Wind Advisory

* 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.