Winter Storm Warning 9, NWS Spokane, WA

978 
WWUS46 KOTX 020510
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1010 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS WEEKEND...

.THE FIRST HEAVY SNOW OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND IN
THE MOUNTAINS FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECIPITATION WILL
SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT WITH SNOW
LEVELS GENERALLY BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 FEET. THE ARRIVAL OF A
COLD FRONT SATURDAY WILL DRIVE SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO 4000 FEET BY
LATE IN THE DAY SATURDAY...AND SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL
SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL IMPACT
THE CASCADE PASSES AND SHERMAN PASS MAINLY ON SATURDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHT...AND THE IDAHO PANHANDLE PASSES ON SUNDAY.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-021415-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0009.131103T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
1010 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT SATURDAY
TO 5 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
  VALLEYS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. IN THE MOUNTAINS...6 TO 13 INCHES
  OVER TWO DAY PERIOD.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN ON THE HIGHER PEAKS SATURDAY MORNING.
  SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER SATURDAY EVENING AND SNOW WILL INTENSIFY.
  OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
  LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT
  ELEVATIONS OF 2500 FEET OR HIGHER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
  ACROSS THE IDAHO PANHANDLE.

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... 
  MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET TONIGHT LOWERING TO 2500 TO 3000 FEET
  SATURDAY EVENING AND SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL MAKE 
  TRAVEL DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. 
  AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR BLIZZARD 
  CONDITIONS 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 STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

WAZ038-042-021415-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.131102T1200Z-131103T0600Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
1010 PM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM
PDT SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL BEGIN IN THE HIGH CASCADES TONIGHT AND 
  SPREAD INTO THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS SATURDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 5500 FEET LOWERING TO 3000 FEET. 

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING SLIPPERY AND 
  HAZARDOUS ACROSS SHERMAN PASS AND THE HIGHER PASSES THROUGH 
  THE NORTHERN CASCADES. 

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.

&&

$$

330 
WWUS46 KOTX 021302
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
602 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS WEEKEND...

.THE FIRST HEAVY SNOW OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TODAY AND
TONIGHT WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED
TONIGHT.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-030100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0009.131103T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
602 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: VALLEYS...1 TO 3 INCHES...MAINLY ON GRASSY
  SURFACES. MOUNTAINS...6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN
  TODAY...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL QUICKLY TONIGHT BRINGING THE
  POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATIONS AS LOW AS 2500 FEET BY SUNDAY
  MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... 
  MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 5000-6000 FEET TODAY LOWERING TO 2500 FEET SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* IMPACTS: THE LARGEST IMPACT OF THIS STORM WILL BE FOR ELEVATIONS
  ABOVE 4000 FEET. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS
  BY LATE THIS EVENING AT LOOKOUT PASS...MULLAN PASS...SCHWEITZER
  MOUNTAIN ROAD...AND FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. HUNTERS AND OUTDOORSMEN
  IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE
  RAPID ONSET OF WINTER CONDITIONS TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-042-030100-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131103T0600Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
602 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES AT THE MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* WINDS: WEST OR SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOP WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH OR MORE.

* TIMING: MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF
  RAIN OR WET SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS AT PASS LEVELS WILL OCCUR MOSTLY
  THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS: BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...HIGHWAY 20 UP TO
  WASHINGTON PASS...AND HIGHWAY 2 UP TO STEVENS PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 5000 FEET THIS MORNING LOWERING TO 3000 FEET THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING SLIPPERY AND 
  HAZARDOUS ACROSS SHERMAN PASS AND THE HIGHER PASSES THROUGH 
  THE NORTHERN CASCADES. 

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.

&&

$$

187 
WWUS46 KOTX 022133
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
233 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW THIS WEEKEND...

