Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 12, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 23, 2008, 2:11 PM PST for 11 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 23, 2008, 9:48 PM PST. It was in force for 45 hr. 43 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 23, 2008, 2:11 PM PST (22:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2008, 9:48 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2008, 6:49 PM PST
- In force
- 45 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, Adams County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA, Whitman County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:18 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 24, 3:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Eastport, ID | SPOTTER BOUNDARY 6, ELEVATION 2800 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 5:30 PM PST | HEAVY SLEET 3.5 | Omak, WA | SPOTTER OKANOGAN 54, ELEVATION 948 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 5:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Omak, WA | SPOTTER OKANOGAN 54, ELEVATION 948 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 5:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Davenport, WA | SPOTTER LINCOLN 6, ELEVATION 2417 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 6:31 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.2 | Colville, WA | |
| Dec 24, 6:41 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 W Boyds, WA | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL. SPOTTER FERRY 11, ELEVATION 3360 FEET. |
| Dec 24, 8:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 11 N Airway Heights, WA | STILL SNOWING AT REPORT TIME. NEAR NINE MILE FALLS. EVEL 1879 FT |
| Dec 24, 8:45 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Nne Metaline Falls, WA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 25, 12:33 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Nw Blanchard, ID | STILL SNOWING. ELEV 2930 |
| Dec 25, 6:37 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.7 | 2 Nne Coeur D'Alene, ID | NEW SNOW SINCE 430PM DEC 24 |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.1 | 5 Ssw Peshastin, WA | 24 HOUR STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.7 | 3 Se Clark Fork, ID | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.8 | 6 Nw Spokane, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.4 | Spokane, WA | LOCATED 1.1 ENE OF FAIRWOOD. STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | Reardan, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 14 N Davenport, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 S Spokane, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.1 | 11 N Davenport, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 1 Ssw Spokane, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Ne Elk, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9.3 | 8 E Spokane, WA | STORM TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 7:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 S Northport, WA | STORM TOTAL. ELEV 3021FT |
| Dec 25, 7:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 N Coeur D'Alene, ID | OVERNIGHT TOTAL. SPOTTER KOOTENAI 72H, ELEVATION 2300 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 7:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Springdale, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Kellogg, ID | STORM TOTAL. ELEVATION 2320 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Chewelah, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 5 N Metaline, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Rathdrum, ID | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Ione, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 8:05 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | 2 Ssw Hayden, ID | 12 HOUR TOTAL. SPOTTER KOOTENAI 76, ELEVATION 2290 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 8:05 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.8 | 2 Ssw Hayden, ID | STORM TOTAL. SPOTTER KOOTENAI 72, ELEVATION 2290 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 8:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 3 E Spirit Lake, ID | 24 HOUR TOTAL. SPOTTER KOOTENAI 27H, ELEVATION 2550 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 9:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9.2 | 2 Se Coeur D'Alene, ID | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 9:35 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 10 S Sandpoint, ID | STORM TOTAL. SPOTTER BONNER 25, ELEVATION 2160 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.9 | Northport, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
| Dec 25, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Coeur D'Alene, ID | 24 HOUR TOTAL, ELEVATION 2133 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 10:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.3 | Pullman, WA | OVERNIGHT TOTAL.SPOTTER WHITMAN 88,ELEVATION 2493 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 10:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Sandpoint, ID | 24 HOUR TOTAL. SPOTTER BONNER 49, ELEVATION 2100 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 10:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 8 Ne Rockford, ID | STORM TOTAL. SPOTTER SPOKANE 133, ELEVATION 3000 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 4:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 3 Nw Boyds, WA | 24 HOUR TOTAL. SPOTTER FERRY 11, ELEVATION 3360 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 4:50 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | 3 N Hauser, ID | STORM TOTAL. SPOTTER KOOTENAI 65, ELEVATION 2600 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 4:50 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 N Hauser, ID | STORM TOTAL. SPOTTER KOOTENAI 65, ELEVATION 2600 FEET. |
| Dec 25, 5:02 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.1 | 1 Nw Bonners Ferry, ID | 24 HOUR TOTAL. |
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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 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 232211 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...ANOTHER SNOW STORM EXPECTED CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WAZ042-240615- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.081224T1200Z-081225T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1200Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE. QUICK ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-240615- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.081224T2000Z-081225T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT..AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-240615- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0013.081224T1800Z-081226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...AND DEER PARK...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL ONLY BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THE PASSES ON INTERSTATE 90...INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS AND FOURTH OF JULY PASS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ041-044-240615- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE... CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD. $$ WAZ034-035-240615- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE...WHEN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...RITZVILLE... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE... EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. $$ WAZ038-043-240615- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE VALLEYS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE OMAK...NESPELEM...AND REPUBLIC AREAS ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE IN THE DAY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-240615- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1800Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE IN THE DAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT OVERNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE...AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-240615- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1800Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 211 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE ON THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$
