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Winter Storm Watch 13, NWS Spokane, WA

December 15, 20076 counties in Idaho; Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm watch at Dec 15, 2007, 2:48 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 16, 2007, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 15, 2007, 2:48 PM PST (22:48 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 16, 2007, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 16, 2007, 2:26 PM PST
In force
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 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS46 KOTX 152248
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
248 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2007

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO
THE INLAND NORTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LINGER THROUGH MONDAY...

.ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING
INCREASING SNOW TO MOST OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON AS WELL
AS NORTH IDAHO SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CASCADES...THE NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS NORTH IDAHO.

WAZ042-161100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
248 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST
THROUGH MID DAY MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...
MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY.

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-161100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071217T2100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
248 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING AND LAST THROUGH MID
DAY MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...
RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

IDZ004-161100-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
248 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS I-90.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST
MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN.

$$
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 160901
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
101 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO
THE INLAND NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY...

.ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING
INCREASING SNOWS TO THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CASCADES...THE
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO.


WAZ042-161915-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
101 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...
MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY.

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-161915-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071217T2100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
101 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID
DAY MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...
RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

IDZ004-161915-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
101 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW
MAY BE HEAVY TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS I-90.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST
MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 161722
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
922 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO
THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY...

.ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING
INCREASING SNOWS TO THE CASCADES THIS EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE CASCADES... THE
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTH
IDAHO.

WAZ042-170530-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
922 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
MOUNTAIN PASSES.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...
MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY.

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-170530-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071217T2100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
922 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MID DAY MONDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...
RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

IDZ004-170530-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
922 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS I-
90.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST
MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 162209
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO
THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY...

.SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CASCADES THIS EVENING AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY
AND EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA.

WAZ042-162315-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-170615-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071217T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS.

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...SANDPOINT...
RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

IDZ004-170615-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN
THE VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE AREA.

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...KELLOGG...ST
MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN.

$$

WAZ043-170615-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071217T1800Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE AREA.

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...OMAK...
OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM.

$$

WAZ038-170615-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071217T1800Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING BELOW 3000 FEET ...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING
VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE AREA.

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...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM.

$$
000 
WWUS46 KOTX 162226 CCA
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
226 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INTO
THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY...

.SNOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE CASCADES THIS EVENING AND SPREAD
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. MODERATE
TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY
AND EAST ACROSS THE NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS
PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO. LIGHTER AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST AREA.

WAZ042-162315-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0000Z-071217T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WATCH. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-170615-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071217T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS.

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...SANDPOINT...
RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

IDZ004-170615-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071218T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN
THE VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE AREA.

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...KELLOGG...ST
MARIES...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN.

$$

WAZ043-170615-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071217T1800Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS
THE AREA.

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...OMAK...
OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM.

$$

WAZ038-170615-
/O.NEW.KOTX.SN.Y.0029.071217T0600Z-071217T1800Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
209 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY. 

SNOW WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING BELOW 3000 FEET ...WITH UP TO 5 INCHES
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES REDUCING
VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE AREA.

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...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM.

$$

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.