.THE FIRST HEAVY SNOW OF THE SEASON IS EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TONIGHT
WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-030645-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0009.131103T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
233 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: VALLEYS 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY ON GRASSY
  SURFACES. MOUNTAINS 6 TO 12 INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN IN THE
  VALLEYS THIS EVENING...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL QUICKLY TONIGHT
  BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATIONS AS LOW AS 2000 FEET BY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... 
  MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET LOWERING TO 2000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THE LARGEST IMPACT OF THIS STORM WILL BE FOR 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT WINTER 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING AT LOOKOUT PASS...
  MULLAN PASS... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...AND FLOWERY TRAIL 
  ROAD. HUNTERS AND OUTDOORSMEN IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS 
  WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RAPID ONSET OF WINTER 
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-042-030645-
/O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131103T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
233 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO LOCALLY 10 INCHES IN MOUNTAIN PASSES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TODAY WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF
  RAIN OR WET SNOW EARLY THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS AT PASS
  LEVELS WILL OCCUR MOSTLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...HIGHWAY 20 NEAR
  WASHINGTON PASS...HIGHWAY 2 NEAR STEVENS PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 4500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. 

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING SLIPPERY AND 
  HAZARDOUS ACROSS SHERMAN PASS AND THE HIGHER PASSES THROUGH 
  THE NORTHERN CASCADES. 

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.

&&

$$

886 
WWUS46 KOTX 030401
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
901 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IMPACTING THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT WITH
HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES ALONG THE CASCADE CREST AND OKANOGAN
HIGHLANDS...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FILL IN ACROSS THE
IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND CASCADE CREST THIS EVENING. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. 
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS NEAR SHERMAN PASS WILL BEGIN TO TAPER DURING
THE LATE EVENING HOURS. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER OVERNIGHT WITH
A FEW VALLEY LOCATIONS WITHIN THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE
POTENTIALLY RECEIVING AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-031315-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
901 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND 3
  TO 6 INCHES IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS. VALLEY LOCATIONS
  COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 2 INCHES BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL MAINLY IN THE FORM OF RAIN IN
  THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING...BUT SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TONIGHT
  BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATIONS AS LOW AS 2000 FEET BY
  SUNDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... 
  MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 4000 FEET LOWERING TO 2000 FEET.

* IMPACTS: THE LARGEST IMPACT OF THIS STORM WILL BE FOR 
  ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT WINTER 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS BY LATE THIS EVENING AT LOOKOUT PASS... 
  MULLAN PASS... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...AND FLOWERY TRAIL 
  ROAD. HUNTERS AND OUTDOORSMEN IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS 
  WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RAPID ONSET OF WINTER 
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT. 

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-042-031200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131103T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
901 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ALONG EXPOSED
  RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED TO SNOW AT LOCATIONS LIKE
  STEVENS AND BLEWETT PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  AND COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS: BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...STEVENS
  PASS...BLEWETT PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. 

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING SLIPPERY AND 
  HAZARDOUS ACROSS SHERMAN PASS AND THE HIGHER PASSES THROUGH 
  THE NORTHERN CASCADES. 

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.

&&

$$

919 
WWUS46 KOTX 030545
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1045 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW IMPACTING THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TONIGHT WITH
HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES ALONG THE CASCADE CREST AND OKANOGAN
HIGHLANDS. SNOW LEVELS TO FALL NEAR 2500 FEET IN THE IDAHO
PANHANDLE TONIGHT WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...

.MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FILL IN ACROSS THE
IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND CASCADE CREST THIS EVENING. SNOW
SHOWERS WILL PERSIST IN THESE LOCATIONS THROUGH MUCH OF THE
NIGHT. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED AT ELEVATIONS OF 3000 FEET INCLUDING 
4TH OF JULY PASS. LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS NEAR SHERMAN PASS WILL BEGIN
TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
DOWN TO 2500 FEET IN THE IDAHO PANHANDLE...WHERE AN INCH OR TWO
OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BY SUNDAY MORNING.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-031345-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
1045 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST SUNDAY
ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN AT ELEVATIONS
  AROUND 2800 FEET. ABOVE 4000 FEET...AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8
  INCHES.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
  VALLEYS AND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG EXPOSED RIDGETOPS.

* TIMING: SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN NEAR 3000 FEET AND WILL CONTINUE
  TO LOWER BETWEEN 2000-2500 FEET OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL
  BEGIN TRANSITIONING FROM RAIN TO SNOW OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT
  VALLEY ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2800 FEET.

