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Flood Watch 2, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this flood watch at Sep 27, 2013, 10:11 AM PDT for Bonner County, Boundary County, Kootenai County, Idaho; Chelan County, Okanogan County, Washington. It took effect at Sep 28, 2013, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 46 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2013, 10:11 AM PDT (17:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 28, 2013, 5:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2013, 3:17 AM PDT
- In force
- 46 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Chelan County, WA, Okanogan County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
799 WGUS66 KOTX 271711 FFAOTX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1011 AM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-280115- /O.NEW.KOTX.FA.A.0002.130928T1200Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 1011 AM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. SATURDAY WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-280115- /O.NEW.KOTX.FA.A.0002.130928T1800Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 1011 AM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
7 follow-up statements
799 WGUS66 KOTX 280101 FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 601 PM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-281300- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.130928T1200Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 601 PM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * FROM 5 AM PDT SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. SATURDAY WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-281300- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.130928T1800Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 601 PM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SUNDAY WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
922 WGUS66 KOTX 281208 FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 508 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY...BRINGING PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-282015- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 508 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. SATURDAY WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-282015- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.130928T1800Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 508 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
871 WGUS66 KOTX 281210 FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 510 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-290015- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 510 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. SATURDAY WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-290015- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.130928T1800Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 510 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * FROM 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
751 WGUS66 KOTX 290006 FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 506 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .A SERIES OF WET PACIFIC STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...BRINGING PROLONGED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-291300- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 506 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE UP TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. SATURDAY EVENING WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL AND ANOTHER RESURGENCE OF HEAVIER RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-291300- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 506 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE UP TO 2.5 INCHES ARE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE 1 TO 1.5 INCHES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SATURDAY EVENING WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL AND ANOTHER RESURGENCE OF HEAVIER RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
478 WGUS66 KOTX 291210 FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 510 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .ANOTHER WET PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...BRINGING MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-300015- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 510 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS FORECAST. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. THIS EVENING WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-300015- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 510 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IS WHEN THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
955 WGUS66 KOTX 292218 AAA FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 318 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...MORE HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO SMALL STREAM FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES IN THE MOUNTAINS... .ANOTHER WET PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT... BRINGING MORE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS WILL BE SEEN NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE FORECAST. THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE MAY SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. IMPACTS FROM THIS EVENT INCLUDE STEEP RISES ON CREEK AND STREAMS AND THE INCREASED RISK OF MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. WAC007-047-301200- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHELAN-OKANOGAN- 318 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CHELAN AND OKANOGAN. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CREST WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IS FORECAST. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE MUCH LESS FURTHER FROM THE CREST. THIS EVENING WILL SEE THE HEAVIEST PERIOD OF RAINFALL. