Wind Advisory 8, NWS Boise, ID

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
250 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012

...VERY WINDY THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...

.GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN SOUTHEASTERN OREGON AND IN
THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY UNDER
STRONG WINDS ALOFT. WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING.

IDZ029-ORZ061-062-132200-
/O.CAN.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T2100Z/
OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-
250 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /150 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS...HARNEY COUNTY...AND BAKER COUNTY.
WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THE
REST OF TODAY. HIGHER PEAKS WILL HAVE LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. 
BUT IN GENERAL WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING.

$$

IDZ015-ORZ063-140000-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MALHEUR COUNTY-
250 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /150 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS AND MALHEUR COUNTY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON TODAY.

* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH...
OR GUSTS OF AT LEAST 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
549 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012

IDZ015-ORZ063-140100-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120314T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-MALHEUR COUNTY-
549 PM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012 /449 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MDT /5 PM PDT/ THIS
EVENING FOR MALHEUR COUNTY IN OREGON AND THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS
IN IDAHO.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. WINDS WILL
GUSTY TO AROUND 30 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS DECREASING TO 15
MPH OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
852 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012

.DISCUSSION...DEEP SURFACE LOW ALONG THE BC COAST WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIVE A EAST-TO-SOUTH SURFACE WIND TONIGHT. THOUGH LITTLE CHANGE
IN THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT...DEVELOPMENT OF NIGHTTIME SURFACE
INVERSION IS CUTTING OFF CONNECTION TO THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT.
THIS IS ALREADY EVIDENT WITH WEAKER WINDS AND GUSTS ACROSS SE
OREGON AND SW IDAHO. GUSTY WINDS RETURN TOMORROW /BEFORE SUNRISE
ACROSS SE OREGON/ WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SOUTHWEST FLOW STILL
PRODUCING LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE EAST-CENTRAL OREGON AND SW
IDAHO MTNS THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION MAY TRAIL OFF LATER TONIGHT
BUT WILL PICK UP AGAIN TOWARD SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES. FORECAST GRIDS FOR TONIGHT LOOK TO BE ON TRACK SO WILL
LET THEM RIDE. ALSO WILL LET THE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRE AS PLANNED.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT EXCEPT FOR
SCATTERED MVFR MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS IN BAKER COUNTY OREGON AND WEST
CENTRAL IDAHO. ON TUESDAY PRECIPITATION WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AS
AREAS OF MVFR/LOCAL IFR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST
OREGON AND WEST CENTRAL IDAHO BY 18Z...WITH SNOW LEVELS FROM 4K FEET
MSL AT KBNO AND KBKE TO 6K FEET MSL AT KTWF. SURFACE WINDS...
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 10-20 KTS TONIGHT THEN SOUTH TO WEST 15-30 KTS
TUESDAY. WINDS ALOFT...SOUTHWEST UP TO 45 KTS AT 10K FEET MSL.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...TONIGHT AN APPROACHING
COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER SE OREGON AND MODERATE
WINDS OVER SOUTHWEST IDAHO. PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN MAINLY
OROGRAPHICALLY FORCED IN THE WEST CENTRAL/BOISE/BAKER COUNTY
MOUNTAINS AND THIS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE FRONTAL LIFT SHIFTS
INTO WESTERN HARNEY COUNTY AFTER MIDNIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. THE FRONT ITSELF WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH STRONG WINDS AS
WELL...CONTINUED OROGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF VALLEY
RAIN SHOWERS OVER SW IDAHO TUESDAY. GREATEST POPS ARE WITH THE
FRONT/TERRAIN OVER THE BOISE MOUNTAINS TO JORDAN VALLEY SOUTHWARD
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. LESS WIND BY LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...CONTINUED SW FLOW AND UNSETTLED WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON.

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...MOIST ACTIVE PATTERN
WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
INTO THE WEEKEND. THE BEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE TUESDAY
NIGHT AND AGAIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
MAINLY ABOVE 5000 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT RISING TO OVER 7000 FEET
THURSDAY NIGHT. MOUNTAIN PEAKS SHOULD SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW THURSDAY
NIGHT/FRIDAY HOWEVER...ELEVATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET WILL SEE ALL RAIN.
ON FRIDAY A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS OUR AREA FOLLOWED BY MUCH COOLER
WEATHER FOR THE WEEKEND AS A MAJOR UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER
THE WESTERN U.S. MAX TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE 5 TO
10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...WITH MINS RETURNING TO NEAR NORMAL FOR
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL BE SCATTERED...IN THE
FORM OF SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND A MIX OF SNOW AND RAIN IN THE
VALLEYS.

&&

.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...NONE.
OR...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM MDT /9 PM PDT/ THIS EVENING ORZ061>063.
&&

WEATHER.GOV/BOISE

DISCUSSION...DG
AVIATION.....JT
PREV SHORT TERM...VM
PREV LONG TERM....BB/DD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
240 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012

ORZ061-062-132045-
HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-
140 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
OREGON AND SOUTHEAST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH
ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.

IDZ015-029-ORZ063-132045-
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-MALHEUR COUNTY-
240 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012 /140 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST IDAHO
AND SOUTHEAST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LOCALLY VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER MALHEUR COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON
WILL REDEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING AND EXPAND TO
OVER THE SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS AND OWYHEE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH
ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.

IDZ011>014-016-028-030-033-ORZ064-132045-
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-BOISE MOUNTAINS-
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-CAMAS PRAIRIE-
SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-UPPER WEISER RIVER-
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
240 PM MDT MON MAR 12 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
IDAHO...SOUTHWEST IDAHO...WEST CENTRAL IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. MODERATE SNOW IS
EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET IN THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS
THROUGH TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT HAZARDOUS WEATHER THROUGH
ESTABLISHED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS.