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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
538 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

WAZ036-251800-
/O.EXA.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.260925T1800Z-260926T0400Z/
Spokane Area-
Including the cities of Rockford, Spokane Valley, Downtown Spokane,
Airway Heights, Fairfield, Cheney, and Davenport
538 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds around 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Rockford, Spokane Valley, Downtown Spokane, Airway Heights,
  Fairfield, Cheney, and Davenport.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Blowing dust may reduce visibility to less than one mile.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
538 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

IDZ003-WAZ031>035-044-251800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WI.Y.0007.260925T1800Z-260926T0400Z/
Idaho Palouse-Northeast Blue Mountains-Lower Garfield and Asotin
Counties-Washington Palouse-Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
Waterville Plateau-
Including the cities of Alpowa Summit, Genesee, Grand Coulee,
Pullman, Othello, La Crosse, Plummer, Mountain Road, Rosalia,
Oakesdale, Ephrata, Peola, Coulee City, Uniontown, Tekoa, Potlatch,
Quincy, Pomeroy, Ritzville, Moscow, Anatone, Creston, Odessa,
Clarkston, Mansfield, Wilbur, Cloverland Road, Harrington,
Waterville, Colfax, Badger Mountain Road, and Moses Lake
538 PM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Alpowa Summit, Genesee, Grand Coulee, Pullman, Othello, La
  Crosse, Plummer, Mountain Road, Rosalia, Oakesdale, Ephrata, Peola,
  Coulee City, Uniontown, Tekoa, Potlatch, Quincy, Pomeroy,
  Ritzville, Moscow, Anatone, Creston, Odessa, Clarkston, Mansfield,
  Wilbur, Cloverland Road, Harrington, Waterville, Colfax, Badger
  Mountain Road, and Moses Lake.

* WHEN...From 11 AM to 9 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
  Blowing dust may reduce visibility to less than one mile.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Missoula MT
1018 AM MDT Thu Sep 24 2026

MTZ001-003-260600-
/O.NEW.KMSO.WI.Y.0009.260925T2000Z-260926T0600Z/
Kootenai/Cabinet Region-Flathead/Mission Valleys-
1018 AM MDT Thu Sep 24 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT MDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...

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

* WHERE...Flathead/Mission Valleys and Kootenai/Cabinet Region.

* WHEN...From 2 PM Friday to midnight MDT Friday Night.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There`s a 70 to 90 percent chance of gusting
  over 40 mph from Happy`s Inn down to Hot Springs between 4PM and
  6PM MDT. During the same period there`s a 60 percent chance of
  gusting over 40 mph west of Kalispell, near Kila, and a 40 percent
  chance along the west side of the Mission valley and along the
  western shore of Flathead Lake. There`s a 90 percent chance of
  gusts over 40 mph above 6,000 ft in the mountains.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high
profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

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