Winter Storm Warning 14, NWS Spokane, WA

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WWUS46 KOTX 290526
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

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NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COLVILLE...
DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4
AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY.

EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER MOUNTAINS BEGINNING MONDAY MORNING AND
LASTING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY
WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WIND WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD BY
PRODUCING SNOW DRIFTS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...
PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 
4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY.

SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH 3 TO 7 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE MOUNTAINS AN
ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL. WINDS WILL ALSO
INCREASE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS
TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE.  THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. GUSTY WIND WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD BY
PRODUCING SNOW DRIFTS. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

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

$$

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UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 
10 PM PST MONDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST
ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 1500 FEET. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY
MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. IN
ADDITION...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...
GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY.

$$

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OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 
10 PM PST MONDAY.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED ON MONDAY. 
SNOW WILL DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THE EARLY
EVENING HOURS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM.

$$

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EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY.

4 TO 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW MONDAY INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING IS
EXPECTED GENERALLY WEST OF A LINE FROM LEAVENWORTH TO TWISP...
EAST OF THIS LINE SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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

$$

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SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...
DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
TO 10 PM PST MONDAY.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND
5 INCHES IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THEN IN THE
LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP
WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS
OF BLOWING SNOW.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. GUSTY WIND WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD BY
PRODUCING SNOW DRIFTS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...
CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD.

$$

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WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...
LA CROSSE
926 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
MONDAY...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM
TO 10 PM PST MONDAY.

SNOW WILL INCREASE AND BECOME HEAVY MONDAY MORNING...WITH 2 TO
4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED DURING THE DAY. LOCAL
AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY. HOWEVER LESS ACCUMULATION
IS POSSIBLE BELOW 2500 FEET WHERE THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE
TO RAIN. WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. GUSTY WIND WILL ADD TO THE HAZARD BY
PRODUCING SNOW DRIFTS. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...
COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE.

$$

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WWUS46 KOTX 291305
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

IDZ001>003-WAZ037-292200-
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NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COLVILLE...
DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IN THE FAR NORTHERN
IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF BONNERS FERRY...COLVILLE...
PRIEST RIVER...AND DEER PARK...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING
AND INCREASE BY MID DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

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...MOSCOW...
PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

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CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 
4 AM PST TUESDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING
IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE COMMUNITIES
OF WALLACE...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...AND AVERY...SNOW WILL INCREASE
THIS MORNING...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW WILL
DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

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

$$

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NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...
CLOVERLAND ROAD
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY ABOVE
4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 4000
FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET BY
LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. A VIGOROUS COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS BELOW 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET WILL
LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON
THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
RIDGES AND IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN
ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD.

$$

WAZ042-292200-
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EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST TUESDAY.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...AND WINTHROP. SNOW WILL
DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
SNOW AMOUNTS FOR COMMUNITIES FURTHER EAST OF THE CASCADE CREST
LIKE CASHMERE...CARLTON...AND TWISP WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY. IN
ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY THIS
AFTERNOON CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. MOTORISTS
PLANNING TO DRIVE THROUGH STEVENS PASS ON HIGHWAY 2 SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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

$$

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SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...
DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE SPOKANE...CHENEY...AND DAVENPORT AREAS. LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE IDAHO
BORDER...AND FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...LIKE MICAH PEAK.
SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BE HEAVY FROM LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. AREAS MOST PRONE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE OVER
THE WEST PLAINS...AROUND AIRWAY HEIGHTS...MEDICAL LAKE...
DAVENPORT...AND CHENEY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...
CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD.

$$

WAZ033-035-292200-
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WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...
LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...
COULEE CITY
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND ROSALIA. FURTHER
WEST...RITZVILLE...HARRINGTON...SPRAGUE...AND WILBUR WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE MIXED
WITH RAIN...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET TODAY...AND
PLACES LIKE LA CROSSE MAY RECEIVE VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE MOST LIKELY NORTH OF
PULLMAN AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...ALONG THE ROUTE 27
CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...
COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY.

$$

WAZ038-292200-
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OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
505 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING.

