Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Jan 4, 2007, 9:15 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 5, 2007, 11:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2007, 9:15 PM PST (05:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 5, 2007, 11:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2007, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 23 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 05:13 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 5, 6:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 5 Wnw Deer Park, WA | AFTERNOON TOTAL. |
| Jan 5, 10:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Sandpoint, ID | CURRENT ACCUMULATION AND SNOWING HARD. ELEVATION 2106. BONNER 2. |
| Jan 6, 12:17 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | St. Maries, ID | 10 HR ACCUMULATION AND STILL SNOWING HARD. ELEVATION 2280. BENEWAH 15. |
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, 5.3 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
- 767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 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 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. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051151 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ANOTHER MOISTURE-LADEN SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE SNOWS WILL ALSO SPREAD TOWARD NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LIKELY HEAVY SNOW HERE AS WELL. THE SNOWS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. IDZ004-052000- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-070105T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070106T0000Z-070106T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 351 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051303 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 503 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ANOTHER MOISTURE-LADEN SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES STARTING IN THE AFTERNOON. THESE SNOWS WILL ALSO SPREAD TOWARD NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LIKELY HEAVY SNOW HERE AS WELL. THE SNOWS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WAZ042-052115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T2100Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 503 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WITH THIS STORM. TWISP...CARLTON...AND CONCONULLY CAN EXPECT SNOW IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-052115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.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 503 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY. 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. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-052115- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070106T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... SPOKANE 503 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE SPOKANE AREA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-052115- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070106T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PULLMAN 503 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051647 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 847 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ANOTHER MOISTURE-LADEN SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES STARTING LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE SNOWS WILL ALSO SPREAD TOWARD NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PANHANDLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...BRINGING LIKELY HEAVY SNOW HERE AS WELL. THE SNOWS FROM THIS SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING AFTER A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WAZ042-060100- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T1900Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 847 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WITH THIS STORM. TWISP...CARLTON...AND CONCONULLY CAN EXPECT SNOW IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-060100- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T2100Z-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 847 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA 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 EXPECTED. 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. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-060100- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... SPOKANE 847 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE SPOKANE AREA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-060100- /O.EXT.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOSCOW...PULLMAN 847 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 051942 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ANOTHER MOISTURE-LADEN SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND WILL LIKELY PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW OVER THE NORTHERN CASCADES STARTING BY MIDDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO SPREAD TOWARD NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL DECREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WAZ033-060745- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PULLMAN 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...IMPACTING THE CITIES OF COLFAX AND PULLMAN. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ036-060745- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE SPOKANE AREA. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IDZ002-003-060745- /O.UPG.KOTX.SN.Y.0003.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T2100Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF MOSCOW AND COEUR DALENE. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-060745- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0002.070105T2100Z-070106T1800Z/ 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 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS 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 EXPECTED. 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 LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DANGEROUS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ042-060745- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE CREST AND OVER UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WENATCHEE AND METHOW VALLEYS. THE COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE CAN EXPECT THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS WITH THIS STORM. TWISP...CARLTON...AND CONCONULLY CAN EXPECT SNOW IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ031-060745- /O.NEW.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070106T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ038-060745- /O.NEW.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070105T2100Z-070106T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1142 AM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 052249 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ANOTHER MOISTURE-LADEN SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL LEAD TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL DECREASE SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. WAZ042-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED TO OCCUR NEAR THE CREST AND OVER UPPER PORTIONS OF THE WENATCHEE AND METHOW VALLEYS. 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 TONIGHT. 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. $$ IDZ002-003-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF MOSCOW AND COEUR DALENE. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ 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 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED. 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 LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANIED WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE TRAVEL CONDITIONS DANGEROUS AT TIMES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ027-060700- /O.EXB.