Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 1, 2007, 3:59 AM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 1, 2007, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 64 hr. 1 report 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 1, 2007, 3:59 AM PST (11:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2007, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2007, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 64 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, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:05 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 3, 12:06 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 4 E Mullan, ID | SKI RESORT EL 5000 FT. SNOW TOTAL LAST NIGHT AND TODAY. |
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 00:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 37 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
- 532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 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 011159 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 359 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... IDZ001-WAZ037-020000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070102T0600Z-070103T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.HS.W.0001.070102T0800Z-070103T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 359 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 4000 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. FOR THE VALLEYS...MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN. LOCAL POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN THE CHANGE OVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN. ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ042-020000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070101T1800Z-070102T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070101T2300Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 359 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. A WARM LAYER WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. STRONG DOWNSLOPE FLOW WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND ICE AWAY FROM THE CREST...WHILE VALLEYS NEAR THE CREST ESPECIALLY IN OKANOGAN COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR A QUARTER OF AN INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-020000- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 359 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
20 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 011723 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 923 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... IDZ001-WAZ037-020530- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0001.070102T0800Z-070103T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 923 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 4000 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. FOR THE VALLEYS...MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN AS WELL. ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ042-020530- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070101T2300Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 923 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. A WARM LAYER WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS AS WARM AIR ALOFT WORKS INTO THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-020530- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 923 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 011829 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1029 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... WAZ042-020630- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070101T2000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1029 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. A WARM LAYER WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS AS WARM AIR ALOFT WORKS INTO THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-020630- /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0001.070102T0800Z-070103T0200Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1029 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 4000 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. FOR THE VALLEYS...MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN AS WELL. ANOTHER PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MOUNTAIN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ041-043-044-020630- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070101T2100Z-070102T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...OMAK...OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1029 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ038-020630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1029 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. A MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 011847 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1047 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... IDZ001-WAZ037-020300- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.HS.W.0001.070102T0800Z-070103T0200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1047 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ABOVE 4000 FEET LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. FOR THE VALLEYS...MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...BEFORE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS FROM SNOW TO RAIN. A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN AS WELL. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE ONSET OF INCOMING PRECIPITATION WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. 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. $$ WAZ038-012000- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.A.0001.070103T1400Z-070104T0300Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1047 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED AS THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY WITH THE ONSET OF INCOMING PRECIPITATION WITH THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. $$ WAZ042-020300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070101T2000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1047 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. A WARM LAYER WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS AS WARM AIR ALOFT WORKS INTO THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ041-043-044-020300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070101T2100Z-070102T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...OMAK...OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1047 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 012055 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... IDZ001-WAZ037-020500- /O.CAN.KOTX.HS.W.0001.070102T0800Z-070103T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070102T0600Z-070103T0200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND THEN INCREASE ON TUESDAY AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. FOR THE VALLEYS...ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS AS WELL AS MINOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS. PRECIPITATION FOR THE VALLEYS SHOULD EVENTUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN BY LATE IN THE DAY TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-020500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE AREA. A WARM LAYER WILL THEN MOVE OVER THE AREA TONIGHT...RESULTING IN SNOW CHANGING OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS...WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE IN SOME OF THE VALLEYS AS WARM AIR ALOFT WORKS INTO THE AREA. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ034-035-020500- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070101T2100Z-070102T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY... WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ036-020500- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070102T0200Z-070102T1200Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ038-020500- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070101T2300Z-070102T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE LIKELY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ043-020500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070101T2300Z-070102T1800Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...AND BEGIN TO MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ARE LIKELY. