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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 8, 2006, 3:03 PM PST for 5 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Jan 9, 2006, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 58 hr. 13 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2006, 3:03 PM PST (23:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2006, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2006, 3:46 PM PST
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 13 Nw Republic, WA | BODIE 24 HR SNOW TOTAL |
| Jan 10, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 16 Nw Deer Park, WA | SPRINGDALE 24 HR SNOW TOTAL |
| Jan 10, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 S Kellogg, ID | NEW SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 10, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | 7 Nw Sandpoint, ID | NEW SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 10, 8:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 6 E Chewelah, WA | NEW SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 10, 11:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 20 | 20 Ne Spokane, WA | 20 INCHES NEW SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Jan 10, 2:19 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 3 E Spirit Lake, ID | SPOTTER KOOTENAI 27 REPORTS 4.5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT 1/9-1/10. |
| Jan 10, 2:19 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Naples, ID | SPOTTER BOUNDARY 18 REPORTS 5 INCHES NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT 1/9-1/10. |
| Jan 10, 2:19 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Clayton, WA | 6 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION FROM 8AM 1/9 TO 4PM 1/9 BEFORE TURNING TO RAIN. |
| Jan 10, 2:19 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 3 Nw Mazama, WA | SPOTTER OKANOGAN 15 REPORTED 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT 1/9-1/10. |
| Jan 10, 2:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 12 E Ione, WA | NEW SNOW SNOTEL ESTIMATE AT BUNCHGRASS MEADOW. |
| Jan 10, 2:35 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 25 | 18 Ne Spokane, WA | QUARTZ PEAK SNOTEL ESTIMATE 25 INCHES NEW SNOW SINCE AM 1/9. |
| Jan 10, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Mazama, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 71 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 922 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KOTX 082303 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 303 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SECOND STRONG STORM ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. IDZ001-WAZ037-038-090715- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.060109T1200Z-060110T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1400Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 303 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON MONDAY THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET ELEVATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS MAINLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. A SHORT BREAK MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A WET MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH THIS SECOND STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-090715- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.060109T1200Z-060110T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1400Z-060111T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 303 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON MONDAY THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 5 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION. IN THE VALLEYS SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY BRINGS MORE STEADY MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. BY THIS TIME FURTHER VALLEY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-090715- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.060109T0600Z-060110T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 303 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER VALLEYS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN. 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. $$ WAZ041-043-044-090715- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.060109T1200Z-060110T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...OMAK...OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 303 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET DURING THE DAY MONDAY. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OKANOGAN VALLEY ABOVE 2000 FEET. BELOW 2000 FEET PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
13 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 090631 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1031 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SECOND STRONG STORM ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. IDZ001-091200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1800Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 1031 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON MONDAY THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET ELEVATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS MAINLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SHORT BREAK MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A WET MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH THIS SECOND STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-091200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1800Z-060111T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1031 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON MONDAY THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 5 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION. IN THE VALLEYS SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY MORNING WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY BRINGS MORE STEADY MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. BY THIS TIME FURTHER VALLEY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-038-091200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1400Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1031 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. ON MONDAY THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET ELEVATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS MAINLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SHORT BREAK MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A WET MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH THIS SECOND STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-091200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1031 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND LASTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER VALLEYS ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ041-043-044-091200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.060109T1200Z-060110T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...OMAK...OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1031 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET DURING THE DAY MONDAY. