Alert archive / Idaho / Winter Storm Warnings in 2009
Winter Storm Warning 29, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Nov 21, 2009, 4:01 PM PST for 4 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Nov 22, 2009, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 21 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 21, 2009, 4:01 PM PST (00:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 22, 2009, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2009, 1:00 AM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 6:27 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 4 Se Viola, ID | 7.0 INCHES IN THE LAST 10 HOURS AND STORM TOTAL OF 9.5 INCHES. SPOTTER LATAH 55, ELEVATION 2913 FEET. |
| Nov 22, 7:22 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 E Deary, ID | 7 INCHES IN THE PAST 14 HOURS. |
| Nov 22, 8:40 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Nne Moscow, ID | SNOWFALL PAST 12 TO 15 HOURS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 1076 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 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 220001 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. IDZ002-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0800Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ IDZ004-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0600Z-091123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ003-220815- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ WAZ038-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ037-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ WAZ036-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0800Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... 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 SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ035-043-044-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU WILL RAINGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ042-220815- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY...INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$ WAZ033-220815- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ WAZ031-220815- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 401 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... 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 SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
11 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KOTX 220024 CCA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. IDZ002-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0800Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ IDZ004-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0600Z-091123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ003-220830- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ WAZ038-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ037-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ WAZ036-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0800Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. $$ IDZ001-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ035-043-044-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU WILL RAINGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ042-220830- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.COR.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS NEAR THE NORTH CASCADES...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 2500 FEET OR HIGHER. THIS WILL IMPACT UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY NEAR MAZAMA AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE INCLUDING PLAIN. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$ WAZ033-220830- /O.COR.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA... LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF ST JOHN AND COLFAX IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 195 AND STATE ROUTE 27. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...COLFAX... ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ WAZ031-220830- /O.COR.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 404 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 220138 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. IDZ003-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ WAZ038-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. $$ WAZ036-037-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ001-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ031-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ WAZ035-043-044-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ033-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF ST JOHN AND COLFAX IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 195 AND STATE ROUTE 27. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ WAZ042-220945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 538 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS NEAR THE NORTH CASCADES...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR HIGHER. THIS WILL IMPACT UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY NEAR MAZAMA AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE INCLUDING PLAIN. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 220426 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. IDZ003-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ WAZ042-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS NEAR THE NORTH CASCADES...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR HIGHER. THIS WILL IMPACT UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY NEAR MAZAMA AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE INCLUDING PLAIN. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$ WAZ038-043-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PRECIPITATION MAY START IN THE FORM OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. $$ WAZ036-037-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ001-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ031-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ WAZ035-044-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU ABOVE 2000 FEET BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ033-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 826 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF ST JOHN AND COLFAX IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 195 AND STATE ROUTE 27. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 220452 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. IDZ003-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OVER SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES AND RIDGES WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ WAZ042-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS NEAR THE NORTH CASCADES...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR HIGHER. THIS WILL IMPACT UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY NEAR MAZAMA AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE INCLUDING PLAIN. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$ WAZ038-043-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PRECIPITATION MAY START IN THE FORM OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. $$ WAZ036-037-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ001-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ031-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ WAZ035-044-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU ABOVE 2000 FEET BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ033-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF ST JOHN AND COLFAX IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 195 AND STATE ROUTE 27. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 221212 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 IDZ003-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ WAZ042-221800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS IN THE NORTH CASCADES THROUGH THIS MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR HIGHER. THIS WILL IMPACT UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY NEAR MAZAMA AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE INCLUDING PLAIN. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$ WAZ038-043-222000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. $$ WAZ036-037-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA MAINLY THIS MORNING...WITH FURTHER SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ001-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ031-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ WAZ035-044-222000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS MORNING. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ033-222015- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 412 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF ST JOHN AND COLFAX IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 195 AND STATE ROUTE 27. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 221809 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 WAZ035-038-043-044-221915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH NOON WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WE SHOULD SEE A SLOW RISE IN TEMPERATURES WARMING NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING...ESPECIALLY BELOW 2000 FEET...GREATLY IMPROVING TRAVEL CONDITIONS OUTSIDE THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ042-221915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH NOON WITH LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WE SHOULD SEE A SLOW RISE IN TEMPERATURES WARMING NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING...ESPECIALLY BELOW 2000 FEET...GREATLY IMPROVING TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST WHERE SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$ WAZ033-221915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOWEVER... TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING AND LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$ IDZ003-230215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA TODAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH. THIS COULD PRODUCE SNOW DRIFTS OVER HIGHWAY 95 AND OTHER NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE STEADILY BY LATE EVENING AS THE SNOW AND WIND BEGINS TO TAPER OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-230215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE ST MARIES AREA AND THROUGHOUT THE SILVER VALLEY AREA TODAY AND THIS EVENING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 20 MPH BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ IDZ002-230215- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE COEUR DALENE AREA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF COEUR DALENE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ WAZ036-037-230000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA MAINLY THIS MORNING...WITH FURTHER SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL... AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ001-230215- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ031-230215- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1009 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 222253 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 IDZ002-230000- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ COEUR DALENE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR DALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. $$ IDZ001-230000- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$ WAZ036-037-230000- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE NIGHT...HOWEVER NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$ IDZ003-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2200 FEET. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-230700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAINLY SOUTH OF I-90 THIS EVENING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN NEAR 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF INTO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ WAZ031-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 253 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING AS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 230028 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 428 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 IDZ003-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 428 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA THIS EVENING WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2200 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-230830- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 428 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MAINLY SOUTH OF I- 90 THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN NEAR 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF INTO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ WAZ031-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 428 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING AS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 230238 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 638 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 IDZ003-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 638 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE IDAHO PALOUSE AREA FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN VIOLA. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRA DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF MOSCOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-230900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 638 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN NEAR 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF INTO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$ WAZ031-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 638 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING AS SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 230338 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 738 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 WAZ031-230445- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 738 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DECREASED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$ IDZ003-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 738 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...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. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED ON THE IDAHO PALOUSE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN VIOLA. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRA DIFFICULT ON HIGHWAY 95 NORTH OF MOSCOW. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATTER THIS EVENING AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-230900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 738 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2500 FEET SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN NEAR 15 TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF INTO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$
000 WWUS46 KOTX 230539 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 939 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 IDZ003-230645- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE 939 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY ON THE IDAHO PALOUSE SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS WITH NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER... POTLATCH...GENESEE. $$ IDZ004-230900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0029.000000T0000Z-091123T0900Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 939 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH IS EXPECTED OVER THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 2 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 1 AM. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AS SOUTHWEST WINDS REMAIN NEAR 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WIND SPEEDS OVER THE VALLEYS WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY LIGHTER. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF INTO SCATTERED SHOWERS OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN STORM SYSTEM PUSHES EAST INTO WESTERN MONTANA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. $$
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 Nov 21, 3:41 PM PST, 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 21, 3:41 PM PST, 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
341 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONGER AND COLDER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL OVER MUCH OF THE REGION TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO PASS THROUGH
THE INLAND NORTHWEST EVERY 24 TO 36 HOURS THROUGH AT LEAST THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOWFALL EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
ACROSS THE INLAND NW...
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...AFTERNOON WATER VAPOR SHOWING A STRONG
PACIFIC STORM CHARGING TOWARD THE WASHINGTON COAST WITH A CLASSIC
BAROCLINIC LEAF SIGNATURE INDICATIVE OF THE ORGANIZED DEEPENING
SURFACE CYCLONE AND ASSOCIATED CONVEYOR BELTS. MODELS HAVE COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT REGARDING THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM WHICH NOW
TRACK THE SURFACE LOW OVER THE KITTITAS VALLEY...ALONG THE I-90
CORRIDOR...BEFORE TRACKING TO THE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN
IDAHO PANHANDLE INTO SOUTHEASTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THE LOW WILL
BOTTOM OUT THIS EVENING WHILE CROSSING ONTO THE WASHINGTON COAST
JUST BELOW 990MB...THEN GRADUALLY FILL AND WEAKEN OVERNIGHT INTO
TOMORROW. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT WILL FOCUS ALONG
THE CASCADES...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...OKANOGAN REGION...AS THE LOW
NEARS THE COAST TONIGHT AND INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW ENHANCES LIFT
UNDER A BLANKET OF DEEP ISENTROPIC ASCENT. AS THE LOW JUMPS THE
CASCADES AFT 12Z SUNDAY...THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD WILL BEGIN TO
SHIFT TOWARD FAR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND IDAHO. RADAR IMAGERY WILL
LIKELY ILLUSTRATE A WELL DEFINED DEFORMATION BAND ALONG THE
NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW WHICH IS WHERE THE 6 HOUR LIQUID
AMTS WILL NEAR THREE-TENTHS OF AN INCH THEN AS THE LOW EJECTS TO
NORTHEAST MIDDAY TOMORROW...CONTINUED STRONG UPSLOPE INTO THE ID
PANHANDLE WILL RESULT IN THE SECOND CHANCE FOR MODERATE
PRECIPITATION RATES...MAINLY FOCUSING INTO THE PANHANDLE
MTNS...IDAHO PALOUSE...AND COEUR D ALENE AREA. SNOWFALL TOTALS
WILL GENERALLY RUN 2-5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6-10 IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WITH THE HIGHEST TOTALS ACROSS THE CENTRAL ID PANHANDLE
AS THE SECOND WAVE OF PRECIPITATION FORMS IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW.
