Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2006
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 12, 2006, 12:45 PM PST for 5 counties in Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho. It took effect at Jan 12, 2006, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 9 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 12, 2006, 12:45 PM PST (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2006, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2006, 3:49 AM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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 13, 8:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 Se Molson, WA | OKANOGAN 44 |
| Jan 13, 8:50 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 7 Wnw Okanogan, WA | OKANOGAN 23 |
| Jan 13, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 2 S Malott, WA | OKANOGAN 15 |
| Jan 13, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 12 Ese Ione, WA | SNOTEL BUNCHGRASS MEADOW SINCE 10 PM 1/12 |
| Jan 13, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 7 W Inchelium, WA | FERRY 9. AT REPORT, SNOW TURNED TO DRIZZLE. HEAVY WET SNOW WEIGHING DOWN TREE BRANCHES. A FEW POWER OUTAGES WERE REPORTED. |
| Jan 13, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.2 | 16 Nw Mazama, WA | SNOTEL HARTS PASS SINCE 10 PM 1/12 |
| Jan 13, 12:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.7 | 7 Nnw Sandpoint, ID | SNOTEL SCHWEITZER SADDLE SINCE 10 PM 1/12 |
| Jan 13, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.7 | 10 Ene East Hope, ID | SNOTEL BEAR MOUNTAIN SINCE 10 PM 1/12 |
| Jan 13, 1:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.6 | 7 Ssw Clark Fork, ID | SNOTEL MOSQUITO RIDGE SINCE 10 PM 1/12 |
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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 866 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 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 122045 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1245 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 IDZ001-WAZ037-130400- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.060113T0600Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1245 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 10 TO 16 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY IN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE BEHIND A WARM FRONT. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF NORTHPORT...METALINE FALLS AND BONNERS FERRY. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-130400- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1245 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 8 TO 14 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY IN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE BEHIND A WARM FRONT. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF LAURIER...DANVILLE...CURLEW AND CHESAW. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ041-044-130400- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.060113T0000Z-060113T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.060112T2045Z-060113T1800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1245 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE WENATCHEE AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. RADAR INDICATES PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL EAST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. ABOVE 1500 FEET SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE AND A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE. 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. $$ WAZ043-130400- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.060113T0000Z-060113T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.060113T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 1245 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE PORTIONS OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. ABOVE 1500 FEET SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES BY 4 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ042-130400- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.060112T2045Z-060114T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1245 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER METHOW VALLEY... LAKE CHELAN...AND NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET ELEVATION CAN EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS. 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. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 130047 CCA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 444 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 IDZ001-WAZ037-130800- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0002.060113T0600Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 444 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 10 TO 16 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY IN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE BEHIND A WARM FRONT. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF NORTHPORT...METALINE FALLS AND BONNERS FERRY. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-130800- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0002.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 444 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 8 TO 14 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY IN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE BEHIND A WARM FRONT. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF LAURIER...DANVILLE...CURLEW AND CHESAW. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ041-044-130800- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.000000T0000Z-060113T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.060113T0044Z-060113T1800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 444 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE WENATCHEE AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. RADAR INDICATES PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL EAST OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. ABOVE 1500 FEET SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE AND A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ043-130800- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0003.000000T0000Z-060113T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.060113T0044Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 444 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE PORTIONS OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. ABOVE 1500 FEET SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES BY 4 PM FRIDAY 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. $$ WAZ042-130800- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.060113T0044Z-060114T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 444 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER METHOW VALLEY... LAKE CHELAN...AND NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET ELEVATION CAN EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 130346 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 746 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 IDZ001-WAZ037-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.060113T0600Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 746 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 10 TO 16 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY IN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE BEHIND A WARM FRONT. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF NORTHPORT... METALINE FALLS AND BONNERS FERRY. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.060113T0600Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 746 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 8 TO 14 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. ELEVATIONS BELOW 4000 FEET WILL SEE SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT THURSDAY IN VALLEYS WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 1500 FEET WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE THIS LEVEL THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE BEHIND A WARM FRONT. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF LAURIER... DANVILLE...CURLEW AND CHESAW. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 746 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF UPPER METHOW VALLEY... LAKE CHELAN... AND NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET ELEVATION CAN EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATIONS. 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. $$ WAZ041-044-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060113T1800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 746 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE WENATCHEE AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU AREA THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. ABOVE 1500 FEET SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REACH 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 10 AM FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE AND A CHANGE OVER TO RAIN TAKES PLACE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ043-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 746 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE PORTIONS OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCATIONS BELOW 1500 FEET CAN EXPECT PERIODS OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. ABOVE 1500 FEET SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL REACH 3 TO 5 INCHES BY 4 PM FRIDAY 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 131203 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 403 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 WAZ041-044-131315- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060113T1800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 403 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. FOLLOWING OVERNIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET...ONLY MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS MORNING. $$ WAZ043-132015- /O.UPG.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HS.W.0001.060113T1203Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 403 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 1000 FEET. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-132015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 403 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 11 TO 18 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS MORNING...EXCEPT ABOVE 1500 FEET CLOSER TO THE CANADIAN BORDER...BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-132015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 403 AM PST FRI JAN 13 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. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 10 TO 16 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 1500 FEET THIS MORNING BEFORE THE SNOW CHANGES TO RAIN. VALLEYS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER STAND THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF LAURIER... DANVILLE...CURLEW AND CHESAW. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-132015- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 403 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH TODAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER VALLEYS ABOVE 1500 FEET. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 131803 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1003 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 WAZ043-131915- /O.CAN.KOTX.HS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 1003 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. SNOW LEVELS HAS INCREASED TO OVER 3000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN MOST AREAS. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE AREA HAVE REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ038-131915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1003 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS. SNOW LEVELS HAS INCREASED TO OVER 3000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING AND SNOW HAS CHANGED OVER TO RAIN IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO GET LIGHT SNOW THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE AREA HAVE REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT AT ELEVATIONS AROUND 3000 FEET. $$ WAZ042-131915- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-060114T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1003 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW LEVELS WILL SLOWLY INCREASED THIS MORNING TO AROUND 3000 FEET CHANGING SNOW OVER TO RAIN IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO GET LIGHT SNOW THROUGH TODAY. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. WEATHER SPOTTERS IN THE AREA HAVE REPORTED SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES IN VALLEY LOCATIONS NEAR THE CREST. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-140000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1003 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL BE 11 TO 18 INCHES DURING THIS PERIOD. SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS MORNING. THIS HAS CHANGED SNOW OVER TO RAIN IN MOST VALLEY LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 132221 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 221 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 IDZ001-WAZ037-140630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 221 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...BUT WILL FALL BACK DOWN TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. OBSERVATIONS FROM HIGH MOUNTAIN MEASURING EQUIPMENT INDICATE 7 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 11 TO 22 INCHES. IN ADDITION...WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 140602 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1002 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 IDZ001-WAZ037-141200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1002 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO DELIVER PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW LEVELS HAVE INCREASED TO 5000 FEET DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...BUT WILL FALL BACK DOWN TO 4000 FEET OVERNIGHT. OBSERVATIONS FROM HIGH MOUNTAIN MEASURING EQUIPMENT INDICATE 7 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOWFALL HAS ALREADY FALLEN. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE 11 TO 22 INCHES. IN ADDITION...WINDS AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 141149 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 349 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2006 IDZ001-WAZ037-141300- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060114T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 349 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2006 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET...ESPECIALLY IN NORTH IDAHO. THE NEXT CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL BE LATE MONDAY. $$
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 12, 10:03 AM PST, 2 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 12, 10:03 AM PST, 2 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1003 AM PST THU JAN 12 2006
.SYNOPSIS...THE INLAND NORTHWEST WILL GENERALLY SEE ONE MORE DRY
DAY TODAY. HOWEVER THIS DRY WEATHER COME TO A RAPID END OVERNIGHT AS
THE NEXT MOISTURE LADEN FRONT SLIDES IN FROM THE PACIFIC. THIS
STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION THROUGH THE END OF THE
WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...LOOKS LIKE A QUIET 12 HOURS ACROSS THE
INLAND NW AS WATER VAPOR SHOWING AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE DEVELOPING
ALONG 130W...WITH RAPIDLY DEVELOPING TROF ALONG 145W. FOR TODAY
THAT TRANSLATES TO GENERALLY DRY WEATHER AS THE STABLE AIR AHEAD OF
THE RIDGE BUILD OVER THE AREA. THIS WILL END THE THREAT OF THE
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS STILL PERSISTING OVER NORTH IDAHO. BY TONIGHT...