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OKANOGAN VALLEY ABOVE 2000 FEET. BELOW 2000 FEET PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 091200 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SECOND STRONG STORM ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. WAZ041-091300- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WENATCHEE 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. HOWEVER...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES CAN STILL BE EXPECTED FOR TOWNS ABOVE 1500 FEET. $$ IDZ004-091800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T2100Z-060111T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. FOR TODAY...THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET. IN THE VALLEYS SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS MORNING...WITH WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2500 FEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY BRINGS MORE STEADY MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. BY THIS TIME FURTHER VALLEY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-038-091800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1400Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. FOR TODAY...THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE VALLEYS DOWN TO 1500 FEET. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SHORT BREAK TONIGHT WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A WET MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH THIS SECOND STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-091800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T1800Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. FOR TODAY...THE FIRST WINTER STORM WILL DEPOSIT 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SHORT BREAK TONIGHT WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A WET MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH THIS SECOND STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-091800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. EXPECT 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHER VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ043-044-091800- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 400 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET TODAY. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY ABOVE 2000 FEET. BELOW 2000 FEET PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW BEFORE MIXING WITH AND CHANGING TO RAIN BY AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 091814 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1014 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SECOND STRONG STORM ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. WAZ043-044-091915- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1014 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. $$ WAZ037-038-100215- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060110T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1014 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL DEPOSIT 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-100215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 1014 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE STORM WILL DEPOSIT 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SHORT BREAK TONIGHT WILL BE INTERRUPTED BY A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY WHICH WILL DEPOSIT AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE RAIN OR A WET MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN WITH THIS SECOND STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-100215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060109T2100Z-060111T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1014 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY AND TUESDAY. FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE STORM WILL DEPOSIT 8 TO 15 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM AND CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE A SECOND STORM SYSTEM ON TUESDAY BRINGS MORE STEADY MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. BY THIS TIME FURTHER VALLEY PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-100215- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060111T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1014 AM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT 12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CREST. WESTERN VALLEYS WILL GET AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...AND LAKE WENATCHEE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 092300 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 300 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SECOND STRONG STORM ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. WAZ037-038-100700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060110T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 300 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL DEPOSIT 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS IN GENERAL WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BUT SOME VALLEYS WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM OVERNIGHT AND CHANGE SOME OF THE VALLEY PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-100700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 300 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...THE STORM WILL DEPOSIT 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BUT SOME VALLEYS WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM OVERNIGHT AND CHANGE SOME OF THE VALLEY PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VALLEY RAIN AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-100700- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060111T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 300 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT 12 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CREST. WESTERN VALLEYS WILL GET AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...AND LAKE WENATCHEE. REPORTS FROM AUTOMATED SENSORS INDIDCATE THAT 10 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW HAVE FALLEN IN THE CASCADES MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CREST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 1 PM. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 100625 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1025 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...PAIR OF PACIFIC STORMS TO PRODUCE HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW... .A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM ON MONDAY FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SECOND STRONG STORM ON TUESDAY WILL CREATE LOCALLY VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. WAZ037-038-101200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060110T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1025 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL DEPOSIT 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS IN GENERAL WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BUT SOME VALLEYS WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM OVERNIGHT AND CHANGE SOME OF THE VALLEY PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW... SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-101200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 1025 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. FOR TONIGHT...THE STORM WILL DEPOSIT 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 2 TO 4 INCHES BUT SOME VALLEYS WILL