Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2007
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 29, 2007, 3:34 AM PST for 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 29, 2007, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 35 hr. 7 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
- Dec 29, 2007, 3:34 AM PST (11:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2007, 3:12 AM PST
- In force
- 35 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
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 12:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 10 Ne Harrison, ID | |
| Dec 30, 5:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Osburn, ID | ELEVATION 2200 FEET. |
| Dec 30, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Eastport, ID | ELEVATION 2400 FEET. |
| Dec 30, 6:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 N Clark Fork, ID | ELEVATION 2300 FEET. |
| Dec 30, 6:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Sandpoint, ID | ELEVATION 2309 FEET. |
| Dec 30, 6:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Wallace, ID | ELEVATION 3100 FEET. |
| Dec 30, 7:19 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 Se Bonners Ferry, ID | ELEVATION 2200 FEET. |
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, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 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 291134 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 IDZ004-291945- /O.CAN.KOTX.HS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-071229T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.071229T2100Z-071231T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...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 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE BEGUN TO WIND DOWN ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING. HOWEVER...THE NEXT SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AS A FRONT PASSES THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY WHICH WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ002-003-291945- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.071229T2100Z-071230T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071230T1200Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. AS A FRONT APPROACHES AND PASSES THE AREA OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL TURN WESTERLY AND BECOME GUSTY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVERNIGHT. EXPECT STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN. $$ IDZ001-291945- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.071229T2100Z-071231T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...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 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ANOTHER WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES WITH WINDS INCREASING AS A FRONT PASSES THE AREA RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER. $$ WAZ031-291945- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.071229T2100Z-071230T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.071229T2100Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS A FRONT PASSES THE AREA OVERNIGHT...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ WAZ037-291945- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.071229T2100Z-071230T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071230T0000Z-071230T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. ANOTHER WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS INCREASING AS A FRONT PASSES THE AREA RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ033-036-291945- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071230T0000Z-071230T1200Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA OFF THE PACIFIC. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY IN ELEVATED AREAS ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ032-291945- /O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071229T2100Z-071230T0900Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 334 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A FEW AREAS SEEING UP TO 4 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
9 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 291903 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 IDZ002-003-300430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071230T1200Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE...BUT WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN. $$ IDZ001-004-300430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TURN TO SHOWERS LATE...HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SILVER VALLEY. THE THREAT OF NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ031-300430- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.071229T2100Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ WAZ037-300430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071230T0000Z-071230T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM OFF THE PACIFIC WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. BY LATE TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WITH STRONGER SPEEDS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THIS COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ033-036-300430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071230T0000Z-071230T1200Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY IN ELEVATED AREAS ALONG THE IDAHO BORDER. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER OPEN AREAS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ032-300430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071229T2100Z-071230T0900Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 1103 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND LIKELY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS THE PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR AREAS ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT WITH A FEW AREAS SEEING UP TO 4 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 292302 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 WAZ033-036-301115- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071230T0000Z-071230T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.071230T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS LIKELY NEAR THE IDAHO BORDER. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL ALSO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS. THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ032-301115- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-071230T0900Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... 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 SUNDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET AND LIKELY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A MARKED INCREASE IN WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED REGIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$ IDZ002-003-301115- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY OVERSPREAD THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE. HOWEVER BY THIS TIME SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN. $$ IDZ001-004-301115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.071230T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TURN TO SHOWERS LATE...HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SILVER VALLEY. THE THREAT OF NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ IDZ026-027-301115- /O.EXB.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET AND LIKELY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH EXPECTED. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED REGIONS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD. $$ WAZ031-301115- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE EVENING. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 7 TO 11 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ WAZ037-301115- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.071230T0000Z-071230T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 302 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BY LATE TONIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS LEADING TO LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY MIDDAY SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 300210 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 IDZ002-003-301015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM...THEN SPREAD NORTHWARD INTO THE COEUR DALENE AREA BETWEEN 8 PM AND 10 PM. EXPECT RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE THIS EVENING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. 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. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN. $$ IDZ001-004-301015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TURN TO SHOWERS LATE...HOWEVER STRONG WEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER EXPOSED RIDGES AND PEAKS BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SOME BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE SILVER VALLEY. THE THREAT OF NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY... ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ031-301015- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THE EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL ALSO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY INTO EARLY SUNDAY. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ WAZ033-036-301015- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 7 PM...THEN SPREAD NORTH INTO THE SPOKANE AREA BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM. SNOW WILL FALL HARD LATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES TO ACCUMULATE QUICKLY BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. THEN AFTER MIDNIGHT...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-301015- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE ABOVE 2000 FEET. SNOW WILL LIKELY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAINLY OVER EXPOSED REGIONS. THE GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE THREAT OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE...WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$ WAZ037-301015- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-071230T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 610 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON BETWEEN 7 PM AND 9 PM. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS EVENING. EXPECT QUICK ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS IN THE VALLEYS...INCLUDING COLVILLE...DEER PARK...AND NEWPORT. THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES BY MID MORNING ON SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 300624 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 IDZ026-027-WAZ032-300730- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... CLARKSTON...POMEROY 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE LEWISTON AREA...AS WELL AS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS FAILED TO MATERIALIZE THIS EVENING AND THE MAIN THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE POMEROY AREA AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET...BUT THE LEWISTON AND WINCHESTER AREAS WILL LIKELY RECEIVE LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. $$ IDZ002-003-301430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AND IN THE COEUR DALENE AREA. LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE PLUMMER AND HARRISON AREAS. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL FALL BEFORE 2 AM. THEN SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE COMMON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTRIBUTE TO TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN. $$ IDZ001-004-301430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE SILVER VALLEY AND SAINT JOSEPH VALLEY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG...WALLACE...AND ST MARIES WHERE 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SANDPOINT AND BONNERS FERRY WILL LIKELY RECEIVE 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR TRAVELLING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH FOURTH OF JULY PASS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ031-301430- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE TONIGHT...AND ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ WAZ033-036-301430- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AFTER 1 AM IN THE SPOKANE...PULLMAN...AND CHENEY AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE COMMON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS AROUND ROCKFORD AND MICA PEAK. AS THE SNOW DECREASES...EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEST PLAINS AND FOR WIND PRONE AREAS OF THE PALOUSE. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD. $$ WAZ037-301430- /O.CON.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-071230T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1024 PM PST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...AND COLVILLE AREAS BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS IN THE VALLEYS WILL OCCUR BY 3 AM. THE NEARBY MOUNTAINS CAN EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES BY MID MORNING ON SUNDAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 301429 AAB WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 629 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 IDZ002-003-301530- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 629 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATER TODAY...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW ACCMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$ WAZ033-036-301530- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T1500Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 629 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. THOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATER TODAY...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$ WAZ037-301530- /O.CAN.KOTX.SN.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-071230T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 629 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDEVELOP LATER TODAY...WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW ACCMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GUSTY WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. $$ IDZ001-004-302230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 629 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE ENDING TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE SILVER VALLEY AND SAINT JOSEPH VALLEY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG...WALLACE...AND ST MARIES WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE MOST LIKELY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR TRAVELLING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH FOURTH OF JULY PASS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ031-302100- /O.CON.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 629 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE TONIGHT...AND ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS LIKELY...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. 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. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 301820 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1020 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 WAZ031-301930- /O.CAN.KOTX.SB.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1020 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. EXPECT CONTINUED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES BUT LIGHTER WIND AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES. $$ IDZ001-004-310000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 1020 AM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE ENDING TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE SILVER VALLEY AND SAINT JOSEPH VALLEY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG...WALLACE...AND ST MARIES WHERE 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE MOST LIKELY. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR TRAVELLING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH FOURTH OF JULY PASS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 302302 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 302 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 IDZ001-310015- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER 302 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ARE TONIGHT WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS. $$ IDZ004-310715- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 302 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE SILVER VALLEY AND SAINT JOSEPH VALLEY INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG...WALLACE...AND ST MARIES. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW... GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR VERY POOR TRAVELLING CONDITIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 THROUGH FOURTH OF JULY PASS AND OVER LOOKOUT PASS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 310358 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 758 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 IDZ004-311200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 758 PM PST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET AROUND WALLACE... MULLAN...AND MURRAY. SOME OF THE NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES WILL RECEIVE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS IN EASTERN SHOSHONE COUNTY WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF KELLOGG AND PINEHURST...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH. FOR INTERSTATE 90...THE WORST DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY BE ENCOUNTERED EAST OF WALLACE TO LOOKOUT PASS. OVER A FOOT OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER LOOKOUT PASS SINCE LAST NIGHT...AND HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL...LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR ANOTHER MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION...AND CHECK THE LATEST PASS CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU LEAVE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE... AND MULLAN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 311112 AAB WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 312 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007 IDZ004-311215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-071231T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN 312 AM PST MON DEC 31 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. EARLY MORNING MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE BITTERROOT CREST WILL END THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NOT EXPECTED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 29, 3:24 AM PST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 3:24 AM PST, 10 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
324 AM PST SAT DEC 29 2007
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY. THE BRUNT OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON. HEAVY
SNOW AND LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
DIFFICULT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
TODAY...TODAY WILL BE SOMEWHAT OF A TRANSITION DAY FOR THE INLAND
NORTHWEST. THE STRONG PACIFIC JET THAT HAS BEEN DIVING INTO
SOUTHERN OREGON THE LAST 2-3 DAYS WILL LIFT NORTHWARD THIS
AFTERNOON BRINGING AN END TO OUR UNSTABLE MAINLY OROGRAPHIC
SHOWERS. BUT AS THE JET LIFTS NORTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...STRONG MID LEVEL WARM ADVECTION WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FOR THE IDAHO PANHANDLE
AND ADJACENT PORTIONS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON.