10 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 240548 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...ANOTHER SNOW STORM EXPECTED CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY... BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WAZ034-035-241400- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL LIKELY DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 MAKING HOLIDAY DRIVING TREACHEROUS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY. $$ WAZ042-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1200Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL LIKELY BEGIN DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS... THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE. QUICK ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES ARE LIKELY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST... ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT..AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...AND DEER PARK...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES IS LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL OVERNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON CHRISTMAS EVE WILL ONLY BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES THROUGH THE EVENING. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THE PASSES ON INTERSTATE 90...INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS AND FOURTH OF JULY PASS SHOULD PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS STORM. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ041-044-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY MID MORNING ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE EVENING ON CHRISTMAS EVE...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE... CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD. $$ WAZ038-043-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND OVER THE VALLEYS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE OMAK...NESPELEM...AND REPUBLIC AREAS ON THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE IN THE DAY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1800Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE LIKELY DURING THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE IN THE DAY. SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT OVERNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS EVE...AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-241400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1800Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 948 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE DAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE...ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE ON THE NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 241220 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...ANOTHER SNOW STORM EXPECTED TODAY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY... BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. IDZ003-WAZ033-242030- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1800Z-081225T2000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1800Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE IN THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREA...IMPACTING COLFAX...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. 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...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ034-035-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL EAST OF MOSES LAKE...IMPACTING LOCATIONS SUCH AS HARRINGTON...ODESSA...AND WILBUR. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 MAKING HOLIDAY DRIVING TREACHEROUS. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY. $$ WAZ042-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING. QUICK ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING HOURS. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL OCCUR. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST... ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT..AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...AND DEER PARK...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL ONLY BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THIS INCLUDES FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ON I90. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ041-044-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE... CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-242030- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081225T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEWIS...NEZ PERCE...GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN LEWISTON AND CLARKSTON...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$ WAZ038-043-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1500Z-081225T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE OMAK...NESPELEM...AND REPUBLIC AREAS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE IN THE DAY...WITH MOST OF THE ACCUMULATION OCCURRING DURING THE EVENING HOURS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM. $$ WAZ031-242030- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081224T1800Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 420 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 241906 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...ANOTHER SNOW STORM EXPECTED TODAY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAY... BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WAZ038-043-250315- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND VALLEYS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...BECOMING HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A DECREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING BUT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM. $$ WAZ034-035-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... WHEN A FURTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL EAST OF MOSES LAKE...IMPACTING LOCATIONS SUCH AS HARRINGTON...ODESSA...AND WILBUR. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER... ESPECIALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 MAKING HOLIDAY DRIVING TREACHEROUS. 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...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY. $$ WAZ042-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A DECREASING TREND DURING THE EVENING. FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL OCCUR. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST... ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS LATE TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS EVENING..AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...AND DEER PARK...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL ONLY BE AROUND 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THIS INCLUDES FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ON I90. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ041-044-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE... CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE IN THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREA...IMPACTING COLFAX...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BY EVENING. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-250315- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081225T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 1106 AM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEWIS... NEZ PERCE...GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE DAY...HOWEVER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN LEWISTON AND CLARKSTON...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 242300 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 WAZ034-035-038-043-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND VALLEYS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE AN BECOME MORE SHOWERY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE MOSES LAKE AREA SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES AT MOSES LAKE TO 5 TO 8 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW WEST OF RITZVILLE AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING...AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. 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...