277 
WWUS76 KPDT 010524
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1024 PM PDT Wed May 31 2023

ORZ041-WAZ024-026-010630-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-230601T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Kittitas Valley-
1024 PM PDT Wed May 31 2023

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds across the region have finally subsided below advisory
criteria and remained that way long enough that the advisory will
be cancelled. Breezy winds continue across the region, but should
continue to lower into the nighttime hours.

$$

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.