Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 8, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Mar 11, 2012, 3:36 PM PDT for Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 30 hr. 18 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
- Mar 11, 2012, 3:36 PM PDT (22:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2012, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2012, 10:59 AM PDT
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:46 PM PDT | SNOW 5 | 5 Wsw Oroville, WA | 5 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY. ELEVATION 1944 FT. |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Winthrop, WA | |
| Mar 12, 5:38 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 9.5 | 2 S Malott, WA | 9.5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 7AM. SPOTTER OK15. ELEVATION 2800 FT. |
| Mar 12, 6:00 PM PDT | SNOW 1.5 | Colville, WA | |
| Mar 12, 6:00 PM PDT | SNOW 2.5 | Republic, WA | |
| Mar 12, 6:12 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 Nw Winthrop, WA | SNOW HAS BEEN FALLING ALL DAY. TEMPERATURES REMAINED IN THE UPPER 30S WITH MELTING/COMPACTING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ELEVATION 1766 FT. |
| Mar 12, 7:00 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 3 W Boyds, WA | SIX INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 1115AM. SPOTTER FERRY11. ELEVATION 3360 FEET. |
| Mar 12, 8:50 PM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 2 Se Davis Lake, WA | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM 1115 THROUGH 2050 PDT YESTERDAY. AT AN ELEVATION OF 3360 FEET. |
| Mar 13, 12:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.4 | 8 Wsw Newport, WA | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL FROM THE CO-OP OBSERVER ON SACHEEN LAKE. SNOW FELL DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS YESTERDAY AND CHANGED OVER TO RAIN DURING THE EVENING. |
| Mar 13, 5:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 7 E Chewelah, WA | 49 NORTH SKI AREA. FELL IN PAST 24HRS. |
| Mar 13, 6:09 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Republic, WA | SNOW FELL BETWEEN THE AFTERNOON OF 3/12 THROUGH EARLY 3/13 AND THEN TURNED TO RAIN. PRECIPITATION TOTAL FOR THE EVENT WAS .85 INCHES. |
| Mar 13, 6:50 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 10 Nw Kettle Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-8 |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 4 Wnw Winthrop, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-11 |
| Mar 13, 7:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Conconully, WA | |
| Mar 13, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Springdale, WA | HAM RADIO OBSERVER |
| Mar 13, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 3 Se Winthrop, WA | COCORAHS WA-OK-12 |
| Mar 13, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Gifford, WA | HAM RADIO NETWORK |
| Mar 13, 8:00 AM PDT | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Boyds, WA | HAM RADIO OBSERVER |
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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 1119 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
331 WWUS46 KOTX 112236 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 336 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... WAZ038-120645- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.120312T1300Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 336 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT LAST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS MONDAY MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-120645- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.120312T1300Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 336 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION FROM TWISP TO MAZAMA. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN...WHERE VALLEY TOWNS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS: SOUTH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2000 FEET SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ043-120645- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.120312T1300Z-120313T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 336 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ WAZ037-120645- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 336 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY FALL IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
10 follow-up statements
425 WWUS46 KOTX 120412 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 912 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... WAZ038-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 912 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT LAST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS MONDAY MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 912 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION FROM TWISP TO MAZAMA. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN...WHERE VALLEY TOWNS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS: SOUTH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2000 FEET SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ043-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 912 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ WAZ037-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 912 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY FALL IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
183 WWUS46 KOTX 120424 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 924 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... WAZ037-121230- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 924 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES MAY FALL IN THE VALLEYS ABOVE 2500 FEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS: COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ038-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 924 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MONDAY TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT LAST INTO MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS MONDAY MORNING...RISING TO 3000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 924 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION FROM TWISP TO MAZAMA. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN...WHERE VALLEY TOWNS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS: SOUTH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2000 FEET SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN IN THE AFTERNOON. THIS INCLUDES LEAVENWORTH AND PLAIN. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WAZ043-121230- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 924 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
364 WWUS46 KOTX 121050 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 350 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... WAZ038-121900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 350 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS TODAY...RISING TO 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-121900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 350 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION FROM TWISP TO MAZAMA. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN...WHERE VALLEY TOWNS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-121900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 350 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MOUNTAINS 6 TO 12 INCHES. IN THE VALLEYS ONE TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ041-044-121900- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.120312T1200Z-120313T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 350 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON HIGHER BENCHES AROUND WENATCHEE AND THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ043-121900- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.120312T1200Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 350 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AND ON HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
388 WWUS46 KOTX 121526 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... IDZ001-130100- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T2100Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. HEAVIEST VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-130100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-130100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION FROM TWISP TO MAZAMA. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN...WHERE VALLEY TOWNS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-130100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MOUNTAINS 6 TO 12 INCHES. IN THE VALLEYS ONE TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * LOCATIONS: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ043-130100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AND ON HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ041-044-130000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 826 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON HIGHER BENCHES AROUND WENATCHEE AND THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
