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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
240 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

WAZ033>036-044-260030-
/O.EXT.KOTX.DU.Y.0002.240925T2100Z-240926T0600Z/
Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane
Area-Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Fairfield, Rockford, Downtown Spokane,
Quincy, Davenport, Ephrata, La Crosse, Waterville, Grand Coulee,
Badger Mountain Road, Uniontown, Tekoa, Rosalia, Pullman, Odessa,
Ritzville, Oakesdale, Wilbur, Cheney, Coulee City, Harrington,
Spokane Valley, Mansfield, Othello, Moses Lake, Airway Heights,
Colfax, and Creston
240 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Sustained winds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts of 40 to 50 MPH
  are possible this afternoon. This could result in visibility
  values between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust near open
  areas with exposed fields.

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

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions will be possible 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...

If you encounter blowing dust 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-WAZ031-032-037-038-041-043-260030-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WI.Y.0012.240925T2100Z-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 Chesaw Road, Alpowa Summit, Entiat,
Tonasket, Coeur d`Alene, Worley, Deer Park, Post Falls, Moscow,
Kettle Falls, Fruitland, Tiger, Springdale-Hunters Road, Lookout
Pass, Priest River, Brewster, Fernwood, Genesee, Schweitzer
Mountain Road, St. Maries, Osburn, Mountain Road, Northport,
Number 1 Canyon, Sandpoint, Oroville, Disautel Pass, Peola,
Gifford, Wauconda, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Eastport, Sherman
Pass, Orin-Rice Road, Omak, Pangborn Airport, Newport, Nespelem,
Cashmere, Hayden, Metaline Falls, Boulder Creek Road, Lewiston,
Fourth Of July Pass, Clarkston, Plummer, Mullan, Clark Fork,
Wenatchee, Okanogan, Pomeroy, Kellogg, Metaline, Pinehurst,
Chelan, Lapwai, Ione, Number 2 Canyon, Potlatch, Inchelium,
Chewelah, Bonners Ferry, Culdesac, Dobson Pass, Flowery Trail
Road, Peck, Colville, Bridgeport, Republic, Athol, Wallace, and
Lewiston Grade
240 AM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 45 mph
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects
  especially in open area. 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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