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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 21, 2013, 2:30 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Feb 22, 2013, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 7 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2013, 2:30 PM PST (22:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2013, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2013, 4:06 PM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Spokane, WA
Counties Benewah County, ID, Bonner County, ID, Boundary County, ID, Kootenai County, ID, Latah County, ID, Shoshone County, ID, Asotin County, WA, Garfield County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 W Beauty Creek Campgr, ID | 5.0 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE THIS MORNING. 2800 FT ELEV. NORTH END OF LAKE COEUR D ALENE. |
| Feb 23, 2:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.8 | 2 Se Viola, ID | 3440 FEET ELEVATION. 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION. |
| Feb 23, 4:34 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 8 Ene Chewelah, WA | 49 NORTH SKI RESORT MEASURED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HRS. |
| Feb 23, 5:03 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 12 Nnw Hauser, WA | MT SPOKANE MEASURED 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HRS. |
| Feb 23, 5:16 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 Wnw Sandpoint, ID | SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN MEASURED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HRS. |
| Feb 23, 5:18 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Lookout Pass, ID | LOOKOUT PASS SKI RESORT MEASURED 9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 24 HRS. |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 4 E Spirit Lake, ID | COCORAHS ID-KT-1 |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 43 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
- 865 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WWUS46 KOTX 212230 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 230 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. IDZ001-220630- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.130222T2100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T2100Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 230 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY 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 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE THEN PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-220630- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.130222T2100Z-130224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T2100Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 230 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY 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 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY THEN WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS BRIEFLY UNTIL COOLER AIR RETURNS FRIDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-220630- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0002.130222T1800Z-130224T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T1800Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 230 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-220630- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.130222T1200Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 230 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 2500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 15 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. IN THE VALLEYS 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 2000 FEET NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 3000 FEET AROUND HIGHWAY 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY NIGHT. A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH TOWARDS STEVENS PASS. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN CHELAN COUNTY AS A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
9 follow-up statements
970 WWUS46 KOTX 220620 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1020 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. IDZ001-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T2100Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1020 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE THEN PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T2100Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1020 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT ON RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY FRIDAY THEN WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS BRIEFLY UNTIL COOLER AIR RETURNS FRIDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T1800Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 1020 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.130222T1200Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 1020 PM PST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 15 INCHES. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 FEET NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. IN THE VALLEYS 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGE TOPS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 2000 FEET NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 3000 FEET AROUND HIGHWAY 2 FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS FRIDAY NIGHT. A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH TOWARDS STEVENS PASS. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY MORNING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN CHELAN COUNTY AS A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
120 WWUS46 KOTX 221142 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND EAST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE DAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. WAZ037-222045- /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T1800Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. IN THE VALLEYS AN INITIAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SLUSHY SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 3000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 2500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-222045- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T1800Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 6 TO 10 INCHES. LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY BEFORE WARMER TEMPERATURES LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS IN THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE THEN PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY NIGHT...INCLUDING SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-222045- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T2100Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 13 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY...POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY THEN WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY TO THE MOUNTAINS BRIEFLY UNTIL COOLER AIR RETURNS FRIDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS FRIDAY MORNING AND AGAIN OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-222045- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T1800Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 5 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: A ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-222045- /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.130222T1800Z-130223T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND THROUGH TONIGHT. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-222045- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.130222T1200Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 342 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO LOCALLY 30 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH RIDGETOP GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 2000 FEET NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 3000 FEET AROUND HIGHWAY 2 THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SNOW WILL MAY DEVELOP NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH TOWARDS STEVENS PASS. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN CHELAN COUNTY AS A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
935 WWUS46 KOTX 222041 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1241 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND EAST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT INTO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IDZ001-WAZ037-230445- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130223T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1241 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING...INCLUDING SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-230445- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0005.130222T2041Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1241 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS COLDER TEMPERATURES DROP SNOW LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS AGAIN OVERNIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-230445- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 1241 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-230445- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1241 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH SHOWERS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. COLDER TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-230445- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 1241 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 7 TO 14 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY TODAY BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO AROUND 2000 FEET NORTH OF LAKE CHELAN AND 3000 FEET AROUND HIGHWAY 2 THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SNOW MAY DEVELOP NEAR OR JUST SOUTH OF LAKE CHELAN EARLY FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE DROPPING SOUTH TOWARDS STEVENS PASS. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN CHELAN COUNTY AS A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
