Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 17, 2012, 4:05 AM PST for Pend Oreille County, Spokane County, Stevens County, Washington. It took effect at Feb 17, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 29 hr. 10 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
- Feb 17, 2012, 4:05 AM PST (12:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 17, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2012, 2:31 AM PST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Sacheen Lake, WA | |
| Feb 18, 6:30 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Ssw Metaline Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-10 |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 0.9 | Northport, WA | |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 3 Sw Clayton, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-1 |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | Boundary Dam, WA | |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 5 S Northport, WA | HIGH 28,LOW 20,CURRENTLY 22. 0.30 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. PRESSURE 29.75. LIGHT WIND. |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.4 | 8 Se Northport, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-5 |
| Feb 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 6 W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-9 |
| Feb 18, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 1.1 | W Newport, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-4 |
| Feb 18, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.3 | Colville, 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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 21 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
240 WWUS46 KOTX 171205 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 405 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 .A STRONG...BUT QUICK MOVING WINTER STORM WILL BLOW THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WARMER AND MUCH MORE MOIST AIR WILL SURGE NORTH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...RUNNING INTO COLDER AIR IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEYS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS OVER A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD POSSIBLE. WAZ037-172015- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.120218T0600Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.120218T0600Z-120219T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DEER PARK...NEWPORT... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 405 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE IN THE VALLEYS EXPECT GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS SPRINGDALE... HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER... TRENDING TOWARD 2500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTY...INCLUDING DEER PARK AND KELLER. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-172015- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.120218T0600Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120218T0000Z-120218T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 405 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY HOWEVER. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-172015- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120218T0000Z-120218T1200Z/ 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 405 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR THE WENATCHEE VALLEY REGION...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. * WINDS: EAST UP TO 15MPH. * TEMPERATURES: IN THE LOWER 30S. * TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CASCADES AND IMPACT THE WENATCHEE AND OKANOGAN VALLEY REGION THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY HOWEVER. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND HIGHER TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG HIGHWAY 2 OVER THE WATEVILLE PLATEAU AND NORTH INTO THE OKANOGAN VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-172015- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.A.0004.120218T0600Z-120219T0600Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 405 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POSSIBLE 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW. IN THE MOUNTAINS...POTENTIALLY 6 TO 8 INCHES. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 2500 FEET. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE. INTERSTATE 90 WILL BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ IDZ001-172015- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.A.0004.120218T0600Z-120219T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 405 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: POSSIBLE 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS OF BONNER AND BOUNDARY COUNTY...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BC BORDER. ELSEWHERE IN THE VALLEYS GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES SOUTH OF SANDPOINT WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...POTENTIALLY 6 TO 9 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER... TRENDING TOWARD 2500 FEET SOUTH OF SANDPOINT. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH IDAHO PANHANDLE. HIGHWAY 95 WILL BE IMPACTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
6 follow-up statements
049 WWUS46 KOTX 171951 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1151 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WARMER AND MUCH MORE MOIST AIR WILL SURGE NORTH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...RUNNING INTO COLDER AIR IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEYS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ...AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. WAZ037-180500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.120218T0600Z-120219T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1151 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE IN THE VALLEYS EXPECT GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS SPRINGDALE... HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER... TRENDING TOWARD 2500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTY...INCLUDING DEER PARK AND KELLER. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-004-180500- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.120218T0600Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120218T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1151 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A BRIEF BREAK IS POSSIBLE BEFORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS RE-DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER... TRENDING TOWARD 2500 FEET SOUTH OF SANDPOINT. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95. 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. && $$ WAZ042-180500- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120218T0000Z-120219T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1151 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET... WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: PERIOD OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CASCADES LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS RETREATING TOWARD TO CREST. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-180500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120218T0000Z-120218T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1151 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET... WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY HOWEVER. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
