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Winter Storm Warning 19, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2012, 3:27 PM PST for 9 counties in Washington; Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho. It took effect at Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 40 hr. 60 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2012, 3:27 PM PST (23:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 8:07 PM PST
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Leavenworth, WA | SNOW THROUGH 4PM PST. |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Plain, WA | SPOTTER IN LEAVENWORTH RELAYED REPORT OF 6 INCHES IN PLAIN THROUGH 4PM PST. |
| Dec 19, 5:41 PM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Ssw Leavenworth, WA | SINCE 0600AM |
| Dec 19, 5:41 PM PST | SNOW 4.5 | 2 Ssw Leavenworth, WA | ACCUMULATIONS FROM 0600-2000 PST. |
| Dec 20, 3:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 12 S Wauconda, WA | 6 INCHES STORM TOTAL SNOW SO FAR. STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 20, 5:16 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13.9 | 12 Nne Deer Park, WA | SACHEEN LAKE CO-OP 6.7 INCHES SINCE MIDNIGHT AND 13.9 INCHES SINCE 2PM WEDNESDAY 12/19/2012. |
| Dec 20, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 Nnw Oroville, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-5 |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 Sw Brewster, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-1 |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 13 Ne Sandpoint, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-8 |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 6 Ne Elk, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-1 |
| Dec 20, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 13.2 | 6 W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-9 |
| Dec 20, 6:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | S Sandpoint, ID | BONNER 49 REPORTED 8 NEW INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 530AM 12/20/2012. |
| Dec 20, 6:01 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 5 Nne Clayton, WA | SPOKANE 61 REPORTED 9 INCHES FROM 7PM 12/19 TO 4AM 12/20/2012. |
| Dec 20, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 8 Nne Nespelem, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-19 |
| Dec 20, 6:37 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 5 Sw Omak, WA | STORM TOTAL AS OF 630 AM 12/20. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1 | 3 Se Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-10 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.3 | S Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-7 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 6 S Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-4 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.1 | 9 Wnw Oroville, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-3 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.2 | 2 Sse East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-DG-20 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.7 | 4 Nnw Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-34 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.8 | 5 S Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-31 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 3 Ese Grand Coulee, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-2 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.2 | 10 Nw Davenport, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-12 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.8 | 9 Nw Nine Mile Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-22 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.8 | Worley Fire District, ID | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.2 | Northport, WA | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.7 | 13 Nw Entiat, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-22 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 18 Nw Entiat, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-39 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.3 | Boundary Dam, WA | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 6 Ne Chattaroy, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-24 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Conconully, WA | |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | Ssw Metaline Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-10 STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. FOUR INCHES OF SNOW FELL BETWEEN 2300 PST YESTERDAY THROUGH 0700 PST TODAY. MODERATE SNOWFALL AT TIME OF REPORT. |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | 4 N Republic, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-1 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-4 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 10 Nw Kettle Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-8 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | 4 Ne Deer Park, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-32 |
| Dec 20, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12.5 | 12 Sse Priest River, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-15 |
| Dec 20, 7:10 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.1 | 8 Se Northport, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-5 |
| Dec 20, 7:13 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Bonners Ferry, ID | |
| Dec 20, 7:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Ssw Rathdrum, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-5 |
| Dec 20, 7:20 AM PST | SNOW 4.8 | 11 N Airway Heights, WA | SNOW DEPTH IS 6 INCHES |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 3 Nne Coolin, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-18 |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 15 N Davenport, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-1 |
| Dec 20, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Nw Blanchard, ID | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE 1400 PST YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT TIME OF REPORT. ELEVATION OF 2200 FEET. |
| Dec 20, 7:44 AM PST | SNOW 18 | 16 N Newport, WA | |
| Dec 20, 7:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | 1 Ne Peshastin, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-28 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | Waterville, WA | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Hartline, WA | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.4 | 4 E Spokane, WA | SPOKANE POLICE ACADEMY NEAR FELTS FIELD |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 7 E Tonasket, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-2 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.4 | 11 N Davenport, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-5 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Bayview, ID | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.6 | 8 Nne Republic, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-5 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.8 | 2 Ene Leavenworth, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-27 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Coeur D'Alene, ID | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 3 Se Winthrop, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-12 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.4 | 1 Nnw Leavenworth, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-23 |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Sandpoint, ID | |
| Dec 20, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11.5 | Chewelah, WA |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 944 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 141 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