THE RIDGE AXIS BEGINS TO SHIFT EASTWARD AND THIS IS WHEN THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME VERY INTERESTING AS YET ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE SUB-
TROPICAL MOISTURE PLUME ENCROACHES ON THE AREA FROM THE SW. PER THE
290K ISENTROPIC SURFACE...PRECIP SHOULD BEGIN NEAR THE CASCADES
THIS EVENING AND SLOWLY SPREAD EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. TIMING BETWEEN
THE GFS AND NAM SOLUTIONS IS RATHER SIMILAR SO CONFIDENCE IS RATHER
HIGH. WHAT MAKES THIS SITUATION A LITTLE MORE TROUBLING IS THE
FORECAST OF FREEZING AIR NEAR THE GROUND...UNLIKE OUR LAST SUB-
TROPICAL INTRUSION. BOTH THE GFS AND NAM SHOW A LARGE PARCEL OF THIS
FREEZING AIR EXTENDING ALONG THE LEE OF THE CASCADES AND ALONG THE
NORTHERN TIER OF ZONES FROM OMAK TO SANDPOINT. GIVEN THE POSITIONING
OF THE SFC-850MB LOW AND THE INHERENT OFFSHORE PRESSURE GRADIENT
THE COLD AIR DAMMING NEAR THE CASCADES SEEMS LEGITIMATE...HOWEVER
CURRENT GROUND TRUTH SUGGESTS THE WENATCHEE AREA COULD SEE MAINLY A
RAIN EVENT WHILE THE NEARBY WATERVILLE PLATEAU...HIGHER EVELATIONS OF
THE OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND NORTHEAST CASCADE VALLEYS WOULD SEE SNOW.
GRANTED THERE WILL BE WARMING TODAY...HOWEVER THE INCREASING OFFSHORE
GRADIENT AND THICKENING CLOUD COVER WILL INHIBIT SIGNIFICANT
TEMPERATURE RISES. FOR NOW WE WILL ISSUE WINTER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDING
A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE CASCADES AND A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE
OKANOGAN VALLEY...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND OKANOGAN VALLEY FOR TONIGHT
AND INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS STRONG ISENTROPIC ASCENT COINCIDES
WITH THE SUB-TROPICAL INTRUSION. SUSPECT THIS WILL BE A FAIRLY
PROGRESSIVE EVENT AS THE MEAN RIDGE AXIS CONTINUES TO DRIFT SLOWLY
EAST WITH A THE MEAN MID-LEVEL FLOW SOMEWHAT PERPENDICULAR TO THE
MOISTURE AXIS HOWEVER 850 MB FLOW NEVER TURNS ONSHORE WITH 850 MBS
LOW REMAINING OFFSHORE THROUGH THE DAY SO LIGHT PRECIP VERY WELL
COULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY.
OTHER PROBLEM SPOT WILL BE THE NORTHERN TIER OF VALLEYS EXTENDING
FROM THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS TO THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. PRECIP IN
THESE LOCATIONS SHOULD DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BUT AGAIN THERMAL
PROFILES SUGGEST MAINLY SNOW FOR ALL ELEVATIONS. THESE AREAS WILL BE
A LITTLE MORE PRECARIOUS AS COLD AIR DAMMING WILL NOT BE AS EASY
GIVEN STRONGER S-SE SFC-850 MB FLOW. NONETHELESS...WE SUSPECT
LOCATIONS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER SHOULD MAINTAIN ENOUGH COLD AIR
FOR SNOW...WHILE PLACES LIKE COLVILLE...DEER PARK AND SANDPOINT
COULD MORE EASILY RISE ABOVE FREEZING AS STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION
DEVELOPS. GIVEN UNCERTAINTY...WINTER STORM WATCH SEEMS TO FIT THE
BILL GIVEN HEFTY QPF POTENTIAL DUE TO STRONG OROGRAPHIC/ISENTROPIC
ASCENT WITH MODERATE SOUTHERLY SFC-850 MB FLOW.
REMAINDER OF THE CWA SHOULD MAINLY SEE MORE RAIN AS THERE IS NO GOOD
SOURCE OF COLD AIR DUE TO MODERATE S-SE FLOW IN THE LOWER
ATMOSPHERE. NONETHELESS...WE SUSPECT LOCATIONS SUCH AS SPOKANE...
COEUR DALENE...KELLOGG...AND DAVENPORT COULD SEE A RAIN SNOW MIX
THIS EVENING BEFORE WARMER AIR MOVES IN AND CHANGES THINGS TO ALL
RAIN. QPF FROM THIS EVENT WILL LIKELY PALE TO THAT A COUPLE DAYS
AGO DUE TO WEAKER WIND FIELDS AND LESS DYNAMICAL FORCING. EVEN SO...
