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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
908 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

WAZ033>036-044-251900-
/O.CON.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.240925T1800Z-240926T0600Z/
Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane
Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Badger Mountain Road, Tekoa, Spokane
Valley, Mansfield, Rosalia, Ephrata, Colfax, Othello, Oakesdale,
La Crosse, Rockford, Coulee City, Harrington, Wilbur, Quincy,
Waterville, Ritzville, Fairfield, Cheney, Creston, Davenport,
Downtown Spokane, Uniontown, Grand Coulee, Airway Heights,
Odessa, Pullman, and Moses Lake
908 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust
  expected. Sustained winds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 40 to 50
  MPH expected.

* WHERE...Badger Mountain Road, Tekoa, Spokane Valley, Mansfield,
  Rosalia, Ephrata, Colfax, Othello, Oakesdale, La Crosse, Rockford,
  Coulee City, Harrington, Wilbur, Quincy, Waterville, Ritzville,
  Fairfield, Cheney, Creston, Davenport, Downtown Spokane,
  Uniontown, Grand Coulee, Airway Heights, Odessa, Pullman, and
  Moses Lake.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility.
  Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could
  be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay
indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in
visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing
sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far
as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the
way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, `Pull Aside,
Stay Alive`.

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IDZ001>004-026-WAZ031-032-037-038-041-043-251900-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0012.240925T1800Z-240926T0600Z/
Northern Panhandle-Coeur d`Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Central
Panhandle Mountains-Lewiston Area-Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower
Garfield and Asotin Counties-Northeast Mountains-Okanogan
Highlands-Wenatchee Area-Okanogan Valley-
Including the cities of Cashmere, Lewiston Grade, Wallace,
Entiat, Newport, Mountain Road, Pomeroy, Kellogg, Chelan,
Sandpoint, Priest River, Metaline, Northport, Post Falls, St.
Maries, Plummer, Eastport, Wenatchee, Schweitzer Mountain Road,
Peola, Fruitland, Pangborn Airport, Springdale-Hunters Road,
Worley, Mullan, Clarkston, Tiger, Sherman Pass, Number 2 Canyon,
Oroville, Moscow, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Lewiston, Orin-Rice
Road, Lapwai, Fourth Of July Pass, Colville, Wauconda,
Bridgeport, Kettle Falls, Bonners Ferry, Lookout Pass, Culdesac,
Gifford, Alpowa Summit, Flowery Trail Road, Ione, Peck, Tonasket,
Osburn, Fernwood, Metaline Falls, Pinehurst, Brewster, Okanogan,
Potlatch, Boulder Creek Road, Inchelium, Republic, Number
1 Canyon, Disautel Pass, Genesee, Coeur d`Alene, Hayden,
Chewelah, Athol, Deer Park, Clark Fork, Dobson Pass, Chesaw Road,
Omak, and Nespelem
908 PM PDT Tue Sep 24 2024

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of North and North Central Idaho and North
  Central, Northeast, and Southeast Washington.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Wednesday.

* 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.

Secure outdoor objects.

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