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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA

February 23, 20257 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind advisory at Feb 23, 2025, 2:04 PM PST for 7 counties in Washington; Benewah County, Latah County, Idaho. It took effect at Feb 23, 2025, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 23, 2025, 2:04 PM PST (22:04 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2025, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 24, 2025, 3:28 AM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Benewah County, ID, Latah County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Grant County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:07 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, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 143 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 2025-02-23Temperature 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, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2025-02-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
633 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 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.

935 
WWUS76 KOTX 232204
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
204 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-241200-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.250224T0300Z-250224T1200Z/
Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington
Palouse-
Including the cities of Tekoa, Genesee, Oakesdale, Pullman,
Uniontown, Moscow, Potlatch, Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, Rosalia,
Colfax, Plummer, La Crosse, and Pomeroy
204 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST 
MONDAY...

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

* WHERE...Tekoa, Genesee, Oakesdale, Pullman, Uniontown, Moscow, 
  Potlatch, Alpowa Summit, Clarkston, Rosalia, Colfax, Plummer, La 
  Crosse, and Pomeroy.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. With 
  saturated ground, strong wind gusts could lead to tree damage 
  including downed trees.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

JW
2 follow-up statements
489 
WWUS76 KOTX 240551
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
951 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025

WAZ041-044-241200-
/O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250224T1200Z/
Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Entiat, Mansfield, Cashmere, Number
2 Canyon, Number 1 Canyon, Chelan, Badger Mountain Road,
Waterville, Wenatchee, and Pangborn Airport
951 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Entiat, Mansfield, Cashmere, Number 2 Canyon, Number 1 
  Canyon, Chelan, Badger Mountain Road, Waterville, Wenatchee, and 
  Pangborn Airport.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Monday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-241200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250224T1200Z/
Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington
Palouse-
Including the cities of Pomeroy, Oakesdale, Clarkston, Alpowa
Summit, Pullman, Rosalia, Moscow, Uniontown, Genesee, La Crosse,
Colfax, Tekoa, Potlatch, and Plummer
951 PM PST Sun Feb 23 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Pomeroy, Oakesdale, Clarkston, Alpowa Summit, Pullman, 
  Rosalia, Moscow, Uniontown, Genesee, La Crosse, Colfax, Tekoa, 
  Potlatch, and Plummer.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Monday.

* 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 can make driving difficult, especially for high 
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

SVH
360 
WWUS76 KOTX 241128
NPWOTX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
328 AM PST Mon Feb 24 2025

IDZ003-WAZ032-033-041-044-241230-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-250224T1200Z/
Idaho Palouse-Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Washington
Palouse-Wenatchee Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Pullman, Potlatch, Alpowa Summit, Number
2 Canyon, Moscow, Entiat, Wenatchee, Chelan, Clarkston, Plummer,
Number 1 Canyon, Colfax, Genesee, Cashmere, Pangborn Airport,
Badger Mountain Road, Pomeroy, Tekoa, Waterville, Rosalia, La
Crosse, Uniontown, Mansfield, and Oakesdale
328 AM PST Mon Feb 24 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The Wind Advisory for the Washington and Idaho Palouse as well as 
the Pomeroy and Clarkston areas has been cancelled. The Wind 
Advisory for the Waterville Plateau and Wenatchee area has also been 
cancelled.

$$

GKOCH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 8:13 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningOTXWhitman59 hr
Feb 22, 11:52 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXWhitman44 min
Feb 23, 12:10 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningOTXWhitman52 hr
Feb 23, 12:32 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryOTXAsotin, Garfield, Spokane52 hr
Feb 23, 9:05 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningOTXLincoln29 hr
Feb 23, 10:04 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningOTXWhitman42 hr
Feb 23, 2:12 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningOTXChelan50 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.