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ041-044-020500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.070101T2100Z-070102T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1255 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AN INITIAL PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO PERIODS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING LIKELY CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN TOMORROW...ENDING THE THREAT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 020259 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A STRONG WINTER STORM APPROACHING THE AREA FOR MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY... WAZ042-021100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. PERIODS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. A WARM LAYER ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE COMMUNITIES OF LEAVENWORTH...PLAIN...WINTRHOP...AND LUCERNE CAN EXPECT LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE LIGHT FROZEN PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES CAN EXPECT BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE BY TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MID MORNING TOMORROW. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET...AS SNOW LEVELS RISE MARKEDLY OVERNIGHT. AS OF 6 PM...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN PLAIN WASHINGTON REPORTED TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-021100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070102T0600Z-070103T0200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...COLVILLE... AND SANDPOINT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH A GLAZING OF ICE IS LIKELY BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. AS OF 6 PM...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER IN COLVILLE REPORTED A HALF INCH OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ041-044-021100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. INTERMITTENT LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...AND MANSFIELD AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALLY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS AS LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET PRODUCE A THIN GLAZE ON ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ034-035-021100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY... WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT THE MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...ODESSA...AND GRAND COULEE AREAS OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 30S DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT UNTIL THEN MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A LIGHT GLAZING ON THE ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ036-021100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1200Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. PERIODS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL AFFECT THE SPOKANE... CHENEY...AND DAVENPORT AREAS OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 30S DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BUT UNTIL THEN...MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A LIGHT GLAZING ON THE ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ038-043-021100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 659 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE COMMUNITIES OF OMAK AND BREWSTER CAN EXPECT LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND REPUBLIC WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING. AS OF 6 PM...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS NEAR BREWSTER AND OKANOGAN REPORTED LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 020548 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 948 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...A MIXTURE OF WINTRY WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY... WAZ034>036-020700- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO... QUINCY...RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY... WILBUR...GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE 948 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE SPOKANE...MOSES LAKE...RITZVILLE...AND GRAND COULEE AREAS. SIGNIFICANT WINTRY PRECIPITATION HAS FAILED TO MATERIALIZE OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON THIS EVENING. POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 4 AM...BUT TRAVEL WILL NOT LIKELY BE AFFECTED WITH THIS SCATTERED LIGHT ACTIVITY. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY SUNRISE...AND ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS TUESDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. $$ WAZ042-021400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 948 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. PERIODS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. A WARM LAYER ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. THE COMMUNITIES OF LEAVENWORTH...PLAIN...WINTRHOP...AND LUCERNE CAN EXPECT LIGHT SNOW THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING BEFORE LIGHT FROZEN PRECIPITATION DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES CAN EXPECT BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE BY TOMORROW MORNING. FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MID MORNING TOMORROW. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET...AS SNOW LEVELS RISE MARKEDLY OVERNIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-021400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070102T0600Z-070103T0200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 948 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT IN THE COMMUNITIES OF DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...COLVILLE... AND SANDPOINT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH A GLAZING OF ICE IS LIKELY BY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ041-044-021400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 948 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY. INTERMITTENT LIGHT FREEZING PRECIPITATION CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...AND MANSFIELD AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALLY SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS AS LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET PRODUCE A THIN GLAZE ON ROADS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ WAZ038-043-021400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 948 PM PST MON JAN 1 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. THE COMMUNITIES OF OMAK AND BREWSTER CAN EXPECT LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES...BEFORE PRECIPITATION BECOMES SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN OVERNIGHT. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND REPUBLIC WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 021150 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 350 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 WAZ041-044-021300- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1500Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 350 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE POCKETS OF MIXED PRECIPITATION INCLUDING SNOW...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...AREAL COVERAGE WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH TO CONTINUE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-022000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 350 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY AND TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS TODAY...BUT RETURN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH FURTHER SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET...WITH A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM SANDPOINT TO COLVILLE. VALLEY PRECIPITATION WILL BE MAINLY RAIN SOUTH OF THIS LINE. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-021800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 350 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES THIS MORNING. A WARM LAYER ALOFT IS MOVING OVER THE REGION TODAY CAUSING SNOW TO CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN VALLEY LOCATIONS. SOME OF THE VALLEY LOCATIONS NEAR THE CREST OF THE CASCADES CAN EXPECT BETWEEN A TENTH AND A QUARTER INCH OF ICE BY 10 AM THIS MORNING. FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS NEAR THE CREST...SEVEN TO ELEVEN INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY BY MID MORNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-043-021800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 350 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND OKANOGAN VALLEY THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE COMMUNITIES OF OMAK AND BREWSTER CAN EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CHANGE OVER TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN THIS MORNING. MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AROUND REPUBLIC WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BY MID MORNING MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 021715 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 915 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 WAZ042-021815- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 915 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION HAS LARGELY ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. EXPECT JUST LIGHT SNOW WITH BRIEF PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-030115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 915 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL IN SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WHEN VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-043-022100- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T2100Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 915 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. EXPECT LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 1 PM. THIS AFTERNOON...VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND END THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 021938 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1138 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 IDZ004-030345- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070103T0000Z-070103T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1138 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION HAS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST IN EASTERN WASHINGTON. AS THIS APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO...EXCEPT SNOWFALL TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-030345- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 1138 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUES TO FALL IN SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WHEN VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-030345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1138 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL IN SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WHEN VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ038-043-022100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T2100Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 1138 AM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN...FREEZING DRIZZLE...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE HAVE BEEN REPORTED. EXPECT LIGHT ADDITIONAL SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH 1 PM. THIS AFTERNOON...VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND END THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 022100 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 100 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 WAZ038-043-022200- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070102T2100Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE 100 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF VALLEY LOCATIONS HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING NOW. WHILE POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE NEXT ROUND OF PRECIPITATION EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WIDESPREAD FREEZING PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS MAY ALSO CONTINUE TO SEE LIGHT SNOWFALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT. $$ IDZ001-030500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 100 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUES TO FALL IN SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WHEN VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-030500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 100 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. ADDITIONALLY...FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL IN SOME OF THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. THIS FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...WHEN VALLEY TEMPERATURES SHOULD RISE ABOVE FREEZING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-030500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.070103T0000Z-070103T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 100 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION HAS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST IN EASTERN WASHINGTON. AS THIS APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO...EXCEPT SNOWFALL TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 030055 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 455 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 WAZ042-030600- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 455 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL AFFECT THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF WINTRHOP...TWISP...AND MAZAMA AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BEFORE DECREASING BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM. AS OF 415 PM...4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN IN A VERY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE WINTHROP AREA. STORM TOTALS BY LATE EVENING WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES. FOR THE LAKE CHELAN AREA...A COMBINATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW IS EXPECTED. AS OF 4 PM...STORM SPOTTERS REPORTED NEARLY A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE BETWEEN THE COMMUNITIES OF CHELAN AND STEHEKIN. TEMPERATURES IN THE LAKE CHELAN AREA ARE ABOUT 32 DEGREES SO ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL LIKELY BE RESTRICTED TO ELEVATED SURFACES LIKE TREES AND POWER LINES. UP TO A HALF INCH OF ICE IS POSSIBLE IN THE LAKE CHELAN AREA BEFORE PRECIPITATION MIXES TO SLEET OR SNOW BETWEEN 6 PM AND 8 PM. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 455 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 455 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS BY THIS EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE THE HEAVIEST BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM...WITH SNOW RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL BE BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 455 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION HAS DEVELOPED AHEAD OF A MOISTURE-LADEN PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST IN EASTERN WASHINGTON. AS THIS APPROACHES THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO...EXCEPT SNOWFALL TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 030417 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 817 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 WAZ042-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 817 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE DECREASING BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM AS A COLD FRONT SAGS SOUTH THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN WINTHROP AND TWISP SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. SPOTTER REPORTS FROM EARLY THIS EVENING SUGGESTED THAT BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW FELL QUICKLY IN THE WINTHROP AREA. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF STEHEKIN...CHELAN...AND PLAIN...THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ICING HAS DIMINISHED. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY THROUGH 10 PM. ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE AN INCH OR LESS. AS OF EARLY THIS EVENING...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IN THE LAKE CHELAN AREA...AND NEARLY AN INCH OF ICE NEAR THE COMMUNITY OF PLAIN. BE CAUTIOUS IN AREAS WHERE SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS HAVE OCCURRED. WATCH FOR BROKEN LIMBS...AND AVOID PLACES WHERE POWER LINES HAVE FALLEN. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 817 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH 11 PM. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...AND PRIEST RIVER BY THE TIME SNOW COMES TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTALS TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 817 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTALS TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH...COLVILLE...AND NORTHPORT. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING IN THE VALLEYS...AND THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-030600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 817 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5000 FEET AND GRADUALLY FALL TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 030600 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1000 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 WAZ042-030700- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1000 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE AN INCH OR TWO FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. $$ IDZ001-031200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 1000 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH 11 PM. EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...AND PRIEST RIVER BY THE TIME SNOW COMES TO AN END AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTALS TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ037-030800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1000 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTALS TO BE IN THE 4 TO 8 INCH RANGE FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH...COLVILLE... AND NORTHPORT. TEMPERATURES HAVE CLIMBED ABOVE FREEZING IN THE VALLEYS...AND THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ004-031200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1000 PM PST TUE JAN 2 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5000 FEET AND GRADUALLY FALL TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 030800 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1200 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 IDZ001-030900- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER 1200 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WHILE SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH MINOR LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS...THE THREAT OF STEADY ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THIS EVENING. $$ WAZ037-030900- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T0800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1200 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE THREAT OF FURTHER ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. $$ IDZ004-031600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070103T1800Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1200 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET BY LATE TOMORROW MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 5000 FEET AND GRADUALLY FALL TO AROUND 4000 FEET BY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 031147 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 347 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 IDZ004-032000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 347 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TODAY. EXPECT 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 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. $$ WAZ031-032000- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0001.070103T1800Z-070104T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 347 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 031652 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 IDZ004-040000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 852 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...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. THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL WASHINGTON WILL RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH TODAY. EXPECT 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 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. $$ WAZ031-040100- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0001.070103T1652Z-070104T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 852 AM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL OVER THE ADVISORY AREA AS A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE YESTERDAY AND AS SUCH THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 032210 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 210 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 IDZ004-040615- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 210 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL IDAHO THROUGH THE EVENING AND NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN ABOVE 4000 FEET ACROSS THE WARNED AREA...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 5000 FEET. WITH ANOTHER SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL BE IN THE 8 T0 14 INCH RANGE WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 20 INCHES. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY ONLY BE AT LOCATIONS WELL ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW FOR EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 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. $$ WAZ031-040615- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T0900Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 210 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW HAS FALLEN MOST THE DAY OVER THE ADVISORY AREA AS A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM HAS AFFECTED AND CONTINUES TO AFFECT THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE YESTERDAY AND AS SUCH THE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 1 AM. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 040358 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 758 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 IDZ004-040900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 758 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ABOVE 3000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS THIS EVENING WILL BE NEAR 4000 FEET AND DROP TO BELOW 3000 FEET BY EARLY MORNING. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THE PASSES. AS MUCH AS A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LIKE LOOKOUT PASS. 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. $$ WAZ031-040900- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T0900Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 758 PM PST WED JAN 3 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO THREE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS THIS EVENING WILL BE FALLING FROM AROUND 4000 FEET TO NEAR 3000 FEET BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR ANATONE AND PEOLA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 040905 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 105 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 WAZ031-041015- /O.EXP.KOTX.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T0900Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 105 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS. NO APPRECIABLE FURTHER ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ IDZ004-041200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 105 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY ABOVE 3000 FEET. BE PREPARED FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH THE PASSES. AS MUCH AS A FOOT AND A HALF OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SINCE TUESDAY NIGHT IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS LIKE LOOKOUT PASS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 041200 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 400 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 IDZ004-041300- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-070104T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 400 AM PST THU JAN 4 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. $$
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 1, 3:22 AM PST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 3:22 AM PST, 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
322 AM PST MON JAN 1 2007
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL TRACK ACROSS
THE REGION LATE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BRINGING UNSETTLED
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...TRANSITION TO A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN WILL
OCCUR TODAY. INFRARED SATELLITE LOOP INDICATES AN UPPER LOW IN THE
GULF OF ALASKA...WITH A LONG FETCH OF SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE OFF THE
COAST. MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE
OVER THE AREA TONIGHT RESULTING IN ISENTROPIC LIFT OVER THE AREA.