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE
REPUBLIC AND INCHELIUM AREAS. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
MORNING...AND BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS AREA INCLUDES SHERMAN PASS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KOTX 291718
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

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SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...
DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON IN THE SPOKANE...CHENEY...AND DAVENPORT AREAS. LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS UP TO 7 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE IDAHO
BORDER...AND FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...LIKE MICAH PEAK.
SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND BE HEAVY FROM LATE MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL GUST UP TO 35 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. AREAS MOST PRONE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL BE OVER
THE WEST PLAINS...AROUND AIRWAY HEIGHTS...MEDICAL LAKE...
DAVENPORT...AND CHENEY.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

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...SPOKANE...
CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD.

$$

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NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COLVILLE...
DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING
OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IN THE FAR
NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF BONNERS FERRY...
COLVILLE... PRIEST RIVER...AND DEER PARK...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY
THIS MORNING AND INCREASE BY MID DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS
ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS
BY THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

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...MOSCOW...
PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS.

$$

IDZ004-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING
IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF WALLACE...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...AND AVERY...SNOW
WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING...AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE
DAY. SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

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

$$

WAZ042-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...AND WINTHROP. SNOW WILL
DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY.
SNOW AMOUNTS FOR COMMUNITIES FURTHER EAST OF THE CASCADE CREST
LIKE CASHMERE...CARLTON...AND TWISP WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY
THIS AFTERNOON CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO DRIVE THROUGH STEVENS PASS ON HIGHWAY
2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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

$$

WAZ033-035-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...
LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...
COULEE CITY
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND ROSALIA. FURTHER WEST...
RITZVILLE...HARRINGTON...SPRAGUE...AND WILBUR WILL LIKELY RECEIVE
2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY BE MIXED WITH
RAIN...ESPECIALLY FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000 FEET TODAY...AND
PLACES LIKE LA CROSSE MAY RECEIVE VERY LITTLE ACCUMULATION.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WEST WINDS
WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE MOST LIKELY NORTH OF
PULLMAN AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...ALONG THE ROUTE
27 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...
COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY.

$$

WAZ038-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

NEW SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE
REPUBLIC AND INCHELIUM AREAS. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY LATE
MORNING...AND BECOME MORE SIGNIFICANT THIS AFTERNOON.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...ACCUMULATIONS OF
4 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS AREA INCLUDES SHERMAN PASS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM.

$$

WAZ031-300130-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...
CLOVERLAND ROAD
918 AM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET
BY LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. A VIGOROUS COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS BELOW 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET WILL
LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON
THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
RIDGES AND IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN
ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KOTX 292022
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

IDZ001>003-WAZ036-037-300430-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...SPOKANE...
CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
SPOKANE AREA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AROUND 3 PM AND THEN THE WINDS
WILL PICK UP... ESPECIALLY OVER THE WEST PLAINS AND SOUTHERN
SPOKANE COUNTY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35
MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN
IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF BONNERS FERRY...
COLVILLE... PRIEST RIVER...AND DEER PARK...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW
WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST STARTING AT AROUND 3 PM.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

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...MOSCOW...
PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...
COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...
SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD.

$$

IDZ004-300430-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF WALLACE...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...AND AVERY...SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS
THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

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

$$

WAZ042-300430-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...AND WINTHROP. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS FOR COMMUNITIES
FURTHER EAST OF THE CASCADE CREST LIKE CASHMERE...CARLTON...AND
TWISP WILL LIKELY RECEIVE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY
THIS AFTERNOON CONTRIBUTING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO DRIVE THROUGH STEVENS PASS ON HIGHWAY
2 SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POOR VISIBILITIES AND DANGEROUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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

$$

WAZ033-035-300430-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...
LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...
COULEE CITY
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE
COMMUNITIES ALONG AND NORTH OF THE I-90 CORRIDOR AND OVER
NORTHERN WHITMAN COUNTY. THE SNOW WILL END BY MID AFTERNOON.

GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH
THE EVENING. WEST WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH CONTRIBUTING TO
AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING. BLOWING AND DRIFTING WILL BE MOST
LIKELY NORTH OF PULLMAN AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET...ALONG THE
ROUTE 27 CORRIDOR.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...
COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...
ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY.

$$

WAZ038-300430-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN
THE REPUBLIC AND INCHELIUM AREAS. 

FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS... ACCUMULATIONS OF 4
TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS AREA INCLUDES SHERMAN PASS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED
VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...
INCHELIUM.

$$

WAZ031-300430-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...
CLOVERLAND ROAD
1222 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET
BY LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. A VIGOROUS COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS BELOW 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET WILL
LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON
THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
RIDGES AND IN OPEN AREAS.

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN
ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KOTX 292247
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

IDZ003-300000-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
IDAHO PALOUSE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...
GENESEE
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 PM FOR
STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

$$

WAZ033-035-038-300000-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...
LA CROSSE...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...
COULEE CITY...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED UNTIL 10 PM FOR
THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND WASHINGTON PALOUSE. ADDITIONAL LIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS.

$$

WAZ042-300000-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST
OVERNIGHT. ELSEWHERE ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-300700-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0015.081231T0200Z-090101T0000Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN
IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF BONNERS FERRY...
COLVILLE... PRIEST RIVER...AND DEER PARK...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3
INCHES.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A FURTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. 

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.

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

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

$$

IDZ004-300700-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0015.081231T0200Z-090101T0000Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST TUESDAY. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY THIS
EVENING IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. FOR THE
COMMUNITIES OF WALLACE...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...AND AVERY...SNOW
WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS
THIS EVENING.

FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE LIKELY BY
THIS EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A FURTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM. 

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.

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

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

$$

IDZ002-WAZ036-300600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

THE SNOW TAPERED OFF BY MID AFTERNOON AND THE WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO PICK UP BY 4 PM... ESPECIALLY OVER THE EXPOSED AREAS OF THE
SPOKANE WEST PLAINS... SOUTHERN SPOKANE COUNTY... THE RATHDRUM
PRAIRIE AND THE I-95 CORRIDOR IN KOOTENAI COUNTY. WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE EVENING CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO THE HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS.

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.

$$

WAZ031-300700-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0015.081231T1200Z-090101T1200Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...
CLOVERLAND ROAD
247 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. 

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET
BY LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. A VIGOROUS COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS BELOW 3000 FEET BY THIS EVENING.
ACCUMULATIONS FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET WILL
LIKELY BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND GUSTS
UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON
THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AND LAST INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. A FURTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
WITH THIS NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY OVER MOUNTAIN
RIDGES AND IN OPEN AREAS.

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

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN
ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD.

$$

000 
WWUS46 KOTX 300602
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1002 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

IDZ001-WAZ037-301415-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.081231T0200Z-090101T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS
1002 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...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
TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

STEADY SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ONLY MINOR
LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. 

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A FURTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS IS POSSIBLE WITH
NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.

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.

$$

IDZ002-WAZ036-300715-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-081230T0600Z/
COEUR DALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
1002 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED. STRONG WINDS CAUSING BLOWING
SNOW ARE ABATING WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED BY MORNING. BREEZY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS IN
BLOWING SNOW UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

$$

IDZ004-301415-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.081231T0200Z-090101T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...ST MARIES...
PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN
1002 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT OVER THE
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF FRESH SNOW
FALL AND CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES ON EXPOSED TERRAIN.

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY NIGHT AND LAST THROUGH
THE DAY WEDNESDAY. A FURTHER 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS IS POSSIBLE WITH
THIS NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.

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.

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

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

$$

WAZ031-301415-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-081230T1200Z/
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.081231T1200Z-090101T1200Z/
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...
CLOVERLAND ROAD
1002 PM PST MON DEC 29 2008

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
TUESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST TUESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000
FEET BY LATE TONIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATIONS
FOR ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 3000 FEET AND 4000 FEET WILL LIKELY BE IN
THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE.

IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE
THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AREAS OF
BLOWING AND DRIFTING ON THE RIDGES AND OTHER WIND PRONE SPOTS.

A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW
PRODUCING STORM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY AND LAST INTO
THURSDAY MORNING. A FURTHER 8 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE
WITH THIS NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM.

