Winter Storm Warning 15, NWS Spokane, WA

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WWUS46 KOTX 020654
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1054 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...HEAVY SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT WITH HAZARDOUS TRAVEL OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.
SNOW LEVELS NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER WILL LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS 
ON SUNDAY AS PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES...

.A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
HOWEVER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000
FEET IN THE EAST SLOPES AND OVER VALLEY COMMUNITIES NEAR THE
CANADIAN BORDER. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY.

WAZ038-021600-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...
CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
1054 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR VALLEYS ABOVE 2500
  FEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN
  THE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING SHERMAN PASS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO
  LET UP BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. SNOW MAY BEGIN AS
  RAIN OR RAIN SNOW MIX BELOW 3000 FEET THEN CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY 
  MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 
  WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET...EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE CANADIAN
  BORDER WHERE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER NEAR 2000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-021600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
1054 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR VALLEYS ABOVE 2500
  FEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. 8 TO 14 INCHES IN
  THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL LATE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON AND TRANSITION TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW
  LEVELS WILL START NEAR 3000 FEET AND LOWER NEAR 2000 FEET ALONG
  THE CANADIAN BORDER SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN 
  ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY 
  TRAIL ROAD.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET...EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE CANADIAN
  BORDER WHERE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER NEAR 1800 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS ON AREA ROADWAYS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-021600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
1054 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
  MORNING. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SUNDAY
  MORNING AND THEN TRANSITION TO PERSISTENT SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY
  EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS ON INTERSTATE 90 (ELEVATION 4700 FEET);
  4TH OF JULY PASS ON INTERSTATE 90 (ELEVATION 3100 FEET).

* SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET LOWERING TO 3500 FEET.

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND 4TH OF JULY PASS WILL 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. 
  SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

WAZ042-021600-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...
BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS
1054 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY THROUGH 
  THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO LET UP AWAY FROM 
  THE CASCADE CREST BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SUNDAY. SNOW 
  SHOWERS OVER THE CASCADE CREST WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

805 
WWUS46 KOTX 021359
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
559 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HEAVY WET MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY...

IDZ001-WAZ037-038-022200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...
CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
559 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES FOR VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 
  FEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. 6 TO 10 INCHES IN 
  THE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING SHERMAN PASS. 

* TIMING: HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON FOR
  REPUBLIC AND METALINE FALLS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THE
  MOUNTAINS AROUND BONNERS FERRY THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: PRIEST LAKE...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...
  HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET...EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE CANADIAN 
  BORDER WHERE SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER NEAR 2000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-022200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
559 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MOUNTAIN ACCUMULATIONS 10 TO 20 INCHES. 2 TO
  6 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET ON MONDAY.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN
  4000 AND 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS ON INTERSTATE 90 (ELEVATION 4700 
  FEET); 4TH OF JULY PASS ON INTERSTATE 90 (ELEVATION 3100 
  FEET). 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND 4TH OF JULY PASS WILL 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. 
  SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

WAZ042-021800-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...
BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS
559 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 2000
  AND 3000 FEET INCLUDING MAZAMA AND AREAS AROUND WINTHROP. 6 TO
  10 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

743 
WWUS46 KOTX 021744
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
944 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HEAVY WET MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY...

WAZ037-038-021845-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...WAUCONDA...
CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
944 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE MAIN BAND OF MOUNTAIN SNOW HAS PUSHED EAST OF THE AREA. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING.
THESE SHOWERS MAY BRING SOME MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE THIS
ELEVATION...BUT THE THREAT ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS
HAS ENDED.

$$

IDZ001-030000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD
944 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET.
  UP TO AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE BELOW THIS ELEVATION IN BONNERS
  FERRY...EASTPORT...AND PORTHILL.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND BONNERS
  FERRY AND SANDPOINT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-030145-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
944 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 
  4000 AND 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 3000 FEET 
  TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS ON INTERSTATE 90 (ELEVATION 4700 FEET);
  4TH OF JULY PASS ON INTERSTATE 90 (ELEVATION 3100 FEET).

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND 4TH OF JULY PASS WILL 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. 
  SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

WAZ042-030145-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
944 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 2000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES NEAR THE CASCADE
  CREST.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO SPILL OVER THE CASCADE
  CREST THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: HIGHWAY TWO OVER STEVENS PASS.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

913 
WWUS46 KOTX 022231
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
231 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HEAVY WET MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY...

IDZ001-030645-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121205T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD
231 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING: THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW
  TO THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET BEGINNING MONDAY NIGHT AND
  LASTING THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT RISING TO 4500 FEET TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WAZ042-022345-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-121203T0200Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
231 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BRING FURTHER MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS
NEAR THE CASCADE CREST...BUT SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS. MORE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS EXPECTED MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY.

$$

IDZ004-030645-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
231 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 
  4000 AND 5000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 3000 FEET 
  TONIGHT. 