AS OF 10Z...CONVECTIVE SNOW SHOWERS WERE WIDESPREAD OVER THE
EASTERN THIRD OF WASHINGTON AND NEARLY ALL OF NORTHERN IDAHO. THIS
REGION IS UNDER THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 150KT JET MAX AT 250MB
BISECTING THE STATE OF OREGON FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST. SMALL
VORTICITY CENTERS HAVE TRACKED THROUGH THE FAST FLOW ENHANCING THE
OROGRAPHIC SHOWERS DURING THE NIGHT...BUT BETWEEN 12-18Z 500MB
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 2-3C DECREASING MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES. THE
LOSS OF INSTABILITY IS COINCIDENT WITH THE NORTHWARD MIGRATION OF
THE UPPER JET...SO I AM EXPECTING A BREAK IN SNOW OVER THE
PANHANDLE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ISENTROPIC ASCENT BEGINS IN
EARNEST AFTER 00Z. WE WILL LET THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE EXPIRE AT 12Z SINCE WE EXPECT ONLY ANOTHER INCH
OR SO IN THE VALLEYS AND PERHAPS 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS
EARLY THIS MORNING. MUCH HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
THIS EVENING. /GKOCH
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...MODEL INITIALIZATIONS OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC REVEAL A WELL SAMPLED MATURE UPPER LOW CENTER
NEAR 55N/155W AS OF 00Z SATURDAY. A PRONOUNCED DRY SLOT PRODUCED
FROM A RATHER DEEP INTRUSION OF STRATOSPHERIC HIGH PV AIR TO THE
SOUTH OF THE MAIN UPPER LOW CENTER INDICATED BY WATER VAPOR
IMAGERY IS ALSO VERY WELL SAMPLED BY THE UKMET...ECMWF...AND GFS
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. THE NAM IS A BIT OF A SOUTHERLY
OUTLYING SOLUTION...AND AS THE MODEL IS RUN OUT...IT BECOMES EVEN
MORE OF A SYNOPTIC SCALE OUTLIER...SO THE SOLUTION OF THE GFS WAS
MUCH MORE CLOSELY FOLLOWED. THE RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS DECISION ARE
IMPORTANT FOR THE FORECAST FOR LARGE PORTIONS OF THE CWA...HOWEVER
IN ESSENCE...A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK TO THE MAIN VORT CENTER
RESULTS IN A SURFACE CYCLONE TRACK INTO SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
BEFORE THE TERRAIN SHEARS OUT ANY SEMBLANCE OF A LOW LEVEL CENTER
TO THE CYCLONE...WHEREAS THE NAM CONTINUES TO PROJECT A SURFACE
CYCLONE SPINUP OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN THAT STREAMS EASTWARD
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. THE NAM SOLUTION HAS TRENDED
SIGNIFICANT NORTHWARD FROM PREVIOUS RUNS...HOWEVER IS STILL
FARTHER SOUTH THAN ANY OTHER GUIDANCE.