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

THIS ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN
ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
249 PM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

.SYNOPSIS...
THE STORM TRACK WILL BE FOCUSED OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FOR
MUCH OF THIS WEEK. THE MOUNTAINS WILL EXPERIENCE SEVERAL EPISODES
OF HEAVY SNOW. BY THE END OF THE WEEK...THE MOUNTAINS WILL LIKELY
RECEIVE SEVERAL FEET OF NEW SNOW. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT A
MIXTURE OF RAIN AND WET SNOW AS QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEMS TRACK
THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS WEEK.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
TONIGHT...WITH THE EXIT OF THE SHORT-WAVE TROF THAT PRODUCED HEAVY
SNOW FOR MOST MOUNTAIN ZONES QUICKLY EXITING THE REGION...WELL BE
UNDER A BRIEF BREAK IN THE HEAVY PCPN THREAT UNTIL LATE TONIGHT
WHEN THE WRMFNT AND INCREASING ASCENT PRECEDING THE NEXT PACIFIC
CYCLONE LIFTS NE THRU OREGON AND INTO THE SRN BASIN. UNTIL
THEN...WE WILL KEEP SCATTERED MAINLY MOUNTAIN SHOWERS IN THE FCST
FOR THIS EVENING FOR ID ZONE4 WHERE WEST UNSTABLE FLOW PERSISTS
BEFORE THE FLOW BACKS TO SOUTHERLY AND SHUTS OFF THE STRONG
OROGRAPHIC FORCING. DUE TO THE ONGOING MOUNTAIN SNOWS IN SHOSHONE
COUNTY...AND THE NEXT HEAVY SNOW THREAT QUICKLY RETURNING FOR
TOMORROW...WELL SIMPLY LEAVE THE WARNING THAT WAS SET TO EXPIRE
LATE THIS AFTERNOON IN EFFECT AND EXTEND IT THROUGH TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE CONFINED TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FT
FOR ZONE4...AND ABOVE 2500 FEET CLOSER TO THE BC BORDER THIS
EVENING. BZ

MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FIRST ISSUE OF NOTE IS MAX AND
MIN TEMPERATURES WILL NOT FOLLOW THE DIURNAL CURE THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS TIME INTERVAL...INDEED TEMPERATURES LOOK TO EITHER REMAIN
STEADY OR EVEN COOL DURING THE DAY MONDAY...AND WARM DURING THE
NIGHTTIME HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT BEFORE FALLING DURING THE DAY
WEDNESDAY...ALL DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF TWO DISTINCT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS DRAGGING FRONTAL FEATURES THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
DUE TO LIMITATIONS IN HOW THE TEMPERATURE FORECASTS ARE GENERATED THIS
INTERRUPTION OF THE TYPICAL DIURNAL TEMPERATURE CURVE MIGHT NOT
SHOW UP WELL RESOLVED...BUT RATHER SHOW UP AS A NUMBER OF PERIODS
WHERE THE TEMPERATURE APPEARS STEADY. BUT THERE ARE BIGGER FISH OF
CONCERN...WHICH IS THE SNOWFALL AND HIGHLIGHTS AND OR HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK WILL BE UTILIZED TO ADDRESS THE SNOWFALL BROUGHT
ABOUT BY BOTH OF THESE STORM PASSAGES.

FIRST DISTURBANCE PASSAGE MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT HAS A
CONSIDERABLY CONDITIONAL UNSTABLE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND
IS EVIDENT FROM THE COLD OPEN CUMULUS FIELDS VISIBLE IN THE
IN-FARED IMAGERY FILLING IN THE LARGE GYRE CENTERED IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA AND EXTENDING SOUTHWARD TO NEAR 42 DEG NORTH LATITUDE. THIS
INSTABILITY WILL ALLOW IMPRESSIVE SNOWFALL RATES TO OCCUR ON THE
ORDER OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...SUGGESTING WINTER STORM WARNING
OVER SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS THAT WOULD UTILIZE OROGRAPHICS AND THE
INSTABILITY TO PRODUCE THE HEAVY SNOW...PRIMARILY PARTS OF THE
NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE AND SOME NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS.
LOWLAND LOCATIONS IN AND AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE COLUMBIA
BASIN DO NOT HAVE COLD AIR IN PLACE AND MAY NOT HAVE ENOUGH TO
ALLOW ENOUGH UPGLIDE OVER IT TO KEEP SNOWFALL GOING THERE...THUS A
SNOW SHADOW WILL PROBABLY BE UTILIZED AND DEPICTED AS LOWER SNOW
POPS AND/OR SNOW AMOUNTS INTO MONDAY NIGHT. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY MONDAY INTO MONDAY EVENING FOR SNOW DOVETAILS BETWEEN THE
SHADOWED COLUMBIA BASIN PERIPHERY AND THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL OVER
THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TO ACCOMMODATE THE HEAVY CONVECTIVE SHOWERS
THAT COULD BRING ABOUT A HEAVY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION.
SYSTEM MOVES QUICKLY OUT OF THE AREA AND IMPROVEMENT SHOWN FOR A
BRIEF PERIOD LATER ON MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...PERHAPS NOT AS A
DRY PERIOD BUT ONE WITH EITHER NO SNOWFALL OR NEGLIGIBLE SNOWFALL
RATES. SNOW RATIO USED FOR THE MOST PART IS A 13-15:1 RATIO WHICH
IS A HEAVY SNOW IN COMPARISON TO THAT WHICH FELL IN THE EARLIER
PART OF DECEMBER WHICH WAS A BIT HIGHER THAN 20:1 OR SO.