930 WWUS46 KOTX 121543 CCA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... IDZ001-130130- /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T2100Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 AM PDT TUESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. HEAVIEST VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST EARLY TUESDAY. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-130130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-130130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: THE HEAVIEST SNOWS...6 TO 10 INCHES...WILL FALL ACROSS THE METHOW VALLEY...ESPECIALLY THE WESTERN PORTION FROM TWISP TO MAZAMA. LESSER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN...WHERE VALLEY TOWNS WILL SEE 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-130130- /O.COR.KOTX.WS.W.0008.120312T1800Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: MOUNTAINS 6 TO 12 INCHES. IN THE VALLEYS ONE TO LOCALLY 4 INCHES WILL ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE THEN EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON ROADWAYS MAY MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT MAINLY ABOVE 3000 FEET. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ043-130130- /O.COR.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO LOCALLY 6 INCHES OF SNOW. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER AND ON HIGHER TERRAIN. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: ALL ELEVATIONS THIS MORNING RISING TO 2500 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ041-044-130000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 838 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON HIGHER BENCHES AROUND WENATCHEE AND THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: RISING TO 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$
047 WWUS46 KOTX 122107 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 207 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...LATE WINTER STORM TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW LATE TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... WAZ041-044-122215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0000Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 207 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. SNOW IS CHANGING TO RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ WAZ037-038-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 207 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 207 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 207 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ043-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 207 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
417 WWUS46 KOTX 130037 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 537 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 WAZ037-038-130845- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 537 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. LESS THAN TWO INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ WAZ042-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 537 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-130845- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 537 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BELOW 3000 FEET MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR TODAY...AND CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ043-130600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 537 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS MAY RISE TO 2500 FEET AFTER NOON WITH RAIN OR A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
959 WWUS46 KOTX 130358 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 858 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 WAZ042-131200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 858 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 5 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. ON EXPOSED TERRAIN AND RIDGES BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DRIFTS AND LOW VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ WAZ037-038-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 858 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. LESS THAN TWO INCHES BELOW 3000 FEET. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW TONIGHT. BELOW 3000 FEET A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW. * LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: SOME ACCUMULATION ABOVE 2000 FEET BUT THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE ABOVE 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-131200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 858 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT TUESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BELOW 3000 FEET IS MOSTLY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET...WITH LIGHTER SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING 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. && $$ WAZ043-130900- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 858 PM PDT MON MAR 12 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: A MIX OF PRECIPITATION IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. * SNOW LEVEL: NON ACCUMULATING RAIN OR SNOW BELOW 2000 FEET WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION AT THE EDGES OF THE OKANOGAN VALLEY NEAR 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: HEAVY WET SNOW ACCUMULATION ON ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
200 WWUS46 KOTX 130855 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 155 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 WAZ038-042-131000- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1200Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 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 155 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. HIGHER VALLEYS MAY SEE FURTHER MINOR ACCUMULATIONS...BUT THE THREAT OF FURTHER SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS HAS ABATED. $$ WAZ043-131000- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120313T0900Z/ OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 155 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. FURTHER PRECIPITATION EXPECTED THIS MORNING WILL BE MAINLY RAIN OR A NON-ACCUMULATING MIX OF RAIN AND WET SNOW ON THE OKANOGAN VALLEY FLOOR...WITH MINOR FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE VALLEY. $$ WAZ037-131800- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 155 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: IN THE MOUNTAINS STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THIS MORNING. BELOW 3000 FEET PRECIPITATION WILL BE GENERALLY RAIN THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. SHERMAN PASS WILL CONTINUE TO BE HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE ENTIRE EVENT. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ IDZ001-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 155 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: STEADY SNOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. BELOW 3000 FEET IS MOSTLY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3001 FEET. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: SNOW ACCUMULATION ON LOWER ELEVATION ROADWAYS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. EXPOSED MOUNTAIN TERRAIN AND RIDGES MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
248 WWUS46 KOTX 131759 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1059 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 IDZ001-WAZ037-131900- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120313T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1059 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THIS EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. WITH HE CONVECTIVE NATURE OF THESE SHOWERS LOCALIZED HEAVY SNOW MAY OCCUR...BUT THIS SHOULD BE BRIEF. OTHERWISE ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 4:34 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Douglas, Ferry, Okanogan | 11 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:36 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:36 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Okanogan | 34 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.