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS AND 4TH OF JULY PASS. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS AND 4TH OF JULY PASS WILL 
  RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. 
  SNOW WILL BE WET AND HEAVY. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

WAZ037-038-030645-
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121205T0000Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...
CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
231 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY
  THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER 
  CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.

* HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET MONDAY NIGHT RISING TO 4500 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

787 
WWUS46 KOTX 030253
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
653 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW OVER
THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO. SCATTERED HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE CASCADE CREST.  ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

IDZ004-031400-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
653 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW
  OVERNIGHT...POTENTIALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS ARE
  CURRENTLY NEAR 4000 FEET AND EXPECTED TO LOWER NEAR 3500 FEET
  OVERNIGHT. MOST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS.

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-038-031400-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121205T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS
653 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 14 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER 
  CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY 
  TRAIL ROAD.

* HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET RISING TO 5000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

576 
WWUS46 KOTX 031158
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
358 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STEADY SNOW OVER
THE CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS OF IDAHO. SCATTERED HEAVY SNOW
SHOWERS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE CASCADE CREST.  ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...

IDZ004-031500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1500Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
358 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 4500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING
  HOURS. 

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS AND AT OTHER LOCATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS 
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

WAZ042-040015-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121204T2000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...
BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS
358 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET AND UPPER METHOW VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH ABOVE 2500 FEET AND UPPER METHOW VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST
  ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2500 FEET NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3000 TO 3500 FEET ALONG THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR IN
  SOUTH CHELAN COUNTY...2000 FEET NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN.

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-038-040015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121205T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS
358 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 9 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH TUESDAY.  

* LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER 
  CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY 
  TRAIL ROAD.

* HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET RISING TO 5000 FEET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

534 
WWUS46 KOTX 031440
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
640 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

IDZ004-031900-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1900Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS
640 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES BUT LOCALLY UP TO 3.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS: LOOKOUT PASS...WITH SNOW OCCASIONALLY IMPACTING
  PASSES DOWN TO 3500 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: SNOWFALL OVER LOOKOUT PASS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS INTO WESTERN MONTANA. SNOW WILL ALSO BE
  POSSIBLE OVER HIGHER PORTIONS OF STATE HIGHWAY 6 NEAR HARVARD
  HILL. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

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.

&&

$$

WAZ042-040245-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121204T2000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...
BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS
640 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 13 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-038-040245-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121205T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS
640 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN MONDAY EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER 
  CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY 
  TRAIL ROAD.

* HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET RISING TO 5000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

593 
WWUS46 KOTX 031712
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

IDZ004-031815-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0015.000000T0000Z-121203T1900Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
ALONG THE IDAHO/MONTANA BORDER. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE LIGHT AND SPOTTY...THEREFORE THE WINTER SNOW STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

WAZ042-040115-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121204T2000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...
BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 13 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY 
  THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: MAZAMA...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET RISING TO 4500 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ001-WAZ037-038-040115-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0015.121204T0600Z-121205T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS
912 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES.

* TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

* LOCATIONS: CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER 
  CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY 
  TRAIL ROAD.

* HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3500 FEET RISING TO 5000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: POTENTIALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL 
  CONDITIONS ON HIGHER MOUNTAIN ROADS AND PASSES. 

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT 
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
232 PM PST Sat Dec 1 2012

.SYNOPSIS...
A moist...progressive occasionally windy but relatively mild
weather pattern will persist through mid-week with a strong shot of
mountain snow and valley rain on Sunday and then again on Tuesday.
Later in the week no major storm systems are expected...but
conditions will remain showery and unsettled with cooler
temperatures by next weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IN THE VALLEYS WITH HEAVY SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS ON SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

Tonight and Sunday: The next storm system is awaiting offshore
early this afternoon and will begin to push into the region
tonight. Satellite imagery shows the upper level shortwave
pivoting toward the west coast at 130w longitude. Out ahead of the
this shortwave is a fetch of sub-tropical moisture with P-wats of 1.5
inches being directed toward northern California. Strong dynamics
aloft fueled by a strong jet streak of 160+ kts will result in
rapid cyclogenesis off of coastal Oregon. This surface low will
continue to deepen as it shifts into southern Washington late
tonight. Moisture into northern California will wrap in around the
low and be fed into the region in a counter-clockwise manner from
the Central Panhandle over to the East Slopes of the Northern
Cascades. Strong dynamical forcing aloft with isentropic accent in
the warm sector of the cyclone will result in periods of moderate
to heavy precipitation across much of the region.