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN THE STEEPER TERRAIN NEAR THE CREST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && $$ IDC017-021-055-301200- /O.CON.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 318 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF NORTH IDAHO...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... BONNER...BOUNDARY AND KOOTENAI. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT * THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHERE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IS FORECAST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE VALLEYS CAN EXPECT TO SEE AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT IS WHEN THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS MUD AND ROCK SLIDES IN STEEP TERRAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE BUT NOT IMMINENT IN THE WATCH AREA. YOU SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX && THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
003 WGUS66 KOTX 301017 FFAOTX FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 317 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 IDC017-021-055-WAC007-047-301130- /O.CAN.KOTX.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BONNER-BOUNDARY-KOOTENAI-CHELAN-OKANOGAN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER... COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY... MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL 317 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO AND NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HEAVY RAIN THAT PROMPTED THE FLOOD WATCH HAS CHANGED TO SHOWERS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY BUT THE THREAT FOR FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. THUS THE FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...PRIEST RIVER...COOLIN...BLANCHARD...CAREYWOOD...CLARK FORK...BONNERS FERRY...MOYIE SPRINGS...PORTHILL...EASTPORT...NAPLES...BAYVIEW... RATHDRUM...ATHOL. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Sep 27, 4:34 AM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 27, 4:34 AM PDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 434 AM PDT Fri Sep 27 2013 .SYNOPSIS... Rain chances will increase today as the first in a series of low pressure system impacts the Inland Northwest. A much stronger storm system will impact the region over the weekend. Several inches of rain will likely fall over the Cascades this weekend, and elevations above 6000 feet will experience wet, heavy snow. Gusty winds will also accompany the storm this weekend with wind gusts of 40 mph possible Saturday afternoon and again on Sunday. && .DISCUSSION... ...WET AND WINDY STORM SYSTEM THIS WEEKEND... Today and Tonight: The Inland NW will start off on the quiet side this morning under high pressure with light winds, cool temperatures and partly cloudy skies. May see some patchy frost or fog in the sheltered northern valleys, but for the most part early morning temperatures should remain above freezing but chilly. Any sunshine will be short lived this morning as clouds increase from the west this morning while a fast moving Pacific storm system pushes into the region. This occluded frontal system will bring the best chance of precipitation to the mountains, especially the Cascades. Snow levels will start off near 5k ft this morning, but rise to 6-7k ft through the day. This occluded front is expected to weaken as it crosses eastern Washington this afternoon and measurable precipitation will be light, only a couple hundredths, across the Columbia Basin today. This weakening is due to a second stronger Pacific system that will be right on its heels. Surface winds will increase out of the southwest along and behind the front with gusts to 25 mph late this afternoon and early evening. Highs today will be about 5 degrees cooler than experienced yesterday due to the cloud cover and light precipitation. This evening, this weakened occluded boundary will slide to the Oregon border and hang up over north Idaho and keep the best chance for rain for the westerly slopes. This will give north central Washington and portions of the western Basin a quick break from the rain and possibly some partial clearing. Then by late tonight, the boundary will start shifting northward as a warm front as this stronger Pacific system nears the coast. Clouds and rain will increase and spread north, across the Columbia Basin, which will help moderate overnight lows. /rfox. Saturday through Sunday Night: Confidence continues to grow that a powerful fall storm system will bring heavy rain and windy conditions to the Pacific Northwest over the weekend. Model agreement is good between the 00z runs of the GFS, ECMWF, and Canadian models that a strong low pressure system will organize off the coast of British Columbia Saturday and Sunday. A 130kt jet (250mb) is expected to move on-shore Saturday night into Sunday morning. A series of shortwave disturbances Saturday and Sunday will enhance precipitation over the region. Strong westerly flow will favor high precipitation totals over the Cascade Crest, the Idaho Panhandle and the mountains of northeast Washington. A well- defined rain shadow is expected over the weekend with rain amounts in excess of 3 inches over the Cascade Crest Saturday through Sunday night. Amounts up to 2 inches seem likely for the orographically favored slopes of the Idaho Panhandle. Rises on small streams will occur over the northern Cascades and in the Panhandle. Fortunately, rivers and streams are running at seasonally low flows. None of the main-stem rivers are expected to reach action stage with the possible exception of the Stehekin River. Wet heavy snows are expected in the high country of the Cascades above 6000 feet. Outdoorsmen should be prepared for wind- driven snow this weekend. A brutal weekend for this time of year. Rain and high elevation snow will be the big story for the mountainous zones. Gusty winds will be the bigger impact for the Columbia Basin, Palouse and West