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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 8:13 PM PST | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 59 hr |
| Feb 22, 11:52 PM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Whitman | 44 min |
| Feb 23, 12:10 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 52 hr |
| Feb 23, 12:32 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Garfield, Spokane | 52 hr |
| Feb 23, 9:05 AM PST | Areal Flood Warning | OTX | Lincoln | 29 hr |
| Feb 23, 10:04 AM PST | River Flood Warning | OTX | Whitman | 42 hr |
| Feb 23, 2:12 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Chelan | 50 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.