162 WWUS46 KOTX 230300 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 700 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND EAST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT INTO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IDZ001-WAZ037-230600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130223T0600Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 700 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END LATE THIS EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS INTO THIS EVENING...INCLUDING SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-231100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 700 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS COLDER TEMPERATURES DROP SNOW LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-231100- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 700 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-231100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 700 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR LAKE CHELAN THIS EVENING AND MAY DROP SOUTH TOWARDS STEVENS PASS BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN CHELAN COUNTY AS A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-231100- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 700 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH SHOWERS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. COLDER TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
010 WWUS46 KOTX 230551 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 951 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY... .HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND EAST OF THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WITH HEAVY SNOW AMOUNTS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON SATURDAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT INTO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IDZ001-WAZ037-231200- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 951 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING: REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS INTO THIS EVENING...INCLUDING SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LOCAL BLOWING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. ADDITIONALLY WITH SNOW LEVEL DROPPING ONE TO TWO INCHES OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-231400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 951 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SOW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS COLDER TEMPERATURES DROP SNOW LEVELS. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LIGHT VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-231400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 951 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-231400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 951 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * TIMING: TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD DROP RAPIDLY TO THE VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. A NARROW BAND OF INTENSE SNOW HAS DEVELOPED NEAR LAKE CHELAN THIS EVENING AND MAY DROP SOUTH TOWARDS STEVENS PASS BEFORE DISSIPATING LATER TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN CHELAN COUNTY AS A NARROW BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW PASSES ACROSS THE AREA. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-231400- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 951 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT BEFORE TRANSITIONING TO SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING WITH SHOWERS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. COLDER TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO VALLEY FLOORS. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
544 WWUS46 KOTX 231143 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 343 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS THROUGH TODAY FOR THE MOUNTAINS... .MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS...AND TO A LESSER EXTENT INTO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. IDZ001-WAZ037-231245- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130223T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 343 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SPOTTY AND MINOR. $$ IDZ004-231945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 343 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH TODAY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-231945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 343 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-231800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130223T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BLEWETT PASS 343 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 2500 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES NEAR THE CREST. * WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: OCCASIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. * LOCATIONS: BLEWETT PASS. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-231945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 343 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED ON EXPOSED TERRAIN. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
910 WWUS46 KOTX 231834 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1034 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 IDZ004-240245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1034 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY... POTENTIALLY BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS: OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH TODAY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ON RIDGE TOPS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-240245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 1034 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ON RIDGE TOPS. * LOCATIONS: MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR UPDATED WEATHER INFORMATION. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-240245- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1034 AM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SHOWERS MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES. * HAZARD ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET. * LOCATIONS: SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * IMPACTS: THIS WINTER STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON AREA ROADS. LOCAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW COULD ALSO OCCUR OVER EXPOSED TERRAIN. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
190 WWUS46 KOTX 232307 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 307 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 WAZ031-240015- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD 307 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS. THE SHOWERS WILL RAPIDLY DECREASE BY SUNSET AND THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ IDZ027-240015- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 307 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE AN INCH OR LESS AND RESTRICTED TO SNOW COVERED SURFACES. MOST HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADS WILL REMAIN WET. $$ IDZ004-240300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 307 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS:...MOSTLY ALONG OR SOUTH OF I90...INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. * IMPACTS: SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ON MOUNTAIN ROADS THROUGH TODAY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
978 WWUS46 KOTX 240006 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 406 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 IDZ004-240115- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-130224T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 406 PM PST SAT FEB 23 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...HOWEVER ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. CONSEQUENTLY THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 21, 2:30 PM PST, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 2:30 PM PST, 0 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
230 PM PST Thu Feb 21 2013
.SYNOPSIS...A robust upper level disturbance will plow into the
Pacific Northwest Friday and Friday night. This will result in windy
conditions and heavy snow to the mountains. Mountain snow showers
will likely linger into Saturday afternoon. A very short break in
the active weather is possible early Sunday, before another
frontal system brings increasing chances for rain and snow to the
region on Monday.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Tonight...Remnants of a vort max will continue to pass through the
Idaho Panhandle this evening and deliver light snowfall to the
region. The system is tracking a 2 to 3 hours ahead of the models
and should bring a period of clearing skies in the early evening
hours to the Columbia Basin. The strong westerly flow of the
system will help continue isolated snow showers through the Idaho
Panhandle throughout the evening. The arrival of the next system
along the Pacific coast will shift the winds southwesterly along
the Cascades and produce snow showers in the higher elevations of
the Lee side of the mountain range. /JDC
Friday through Saturday...Models are in good agreement of a strong
system during this period with heavy mountain snow expected along
the Cascade crest, North and Central Idaho Panhandle Mountains,
and the Blues. The winter storm watches have been upgraded to
warnings with an advisory issued for the East Slopes to handle the
sub-warning amounts that will occur for most mountain locations
away from the crest.