WITH THE MAIN MID-LEVEL FORCING VIA STRONG UPWARD INCREASING
PVA...AS WELL AS A SHARP PERIOD OF ISENTROPIC ASCENT CENTERED
AROUND 06Z TONIGHT IN THE 280-290K LAYER CO-LOCATED WITH THE -12C
TO -20C DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE...NOT TO MENTION DEEP LAYER THETA-E
LAPSE RATES THAT APPROACH AND GO BELOW ZERO FOR A RATHER
SIGNIFICANT LAYER IN ASSOCIATION WITH STRONG LOW AND MID-LEVEL
FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING VIA A DISSIPATING TROWAL AIRSTREAM WARM
TONGUE WRAPPING AROUND THE REMNANTS OF THE LOW LEVEL VORTEX AS IT
MOVES INTO THE CWA. WITH THE RELATIVE REDUCED STABILITY CORRELATED
WELL IN A CROSS SECTIONAL VIEW WITH THE FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING
ALONG A STUBBORN LOW LEVEL THERMAL BOUNDARY THAT SETS UP BASICALLY
DOWN I-90...THE STAGE SEEMS SET FOR A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOWFALL
AWAY FROM THE INFLUENCE OF THE CASCADES WHERE SOUTHERLY FLOW
QUICKLY TURNS WESTERLY AT 850 MB AND INCREASES TO OVER 50
KTS...QUICKLY SHUTTING OFF ANY PRECIPITATION IN THE AREAS
BASICALLY WEST OF RITZVILLE. HOWEVER...FROM RITZVILLE TO THE
EAST...DYNAMICAL FORCING IN ASSOCIATION WITH A ENTRENCHED BOUNDARY
AND A QUICK MOVING SYSTEM THAT SEEMS UNLIKELY TO SIGNIFICANTLY
DISPLACE THE BOUNDARY BEFORE IT PASSES SHOULD RESULT IN A PERIOD
OF 6 HOURS OR SO OF HEAVY SNOWFALL TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...AS THE
SYSTEM PASSES...MID-LEVEL TEMPERATURES FALL OFF CONSIDERABLY AND
LAPSE RATES INCREASE AS WELL. THE RESULT IS DECREASING STABILITY
FROM SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT WITH MUCH BETTER VERTICAL MOMENTUM
MIXING AND GUSTY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
INCREASING BY SUNDAY AND INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...BOTH
THE GFS AND NAM INDICATE SEVERAL IMPULSES RIDING DOWN IN THE
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FROM SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
MOST SIGNIFICANT OF THESE LIKELY AFFECTING THE SPOKANE AREA AND
IDAHO PANHANDLE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. WHILE SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS
ALMOST ASSURED TO INCREASE AGAIN...IT IS DIFFICULT TO GET A GOOD
HANDLE ON THE TRACK OF THE IMPULSE NOT TO MENTION WHERE ANY QPF
AXIS MAY SET UP...SO HAVE JUST LEFT SOLID CHANCE AND LIKELY POPS
FOR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR THE EASTERN CWA SUNDAY NIGHT.
HOWEVER...BEFORE SUNDAY NIGHT GETS HERE...THE SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY
NIGHT HAS RESULTED IN MANY WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES. THESE ARE
LISTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DISCUSSION. /FRIES
&&
.AVIATION...SNOW SHOWERS AND MOIST SOUTHWEST UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
BRING VISIBILITY AND CEILING RESTRICTIONS TO THE SPOKANE...COEUR
DALENE...AND PULLMAN TERMINALS THROUGH 12-14Z. ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE MINOR THROUGH SUNRISE...AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD DECREASE AFTER
THE SUN COMES UP AS INSTABILITY WANES OVER EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHERN IDAHO. WEAK LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL DO LITTLE TO SCOUR OUT
LOW STRATUS AND POOR VISIBILITIES...SO IFR CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
TO LINGER THROUGH THE ARRIVAL OF WARM FRONTAL SNOW DEVELOPS AFTER
21Z. FOG AND LOW STRATUS WILL ALSO PLAGUE MOSES LAKE AND WENATCHEE
THROUGH AT LEAST 03Z AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WEAK WINDS REMAIN
ENTRENCHED OVER THE BASIN. /GKOCH
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 32 27 31 21 27 18 / 40 100 40 50 10 0
COEUR DALENE 33 26 32 23 29 21 / 50 90 40 60 20 10
PULLMAN 35 28 32 23 31 21 / 60 100 30 60 20 0
LEWISTON 39 34 40 30 37 27 / 60 70 10 10 10 0
COLVILLE 30 25 32 19 32 19 / 30 100 40 40 10 10
SANDPOINT 32 26 32 23 31 17 / 50 90 60 40 20 10
KELLOGG 32 25 29 23 29 17 / 80 100 80 80 40 10
MOSES LAKE 32 27 36 20 30 22 / 50 70 10 10 10 0
WENATCHEE 27 24 34 24 30 24 / 60 70 10 10 10 0
OMAK 30 22 31 20 29 19 / 30 80 20 20 10 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY FOR CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY FOR COEUR DALENE AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE.
WA...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY
FOR SPOKANE AREA...WASHINGTON PALOUSE.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST SUNDAY FOR NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE
2000 FEET FOR LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 5:54 AM PST, 21 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 554 AM PST FRI DEC 28 2007 IDZ001>004-026-027-WAZ031>038-041>044-291400- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 554 AM PST FRI DEC 28 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT WHATE LEFT OF A WEAKENING WINTER STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTH IDAHO AND FAR EASTERN WASHINGTON...WHERE HEAVY SNOW THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE REST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT WINTER STORM MOVES ONSHORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...THE NEXT IN A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS PARADE OF WINTER STORMS WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE REGION...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:34 AM PST | Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 31 hr |
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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.