Plains. A pair of surface lows are expected to emerge from the big upper trough off the British Columbia coast. If the model timing holds true, the 850mb jet will peak Saturday morning between 40-50kts and again early Sunday morning around 50kts. Central and eastern Washington will be in a mainly warm advection pattern while the strongest low level jet is over the region. It may be tough for winds to surface during this pattern, but it is reasonable to think that wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph will occur Saturday afternoon into Sunday. /GKoch Monday through Thursday Night: Weather pattern will continue to bring wet, cool and windy conditions to the region as a strong trof of low pressure continues to influence us through at least mid week. Models seem to have a pretty good handle on the situation through at least mid week as the low pressure system will send fronts and associated waves of energy through the area keeping precip chances much above climo. Early Monday we will see what looks to be the strongest front exit the region to the east which will lower precip rates for the region and significantly lower the region wide precip threat. Behind this front we will see gusty winds for the Basin into the Palouse and West Plains along with higher elevation locations. Moving into overnight Monday and Tuesday the best chances for precipitation looks to shift to the mountainous regions as weaker less organized waves push inland from the parent low. Currently the best chances for precip look to be near the Cascade Crests and the ID Panhandle Mtns. due to these mountains being perpendicular to the steering flow leading to the most orographic forcing. Other areas will mostly see only an increase in clouds and the chance for scattered showers. Winds will also be breezy once again in the Basin and surrounding areas, but will be noticeably lower than Mondays winds. Wednesday into Wednesday Night will see the chance for another organized system as part of the parent low looks to exit to the east. Timing of the exit looks to be in the Wednesday afternoon/evening time frame, but the precise track of the system is yet to be determined by models. Winds will finally subside during Wednesday. Further evaluation of this final push by the system will have to be examined in future forecasts to determine the impacts. Behind the exiting system looks to bring some ridging to the area which would lower the precip chances and help to clear some of the clouds. Temperatures look to remain fairly similar through the work week as our air mass will continually come from the west off of the Pacific. This will lead to highs in the upper 50s and 60s for most with lows in the mid 40s to low 30s. Cloud cover will have a major impact on what our overnight temps drop to. Fog was kept at the far end of the extended from the afternoon package as the abundance of moisture coupled with the clearing skies and dropping overnight temps will support this. Overall the majority of this period looks to be rather unpleasant characterized by moist, cloudy, cool and windy at times for most of the Inland NW. /Fliehman && .AVIATION... 12Z TAFS: VFR conditions are expected for the first half of the day. Then high pressure will weaken and a fast moving system will bring increasing clouds and a chance of rain to most of the TAF sites. The atmosphere will moisten from the top down with a chance for some light rain by the afternoon hours. Local MVFR cigs are possible at KGEG, KSFF, KCOE and KPUW after 00Z with this system. Expect a break in the rain after 00-02z across the region, then the rain returning after 10z spreading in from south to north. /rfox && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Spokane 56 45 60 49 59 47 / 40 40 80 70 70 80 Coeur d'Alene 56 44 59 48 58 46 / 30 40 80 70 80 90 Pullman 57 45 63 48 59 46 / 20 50 70 50 80 80 Lewiston 63 50 70 54 65 51 / 10 50 60 30 70 70 Colville 60 44 59 49 61 46 / 40 40 100 100 70 90 Sandpoint 56 41 54 48 57 45 / 40 50 100 100 90 90 Kellogg 54 43 55 46 54 45 / 20 60 90 100 100 100 Moses Lake 63 48 69 51 66 49 / 40 50 60 20 40 40 Wenatchee 61 49 66 49 64 46 / 30 50 60 20 30 40 Omak 61 43 64 47 64 46 / 20 30 70 50 50 60 && .OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... ID...None. WA...None. &&
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 27, 5:58 AM PDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 558 AM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 IDZ001-WAZ037-038-042-043-281300- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY- 558 AM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WET AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES TO NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO...ESPECIALLY SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SIGNIFICANT HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. THIS RAIN HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LEAD TO INCREASED FLOWS ON AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS...AND LEAD TO POSSIBLE DEBRIS FLOWS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS...AND AS HIGH AS 40 MPH IN EXPOSED VALLEYS. IDZ002>004-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-044-281300- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 558 AM PDT FRI SEP 27 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO... NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WET AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING MODERATE RAIN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS BLUE MOUNTAINS AND NORTH IDAHO. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ON RIDGE TOPS...AND AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND IN EXPOSED VALLEYS. A PATTERN CHANGE IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND WITH A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM BRINGING MODERATE TO PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO DEVELOP.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 1:06 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.