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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Spokane, WA

January 4, 20076 counties in Idaho; Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 5, 6:15 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 45 Wnw Deer Park, WAAFTERNOON TOTAL.
Jan 5, 10:30 PM PSTHEAVY SNOW 4Sandpoint, IDCURRENT ACCUMULATION AND SNOWING HARD. ELEVATION 2106. BONNER 2.
Jan 6, 12:17 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.5St. Maries, ID10 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 00:00Z on 2007-01-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 00:00Z on 2007-01-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 33 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 5, 5:03 AM PSTSnow AdvisoryOTXBenewah, Kootenai, Latah7 hr
Jan 5, 11:41 AM PSTWind AdvisoryOTXBenewah, Kootenai, Latah, Nez Perce22 hr
Jan 5, 11:42 AM PSTSnow and Blowing Snow AdvisoryOTXLewis, Nez Perce22 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Idaho, 2007Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2007Every winter storm warning in 2007

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.