140 WWUS46 KOTX 182327 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREA ON THURSDAY. WAZ042-190730- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.121219T1400Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1200Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-190730- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.121219T1400Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1500Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES WENATCHEE AREA...7 TO 12 INCHES WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-190730- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.121219T1400Z-121220T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS...14 TO 19 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-190730- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.121219T2200Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS...14 TO 19 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH. MOUNTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-190730- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0018.121219T2200Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T2200Z-121220T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHERN SPOKANE AND KOOTENAI COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ON THE WEST PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ WAZ034-190730- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...A TRACE TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE AND BECOME LIGHT BY THE EVENING COMMUTE. * LOCATIONS: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE EPHRATA AREA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN MOSES LAKE...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...INCLUDING MATTAWA...ROYAL CITY...AND OTHELLO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ035-190730- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T2200Z-121220T1500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN GRAND COULEE AND WILBUR. 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WHICH INCLUDES RITZVILLE...LIND...AND WASHTUCNA. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEST OF RITZVILLE WEDNESDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY FOR ALL AREAS OF THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-190730- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 327 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS...5 TO 8 INCHES MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE DEARY AND CLARKIA AREAS. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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097 WWUS46 KOTX 190539 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREA ON THURSDAY. WAZ042-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1200Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 12 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1500Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 8 INCHES WENATCHEE AREA...7 TO 12 INCHES WATERVILLE PLATEAU AND OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS...14 TO 19 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. MOUNTAIN WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS ...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ WAZ034-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...A TRACE TO 2 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE AND BECOME LIGHT BY THE EVENING COMMUTE. * LOCATIONS: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE EPHRATA AREA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN MOSES LAKE...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...INCLUDING MATTAWA...ROYAL CITY...AND OTHELLO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ035-036-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T2200Z-121220T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 7 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS IN GRAND COULEE AND WILBUR. 1 TO 2 INCHES ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...WHICH INCLUDES RITZVILLE...LIND...AND WASHTUCNA. 2 TO 5 INCHES IN NORTHERN SPOKANE AND KOOTENAI COUNTIES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 AND ON THE WEST PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 939 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS...5 TO 8 INCHES MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS THE DEARY AND CLARKIA AREAS. * WINDS: GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
678 WWUS46 KOTX 191145 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... .SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. THE SNOW COULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL BE FOCUSED MAINLY NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREA ON THURSDAY. WAZ042-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1200Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS...15 TO 30 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1500Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW BY THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.121219T1800Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS. 12 TO 20 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ WAZ034-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T1500Z-121220T0000Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE AND BECOME LIGHT BY THE EVENING COMMUTE. * LOCATIONS: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR IN THE EPHRATA AREA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IN MOSES LAKE...WITH LIGHT SNOWFALL SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90...INCLUDING MATTAWA...ROYAL CITY...AND OTHELLO. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ035-036-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T2200Z-121220T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCAL DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90 AND ON THE WEST PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE... CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE WEDNESDAY EVENING COMMUTE AND WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-191945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 345 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 5 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
010 WWUS46 KOTX 191926 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 WAZ042-200630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS...15 TO 30 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-200630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES WENATHCEE AREA AND WATERVLIIE PLATEAU AND LOCALLY UP TO A FOOT OF SNOW IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BUT WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-200630- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 8 TO 14 INCHES VALLEYS. 12 TO 20 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BUT SHOULD BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL RATES COULD LET UP A BIT ON THURSDAY BUT THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ WAZ034-200600- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES FROM EPHRATA NORTHWARD TAPERING OFF TO AN INCH OR LESS SOUTH OF MOSES LAKE. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BY SHOULD BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY BY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: EPHRATA. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ035-036-200630- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121219T2200Z-121220T1500Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE... CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-200630- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1126 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
026 WWUS46 KOTX 192329 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 IDZ002-WAZ036-201130- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH COULD PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ON THE WEST PLAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: ALL VALLEYS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MOST OF THE TRAVEL CONCERNS WILL IMPACT LESSER TRAVELED ROADS AND THOSE ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS EVENING AND ALL ROADS FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ WAZ042-201130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-201130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU TO 4 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-201130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 11 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 18 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED AT TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ034-200600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED NORTH OF MOSES LAKE. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * 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. && $$ WAZ035-201130- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND 1 TO 2 INCHES SOUTH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-201130- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.121220T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 329 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$
