High Wind Watch 4, NWS Pocatello, ID

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WWUS75 KPIH 151254
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
654 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...POTENTIAL FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN THE UPPER SNAKE PLAIN
TUESDAY...

.A LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE DEVELOPING IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
SEND A POTENT SURFACE COLD FRONT THROUGH SOUTHEAST IDAHO TUESDAY
MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BE SUPPORTED BY VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT
AND POTENTIAL FOR STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS TUESDAY IN THE
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN.
WESTERLY WINDS MAY REACH 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS OF
50 TO 60 MPH LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS
A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...BUT THEY MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO PREVENT
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST FROM DEVELOPING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF
RECENTLY TURNED FIELDS.

IDZ017-020-021-152100-
/O.CON.KPIH.HW.A.0004.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
654 AM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WESTERLY WINDS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH 
  POTENTIAL GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE SNAKE PLAIN OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO... 
  INCLUDING AREAS BETWEEN BURLEY...POCATELLO...IDAHO FALLS AND 
  THE ARCO DESERT. 

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING CROSS WINDS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY SHARPLY 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

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WWUS75 KPIH 151950
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
150 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED IN THE LOWER SNAKE PLAIN TUESDAY...

.A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST IDAHO TUESDAY MORNING AND
WILL BE SUPPORTED BY VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS TUESDAY IN LOWER SNAKE PLAIN. WESTERLY
WINDS MAY REACH 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS OF 50 TO 60
MPH LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A CHANCE
OF RAIN SHOWERS...BUT THEY MAY NOT BE ENOUGH TO PREVENT AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST FROM DEVELOPING...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS OF RECENTLY
TURNED FIELDS.

IDZ021-161000-
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/O.NEW.KPIH.HW.W.0006.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
150 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS MAY EXCEED 40 MPH SUSTAINED WITH POTENTIAL
  GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...THE LOWER SNAKE PLAIN OF SOUTHEAST IDAHO...
  INCLUDING POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT AND THE ARCO DESERT.

* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING CROSS WINDS FOR 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON SOUTH TO NORTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS. 

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY SHARPLY 
  TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

IDZ017-020-161000-
/O.UPG.KPIH.HW.A.0004.121016T1200Z-121017T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0030.121016T1500Z-121017T0300Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
150 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE....EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND UPPER SNAKE PLAIN
  INCLUDING IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG AND BURLEY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON SOUTH
  TO NORTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

* IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE WITH VISIBILITY
  OCCASIONALLY DROPPING AS LOW AS ONE TO TWO MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ018-032-161000-
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SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANLEY...CLAYTON...ARCO...CHALLIS...
MACKAY
150 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45
  MPH...POSSIBLY HIGHER ON RIDGES ABOVE 8000 FT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
  STANLEY...ARCO...CHALLIS AND MACKAY.

* IMPACTS...DEBRIS AT RECENT WILDFIRES SUCH AS DEAD TREES MAY BE
  BLOWN OVER BY GUSTY WINDS. OTHER LOOSE OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN
  AROUND. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ019-022-161000-
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UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DRIGGS...DUBOIS...ISLAND PARK...
ST. ANTHONY...OAKLEY
150 PM MDT MON OCT 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY. 

* TIMING...TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 30 MPH GUSTING AROUND 35 TO 40 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...DRIGGS...ISLAND PARK AND OAKLEY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG CROSS WINDS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON SOUTH
  TO NORTH ORIENTED HIGHWAYS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
156 PM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012

.SHORT TERM...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT UNDER A HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE. SOUTH WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH WILL PROVIDE UNSEASONABLE WARM
NIGH TIME TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 40S ALONG THE
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS FROM BURLEY TO POCATELLO. A QUICK MOVING COLD
FRONT OFF THE PACIFIC WILL BRING SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS
MONDAY TO THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS. THESE
SHOWERS MOVE EAST OF THE DIVIDE BY LATE AFTERNOON. BREEZY WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AFTERNOON IN
THE SNAKE PLAIN WITH THE PASSING FRONT.

.LONG TERM...A STRONGER LOW PRESSURE DISTURBANCE ORIGINATING FROM
THE GULF OF ALASKA NEAR NEAR 150W WILL ARRIVE TUESDAY. MOISTURE
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SYSTEMS IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC
CONTINUES TO SURGE TOWARDS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST. THE
DISTURBANCE FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA PICKS UP SOME OF THIS MOISTURE
BEFORE REACHING IDAHO. THE DISTURBANCE WILL BE SUPPORTED BY STRONG
UPPER LEVEL WINDS THAT PUSH A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE NAM MODEL OUTPUT STATISTIC WINDS LOWERED
WIND SPEEDS IN THE SNAKE PLAIN FOR TUESDAY SUBSTANTIALLY AND WERE
REJECTED. THE GFS MOS ON THE OTHER HAND INCREASED WINDS. THE
MODELS OVER ALL ARE PRETTY CONSISTENT AND THE GFS EVEN INCREASED
THE COLD AIR ADVECTION IN SUPPORT OF STRONGER WINDS. A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS IN THE EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY AND
UPPER AND LOWER SNAKE PLAIN HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY. SNOW
LEVELS REMAIN ELEVATED WITH ACCUMULATION LIMITED TO 1 TO 4 INCHES
ON HIGHER PEAKS ABOVE ABOUT 8500 FEET DESPITE THE GFS INCREASING
POTENTIAL PRECIPITATION TO CLOSE TO .5 INCH RAIN IN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS AND EASTERN HIGHLANDS. SNOW LEVEL LOWER WITH COLD AIR
AFTER MUCH OF THE RAIN HAS ENDED. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON A RETURN TO DRY CONDITIONS. RS

&&

.AVIATION...HIGH PRESSURE MOVING THROUGH EASTERN IDAHO WILL KEEP VFR
CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS AT THE TERMINALS FOR MOST OF THE NEXT 24
HOURS. INCREASING CLOUDS AND STRONGER WINDS WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA
LATE TOMORROW MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER DISTURBANCE. HINSBERGER

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...FOCUS FOR THE COMING WEEK WILL BE ON A STRONG COLD
FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA ON TUESDAY. WINDS WITH THIS
FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE CENTRAL
MOUNTAINS...AND 35 TO 45 MPH IN THE SNAKE PLAIN. THIS IS STRONG
ENOUGH TO BLOW DOWN DEBRIS OVER RECENT BURN AREAS. HUMIDITY WILL BE
TOO HIGH FOR ANY RED FLAG HEADLINES. PRECIPITATION OVER THE CENTRAL
IDAHO MOUNTAINS IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 0.25 TO 0.5 INCHES OVER
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THE REST OF THE WEEK WILL BE DRIER...BUT ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA NEXT WEEKEND.  HINSBERGER

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
IDZ017-020-021.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
458 AM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012

IDZ017>025-031-032-151100-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
458 AM MDT SUN OCT 14 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

EXPECT VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW AS LOW AS 8000 FT ON TUESDAY.
TUESDAY EXPECT STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN.
LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO DROP 20 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.