THIS IS WHERE WINTER WEATHER WARNINGS WERE POSTED AND VALLEYS CAN
EXPECT 3-6 WITH 8-10 IN THE MOUNTAINS.
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FROM THE EAST SLOPES...OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...AND
WENATCHEE AREA SUGGEST TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID TO
UPPER 40S BELOW 2000 WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
30S. CALCULATED WETBULB COOLING SUGGEST TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION SO ALL
WINTER HIGHLIGHTS IN THE AFOREMENTIONED ZONES WERE FOCUSED MAINLY
ABOVE 2000.
WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS
EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON UNDER THE COLD ADVECTION REGIME. MODELS
CONTINUE TO HINT 850MB WINDS OF 35-50KTS DOWN THE EAST SLOPES AND
THIS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. THESE BREEZY WINDS WILL
ALSO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES BUT WITH THE SNOW BEING
OF A WETTER NATURE...EXPECT THIS WILL BE LOCALIZED. /SB
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD
AGREEMENT THAT THE PERIOD WILL BEGIN ON A QUIETING NOTE AS
SUNDAYS UPPER LEVEL TROF SHIFTS INTO CENTRAL MONTANA. THE TROF
WILL BE SLOWLY REPLACED BY A WELL-DEFINED UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
RESULTING IN RAPID STABILIZATION OVER THE ENTIRE REGION. THUS THE
POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE DUE TO MOIST UPSLOPE
SW FLOW WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY. MODEL CROSS SECTIONS SHOW THE
POTENTIAL INSTABILITY DECREASING FROM AROUND 550 MBS AT 00Z TO
LESS THAN 700 MBS BY 12Z. MEANWHILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES
DECREASE RAPIDLY ABOVE 700 MBS AS WELL. THIS SUGGESTS THAT MOST OF
THE POST-FRONTAL SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE WILL
DECREASE AFTER 06Z WITH ONLY A FEW PERSISTENT SHOWERS .
GENERALLY DRY WEATHER WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH MOST OF MONDAY UNTIL
ANOTHER FRONT PUSHES INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE IN THE DAY.
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS DISTURBANCE WAS CURRENTLY LOCATED
JUST WEST OF 150W AND WAS ADEQUATELY HANDLED BY BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF AS OF 22Z. BOTH MODEL SOLUTIONS BRING THE PRE-FRONTAL UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE INTO NORTH IDAHO BY 00Z TUE WITH A SWIFT MOVING
SHORTWAVE TROF PASSING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN THIRD OF BC OVERNIGHT.
THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE MUCH LESS DYNAMIC AND IMPRESSIVE THAN THE
ONE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. IN FACT...THE MODELS HAVE BEEN
TRENDING TOWARD KEEPING THE PRECIPITATION FAIRLY LIGHT WITH MOST
OF IT HOLDING OVER THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE CWA. GIVEN THE TRACK
OF THE UPPER LEVEL TROF...THE PRIMARY FLOW IN THE 850-700 MB LAYER
WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE WEST SO WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A STRONG
WARM FRONT OR ISENTROPIC ASCENT WE WOULD ALSO EXPECT TO SEE A FAIR
AMOUNT OF DOWNSLOPE FLOW OVER THE CASCADES. WHILE BOTH THE GFS AND
ECMWF DO HINT AT A WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION PATTERN IN THE 850-700
MB LAYER ITS NOT NECESSARILY ENOUGH TO OVERCOME THE DOWNSLOPE
IMPACTS OF THE CASCADES. WHILE THIS SYSTEM WONT HAVE THE BENEFIT
OF STRONG DYNAMICAL FORCING IT WILL FEATURE A HIGH AMOUNT OF
MOISTURE...AS EVIDENCED BY PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES AROUND
150-180 PERCENT OF NORMAL. THERE WILL ALSO BE PERSISTENT WEAK
ISENTROPIC ASCENT. WHATS INTERESTING IN THIS SCENARIO IS THE FRONT
LOSES MUCH OF ITS EASTWARD MOMENTUM AS YET ANOTHER SYSTEM PUSHES
INTO THE COAST BY LATE TUESDAY. THIS NEXT SYSTEM AMPLIFIES YET
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE RIDGE OVER THE AREA...WHICH ALLOWS THE MONDAY
FRONT TO SIT AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE REGION AND SHIFT SLOWLY
SOUTH THROUGH TUESDAY . GIVEN THIS SCENARIO WE WOULD EXPECT TO SEE
A LIGHT AND RATHER PROLONGED STRATIFORM PRECIPITATION EVENT MUCH
OF WHICH WILL FALL AS SNOW. GIVEN THE WEAK FORCING WE PREFER THE
DRIER GFS AND ECMWF SOLUTIONS OVER THE RATHER WET NAM. AT THIS
POINT IT APPEARS WINTER HIGHLIGHTS WILL NOT BE NECESSARY. MOST OF
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH OF I90. FX
WEDNESDAY TO SATURDAY...THE MEDIUM-RANGE STARTS WITH A RIDGE OVER
THE WEST...A WARM FRONT NR THE BC BORDER AND A COLD FRONT NR 130W.
THIS LEAVES PASSING MID/HIGHER CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW
ACROSS THE CASCADES AND WA/BC BORDER MTNS INTO WED NT...WITH SOME
EARLY FOG/STRATUS THREAT. THEREAFTER MODELS DIVERGE OVER COLD FRONT
PASSAGE. THE FCST LEANS TO THE GFS...WITH BETTER CONSISTENCY AND
GEM/DGEX AGREEMENT. THE ECMWF TRENDED TO GFS. ALL THIS TRANSLATES
TO THE COLD FRONT PUSHING TO THE CASCADES THU AM AND EAST THU NT
INTO FRI AM...INCREASING PRECIP CHANCES. A THREAT FOR OROGRAPHIC
RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUES FRIDAY BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES
LATER SATURDAY. SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY TREND
CLOSER TO NORMAL BY SATURDAY. /JCOTE
&&
.AVIATION...
A WEAK RIDGE ALOFT WILL PROMOTE VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF SITES
THROUGH 03Z TONIGHT...WITH LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS LOCALLY
OBSCURING MOUNTAINS IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND CASCADE CREST.
THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD IFR CEILINGS TO THE
WESTERN REACHES OF THE REGION AFTER 04Z...SPREADING INTO THE
EASTERN TERMINALS AFT 10Z. THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM WILL
ALSO TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS LEADING TO INCREASING WINDS
FROM KPUW-KGEG WITH GUSTS OF 25-35KTS. THE PRECIPITATION
WILL BEGIN TO WANE FROM THE WEST AFTER 18Z.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
SPOKANE 31 37 25 38 30 40 / 80 90 10 20 40 20
COEUR DALENE 30 38 27 39 30 40 / 50 90 20 20 50 20
PULLMAN 31 37 27 40 29 44 / 70 90 10 10 30 20
LEWISTON 35 42 31 47 32 49 / 40 90 20 10 20 20
COLVILLE 32 40 27 39 29 40 / 80 100 10 50 60 10
SANDPOINT 30 37 27 34 27 36 / 30 90 20 50 60 40
KELLOGG 29 33 28 33 29 37 / 30 100 70 20 50 30
MOSES LAKE 31 44 24 43 26 45 / 100 50 0 30 30 0
WENATCHEE 32 43 29 43 32 45 / 100 50 0 30 40 0
OMAK 31 43 22 41 29 45 / 100 80 0 70 80 0
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHERN PANHANDLE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM PST MONDAY FOR
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR COEUR
DALENE AREA...IDAHO PALOUSE.
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...SPOKANE AREA...WASHINGTON PALOUSE.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
SUNDAY FOR EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
SUNDAY FOR OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
SUNDAY FOR OKANOGAN VALLEY...UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN...
WATERVILLE PLATEAU.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 21, 5:58 AM PST, 10 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 558 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 IDZ001>004-027-WAZ031-033-035>038-041>044-221400- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR DALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 558 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 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 A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BEGINNING TONIGHT ACROSS THE REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF DURING THE AFTERNOON. IDZ026-WAZ032-034-221400- LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- 558 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 4:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Bonner, Boundary, Kootenai | 28 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.