TUESDAY NIGHT HEAVY SNOWFALL STARTS AGAIN ALONG WITH THE
POSSIBILITY OF A WINTRY MIX CONSISTING OF BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN AS TEMPERATURES WARM UP THROUGH THE NIGHT
ALLOWING A TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN IN MANY LOWLAND LOCATIONS AS
WELL AS A DECREASE IN ITS INTENSITY. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSAGE...BUT THIS ONE IS EXPECTED TO
MAINTAIN AN EFFICIENT TAP INTO SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WITH
PRECIPITABLE WATER CONTENT OVER 1 INCH IN THE CORE. AS IT SWEEPS
THROUGH EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THE SURFACE LOW AND
ACCOMPANYING FRONTS THAT PASS WITH THIS FEATURE ARE INTENSE AND AS
SUCH MAINTAIN MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL SCRUB OUT ANY
COLD AIR IN PLACE OVER LOWLANDS RATHER QUICKLY ALLOWING FOR THE
TRANSITION TO RAIN IN MANY PLACES. WILL ATTEMPT TO DEPICT ANOTHER
RAIN/SNOW SHADOW FOR MANY LOWLAND LOCATIONS WHILE PILING ON THE
SNOW FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN NOT AFFECTED BY THE CASCADES
RAINSHADOW. COLD FRONT PASSAGE WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT
ALLOWS FOR EXPANSION OF THE RAINSHADOW OFF THE CASCADES AND/OR
TRANSITION BACK TO ALL SNOW THAT IS MORE SHOWERY IN NATURE
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES FALLING
THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUING TO FALL
INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. /PELATTI

THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE REGION WILL CONTINUE UNDER MOIST WEST
TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET PROPELLING A
CONGA LINE OF STORM SYSTEMS TAKING AIM AT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON BRINGING A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH
THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM
HAS TAPPED INTO A PLUME OF PWATS OVER AN INCH WHICH COULD RESULT IN
MODERATE SNOWFALL FOR THE VALLEYS NORTH OF I-90 AND HEAVY SNOW IN
THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS STORM APPEARS TO HAVE THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS
FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL INCLUDING STRONG DIVERGENCE OF Q ALOFT
AND AN UPPER LEVEL JET COUPLET ALONG WITH A PERIOD OF STRONG
ISENTROPIC ASCENT. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW OFF THE WASHINGTON
COAST WILL RESULT IN AN EASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT BRINGING
UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. SOUTHERLY FLOW
IN THE MID LEVELS WILL BRING A TONGUE OF WARM AIR OVER THE
FORECAST AREA. AS THE SYSTEM PROGRESSES EAST ON FRIDAY THIS WILL
ACT AS A TROWEL FEATURE OVER NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN
PANHANDLE. PRECIPITATION WILL START OUT AS SNOW FOR MOST OF THE
FORECAST AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND 3000 FT MSL AS
WARM AIR INFILTRATES FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL
FOR A CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN FOR A TIME IN SOME OF THE SHELTERED
VALLEYS. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA AS
850MB WINDS OVER 50KTS WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE WITH THE COLD
FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO VALLEY FLOORS
FRIDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE A
BIT ON THURSDAY THEN TREND SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.

THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LACK OF MODEL CONSENSUS ON THE TRACK OF THE
SURFACE LOW FOR THE STORM EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION FOR THE
WEEKEND. GFS GUIDANCE BRINGS IT ALONG THE BC BORDER THEN INTO
MONTANA WHILE THE ECMWF DROPS IT SOUTH TO THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOLUTIONS TRANSLATES TO EITHER ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW OR A DRY PERIOD. WILL KEEP POPS NEAR CLIMO FOR
THE BASIN AND TRENDING ABOVE CLIMO FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS UNTIL
MODEL AGREEMENT IMPROVES. /KELCH

&&

.AVIATION...
A QUICK MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE RAIN IN THE
SPOKANE...PULLMAN...AND COEUR DALENE AREAS THROUGH 19-20Z. A
STRONG BELT OF WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL CAUSE LOW LEVEL
WIND SHEAR IN THE KPUW AREA UNTIL THE LOW TRACKS INTO THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN PULLMAN AFTER
17Z.BZ

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE        25  32  19  28  28  28 /  40  90  70  20  90  20
COEUR DALENE  26  33  21  30  30  30 /  50  90  80  30  90  90
PULLMAN        27  37  22  34  34  34 /  60  90  80  20  90  20
LEWISTON       34  40  35  38  38  38 /  60  90  30  20  60  20
COLVILLE       22  31  15  27  27  27 /  20 100  90  40  90  20
SANDPOINT      25  31  24  30  30  30 /  40 100 100  40  90 100
KELLOGG        26  33  25  29  29  29 /  50 100 100  50  90 100
MOSES LAKE     16  34  16  31  31  31 /  30  70  20  20  50  10
WENATCHEE      18  31  18  28  28  28 /  40 100  20  40  80  10
OMAK           20  32  15  27  27  27 /  20  70  50  40  90  10

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL
     PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.

     WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
     CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...COEUR DALENE AREA...IDAHO
     PALOUSE...NORTHERN PANHANDLE.

WA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR
     NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 4 AM PST TUESDAY
     FOR EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST MONDAY FOR
     SPOKANE AREA...WASHINGTON PALOUSE.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
703 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>036-038-041-043-044-291515-
COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
703 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO...
NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON
IN THE POMEROY AREA AND OVER THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE.
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. FORTUNATELY...RAIN HAS
FALLEN ON THE SNOWPACK OVER THE PALOUSE. THE WET SNOW WILL
MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A MOIST JET STREAM WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHWEST ALLOWING
A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS TO TRACK THROUGH ABOUT EVERY 24-48
HOURS. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO ALL LOCATIONS ON
MONDAY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. A
SECOND...STRONGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MODERATE WINDS AS WELL AS SEVERAL INCHES OF VALLEY SNOW.
ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS POISED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MODERATE WINDS.

IDZ001-004-WAZ031-037-042-291515-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
703 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO...
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

MORE SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...INCLUDING THE
CASCADE CREST...THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON...THE
NORTHEAST BLUES ABOVE 4000 FEET...AND OVER THE PANHANDLE
MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED
PROBLEMS WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A MOIST JET STREAM WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE NORTHWEST ALLOWING
A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS TO TRACK THROUGH ABOUT EVERY 24-48
HOURS. A WEAK SYSTEM WILL BRING LIGHT SNOW TO ALL LOCATIONS ON
MONDAY WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE IN THE PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. A
SECOND...STRONGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MODERATE WINDS AS WELL AS SEVERAL INCHES OF VALLEY SNOW.
ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS POISED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MODERATE WINDS.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
938 AM PST SUN DEC 28 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     HEAVY SNOW       3 SE CLARK FORK         48.12N 116.13W
12/28/2008  M4.6 INCH        BONNER             ID   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COCORHS, ID-BR-2

0630 AM     HEAVY SNOW       15 NNW LEAVENWORTH      47.79N 120.79W
12/28/2008  M6.1 INCH        CHELAN             WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COCORHS WA-CH-29.

0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 NNW LEAVENWORTH       47.60N 120.67W
12/28/2008  M5.5 INCH        CHELAN             WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COCORHS, SPOTTER WA-CH-23

0800 AM     HEAVY SNOW       1 ENE LEAVENWORTH       47.60N 120.64W
12/28/2008  M4.9 INCH        CHELAN             WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COCORHS, WA-CH-27

0810 AM     HEAVY SNOW       NE PESHASTIN            47.57N 120.60W
12/28/2008  M3.4 INCH        CHELAN             WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            COCORHS, WA-CH-28.

&&

SSAVOY