THE BRUNT OF THE MOISTURE WILL BE AIMED ACROSS FAR NORTHERN
WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. AS PRECIPITATION CROSSES THE
CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON IT WILL INTERACT WITH THE COLD AIR
MASS TRAPPED IN THE LOWER LEVELS RESULTING IN PRECIPITATION
BEGINNING AS SNOW. THEN WARMER AIR WILL USHER IN A MELTING LAYER
AROUND 5000 FT MSL...WHICH WILL THEN TURN SNOW TO SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN IN THE EAST SLOPE VALLEYS. GIVEN STRONG WESTERLY
FLOW WITH THIS SYSTEM...PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY
LIGHT AWAY FROM THE CREST...BUT AREAS CLOSE TO THE CREST
ESPECIALLY IN OKANOGAN COUNTY WILL LIKELY SEE ICE ACCUMULATIONS
AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. THUS THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING...WITH AGAIN AN EMPHASIS ON ICE
ACCUMULATIONS IN THOSE VALLEYS NEAR THE CREST. FURTHER EAST...A
TIGHTENING SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL SCOUR OUT THE COLD AIR
RATHER QUICKLY OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO...WITH THE
FREEZING RAIN THREAT BEING RATHER BRIEF BEFORE SURFACE
TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. OVER THE NORTHEAST
WA MOUNTAINS AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...A COMBINATION OF STRONG
UPSLOPE FLOW AND MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET.
WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS USHERING IN WARMER AIR IN THESE AREAS...SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3
INCHES WITH BRIEF FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE FOR CHANGING COMPLETELY
TO RAIN. THUS WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH TO A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING FOR THESE AREAS AS MOUNTAIN SNOW IS THE MAIN THREAT. JW
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES
DURING THIS PERIOD WITH A TRANSIENT STORM SYSTEM FEATURING A STRONG
SUB-TROPICAL PRECIPITABLE WATER FETCH NOSING INTO THE REGION...
ENHANCED BY A SURFACE LOW PASSAGE DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA. FREEZING LEVELS WILL BE HIGH ENOUGH FOR
REASONABLE CONFIDENCE OF VALLEY AND BASIN RAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM...
BUT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET COULD SEE A 12 HOUR PERIOD OF
ACCUMULATING SNOW. ENOUGH CONFIDENCE OF THIS SCENARIO EXISTS TO
WARRANT A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NORTHEASTERN MOUNTAIN ZONES
FOR AT LEAST LOW END WARNING ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS ABOVE 4000 FEET
OR SO.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...A MOIST AND PROGRESSIVE REGIME
CONTINUES THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD FEATURING ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM EVERY 36 TO 48 HOURS WITH SNOW LEVELS DECREASING WITH EACH
PASSING WAVE. PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE FLOW REGIME CREATES SOME
TIMING DIFFICULTIES WITH EACH PARTICULAR WAVE...BUT CONFIDENCE
INCREASING THAT EVEN VALLEY AND BASIN LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE
PERIODS OF AT LEAST MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS DURING THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. /FUGAZZI
&&
.AVIATION...