SEE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM OVERNIGHT AND CHANGE SOME OF THE VALLEY PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL OCCUR WHICH WILL PRODUCE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. VALLEY RAIN AND SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS. AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-101200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060111T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1025 PM PST MON JAN 9 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WILL BRING STEADY SNOW TO THE REGION THROUGH TUESDAY. EXPECT UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CREST TONIGHT. WESTERN VALLEYS WILL GET AROUND 3 TO 6 INCHES...INCLUDING LOCATIONS SUCH AS MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...AND LAKE WENATCHEE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 101221 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 421 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 .A VERY MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL RAMBLE THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY. THIS STORM WILL RESULT IN VERY HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY OVER WASHINGTON WITH THE SNOW PERSISTING OVERNIGHT IN NORTH IDAHO. THE NORTHERN VALLEYS WILL ALSO EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TODAY. WAZ037-038-102000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060110T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 421 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT THE REGION TODAY...WITH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON TURNING THE PRECIPITATION TO SCATTERED SHOWERS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-102030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 421 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT ALL OF NORTH IDAHO TODAY BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM THE VALLEY FLOORS ACROSS BONNER AND BOUNDARY COUNTIES TO AROUND 3000 FEET IN SHOSHONE COUNTY. THE PRECIPITATION WILL TURN MORE SHOWERY BY EARLY AFTERNOON NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AND DURING THE EVENING IN SHOSHONE COUNTY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FROM LAKE PEND OREILLE NORTH TO THE CANADIAN BORDER. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-102000- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 421 AM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. A MOISTURE LADEN PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER HEAVY SNOWS TO MUCH OF THE AREA TODAY. BY MIDDAY...THE FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS PRECIPITATION WILL HEAD EAST OF THE AREA LIMITING THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO THE CASCADE CREST. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES AT THE CREST AS WELL AS OVER THE UPPER METHOW VALLEY...UPPER LAKE CHELAN AND NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. OTHER VALLEY LOCATIONS WILL SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN AN INCH. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 102004 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1204 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 WAZ037-038-102115- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060110T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1204 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED. WHILE SCATTERED MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MINOR ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY...THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ042-102115- /O.EXP.KOTX.SN.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-060110T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1204 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON NEAR THE CREST WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES...HOWEVER OVER MOST OF THE REGION THE THREAT OF ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ001-004-110415- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 1204 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION. A NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...WITH A MIX OF RAIN AND MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 102308 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 308 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 WAZ037-110715- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060111T0000Z-060111T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 308 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY MORNING SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL DOWN TO 3500 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DOWN TO 3000 FEET AND RAIN ONLY BELOW 3000 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ001-004-110715- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060111T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 308 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. WEDNESDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 3500 FEET AS STRONG WESTERN FLOW CONTINUES TO GENERATE SHOWER ACTIVITY FOR MOST OF THE DAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE 10 TO 14 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED DOWN TO 3000 FEET AND RAIN ONLY BELOW 3000 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ042-110715- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0005.060111T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 308 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL BEGINNING TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE 10 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR THE CREST. WESTERN VALLEY LOCATIONS LIKE MAZAMA...STEHEKIN AND LAKE WENATCHEE CAN EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 102356 CCA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 337 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 WAZ037-110800- /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060111T0000Z-060111T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 337 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING DOWN TO 3500 FEET. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED DOWN TO 3500 FEET AND RAIN ONLY BELOW 3500 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ IDZ001-004-110800- /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0001.060111T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 337 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS BEGUN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING DOWN TO 3500 FEET. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED DOWN TO 3500 FEET AND RAIN ONLY BELOW 3500 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ042-110800- /O.COR.KOTX.SN.Y.0005.060111T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 337 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO AREAS NEAR THE CREST ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE 10 TO 14 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 110551 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 951 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 IDZ001-004-111200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 951 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING DOWN TO 3500 FEET. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED DOWN TO 3500 FEET AND RAIN ONLY BELOW 3500 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ037-111200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 951 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM IS BRINGING ANOTHER BATCH OF RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL WEDNESDAY MORNING DOWN TO 3500 FEET. MOST OF THE SNOWFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET WHERE ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED DOWN TO 3500 FEET AND RAIN ONLY BELOW 3500 FEET. IN ADDITION SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ042-111200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 951 PM PST TUE JAN 10 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THIS IS BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TO AREAS NEAR THE CREST ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY WILL BE 10 TO 14 INCHES. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 111203 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 403 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 IDZ001-004-112015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 403 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TODAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH IDAHO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS AND SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ037-112000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 403 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TODAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDDAY. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ042-112015- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 403 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AT THE CASCADE CREST TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 111724 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 924 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 WAZ037-111830- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060111T2000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 924 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. NUMEROUS MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL RE-DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH FURTHER MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET...BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR WIDESPREAD FURTHER HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ001-004-120000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 924 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS TODAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH IDAHO. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET. ADDITIONALLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE WINDS AND SHOWER COVERAGE WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED AREAS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. $$ WAZ042-120000- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 924 AM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. UNSTABLE AIR BEHIND A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST TODAY WITH ADDITIONAL LOCAL 3 TO 5 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. VALLEYS AND LOCATIONS FARTHER AWAY FROM THE CREST WILL EXPERIENCE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WITH MINOR LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS AND SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 2500 FEET. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 112346 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 346 PM PST WED JAN 11 2006 IDZ001-004-120100- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN 346 PM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH IDAHO THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SCATTERED LIGHT MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE MAINLY THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. $$ WAZ042-120100- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-060112T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 346 PM PST WED JAN 11 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LIGHT MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CREST OF THE CASCADES WITH GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 8, 2:30 PM PST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 2:30 PM PST, 33 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
230 PM PST SUN JAN 8 2006
.SYNOPSIS...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PERIOD WILL CONTINUE WITH A SERIES OF
PACIFIC STORMS BRINGING MOUNTAIN SNOW AND MAINLY VALLEY RAIN
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PACIFIC SATELLITE INDICATES A SERIES
OF UPSTREAM STORMS GETTING READY TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA. IN
GENERAL NAM...GFS...AND UKMET ARE REASONABLY SIMILAR WITH THE
OVERALL FLOW REGIME FEATURING A PROGRESSIVE MORE-OR-LESS ZONAL FLOW
THROUGH THE REGION WITH EMBEDDED WARM FRONT-COLD FRONT COUPLETS
RIPPLING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA. DEFAULTED TO GFS AS THE PRIMARY
MODEL CHOICE GIVEN CONSISTENCY OVER PREVIOUS RUNS AND REASONABLE
INITIALIZATION AGAINST 12Z SATELLITE AND HAND ANALYSIS. TONIGHT
WILL FEATURE A SHORT BREAK WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS. ON MONDAY A
STRONG ISENTROPIC LIFT REGION ALOFT AND SURFACE WARM FRONT BELOW
WILL ENHANCE A DEEP AND FAVORABLY DIRECTED PRECIPITABLE WATER FETCH
INTO THE FORECAST AREA. ZONAL FLOW NATURE OF THE OVERALL FIELD OF
MOTION WILL PREVENT THE WARM SECTOR FROM ENCOMPASSING THE ENTIRE
REGION. WARM AIR WILL PROBABLY FILL MOST OF THE BASIN AND PARTIALLY
PENETRATE THE NORTHERN MOUNTAIN VALLEYS...BUT POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR
HEAVY VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE CANADA BORDER.
OTHERWISE THIS LOOKS LIKE A STRAIGHT-UP HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
VALLEY INITIAL-SNOW-MIXING-WITH-AND-CHANGING-TO-RAIN EVENT. A SLEW
OF WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE...WITH THE MAIN HEAVY ACCUMULATION THREAT IN THE MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 3000 FEET NORTH AND 4000 FEET SOUTH. GIVEN UNCERTAINTY AS
TO EXACTLY WHERE THIS WARM FRONT WILL HANG UP...THERE IS A
SLIGHT RISK FOR SIGNIFICANT VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS FAR SOUTH AS
OMAK...DEER PARK AND HAYDEN DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. ENSUING SHIFTS
WILL HAVE TO TRACK THIS POTENTIAL CAREFULLY. MONDAY NIGHT A TRIPLE
POINT OR WEAK COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION TURNING STEADY
PRECIPITATION INTO MERE SHOWERS FROM WEST TO EAST...WITH STEADY
OROGRAPHIC SNOW CONTINUING IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. THIS
BREAK WILL BE VERY SHORT LIVED WITH THE NEXT MOUNTAIN SNOW MAKER
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPSTREAM. /FUGAZZI
TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...NEXT STORM SYSTEM FOR TUESDAY INTO
TUESDAY NIGHT IS ADVERTISED BY THE GFS TO HAVE PLENTY OF MOISTURE
TO WORK WITH. DURING THE EVENT...THE 850 MB TEMPS HOVER AROUND -2 TO
2 WHICH SHOULD RANGE SNOW LEVELS FROM 2500-3000 FEET ACROSS THE
NORTH...AND 3000-3500 FEET OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS. FORECAST QPF
IN THE GRIDS HAS NORTHERN IDAHO WELL IN THE WARNING CRITERIA FOR
SNOW...WHILE THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS SHOW THE SAME. WE
WILL COMBINE THE WARNING FOR MONDAYS STORM ALONG WITH TUESDAYS
SINCE THERE WILL BE A VERY SHORT BREAK IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS.
WEDNESDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY WITH HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS
CONTINUING OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING
OUT WEST. TEMPERATURES WILL STILL AVERAGE ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR FOR VALLEY LOCATIONS DURING THIS PERIODS. /TJC
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH NEXT MONDAY...WILL CONTINUE WITH UNSETTLED
WEATHER PATTERN WITH SEVERAL MORE PACIFIC STORMS TRAVERSING THROUGH
THE PAC NW RIGHT ON THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO
REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE IN THE VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY THE NIGHTTIME LOWS.
WILL GO FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION TYPES IN VALLEYS DEPENDING ON
LOCATIONS AND TIMING OF SYSTEMS AND CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOWS FOR
THE MOUNTAINS MAKING FOR SUPERB WINTER RECREATION OPPORTUNITIES./CR
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CEILINGS AND MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EXTREME
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE FOR THE REST OF
TODAY DUE TO AN EXITING STORM AND UPSLOPE FLOW. CENTRAL AND WESTERN
EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL SEE VFR CONDITIONS INTO TONIGHT. NEXT STORM
SYSTEM WILL ENTER THE WESTERN PORTIONS NEAR THE CASCADES BY 04-08Z
TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE EASTERN PORTIONS AND NORTH IDAHO BY 12-
15Z MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW TO OBSCURE MOUNTAINS
ALONG WITH MVFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 30 36 34 38 33 37 / 0 100 50 100 60 50
COEUR DALENE 30 37 32 39 33 41 / 10 100 70 100 70 60
PULLMAN 30 40 36 40 36 39 / 20 70 70 80 50 50
LEWISTON 33 42 40 46 40 47 / 10 50 60 60 50 30
COLVILLE 30 35 32 37 32 37 / 20 90 60 90 50 60
SANDPOINT 31 35 31 38 32 38 / 20 90 70 90 70 70
KELLOGG 32 35 32 38 35 41 / 20 80 80 100 80 80
MOSES LAKE 32 39 37 42 33 42 / 20 60 30 50 50 40
WENATCHEE 31 36 33 36 33 39 / 40 80 30 60 50 50
OMAK 31 35 32 35 34 38 / 50 80 30 70 50 60
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE
3000 FEET FOR NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET FOR CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM WEDNESDAY ABOVE
3000 FEET FOR NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM MONDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR
WENATCHEE AREA...OKANOGAN VALLEY...WATERVILLE PLATEAU.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 PM SUNDAY TO 4 PM MONDAY FOR EAST SLOPES
NORTHERN CASCADES.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 5:59 AM PST, 9 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
559 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2006
IDZ001-004-027-WAZ037-038-091400-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...
WALLACE...MULLAN...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...
REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
559 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE...CENTRAL
PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...OKANOGAN
HIGHLANDS
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE
3000 FEET FOR LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS MORNING AND SNOW WILL
END BY MIDDAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN LATE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET.
ANOTHER STROM WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
PRECIPITATION ONCE AGAIN.
IDZ002-003-026-WAZ031>036-041>044-091400-
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...LEWISTON...ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...
MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...
COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...
COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...WENATCHEE...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...
OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
559 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 3:03 PM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 45 hr |
| Jan 8, 3:46 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.