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WWUS76 KOTX 221722
NPWOTX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1022 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
WAZ035-043-044-230600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.261023T0700Z-261023T2200Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COULEE CITY, BRIDGEPORT, MANSFIELD, TONASKET,
WILBUR, NESPELEM, OMAK, OROVILLE, DISAUTEL PASS, GRAND COULEE,
OKANOGAN, RITZVILLE, BREWSTER, WATERVILLE, HARRINGTON, CRESTON,
ODESSA, AND BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD
1022 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COULEE CITY, BRIDGEPORT, MANSFIELD, TONASKET, WILBUR,
NESPELEM, OMAK, OROVILLE, DISAUTEL PASS, GRAND COULEE, OKANOGAN,
RITZVILLE, BREWSTER, WATERVILLE, HARRINGTON, CRESTON, ODESSA, AND
BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN CRESTON AND DOUGLAS
SHOULD TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR STRONG CROSS
WINDS. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE. NEW FIRE STARTS COULD
SPREAD SWIFTLY THROUGH DRY FUEL BEDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON
AS HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER NEAR 20 PERCENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH PEAK
GUSTS BETWEEN 3AM AND 11AM. THE AXIS OF STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
THROUGH THE OKANOGAN VALLEY, ACROSS NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND
INTO NORTHERN GRANT AND WESTERN LINCOLN COUNTY BETWEEN CRESTON AND
COULEE CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
WAZ038-230600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0008.261023T0700Z-261023T2200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, CHESAW ROAD,
SHERMAN PASS, WAUCONDA, INCHELIUM, BOULDER CREEK ROAD, AND REPUBLIC
1022 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT, CHESAW ROAD, SHERMAN PASS,
WAUCONDA, INCHELIUM, BOULDER CREEK ROAD, AND REPUBLIC.
* WHEN...FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TREE DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. NEW FIRE STARTS COULD SPREAD SWIFTLY THROUGH DRY FUEL
BEDS, ESPECIALLY IN THE AFTERNOON AS HUMIDITY VALUES LOWER NEAR 25
PERCENT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PEAK WIND GUSTS
WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 3AM AND 11AM. LOWER VALLEYS MAY EXPERIENCE
LIGHTER WINDS UNTIL FRIDAY MORNING CLOSER TO 8AM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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