WIDESPREAD IFR AND LIFR CEILINGS WILL REMAIN OVER THE VALLEYS AND
COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH 18Z...WITH MODERATE IMPROVEMENT TO MVFR
STRATUS CEILINGS AFTER 20Z MOST LOCATIONS. TOPS OF LOW LEVEL
STRATUS DECK WILL REMAIN AROUND 4000 FEET MSL THROUGH 06Z TUESDAY.
AFTER 00Z TUESDAY IN THE WEST AND AFTER 06Z IN THE EAST A WARM
FRONT WILL SPREAD INITIALLY FREEZING RAIN AND THEN RAIN OVER THE
REGION FROM SOUTH TO NORTH WITH LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IMPACTING THE
NORTHEASTERN TAF SITES. /MJF
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 27 26 38 35 38 28 / 10 40 70 70 80 20
COEUR DALENE 28 27 39 34 39 29 / 10 50 80 70 80 20
PULLMAN 32 31 41 35 42 32 / 10 20 50 60 80 20
LEWISTON 36 33 47 39 47 32 / 10 10 20 50 70 20
COLVILLE 22 21 36 34 36 25 / 30 60 80 80 80 30
SANDPOINT 28 27 38 34 36 27 / 20 60 80 80 80 20
KELLOGG 27 26 38 33 38 27 / 10 50 80 80 80 50
MOSES LAKE 31 28 37 34 38 25 / 10 20 30 30 30 20
WENATCHEE 28 27 37 33 35 25 / 20 30 30 30 60 20
OMAK 24 23 35 32 34 25 / 20 50 50 50 80 20
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WA...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...OKANOGAN
HIGHLANDS.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST
TUESDAY FOR EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 2:45 PM PST, 13 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED TYPOS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
245 PM PST SUN DEC 31 2006
IDZ001-WAZ037-012245-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...
PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...
KETTLE FALLS
245 PM PST SUN DEC 31 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO
AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PATCHY FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
OTHERWISE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A POTENT WINTER WEATHER PATTERN IS SET TO DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST MONDAY EVENING AND LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY. THUS A WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS
STARTING MONDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE RAPIDLY ABOVE THE
VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY BUT HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
WAZ042-012245-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP
245 PM PST SUN DEC 31 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
THE FOLLOWING WATCHES WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
PLEASE SEE THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SEAWSWOTX /WWUS46 KOTX/
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PATCHY FREEZING FOG IN THE VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A POTENT WINTER WEATHER PATTERN IS SET TO DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST MONDAY MORNING AND LINGER THROUGH TUESDAY. THUS A WINTER
STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADE
MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS
STARTING MONDAY EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE RAPIDLY ABOVE THE
VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY BUT HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
WAZ038-043-012245-
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK...
OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE
245 PM PST SUN DEC 31 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PATCHY FREEZING FOG IN THE VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A POTENT WINTER WEATHER PATTERN IS SET TO DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST MONDAY. A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE BETWEEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE RAPIDLY
ABOVE THE VALLEY FLOORS TUESDAY BUT HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY
RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY.
IDZ002>004-WAZ033>036-041-044-012245-
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
MOSCOW...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...
MULLAN...PULLMAN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...
RITZVILLE...COULEE DAM...ODESSA...ELECTRIC CITY...WILBUR...
GRAND COULEE...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE...
MANSFIELD
245 PM PST SUN DEC 31 2006
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH
CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
PATCHY FREEZING FOG IN THE VALLEYS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON
AND OVERNIGHT. OTHERWISE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A POTENT WINTER WEATHER PATTERN IS SET TO DEVELOP OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST MONDAY. INITIALLY...A MIXTURE OF SNOW...RAIN AND FREEZING
RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE STARTING MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND FREEZING
RAIN ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT...BEFORE WINTRY
PRECIPITATION BECOMES RAIN EARLY ON TUESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL
ALSO DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH.The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 3:59 AM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 9 hr |
| Jan 1, 3:59 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 7 hr |
| Jan 1, 10:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln and 2 more | 27 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.