Much of the region saw enough sunshine today to warm temperatures
up well above the freezing mark. Some of our more recent colder
valley locations in the East Slopes of the Cascades and across the
northern mountain areas, have warmed up into the 40s and close to
50 for some spots. With high clouds already beginning to move into
the region from the south this afternoon, these valley locations will
have a hard time radiating back down to freezing tonight before
the onset of precipitation. This will result in precipitation type
as rain in the valleys with snow up in the mountains. Mountain
passes will likely see heavy wet snow with this system. The Winter
Storm Watch across the East Slopes of the Northern Cascades will
be upgraded to an Advisory for snow above 3000 feet tonight into
tomorrow morning. Blewett Pass and Loup Loup Pass will see around
5 to 7 inches of total snowfall. The surface low and associated
deformation band will quickly move across the region with low level
flow turning westerly by the late morning hours on Sunday. The
strong westerly flow at this time will begin to shadow out areas
just east of the Cascade crest. Thus, a 6 to 12 hour of heavy
snowfall is expected and then stop as quickly as it started.
Heavier accumulations of a foot or more are expected along the
Cascade crest, which will impact travel over Stevens Pass.

All other Watches were upgraded to Winter Storm Warnings for heavy
snow in the mountains. Heaviest accumulations in the Okanogan
Highlands over into the Northern Panhandle are expected above 3500
feet. Heaviest snowfall is expected across these zones during the
early morning hours on Sunday, before transitioning to snow
showers in the afternoon. Snowfall will accumulate a bit higher
over the Central Panhandle Mountains as snow levels start out
around 5000 feet tonight and drop down to 3500 feet by Sunday
evening. This will result in heavy snowfall over Lookout Pass
tonight through Sunday night with snow beginning to accumulate on
4th of July Pass by Sunday evening.

This system will also pack some gusty winds as the surface low
pushes east of the region Sunday afternoon. This will create a
tight pressure gradient across much of the region, especially the
southeastern half. We will see good mixing potential as the lower
levels of the atmosphere become more unstable on the backside of
this system Sunday afternoon. This will allow stronger winds of 40
to 50 kts up at 850 mbs to mix down to the surface. Our best
confidence in these strongest winds will be across the Upper
Columbia Basin, across the foothills of the Northeast Blues and
into the Palouse and Spokane Area. A wind advisory will be issued
for late Sunday morning into Sunday evening to highlight the
stronger winds. /SVH

Sunday night through Tuesday...A very active weather pattern will
persist through the end of the short term forecast. Models are in
decent agreement overall...reflecting the general idea of an
unsettled but not particularly wet break period Sunday night
through Monday evening...and model agreement continues with a very
wet storm system arrival late Monday night and lasting through
much of Tuesday. There are some minor differences in timing the
onslaught of really wet weather Monday night and Tuesday...but
these timing differences will not alter the basic gist of the
forecast reflecting a sharp deterioration into almost universal
mountain snow and valley rain by dawn Tuesday.

With the exit of the upper level short wave which brings the
Sunday rain and wind event...a general orographic and showery
regime will envelope the region through Sunday night and Monday.
The general westerly mid level flow regime will allow a
precipitation shadow in the Cascades Lee zones...with shower
density increasing to scattered over the east basin rise
(including the Spokane/CDA area)...and widespread coverage of
valley rain mountain snow showers over the northeast mountains and
Idaho Panhandle mountains. Moisture feed in this flow is relatively
weak...as is dynamic support...but enough upper level support
exists to encourage some back fill into the eastern basin of
shower activity on Monday.

By late Monday night a much more robust storm system with a
sopping wet moisture fetch will intrude into the region...with
very strong jet divergence and likely strong differential vorticity
advection. Isentropic ascent over a developing warm front and
orographically favorable low level easterly flow into the Cascades
will support high confidence of near certain precipitation
probabilities over the entire forecast area beginning late Monday
night and lasting through Tuesday morning. During the day Tuesday
the trailing cold occluded front will pass through and may allow a
tapering off of precipitation over the Cascades/Deep basin
zones...but this is where model timing differences create some
uncertainty...not for the likelihood of precipitation...but for the
potential for any improvement late in the day.