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. $$ WAZ042-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE TONIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH A DECREASING TREND AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH AND TURNS STEADY SNOW INTO SNOW SHOWERS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL OCCUR. NEARLY CONSTANT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT NEAR THE CREST. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST... ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING...WITH OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE BY DAWN...BUT SNOW SHOWERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION WILL LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...AND DEER PARK...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THIS INCLUDES FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ON I90. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ WAZ041-044-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OVER THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS DURING THE LATE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE... CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREA...IMPACTING COLFAX...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-250700- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.081225T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 300 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEWIS... NEZ PERCE...GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVIER OVERNIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN LEWISTON AND CLARKSTON...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 250420 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SNOW STORM THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WAZ041-043-044-250530- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. REPORTS FROM THE WENATCHEE...WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND OKANOGAN VALLEY AREA SHOW THAT THE SNOW HAS ENDED. WESTERLY FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT PROVIDING DOWNSLOPING OFF THE CASCADES WITH LITTLE IF ANY FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATION. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ034-035-038-251200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 7 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 10 PM TONIGHT...THEN DECREASE AN BECOME MORE SHOWERY. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE NIGHT. OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE MOSES LAKE AREA SNOW AMOUNTS WILL VARY WIDELY FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES AT MOSES LAKE TO 5 TO 8 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOW WEST OF RITZVILLE AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THIS EVENING...AND TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. $$ WAZ042-251200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE TONIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH A DECREASING TREND AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH AND TURNS STEADY SNOW INTO SNOW SHOWERS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL OCCUR. NEARLY CONSTANT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT NEAR THE CREST. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST... ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW HAS INTENSIFIED THIS EVENING...WITH OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE BY DAWN... BUT SNOW SHOWERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION WILL LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...DEER PARK...SANDPOINT...AND BONNERS FERRY TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THIS INCLUDES FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ON I90. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREA...IMPACTING COLFAX...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW... PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 820 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEWIS... NEZ PERCE...GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN LEWISTON AND CLARKSTON...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 250638 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...SNOW STORM THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE EVENING AND SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO NORTHERN IDAHO BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. WAZ034-035-038-250745- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END OR HAS ALREADY ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL WASHINGTON TONIGHT. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ042-251200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE TONIGHT. FOR THE VALLEYS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING...WITH A DECREASING TREND AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH AND TURNS STEADY SNOW INTO SNOW SHOWERS. IN THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES WILL OCCUR. NEARLY CONSTANT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT NEAR THE CREST. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE FORECAST... ESPECIALLY IF THEY PLAN TO TRAVEL THROUGH STEVENS PASS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE AND COEUR DALENE AREAS BY LATE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS DAY. LIGHT SNOW HAS INTENSIFIED THIS EVENING...WITH OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE BY DAWN... BUT SNOW SHOWERS WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO ACCUMULATION WILL LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. TRAVEL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND FAR NORTHERN IDAHO INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...DEER PARK... SANDPOINT...AND BONNERS FERRY TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING...BEFORE DECREASING TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY. FOR THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE...INCLUDING KELLOGG...WALLACE... AVERY...AND LOOKOUT PASS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 12 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THIS INCLUDES FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ON I90. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE CHRISTMAS MORNING OVER THE PALOUSE. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS EVENING...WHEN A QUICK 3 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS BY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF THE PULLMAN AND MOSCOW AREA...IMPACTING COLFAX...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. 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...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ WAZ031-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-251300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 1038 PM PST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST THURSDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS LEWIS... NEZ PERCE...GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES BY EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT AND INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL FALL TO THE VALLEY FLOOR IN LEWISTON AND CLARKSTON...THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE 2000 FEET. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE A HEAVY SNOW PRODUCER OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 251217 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...SNOW STORM THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY... .A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS MORNING THEN THROUGH NORTH IDAHO BY MIDDAY. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL TURN THE PRECIPITATION TO MORE OF A HIT OR MISS SHOWERY REGIME. WAZ042-251330- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT OF PERSISTENT HEAVY SNOWS HAS ENDED FOR THE DAY. EXPECT NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE AT THE CREST WITH A MUCH SMALLER CHANCE ELSEWHERE. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-252000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS AROUND THE SPOKANE AREA TO ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOWS FROM LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE... POST FALLS...HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-252330- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH MOST OF IT FALLING THIS MORNING. BY AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY...WITH MOST OCCURRING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOWS FROM LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MOST ROADS...INCLUDING I90 AND FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-252000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM AN INCH OR LESS OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE TO ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER IDAHO PALOUSE. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOWS AND DRIFTING FROM LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFICULT IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE TRAVEL CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. 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...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-252330- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GIFFORD...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL RANGE FROM LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE LEWISTON-CLARKSTON VALLEY TO AROUND 2 INCHES ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. VARYING AMOUNTS OF SNOW LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH ANY ADDITIONAL SNOW TODAY COULD LEAD TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...GIFFORD...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. $$ WAZ031-252330- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 417 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW 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...ANATONE...PEOLA. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 251739 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 939 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 .A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN THROUGH THE DAY WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS MORNING THEN THROUGH NORTH IDAHO BY MIDDAY. THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL TURN THE PRECIPITATION TO MORE OF A INTERMITTENT SHOWERY REGIME. IDZ002-003-WAZ033-036-251845- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081225T2000Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD 939 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION IS WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LOCAL FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...THE COMBINATION OF SNOW ON ROADWAYS AND FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ032-251845- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ 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 939 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT MODERATE SNOW TO THE REGION IS WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND AN INCH. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ031-251845- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-081226T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA 939 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT MODERATE SNOW TO THE REGION IS WINDING DOWN THIS MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF THROUGH THE DAY...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 2 INCHES. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-260000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 939 AM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...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. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH MOST OF IT FALLING THIS MORNING. BY AFTERNOON...THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SHOWERY...WITH MOST OCCURRING OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HEAVY SNOWS FROM LAST NIGHT COMBINED WITH THE SNOWFALL THIS MORNING AND LOCAL FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MOST ROADS...INCLUDING I90 AND FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 252311 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 311 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 .A WINTER STORM WILL BEGIN TO WIND DOWN THIS EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OUT OF THE REGION...BUT NOT BEFORE DROPPING SEVERAL MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN MOUNTAINS. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW QUICKLY BEHIND WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. IDZ001-004-WAZ037-260715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0014.081227T0600Z-081228T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 311 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS EVENING WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH MOST OF IT FALLING EARLY THIS EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BE ON THE DECREASE AFTER 1000 PM. HEAVY SNOWS FROM LAST NIGHT AND TODAY WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MOST ROADS NORTH OF I90...INCLUDING SHERMAN PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 20...FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ALONG I90. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF NEW SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH NEAR TWO FEET OF ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET IS EXPECTED WITH A SECOND STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO PASS FRIDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ042-260715- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0014.081227T0000Z-081228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 311 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW WEST OF A LINE FROM LEAVENWORTH TO WINTHROP IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE WITH A WINTER STORM SYSTEM PASSAGE FRIDAY INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS TO THE EAST OF THIS LINE WILL GENERALLY RECEIVE LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF NEW SNOW WHEN THIS WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM 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. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 260249 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 649 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 .ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS AS EARLY AS FRIDAY EVENING. IDZ001-004-WAZ037-261200- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0012.000000T0000Z-081226T0600Z/ /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0014.081227T0600Z-081228T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS 649 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW IS RAPIDLY DECREASING OR HAS ALREADY ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. INTERMITTENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN AN INCH. THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. HEAVY SNOWS FROM LAST NIGHT AND TODAY WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS ON MOST ROADS NORTH OF I90...INCLUDING SHERMAN PASS ALONG HIGHWAY 20...FOURTH OF JULY AND LOOKOUT PASSES ALONG I90. HOLIDAY TRAVELERS SHOULD PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE WEATHER AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL ONE FOOT OF NEW SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH NEAR TWO FEET OF ADDITIONAL NEW SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET IS EXPECTED WITH A SECOND STORM SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA FRIDAY EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. 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...KELLOGG...ST MARIES... PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN. $$ WAZ042-261200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0014.081227T0000Z-081228T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY 649 PM PST THU DEC 25 2008 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. TWO FEET OF NEW SNOW WEST OF A LINE FROM LEAVENWORTH TO WINTHROP IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE WITH A WINTER STORM SYSTEM PASSAGE FRIDAY INTO LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. LOCATIONS TO THE EAST OF THIS LINE WILL GENERALLY RECEIVE LESS THAN ONE FOOT OF NEW SNOW WHEN THIS WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM 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. $$
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 23, 12:36 PM PST, 1 hour 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 12:36 PM PST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1236 PM PST TUE DEC 23 2008
.SYNOPSIS...
