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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
216 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
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MOSES LAKE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
CENTRAL CHELAN COUNTY-WESTERN CHELAN COUNTY-
WESTERN OKANOGAN COUNTY-
216 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN CROSSING THE CASCADES BETWEEN 2AM
AND 3AM. WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, LOOK FOR SHARP INCREASE IN
WEST WINDS AND POTENTIAL FOR WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH
WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH. FOR CHELAN AND OKANOGAN COUNTY, THE
HIGHEST CONFIDENCE FOR THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL OVER THE
RIDGELINES. AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN,
THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL BEGIN SURFACING ON THE WATERVILLE
PLATEAU, WENATCHEE AREA, AND WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN AROUND
VANTAGE, MOSES LAKE AND EPHRATA. MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPID INCREASES IN WINDS AND WIND
GUSTS AND POTENTIAL FOR DANGEROUS CROSS WINDS.
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