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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1011 AM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

IDZ003-WAZ031>035-044-260400-
/O.NEW.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 Anatone, Ephrata, Wilbur, Peola, Genesee,
Tekoa, Grand Coulee, Oakesdale, Harrington, Ritzville, Odessa,
Uniontown, Moses Lake, Moscow, Coulee City, Creston, Colfax, Rosalia,
Waterville, Alpowa Summit, Potlatch, Mountain Road, Plummer,
Mansfield, Cloverland Road, La Crosse, Pomeroy, Badger Mountain Road,
Othello, Pullman, Quincy, and Clarkston
1011 AM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

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

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

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

* 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 reducing 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 Pendleton OR
928 AM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

ORZ041-044-507-508-510-WAZ024-027-521-250600-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0031.260925T1500Z-260926T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Lower Columbia Basin of
Oregon-Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon-
Foothills of the Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon-North Central
Oregon-Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Yakima Valley-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Maupin, Fossil, Athena, Pendleton, Yakima,
White Salmon, Arlington, Bickleton, Sunnyside, Dufur, Hermiston,
Pilot Rock, Boardman, Toppenish, Goldendale, Ione, Moro, Heppner,
Naches, The Dalles, and Condon
928 AM PDT Thu Sep 24 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 to 55 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington,
  Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Oregon, Lower Columbia Basin of
  Oregon, North Central Oregon, Yakima Valley, and Simcoe Highlands.

* WHEN...From 8 AM to 11 PM PDT Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

CB

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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