The warm front will drive snow levels once again quite high by
Tuesday afternoon...probably into the 4500 to 5000 foot
level...but before then there is a chance of heavy snow
accumulations particularly in the high Cascades from this next
storm. Winter highlights for the higher elevations ringing the
basin may be needed for this Tuesday storm...but we will wait for
the Sunday event to play out before raising any highlights for the
next storm to avoid the confusion of stacking watches over
current warnings for these zones. Temperatures in the
valley/populated regions will remain well above seasonal normal
through the entire short term period. /Fugazzi

Tuesday night through Saturday...Start this time interval with a
continued wet and generally lower elevation valley rain with snow
appearing above 4000 feet near I-90 corridor near mountains and
slightly lower near 3000-3500 within 50 miles south of the
Canadian Border. Strong cold front gets dragged by the surface low
passing through Southern British Columbia so the expectation is
breezy/windy/gusty southeast winds should shift to southwest
during the night and not really decrease much in speed until very
early Wednesday morning. The cold pool behind this front in the
current models seems to not want to make much progress southward
and instead keep to itself in Southern British Columbia until
Thursday which means the jet stream will remain in close proximity
and the air-mass overhead will not be very cold and/or
conditionally unstable until Thursday then the progressive zonal
flow favored by this long-wave pattern allows this cold pool of
conditionally unstable air to lift and drift away to the
northeast Friday until it is yet replaced by a second more robust
synoptic low pressure system moving through the conditionally
unstable air-mass north of the jet stream for Saturday. With this
scenario in mind the main points to stress are that snow levels
will lower Wednesday to most but not all valley floors and stay down
at that level into Saturday which will halt further snow-pack loss
on mid-slopes and ridge-tops of area mountains. There isn't any
significant shortwaves to utilize the instability until perhaps
Saturday therefore pops will remain near climatology and favor
orographic effects for mountains with a substantial decrease for
lowlands based on the usual Rain/snow-shadow that develops in the
lee of the cascades and extends a considerable distance over the
lowlands to the east until ending roughly in the vicinity of the
North Idaho Panhandle. With Jet stream still in close proximity
breezy/strong gusty winds will be a nuisance through this entire
interval primarily for higher elevations. Forecast temperatures for
the interval fall generally on the warm side of climo given the
close proximity of the jet stream and the tendency of it to
inhibit radiational cooling except for perhaps Saturday when that
system dropping down has a cold trajectory from the northwest
which is something that hasn't happened much if at all last month.
/Pelatti

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: The forecast area will be in a break period between
weather systems through today and well into tonight...with mainly
VFR but breezy conditions at all TAF sites. Mountains east of the
basin will continue to be occasionally obscured in lingering
precipitation due to orographic flow. After 06Z tonight the next
moist and dynamic storm system will spread over the region with
deteriorating conditions at all TAF sites mainly after
06Z...culminating in low MVFR and possibly IFR conditions in RA at
all TAF sites except KLWS...which will rain...but likely remain
VFR. A cold front will pass through the region from west to east
toward the end of the TAF period and may allow improvement and
even clearing conditions at the KMWH and KEAT TAF sites by 16Z-18Z
Sunday. /MJF

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        38  46  36  43  37  43 /  90 100  40  20  50 100
Coeur d'Alene  37  45  35  41  35  42 /  90 100  50  40  40 100
Pullman        41  46  37  45  37  45 / 100 100  40  20  30 100
Lewiston       46  53  40  51  41  51 /  90  80  20  10  10  90
Colville       38  44  35  42  38  42 /  80 100  50  30  90 100
Sandpoint      36  43  35  40  36  40 /  70 100  60  60  50 100
Kellogg        36  43  35  38  33  40 /  90 100  80  60  30 100
Moses Lake     43  50  35  46  39  46 / 100  70  10  10  60 100
Wenatchee      40  49  33  44  38  44 / 100  70  10  10  80 100
Omak           40  47  30  42  37  41 /  90 100  10  10  90 100

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 7 AM PST Monday
     for Central Panhandle Mountains.

     Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM PST Sunday for Idaho Palouse.

     Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Sunday
     for Northern Panhandle.

WA...Winter Weather Advisory from 10 PM this evening to 10 AM PST
     Sunday for East Slopes Northern Cascades.

     Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 7 PM PST Sunday for Lower Garfield
     and Asotin Counties-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-
     Washington Palouse.

     Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Sunday
     for Northeast Mountains.

     Winter Storm Warning from 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Sunday
     for Okanogan Highlands.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
656 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-042-021500-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
656 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

HEAVY...WET SNOW IS EXPECTED ON SUNDAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW LEVELS ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 3000 FEET AROUND BONNERS FERRY AND COLVILLE...AND AROUND
4000 FEET IN THE KELLOGG AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND
3000 FEET ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES SATURDAY
EVENING AND THEN DROP DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT ON SATURDAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY TO HIGHLIGHT THE HEAVY SNOW THREAT.

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-043-044-021500-
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA-
LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-
MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
656 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012

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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON SUNDAY OVER THE PALOUSE...THE
COLUMBIA BASIN...THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...AND CAMAS PRAIRIE. GUSTS IN
THE 45 TO 55 MPH RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY EVENING.