THE REMAINS OF SNOW STORM SYSTEM THAT AFFECTED THE REGION OVER
THE PAST 36 HOURS WILL GRADUALLY PUSH SOUTH THIS MORNING AND TAKE
IT ANY THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT LINGERING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. ANOTHER
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS POISED TO ENTER THE INLAND NORTHWEST
WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE FOR SOME
LOCATIONS. WARMER AND WETTER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO PREVAIL BY
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...WELL THE DISTURBANCE THAT I THOUGH WAS RESPONSIBLE
FOR SEEDING THE LOWER STRATUS DECK ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND
NORTHERN IDAHO AND ALLOWING FOR THE LIGHT SNOWFALL PRODUCTION HAS
CLEARED MOST OF THE AREA AND IT IS STILL LIGHLY SNOWING. LOOKING
AT A VERY FAST ANIMATION OF VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGES THIS MORNING
SOME BOUNDARIES MIGHT INDEED BE FORMING IN THE LEE OF THE
MOUNTAINS OF THE CASCADES WHERE THE AIRMASS CROSSING AROUND THE
HIGHER PEAKS CONVERGE. THESE BOUNDARIES MIGHT BE THE CULPRET
RESPONSIBLE FOR ALLOWING THE LIGHT SNOWFALL TO CONTINUE IN THE
ABSENSE OF THE EARLIER MORNING DISTURBANCE PASSAGE. REGARDLESS THE
SNOWFALL INTENSITY CONTINUES TO BE LIGHT AND NEGLIBLE IN
COMPARISON TO NOT ONLY PAST SNOWFALL BUT WHAT IS EXPECTED
CHRISTMAS EVE THE ONLY UPDATED MIGHT BE TO TACK ON OCCASIONAL SNOW
FLURRIES INTO THE AFTERNOON ZONES. /PELATTI
&&
.AVIATION...
LIGHT SNOWFALL FALLING OUT OF STRATUS DECK ACROSS AVIATION AREA
TODAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WITH NEXT INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM
STARTING NEAR WENATCHEE AT AROUND 15Z TO AROUND 18Z FOR SPOKANE
AREA. OTHERWISE FOG AND STRATUS AS WELL AS THE LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL
BOUNCE CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES AROUND AND INTO IFR CONDITIONS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 10 7 21 16 23 4 / 10 10 70 90 60 30
COEUR DALENE 12 9 23 18 25 8 / 10 10 70 90 60 40
PULLMAN 16 13 28 23 28 15 / 20 10 60 90 60 40
LEWISTON 20 17 32 27 30 22 / 20 10 40 80 60 40
COLVILLE 14 10 22 17 25 3 / 10 20 80 80 50 20
SANDPOINT 14 11 23 18 25 7 / 10 20 70 90 60 40
KELLOGG 15 12 24 19 25 14 / 20 20 80 100 70 60
MOSES LAKE 16 9 23 18 25 5 / 10 10 60 60 40 20
WENATCHEE 17 10 21 16 25 7 / 10 20 70 60 40 20
OMAK 18 9 20 15 24 5 / 10 30 70 60 30 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR COEUR DALENE AREA.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN
PANHANDLE.
WA... WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR SPOKANE AREA.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 23, 5:40 AM PST, 8 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 540 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 IDZ001-002-004-WAZ036-037-042-241345- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 540 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY YET ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM POSSIBLY AFFECTING HOLIDAY TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. IDZ003-026-027-WAZ031>035-038-041-043-044-241345- IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 540 AM PST TUE DEC 23 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY YET ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AGAIN WITH THIS SYSTEM POSSIBLY AFFECTING HOLIDAY TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2:11 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 4 more | 43 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.