# Wind Advisory: Upper Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-22 10:22 ingested 2026-10-23 02:51

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Wind Advisory — Upper Columbia Basin; Okanogan Valley; Waterville Plateau
Severity: Moderate. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph
expected.

* WHERE...Coulee City, Bridgeport, Mansfield, Tonasket, Wilbur,
Nespelem, Omak, Oroville, Disautel Pass, Grand Coulee, Okanogan,
Ritzville, Brewster, Waterville, Harrington, Creston, Odessa, and
Badger Mountain Road.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 3 PM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Motorists traveling along Highway 2 between Creston and Douglas
should take extra precaution and be prepared for strong cross
winds. Patchy blowing dust will be possible. New fire starts could
spread swiftly through dry fuel beds, especially in the afternoon
as humidity values lower near 20 percent.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will increase after midnight with peak
gusts between 3AM and 11AM. The axis of strongest winds will be
through the Okanogan Valley, across northwestern Douglas County and
into northern Grant and western Lincoln County between Creston and
Coulee City.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.