Isentropic lift will increase through the day on Friday as a warm
front passes through with increasing 850mb winds out of the south-
southwest at 35-50 knots. This is a good flow pattern for mountain
snow for the Okanogan Highlands, Northeast Washington Mountains,
and north Idaho Panhandle. In the valleys snow will be changing
over to rain except north of Highway 2 where areas above 2000 feet
may stay as a wet non-accumulating snow in the afternoon as
temperatures under moderate-heavy precip may struggle to rise
above the mid 30s. With most of the precipitation falling in the
afternoon when snow levels are rising and the late February sun
angle works against accumulating snow at marginal temperatures
most valley areas will only receive an inch of snow or less even
near the Canadian border. The warm sector of this system will be
most pronounced for the Moses Lake area where GFS and NAM shows a
max 1000-850mb thickness of 1330-1335dm and 850mb temperatures of
+1 to +2C. This combined with a strong north-south pressure
gradient should yield good mixing allowing surface temperatures to
reach the lower 50s. Wind gusts in this area could reach 30-40 mph
with locally stronger gusts with this better mixing. Elsewhere
cooler lower levels and less mixing potential should keep the
stronger winds aloft with gusts in the 20-30 mph range.
A strong cold front passage will then quickly sweep across the
region Friday evening. Strong downslope flow off the Cascades and
cold advection will lead to precipitation becoming increasingly
tied to the higher terrain. Mixing with the front will allow wind
gusts to reach 30-40 mph for the Columbia Basin, Palouse, and
Spokane area, with high mountain ridge tops likely exceeding 50
mph gusts. This will create areas of blowing snow in the
mountains. During the overnight period Friday night into Saturday
northwest flow will favor snow showers being most concentrated
over the Central Panhandle Mountains, Blues, and Cascade crest.
500mb temperatures rapidly drop to -36C resulting in increased
instability further supporting a good chance for additional snow
accumulations in these areas.
In addition, rapidly falling 500mb temperatures Friday evening
along with northwest flows favors the potential for a strong Puget
Sound Convergence Zone with higher resolution models suggesting
Chelan county to be impacted by this Friday night first around
Stehekin and Holden Village before shifting south towards the
southern part of the county. This may give a short burst of very
heavy snow to the mountains. Some solutions even suggest this
feature could give some precipitation as far east as the
Waterville Plateau and Wenatchee areas with rapidly falling snow
levels. JW
Saturday night through Sunday night...Through this portion of the
forecast one upper level low pressure system will move out of the
region Saturday night and another will move into the region Sunday
night and Monday.
Saturday night the models are looking similar in showing the upper
level storm system from Friday and Saturday moving out of the
region with high pressure building in from the west. This will put
the Inland Northwest in a mainly dry northwest-north flow. This
flow pattern will be good to keep snow showers near the Cascade
crest in slop over flow and from the central Panhandle mountains
south to the Camas Prairie where orographic lift will tap into
lingering instability. Moisture will dry quickly form the
northwest...but linger across my eastern and southeast zones.
Additional snow accumulations are only expected to be 1-2 inches for
the higher terrain. Otherwise we expect a dry forecast.
Sunday and Sunday night short lived high pressure will build into
the Pacific Northwest ahead of the next up-stream storm system.
