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Snow Advisory 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this snow advisory at Jan 4, 2007, 12:34 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; 4 counties in Washington. It took effect at Jan 4, 2007, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2007, 12:34 PM PST (20:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 4, 2007, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2007, 3:51 AM PST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Lewis County, ID, Nez Perce County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 103 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 042034 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1234 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 IDZ027-050445- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.070104T2200Z-070105T0900Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 1234 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. AN UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SHIFT INTO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. THE PRESENCE OF THIS TROUGH COMBINED WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. IN GENERAL...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF WINCHESTER AND CRAIGMONT...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 042248 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 248 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 .AN UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS MAINLY TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IDZ027-050900- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 248 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN GENERAL...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF WINCHESTER AND CRAIGMONT...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ042-051100- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070105T2000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 248 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN VALLEYS NEAR THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST...WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AWAY FROM THE CREST. AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INCLUDE...LEAVENWORTH...HOLDEN VILLAGE...AND MAZAMA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-051100- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 248 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 042306 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 306 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 .AN UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS MAINLY TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IDZ004-050715- /O.EXA.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 306 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A SMALL BUT INTENSE WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS EVENING...DROPPING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL WELL SOUTH OF I 90 IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF DEARY...CLARKIA...AND ST MARIES. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ003-026-WAZ032-033-050715- /O.EXA.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...LEWISTON...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN 306 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. IN GENERAL...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...MOSCOW...POTLATCH...AND POMEROY. ON THE CAMAS PRARIE THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BEFORE IT ENDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ027-050715- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 306 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IN GENERAL...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2000 FEET...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF WINCHESTER AND CRAIGMONT...ALTHOUGH LOCALLY UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ WAZ042-050715- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070105T2000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 306 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN VALLEYS NEAR THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST... WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AWAY FROM THE CREST. AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INCLUDE...LEAVENWORTH...HOLDEN VILLAGE...AND MAZAMA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-050715- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 306 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 050029 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 429 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 .AN UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS MAINLY TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IDZ004-050630- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 429 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A SMALL BUT INTENSE WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL TRACK THROUGH THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS EVENING...DROPPING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. MOST OF THE ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL WELL SOUTH OF I 90 IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF DEARY...CLARKIA...AND ST MARIES. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ003-026-027-WAZ032-033-050630- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...LEWISTON...KAMIAH... CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN 429 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BETWEEN 430 PM AND 5 PM ALONG THE HIGHWAY 195 CORRIDOR FROM ROSALIA TO COLFAX TO PULLMAN. ADDITIONAL SNOW AMOUNTS OVER EASTERN WHITMAN COUNTY WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. AS OF 415 PM...FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN COLFAX...AND FIVE INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN PULLMAN. NUMEROUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGHOUT WHITMAN COUNTY. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 26 AND HIGHWAY 195 HAVE TEMPORARILY BEEN CLOSED DUE TO VEHICLE SLIDE OFFS AND CAR ACCIDENTS. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH WHITMAN COUNTY THIS EVENING...CALL THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HOT LINE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL IN THE COLFAX OR PULLMAN AREAS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW BETWEEN 430 PM AND 6 PM WILL FALL EAST OF MOSCOW...IN THE POTLACH...TROY...AND PLUMMER AREAS. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL QUICK 2 TO 3 INCHES...AS THIS BAND OF SNOW MOVES TO THE EAST AROUND 30 MPH. 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. $$ WAZ042-050630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070105T2000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 429 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN VALLEYS NEAR THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST... WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AWAY FROM THE CREST. AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INCLUDE...LEAVENWORTH...HOLDEN VILLAGE...AND MAZAMA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-050630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 429 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 050253 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 .AN UNSTABLE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOWS MAINLY TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. A MOIST PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING SNOW TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ON FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IDZ003-WAZ032-033-050400- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...CLARKSTON...PULLMAN 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE AS WELL AS THE CLARKSTON AREA. THE SNOW BAND THAT BROUGHT AS MUCH AS 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW TO THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREAS HAS MOVED TO THE EAST. SOME SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY LINGER THROUGH THE EVENING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS WERE QUITE LOCALIZED. THE COMMUNITY OF OAKESDALE...20 MILES NORTH OF PULLMAN RECEIVED ABOUT 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THE TOWN OF COLTON...15 MILES SOUTH OF PULLMAN...PICKED UP ABOUT 2 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING IN AND AROUND PULLMAN AND MOSCOW. $$ WAZ031-050900- /O.EXB.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE ANATONE AND PEOLA AREAS TONIGHT. AS OF 6 PM...TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN NEAR ANATONE. AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 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. $$ IDZ004-050900- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE VALLEYS WILL OCCUR BEFORE 9 PM. EXPECT SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR IN THE CLARKIA... AVERY..CALDER...AND MULLAN AREAS. VALLEYS CAN EXPECT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES...MAINLY SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ026-027-050900- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T0900Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF WINCHESTER...NEZPERCE...CRAIGMONT... AND REUBENS. 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. $$ WAZ042-050900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070105T2000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL POTENTIALLY OCCUR NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IN VALLEYS NEAR THE CREST. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 9 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE CREST... WITH 2 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AWAY FROM THE CREST. AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE INCLUDE...LEAVENWORTH...HOLDEN VILLAGE...AND MAZAMA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-050900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 653 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 050515 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 915 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 .SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BRINGING ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TO THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS...CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...AND THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. ANOTHER POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN CASCADES FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL LIKELY DUMP HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT ON FRIDAY. WAZ042-051200- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070105T2000Z-070106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T2100Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 915 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WITH THIS STORM. TWISP...CARLTON...AND CONCONULLY CAN EXPECT SNOW IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-051200- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 915 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE CAN EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS TO PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY 4 AM. MOTORISTS SHOULD EXPECT TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE PASSES TONIGHT...INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS AND FOURTH OF JULY PASS TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ026-027-051200- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 915 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF WINCHESTER...NEZPERCE... CRAIGMONT...AND REUBENS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ031-051200- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 915 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE ANATONE AND PEOLA AREAS TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS LIKELY BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 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. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-051200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 915 PM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051151 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ANOTHER MOISTURE-LADEN SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE SNOWS WILL ALSO SPREAD TOWARD NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LIKELY HEAVY SNOW HERE AS WELL. THE SNOWS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. IDZ004-052000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ031-051300- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-052000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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. $$ WAZ042-052000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T2100Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WITH THIS STORM. TWISP...CARLTON...AND CONCONULLY CAN EXPECT SNOW IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Jan 4, 11:09 AM PST, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 11:09 AM PST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1109 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 .SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL TRACK ACROSS THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF WEEK AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING COOL AND UNSETTLED CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. && .DISCUSSION... REST OF TODAY...UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROF CONTINUES TO HEAD INTO THE INLAND NW THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TROF AXIS SEEMS TO BE CONCENTRATING AROUND SHORTWAVE VORT LOBE OVER NW OREGON. CLOUDS AND PRECIP FROM THIS FEATURE HAVE DEVELOPED AS FAR NORTH AS I 90...AND SUSPECT THEY WILL GENERALLY REMAIN ACROSS SOUTHERN WA THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON AS THE SHORTWAVE TROF CONTINUES TO TRACK IN A ESE ORIENTATION. LOOKS LIKE THE GFS IS HANDLING THE MOISTURE FIELDS MUCH BETTER THAN THE NAM AT THIS TIME. THIS ALSO SUGGESTS THE SHOWER THREAT ACROSS THE NE ZONES WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL LATER THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON OROGRAPHIC LIFTING FROM THE MEAN WESTERLY WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE COUPLED WITH NICE POTENTIAL INSTABILITY UP TO NEARLY 500 MBS AHEAD OF THE ELONGATED TROF AXIS. THIS SHOWER THREAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FIRST PORTION OF THE EVENING BEFORE THE TROF AXIS SLIDES OUT OF THE REGION. SUSPECT QPF AMOUNTS WILL BE TOO LIGHT FOR ANY WINTER HIGHLIGHTS...HOWEVER AS THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WITH THE TROF MOVES THROUGH...WE WILL SEE A 6 HOUR PERIOD WHERE THE WINDS FROM THE SFC-600 MBS TURN TO THE NW. THIS WIND SHIFT COMBINED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED INSTABILITY SUGGEST A GOOD BURST OF SNOW IS LIKELY FOR THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. NOT SURE IF CONFIDENCE IS HIGH ENOUGH FOR A SNOW ADVISORY BUT WILL UP TOTALS IN THE ZONES FOR NOW. AS FOR THE HYDRO CONCENRS OVER WHITMAN COUNTY. HYDROGRAPHS FROM THE AREA SHOW STEADY DECLINES...WHILE THE SHERIFF INDICATED NO FURTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED. GIVEN THIS TREND AND ONLY A LIGHT QPF FORECAST THROUGH REMAINDER OF TODAY...WE HAVE LET THE HYDRO HIGHLIGHTS EXPIRE. FX && .AVIATION... PRIMARILY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. MAIN PROBLEMS WILL FOCUS AROUND SHOWERS MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST. MAIN THREAT THROUGH THE DAY WILL LIE SOUTH OF I90...IMPACTING THE KPUW AND KLWS AREAS FOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SCT CIGS IN THE SHOWERS COULD FALL TO MVFR LEVELS WITH VSBYS PSBLY DIPPING INTO IFR CONDITIONS IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. AFT 06Z THE SHOWERS WILL EXIT THE REGION. THEN THE MAIN FORECAST CHALLENGE WILL REVOLVE AROUND THE FORMATION OF STRATUS OVER THE PALOUSE AND INTO THE SPOKANE AREA AS MOIST SW FLOW EVOLVES IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER. WE HAVE FORECAST STRATUS CIGS FORMING OVERNIGHT WITH IFR CONDITIONS DEVELOPING. NOT 100 PERCENT SURE THIS STRATUS WILL MOVE INTO THE KGEG-KCOE AREA...NOR WHAT TIME IT WOULD OCCUR...HOWEVER CONFIDENCE IS HIGH WE WILL SEE IT FORM SOMEWHERE OVER THE PALOUSE OVERNIGHT. FX && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SPOKANE 36 23 31 31 37 27 / 20 60 40 60 60 40 COEUR DALENE 36 24 31 30 38 27 / 30 60 40 60 60 40 PULLMAN 38 25 34 32 38 30 / 30 60 30 60 60 40 LEWISTON 43 29 37 35 46 34 / 40 60 20 50 50 40 COLVILLE 34 20 30 27 37 25 / 30 60 50 60 60 40 SANDPOINT 36 25 30 28 37 29 / 30 60 50 70 60 50 KELLOGG 34 25 31 29 35 28 / 40 60 50 70 70 60 MOSES LAKE 39 25 36 33 43 29 / 30 10 20 30 20 20 WENATCHEE 35 26 36 29 41 29 / 20 10 30 40 40 20 OMAK 30 21 31 27 38 24 / 30 10 50 50 50 20 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...NONE. WA...NONE. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 6:16 AM PST, 6 hours 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 616 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031-032-034>038-041>044-051430- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...MOSCOW... ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... LEWISTON...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...ANATONE... PEOLA...CLARKSTON...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR... GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WENATCHEE...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD 616 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 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 IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ESPECIALLY TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN...TO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. WAZ033-051430- WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PULLMAN 616 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...BUT SEVERAL CREEKS AND SMALL STREAMS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH THROUGH THIS MORNING. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD BULLETIN FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOW...ESPECIALLY TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN...TO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2:48 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Benewah, Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.