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Wind Chill Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA

November 28, 20066 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this wind chill warning at Nov 28, 2006, 2:54 PM PST for 6 counties in Washington. It took effect at Nov 28, 2006, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 28, 2006, 2:54 PM PST (22:54 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 28, 2006, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 29, 2006, 10:00 AM PST
In force
16 hr
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

Counties Adams County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 199 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2006-11-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2006-11-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
597 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS46 KOTX 282254
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
254 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

IDZ027-290000-
/O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-061129T0000Z/
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...
WINCHESTER
254 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING
WITH LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. 

$$

IDZ001-002-WAZ036-037-290000-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WC.A.0001.061129T0600Z-061129T1800Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
254 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WIND CHILL WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WATCH. COLD TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FOR TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH
WINDS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL
READINGS. 

$$

WAZ035-038-043-044-291100-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WC.A.0001.061129T0600Z-061129T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WC.W.0002.061129T0200Z-061129T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...
ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...
WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
254 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT
UNDER CLEAR SKIES. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP AS LOW AS
THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. UNDER A
NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
ARE EXPECTED.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

WAZ042-291100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0300Z-061201T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
254 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER PACIFIC WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO COME ON SHORE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE CASCADE
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH COLD
AIR ALREADY DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN
AT AND STAY AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. WITH GOOD MOISTURE FLOW OFF THE
PACIFIC AS WELL AS SOME UPSLOPE FLOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES IN THE LOWER LEVELS...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY IN BOTH THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WITH HALF
A FOOT POSSIBLE FOR THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO A FOOT FOR THE HIGHEST
PEAKS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

IDZ004-291100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0600Z-061201T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
254 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER PACIFIC WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO COME ON SHORE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THURSDAY. WITH
COLD AIR ALREADY DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL
BEGIN AT AND STAY AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. WITH THE COLD FRONTAL
PROGRESSION BEING SLOWED THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY...THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXISTS WITH SIGNIFICANT
MOISTURE FEED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO A FOOT POSSIBLE
IN THE MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 290633
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1033 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

WAZ035-038-290745-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061129T1800Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...
ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM
1033 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. ALTHOUGH A VERY COLD NIGHT IS STILL EXPECTED IN
THESE AREAS...VALLEY WIND SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10
MPH. THIS WILL MINIMIZE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD WIND CHILL
VALUES COLDER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO.

$$

WAZ043-044-291445-
/O.CON.KOTX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061129T1800Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
1033 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.

A BITTER COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE OVER THE REGION
TONIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP AS
LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WITH A NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WIND CHILLS OF 20 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND ONTO
THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

WAZ042-291445-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0300Z-061201T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
1033 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER PACIFIC WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO COME ON SHORE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE CASCADE
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. WITH
COLD AIR ALREADY DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL
BEGIN AT AND STAY AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. WITH GOOD MOISTURE FLOW
OFF THE PACIFIC AS WELL AS SOME UPSLOPE FLOW FOR THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CASCADES IN THE LOWER LEVELS...HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY IN BOTH THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WITH
HALF A FOOT POSSIBLE FOR THE VALLEYS...AND UP TO A FOOT FOR THE
HIGHEST PEAKS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

IDZ004-291445-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0600Z-061201T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
1033 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

ANOTHER PACIFIC WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS SET TO COME ON SHORE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THURSDAY. WITH
COLD AIR ALREADY DEEPLY ENTRENCHED IN THE AREA...SNOW LEVELS WILL
BEGIN AT AND STAY AT THE VALLEY FLOORS. WITH THE COLD FRONTAL
PROGRESSION BEING SLOWED THROUGH THE AREA ON THURSDAY...THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXISTS WITH SIGNIFICANT
MOISTURE FEED AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO
7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH UP TO A FOOT
POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 291149
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006


WAZ043-044-291800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061129T1800Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS THE SINGLE DIGITS BELOW ZERO EARLY
THIS MORNING COMBINED WITH A NORTH WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILLS READINGS OF OF 20
DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER ARE EXPECTED DOWN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY
AND ONTO THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU.

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

$$

WAZ037-038-292000-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0025.061130T0600Z-061130T1600Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE
VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS IS LIKELY. THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ002-WAZ036-292000-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0025.061130T1000Z-061130T1800Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
SPOKANE
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING
ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
10 AM THURSDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ001-292000-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0800Z-061130T1800Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5
TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

IDZ004-292000-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T1200Z-061201T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5
TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

WAZ042-292000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0300Z-061201T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
349 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ON THURSDAY MOST SNOWFALL WILL BE CONFINED
TO NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES IS
POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE AREAS CLOSER TO THE CASCADES WILL SEE
POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 291726
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

WAZ043-291830-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061129T1800Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE GENERALLY WEAKENED AS THE MORNING HAS PROGRESSED BELOW
10 MPH. WIND CHILLS HAVE ALSO IMPROVED TO ABOVE 20 BELOW. THE WIND
CHILL WARNING HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY WITH WIND CHILLS AT TIMES BELOW ZERO...CARE
SHOULD STILL BE TAKEN TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD.

$$

WAZ037-038-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0025.061130T0600Z-061130T1600Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
8 AM PST THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE
VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE LIKELY. THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

IDZ002-WAZ036-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0025.061130T1000Z-061130T1800Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
SPOKANE
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST
THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING
ON THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
10 AM THURSDAY.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND
LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

$$

WAZ042-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0300Z-061201T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AS A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. ON THURSDAY MOST SNOWFALL WILL BE
CONFINED TO NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WHILE AREAS CLOSER TO THE
CASCADES WILL SEE POSSIBLE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A FOOT.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

IDZ001-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T0800Z-061130T1800Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND
5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

IDZ004-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.061130T1200Z-061201T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
926 AM PST WED NOV 29 2006

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND
5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 27, 9:15 PM PSTWind Chill WarningOTXDouglas, Okanogan12 hr
Nov 28, 2:54 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchOTX23 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Warnings in Washington, 2006Every wind chill warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.