The models are pretty consistent showing a weak frontal boundary
tapping into some Pacific moisture and tracking across the forecast
area through the day on Sunday...followed by a stronger warm front
Sunday night. Lift with the first front is pretty weak but will
get enhanced by up-sloping westerly flow into the Idaho Panhandle
mountains. A couple of inches of snow will be possible for the
lee side of the Cascade crest and the higher terrain of the central
Panhandle mountains with very light and spotty accumulations of
rain/snow mix for the lower elevations as far west as Spokane and
Pullman. The warm front for Sunday evening is a little more
impressive for both isentropic lift and moisture. South to
southwest flow will put the focus of the heaviest precipitation
for the northern and eastern mountains...but just about all areas
outside of the basin should see some light precip. Snow levels
will be low enough for a rain/snow mix down to around 2000-2500
feet and all snow above 2500 feet with accumulations remaining
light. /Tobin
Monday through Thursday...A very unsettled weather pattern will
prevail across the Inland Northwest as a series of shortwave troughs
impacts the region. A cold front will sweep through the region
Monday bringing some light accumulations of snow before changing to
valley rain or non-accumulating snow Monday afternoon. Gusty west
winds will accompany the frontal passage. Scattered snow showers
will continue in unstable upslope flow Monday night in the post
frontal environment. A brief ridge will build in Tuesday. This
appears to be the only real chance of a dry day for much of the
forecast area but by Tuesday afternoon the next system will reach
the Cascade Crest. The Tuesday night/Wednesday system weakens as it
runs into the ridge. The ECMWF is the odd model out in keeping the
main energy associated with the shortwave farther north with a much
weaker impulse across the region. Even so, the EC keeps weak
isentropic upglide over the area Wednesday into Wednesday night.
Moist southwest flow Thursday will keep showers in the picture but
strong warm air advection will mean rising snow levels with rain for
most valleys Thursday and even into Thursday night. Temperatures
will be on a warming trend through the week with readings for the
end of the work
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: A TROF is currently moving through the region. The eastern
TAF sites can expect to have MVFR to IFR ceilings throughout the
next 24 hours with periods of snow that will drop vis around MVFR.
KEAT and KMWH can expect mid to high level clouds to continue with
MVFR to VFR conditions. KLWS will be impacted by low to mid level
clouds with periods of rain showers.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 31 39 28 39 24 35 / 40 100 70 20 10 20
Coeur d'Alene 30 39 29 38 26 34 / 60 100 100 30 20 20
Pullman 33 42 31 40 25 37 / 50 100 80 50 40 30
Lewiston 36 50 34 48 29 43 / 20 70 70 50 30 10
Colville 29 39 23 44 25 37 / 30 100 60 20 10 30
Sandpoint 30 38 28 38 26 33 / 70 100 100 50 20 30
Kellogg 30 40 29 37 26 33 / 100 100 100 80 50 40
Moses Lake 29 52 31 49 26 45 / 10 70 20 10 10 10
Wenatchee 31 47 30 46 27 41 / 10 70 50 10 10 10
Omak 24 41 22 41 20 35 / 10 90 20 10 10 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Warning from 1 PM Friday to 7 PM PST Saturday for
Central Panhandle Mountains.
Winter Storm Warning from 1 PM Friday to 4 AM PST Saturday for
Northern Panhandle.
WA...Winter Weather Advisory from 4 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday
for East Slopes Northern Cascades.
Winter Storm Warning from 10 AM Friday to 7 PM PST Saturday for
Northeast Blue Mountains.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 6:46 AM PST, 7 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 646 AM PST THU FEB 21 2013 IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ032>038-041>044-221500- COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 646 AM PST THU FEB 21 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MODERATE MOUNTAIN SNOW AND WIDESPREAD WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH A STORM SYSTEM EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME...BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE MOUNTAINS WILL STAND THE BEST CHANCE OF RECEIVING MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS. IDZ001-004-WAZ031-221500- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- 646 AM PST THU FEB 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. VALLEY TOWNS COULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW LIKELY IN THE MOUNTAINS. VERY GUSTY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 2:30 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Lewis, Nez Perce | 49 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.