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Event: High Wind Watch
Alert: ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST ON SATURDAY...

.HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. STRONGEST GUSTS WITH DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY.

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 TO 60 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS UP TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING AND PEAK BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL RELAX SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS MAY RESULT IN IN TOPPLED TREES AND DOWNED POWER LINES. STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND ALONG HIGHWAY 2. WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE BLOWING DUST ACROSS THE BASIN INTO THE SURROUNDING VALLEYS. BLOWING DUST MAY RESULT IN VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

Instructions: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

Target Area:
Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties
Moses Lake Area
Northeast Blue Mountains
Northeast Mountains
Okanogan Highlands
Okanogan Valley
Spokane Area
Upper Columbia Basin
Washington Palouse
Waterville Plateau
Forecast Office: NWS Spokane (Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho)

Instructions:

Instructions: A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.