191 WWUS46 KOTX 180501 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 901 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM MOVES THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. WARMER AND MUCH MORE MOIST AIR WILL SURGE NORTH AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...RUNNING INTO COLDER AIR IN PLACE OVER THE NORTHERN VALLEYS OF NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE. SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY ...AND OVER THE PANHANDLE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. WAZ037-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.120218T0600Z-120219T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 901 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES. ELSEWHERE IN THE VALLEYS EXPECT GENERALLY 1 TO 3 INCHES. IN THE MOUNTAINS...5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS SPRINGDALE... HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER... TRENDING TOWARD 2500 FEET ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF PEND OREILLE AND STEVENS COUNTY...INCLUDING DEER PARK AND KELLER. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-181200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120218T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 901 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET... WITH 4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY HOWEVER. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-004-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120218T0600Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 901 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST INTO THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. A BRIEF BREAK IS POSSIBLE BEFORE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS RE- DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TOWARD THE CANADIAN BORDER... TRENDING TOWARD 2500 FEET SOUTH OF SANDPOINT. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 901 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS BELOW 3000 FEET... WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: PERIOD OF SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE CASCADES LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME MORE SCATTERED THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS RETREATING TOWARD TO CREST. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
549 WWUS46 KOTX 181713 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 913 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ROUND NUMBER ONE OF THE HEAVY SNOW EVENT HAS ENDED FOR MOST ZONES... BUT ROUND NUMBER TWO WILL PRODUCE MORE ACCUMULATIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS SECOND ROUND WILL BE HIGHLY CONVECTIVE,,,MEANING EMBEDDED VERY HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY SNOWS. THE IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL SEE THE MOST SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW FOR MAINLY NORTH IDAHO. WAZ037-190115- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 913 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEY AND 4 TO 8 INCHES MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 6 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF STEVENS AND PEND OREILLE COUNTIES. TOTAL MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATION 6 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TEMPERATURES: AROUND 30. * TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...DECREASING BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-004-190115- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 913 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS. AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: A BRIEF BREAK IN SNOW SHOWERS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ WAZ042-190000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 913 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS AND 2 TO 6 INCHES MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH MISSION RIDGE AREA. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY AREAS CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
706 WWUS46 KOTX 182302 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 302 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE MORE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. THIS SECOND ROUND WILL BE HIGHLY CONVECTIVE...MEANING EMBEDDED VERY HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY SNOWS. THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE MOST SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW FOR MAINLY NORTH IDAHO. WAZ037-190715- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 302 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...DECREASING BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-003-190715- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120219T0300Z-120219T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 302 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRA DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ031-190715- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.120219T0300Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 302 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES: MID 20S TO AROUND 30. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ WAZ042-190600- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 302 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS AND 2 TO 6 INCHES MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH...EXCEPT GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH MISSION RIDGE AREA. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ESPECIALLY AREAS CLOSER TO THE CASCADE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-004-190715- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 302 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 5 TO 7 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95...AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 3 THROUGH CLARKIA AND DEARY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
419 WWUS46 KOTX 190552 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 952 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE MORE ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT. THIS SECOND ROUND WILL BE HIGHLY CONVECTIVE...MEANING EMBEDDED VERY HEAVY SNOW BANDS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED VERY HEAVY SNOWS. THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE MOST SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW FOR MAINLY NORTH IDAHO. WAZ042-190700- /O.EXP.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 952 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE RIGHT ALONG THE CREST OVERNIGHT...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. $$ WAZ037-191200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 952 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES VALLEYS AND 4 TO 6 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT... DECREASING BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-003-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 952 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRA DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-004-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 952 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 5 TO 7 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. IN THE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95...AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 3 THROUGH CLARKIA AND DEARY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ WAZ031-191400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 952 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TEMPERATURES: MID 20S TO AROUND 30. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
953 WWUS46 KOTX 191031 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 231 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2012 .A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST THIS MORNING. HEAVY BANDED SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOWS. IN ADDITION...STRONG WIND GUSTS ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW FOR MAINLY THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. WAZ037-191145- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 231 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. AS SUCH THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ IDZ002-003-191800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE 231 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTRA DIFFICULT ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-004-191800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 231 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES VALLEYS AND 5 TO 7 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS ACROSS THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 AND HIGHWAY 95...AS WELL AS STATE ROUTE 3 THROUGH CLARKIA AND DEARY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ WAZ031-191800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 231 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 3500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOWFALL WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 4:05 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Asotin, Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Garfield, Grant and 1 more | 56 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2012Every winter storm warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.