221 WWUS46 KOTX 200127 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 WAZ034-200230- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...QUINCY 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE MOSES LAKE AREA. ANOTHER ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW MAY RESULT IN LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING BUT WITH LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ WAZ042-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU WITH 4 TO 9 INCHES OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 11 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 18 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE METRO AREA. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST PLAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: ALL VALLEYS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS OCCURRING ABOVE 2000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. MOST OF THE TRAVEL CONCERNS WILL IMPACT LESSER TRAVELED ROADS AND THOSE ABOVE 2000 FEET THIS EVENING AND ALL ROADS FOR THE THURSDAY MORNING COMMUTE. THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2 AND 1 TO 2 INCHES SOUTH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT BEFORE ENDING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-200930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 527 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
816 WWUS46 KOTX 200559 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 WAZ042-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 12 TO 18 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NORTH OF THE METRO AREA IN PLACES LIKE MEAD...COLBERT...AND CHATTAROY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST PLAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-201400- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NORTH OF THE SILVER VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THIS WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INTENSIFY THIS EVENING AND REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ WAZ035-201400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1500Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 959 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...WILBUR. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
124 WWUS46 KOTX 201159 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ042-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE BENCHES AND NEAR CHELAN AND ENTIAT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-201800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...WILBUR. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 359 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
225 WWUS46 KOTX 201312 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ042-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * 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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE BENCHES AND NEAR CHELAN AND ENTIAT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-202115- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. * 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING RUSH HOURS. * LOCATIONS: COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL AGGRAVATE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON EXPOSED TERRAIN SUCH AS THE WEST PLAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ035-201800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 2 INCHES NORTH OF HIGHWAY 2. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: GRAND COULEE...WILBUR. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS MAY CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES FOR THIS EVENINGS COMMUTE AS WELL AS THURSDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-202000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 512 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL REMAIN MODERATE AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING MAINLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO LIMIT VISIBILITY IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
193 WWUS46 KOTX 201808 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ041-044-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH...MAINLY ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS AN INCH OR LESS...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ004-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T2000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED...WITH ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES. $$ WAZ035-201915- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-121220T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...WILBUR 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THOUGH LIGHT SNOW...OR RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS STILL EXPECTED...THE WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. $$ WAZ042-210000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY...THOUGH TAPPER OFF. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXACERBATE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES NEAR THE LAKE WENATCHEE AREA. * 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. && $$ WAZ043-210000- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DISAUTEL PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET IS EXPECTED THE REST OF TODAY. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: DISAUTEL PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-210000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1008 AM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
254 WWUS46 KOTX 202355 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 355 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 WAZ038-042-043-210100- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS...DISAUTEL PASS 355 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THOUGH SNOW IS STILL ANTICIPATED ABOVE AROUND 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...PROLONGED WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...A COUPLE OF ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL ABOVE 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THIS INCLUDES LOUP LOUP PASS AS WELL AS SHERMAN PASS...BUT NOT DISAUTEL PASS. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-210800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT 355 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ABOVE 2500 FEET NORTH OF A LINE FROM SANDPOINT TO COLVILLE... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES ABOVE 2500 FEET. * TIMING: MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS: BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT...AND ALL TOWNS ABOVE 2500 FEET NORTH OF A LINE FROM SANDPOINT TO COLVILLE. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG AREA ROADWAYS WILL LEAD TO HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. 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. && $$
117 WWUS46 KOTX 210407 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 807 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-210515- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121221T0800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BONNERS FERRY...EASTPORT 807 PM PST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF ACROSS THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT LESS THAN 1 INCH. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2:49 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:27 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane | 43 hr |
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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.