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070106T1200Z-070106T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING OVER LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD STAY UNDER AN INCH. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ036-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE SPOKANE AREA. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ031-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070106T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ038-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ033-060700- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PULLMAN 249 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION...IMPACTING THE CITIES OF COLFAX AND PULLMAN. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 060242 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR IN THE CASCADES... AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...BUT THE LOWLANDS WILL BE AFFECTED AS WELL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS IN THE SPOKANE AND PULLMAN AREAS. WAZ042-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE CASCADE CREST...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES LIKELY. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF PLAIN...LAKE WENATCHEE...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END EARLY IN THE MORNING. FOR TOWNS LOWER IN THE WENATCHEE AND METHOW VALLEYS...LIKE MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND TWISP...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY DAYBREAK. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE NORTHERN CASCADES. AS OF 6 PM...3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED IN PLAIN AND NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE. AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH HAD FALLEN IN LEAVENWORTH AND MAZAMA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW..RIDGETOP WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. EXPECT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PASSES AND ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT. 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. $$ IDZ002-003-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. A STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA. EXPECT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION BY MIDNIGHT. BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE LIKELY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH NORTHERN IDAHO. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNRISE. STRONG SOUTH WINDS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT IS NOT RECOMMENDED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ 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 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BONNERS FERRY...SANDPOINT...KELLOGG... AND ST. MARIES AREAS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY MORNING. AS OF 6 PM...NEARLY FOUR INCHES OF SNOW WAS REPORTED BETWEEN DEER PARK AND CLAYTON. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. GUSTY WINDS IN THE PASSES AND ALONG RIDGE TOPS WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE PASSES TONIGHT. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDTIONS WILL OCCUR IN SOME AREAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. $$ WAZ036-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL IN THE SPOKANE AND CHENEY AREAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO BY MIDNIGHT. MORE PERSISTENT MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL CLOSER TO THE IDAHO BORDER INCLUDING LIBERTY LAKE AND FAIRFIELD. AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MIDNIGHT. BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN SPOKANE...WITH LOCALLY HIGER AMOUNTS NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH DAYBREAK. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ031-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ038-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ033-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PULLMAN 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL FALL IN THE PULLMAN AND COLFAX AREAS THROUGH MUCH OF THE EVENING. EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ABOVE 2000 FEET BY MIDNIGHT. BURSTS OF HEAVIER SNOW ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY DAYBREAK. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH DAYBREAK. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IDZ027-060845- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070106T1200Z-070106T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 642 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING OVER LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT SHOULD STAY UNDER AN INCH. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 060641 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR IN THE CASCADES...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...BUT THE LOWLANDS WILL BE AFFECTED AS WELL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS IN THE SPOKANE AND PULLMAN AREAS. WAZ042-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE CASCADE CREST...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES LIKELY. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF PLAIN...LAKE WENATCHEE...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END EARLY IN THE MORNING. FOR TOWNS LOWER IN THE WENATCHEE AND METHOW VALLEYS...LIKE MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND TWISP...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW..RIDGE TOP WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. EXPECT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PASSES AND ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT. 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. $$ IDZ002-003-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCEASE IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA AND THE IDAHO PALOUSE AFTER 10 PM AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR THROUGH 2 OR 3 AM...BEFORE DECREASING TO SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AS HIGH AS 6 INCHES NORTH OF COEUR DALENE IN THE HAYDEN AND CHILO AREAS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL MAKE MEASURING SNOW DIFFICULT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A HALF MILE AT TIMES. TRAVEL LATE TONIGHT IS NOT RECOMMENDED. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ 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 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BONNERS FERRY...SANDPOINT...KELLOGG... AND ST. MARIES AREAS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND DEER PARK AND SPIRIT LAKE MAY EXCEED 8 INHCES BY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. AS OF 1030 PM...A VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVER IN SANDPOINT IDAHO REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...AND SNOW WAS FALLING HEAVILY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS WILL BE LIKELY NEAR LOOKOUT PASS AND FOURTH OF JULY PASS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE PASSES TONIGHT. 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. $$ WAZ036-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SPOKANE 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE SPOKANE AND CHENEY AREAS AFTER 11 PM...AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON. THE CITY CAN EXPECT AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. OF MORE SIGNIFICANCE...STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FALLING SNOW. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THROUGH SUNRISE...CAUSE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ031-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE ANATONE AND PEOLA AREAS AFTER 11 PM AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ038-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ033-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PULLMAN 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE PULLMAN AND COLFAX AREAS AFTER 11 PM. EXPECT BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH 5 AM...BEFORE SNOW DECREASES TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND DAYBREAK. TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY MORNING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL BE COMMON AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH LIKELY THROUGH DAYBREAK. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IDZ027-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070106T1200Z-070106T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 1041 PM PST FRI JAN 5 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. BY MID MORNING SATURDAY...ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 060910 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL OCCUR IN THE CASCADES...AND THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...BUT THE LOWLANDS WILL BE AFFECTED AS WELL. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS IN THE SPOKANE AND PULLMAN AREAS. IDZ002-003-061015- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... MOSCOW 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS...WITH FURTHER LOCAL MINOR ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ WAZ033-036-061015- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PULLMAN...SPOKANE 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF AND SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL KEEP FURTHER ACCUMULATION MINOR AND LOCALIZED. $$ WAZ042-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG THE CASCADE CREST...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES LIKELY. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF PLAIN...LAKE WENATCHEE...AND HOLDEN VILLAGE...4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END EARLY IN THE MORNING. FOR TOWNS LOWER IN THE WENATCHEE AND METHOW VALLEYS...LIKE MAZAMA...LEAVENWORTH...AND TWISP...2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE COMMON BY DAYBREAK. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW..RIDGE TOP WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT TONIGHT. EXPECT NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE PASSES AND ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS TONIGHT. 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. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-061715- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER...ST. MARIES...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BONNERS FERRY...SANDPOINT...KELLOGG... AND ST. MARIES AREAS FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY EARLY MORNING. LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND DEER PARK AND SPIRIT LAKE MAY EXCEED 8 INCHES BY MORNING. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. AS OF 1030 PM...A VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVER IN SANDPOINT IDAHO REPORTED 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...AND SNOW WAS FALLING HEAVILY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES BY MID MORNING SATURDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ALONG THE INTERSTATE 90 CORRIDOR WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 5 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS WILL BE LIKELY NEAR LOOKOUT PASS AND FOURTH OF JULY PASS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE PASSES TONIGHT. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ WAZ031-061715- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN THE ANATONE AND PEOLA AREAS AFTER 11 PM AND PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY. EXPECT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE 6 TO 12 INCH RANGE. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WAZ038-061200- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS... WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IDZ027-061715- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.070106T1200Z-070106T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 110 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID MORNING HOURS. BY MID MORNING SATURDAY...ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 061209 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 409 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 WAZ042-070015- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0003.070107T1200Z-070108T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 409 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. WHILE LOCAL FURTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE CREST...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS ABATED. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ038-061315- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 409 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOCAL DRIFTING AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-061800- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0003.070107T1200Z-070108T0000Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ 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 409 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE BONNERS FERRY...SANDPOINT...KELLOGG... AND ST. MARIES AREAS THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PANHANDLE...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES. WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. LOCAL VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO WITH SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS TO 8 WILL FALL THIS MORNING...BRINGING SNOW TOTALS NEAR 12 TO 24 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...STRONG WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH THE PASSES THIS 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ WAZ031-061800- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANATONE...PEOLA 409 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ IDZ027-061800- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER 409 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AND THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 061818 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1018 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 IDZ001-004-WAZ037-070230- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0003.070107T1200Z-070108T0000Z/ 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 1018 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SHOSHONE COUNTIES WILL STEADILY DECREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS FOR THE REST OF NORTH IDAHO WILL END BY MIDDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-061930- /O.EXP.KOTX.SB.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-070106T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...ANATONE...PEOLA 1018 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS AND BREEZY WINDS WITH PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. HOWEVER...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ WAZ042-070230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0003.070107T1200Z-070108T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP 1018 AM PST SAT JAN 6 2007 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER MOST OF THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT PASSAGE. WHILE LOCAL FURTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE NEAR THE CREST... THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW HAS ABATED. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MIDDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE NEXT WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FURTHER HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 5:03 AM PST | Snow Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai, Latah | 7 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:41 AM PST | Wind Advisory | OTX | Benewah, Kootenai, Latah, Nez Perce | 22 hr |
| Jan 5, 11:42 AM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 22 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.