WE WILL SEE RENEWED RISES ON THE RIVERS OVER THE EASTERN THIRD OF
WA AND NORTH IDAHO.
BY FRIDAY NIGHT...THE MAIN PLUME OF MOISTURE SHIFTS EAST
OF THE CWA WITH THE MEAN RIDGE AXIS. HOWEVER ENOUGH MOISTURE AND
ISENTROPIC ASCENT REMAINS FOR MORE LIGHT PRECIP...ESPECIALLY OVER
NORTH IDAHO. FX
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE OF
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THE EXTENDED
MODELS ARE INDICATING A THE PATTERN TO REMAIN PROGRESSIVE ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST
AREA ON SATURDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRYING FROM THE WEST...WITH
CONTINUED SHOWERS ACROSS THE FAVORED NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS AND IDAHO
PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES
WILL LOWER SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE TROUGH PASSAGE. HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY FOR A MAINLY DRY DAY. UP-SLOPING
FLOW INTO THE PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS FOR LINGERING LIGHT MOUNTAIN
SHOWERS. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE EAST ACROSS
THE AREA ON MONDAY. THE RESULTANT SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALLOW ANOTHER
WARM OVER RUNNING EVENT TO BEGIN AFFECTING THE WARNING AREA LATE IN
THE DAY MONDAY. THE WARM MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH TUESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION AND HIGHER SNOW LEVELS. THE NEXT TROUGH WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND LINGER OVER THE AREA THROUGH
THURSDAY. AGAIN THIS WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES AND
RESULT IN MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS. WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE WILDLY WITH EACH PASSING WEATHER
DISTURBANCE FOR THE MOST PART THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS. /TOBIN
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST COLUMBIA BASIN LOCATIONS
THROUGH 00Z. MVFR CEILINGS WITH MOUNTAIN OBSCURATIONS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THEN MOUNTAINS RINGING THE BASIN. AFTER 22Z IN THE WEST AND
00Z IN THE EAST CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE INTO MVFR AND LOCAL IFR
CONDITIONS IN RAIN AND SNOW AS A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
OVERSPREADS THE REGION.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 38 34 44 36 41 27 / 20 60 70 60 30 30
COEUR DALENE 40 33 43 34 41 29 / 20 60 70 60 40 50
PULLMAN 42 36 46 36 43 29 / 20 60 60 60 40 50
LEWISTON 48 38 50 39 49 32 / 20 50 60 60 20 30
COLVILLE 38 31 36 32 41 25 / 20 70 80 80 60 40
SANDPOINT 39 30 36 31 40 27 / 20 70 80 80 70 60
KELLOGG 38 31 37 33 41 30 / 20 60 70 70 90 70
MOSES LAKE 45 35 45 37 42 28 / 30 70 60 50 20 20
WENATCHEE 41 32 37 34 41 27 / 30 80 60 50 20 20
OMAK 38 32 34 33 41 25 / 30 80 60 60 30 20
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM FRIDAY FOR
NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 10 PM THURSDAY TO 4 PM FRIDAY FOR
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM FRIDAY ABOVE 1500
FEET FOR WENATCHEE AREA...OKANOGAN VALLEY...WATERVILLE
PLATEAU.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM FRIDAY FOR EAST SLOPES
NORTHERN CASCADES.
FLOOD WARNING FOR THE LITTLE SPOKANE RIVER AT DARTFORD THROUGH
10 AM THRUSDAY.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 12, 12:34 PM PST, 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1234 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006
IDZ001-WAZ037-038-041>044-132045-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...
KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WENATCHEE...LEAVENWORTH...
MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD
1234 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY FOR EAST SLOPES
NORTH CASCADES
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR WENATCHEE
AREA...WATERVILLE PLATEAU
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4
PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS
WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4
AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTH IDAHO
PANHANDLE...NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS
SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST
FRIDAY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL EFFECT
THE AREA STARTING TONIGHT. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL OF
BRINGING SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW TO THE AREA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH FURTHER MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
VALLEY RAIN OR SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.
IDZ002>004-026-027-WAZ031>036-132045-
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...
MULLAN...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...
ANATONE...PEOLA...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...
OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...
ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE
1234 PM PST THU JAN 12 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION
STARTING TONIGHT WITH MAINLY RAIN. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS LOW.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED WITH FURTHER MOUNTAIN SNOW AND
VALLEY RAIN OR SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY.The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:21 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 30 hr |
| Jan 12, 4:21 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Pend Oreille and 2 more | 12 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2006Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2006Every winter storm 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.