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... 
  MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3000 TO 4000 FEET LOWERING BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000
  FEET.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT LOOKOUT
  PASS...MULLAN PASS...AND SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. LIGHTER
  ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD AND 4TH OF
  JULY PASS. HUNTERS AND OUTDOORSMEN IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS
  WEEKEND SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE RAPID ONSET OF WINTER
  CONDITIONS TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-042-031200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131103T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
1045 PM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES.

* WINDS: WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING: PRECIPITATION IS ALL SNOW AT LOCATIONS LIKE
  STEVENS...BLEWETT...AND SHERMAN PASSES. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
  CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND COULD BE LOCALLY HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG THE
  CASCADE CREST AND WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF NEAR SHERMAN
  OVERNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS: BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...BLEWETT
  PASS...STEVENS PASS.

* SNOW LEVEL: 3000 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. 

* IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE DRIVING SLIPPERY AND 
  HAZARDOUS ACROSS SHERMAN PASS AND THE HIGHER PASSES THROUGH 
  THE NORTHERN CASCADES. 

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.

&&

$$

956 
WWUS46 KOTX 031154
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
354 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013

...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY...


WAZ037-031300-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
354 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.

THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST
WASHINGTON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND
CHEWELAH AND METALINE FALLS TODAY WILL BE AROUND AN INCH.

$$

WAZ038-042-031300-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-131103T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS
354 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY.

THE THREAT FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF THE OKANOGAN
HIGHLANDS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY WILL BE LESS THAN AN
INCH.

$$

IDZ001-004-040000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS
354 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE VALLEYS...UP TO AN INCH ON GRASSY
  SURFACES. FOR THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET...AN ADDITIONAL 2
  TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING: SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL AS LOW AS 2500 FEET TODAY.  

* LOCATIONS: SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...MULLAN PASS...LOOKOUT
  PASS.

* IMPACTS: HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE AT LOOKOUT
  PASS...MULLAN PASS...AND SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD TODAY. HUNTERS
  AND OUTDOORSMEN IN THE HIGH ELEVATIONS THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE
  PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000
  FEET.

* 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.

&&

$$

774 
WWUS46 KOTX 031802
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1002 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013


IDZ001-004-031915-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-131104T0100Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...
MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS
1002 AM PST SUN NOV 3 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING.

FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE
IDAHO PANHANDLE TODAY...BUT FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED
TO 1 TO 3 INCHES MAINLY ON THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS. THE INTERSTATE 90
CORRIDOR WILL EXPERIENCE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS OF SLUSH ON THE ROAD
SURFACE.  

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
222 PM PDT Fri Nov 1 2013

.SYNOPSIS...
A potent low pressure system is expected to pass through Friday
night into Saturday resulting in rain and snow showers lingering
Saturday night into Sunday along with windy conditions. Locally
heavy mountain snow is expected with this storm system. Chilly
and unsettled weather will linger into early next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...

Tonight: High pressure ridge over the region will begin to break
down tonight as the next Pacific storm system approaches the
region. There will be a weak warm front that pushes northward into
the region. This feature is difficult to see on satellite imagery at
this time, but is generally associated with the slight enhancement
off the water vapor imagery just off the Oregon coastline. Models
are in general agreement with this front pushing into the northern
Cascades this evening after about 700 PM. Light right is expected
to shift further eastward overnight with the warm front, but will
largely be confined to the northern mountains as the basin will
take a little longer to moisten down to the surface. Temperatures
will be relatively mild tonight compared to last night due to the
increasing cloud cover and slightly better mixing as the trailing
cold front approaches. /SVH

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF ARDUOUS WEATHER
CONDITIONS TO THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Overview...On satellite this afternoon a baroclinic leaf
structure just west of Vancouver Isle heralds the development of a
strong surface low pressure. The general consensus of latest
models...with the exception of the NAM...brings this low pressure
ashore Saturday morning and ejects it across southern British
Columbia during the day. The NAM model has a farther south track
through the forecast area...but this solution is less consistent
over previous runs and an outlier compare to the ECMWF and
GFS...which historically in these parts have better handled synoptically
driven cool season surface lows. Thus forecast largely based on
GFS solution and trends. During the day Saturday the low will rip
through southern BC. During the morning a warm front will move
south to north through the forecast area bringing valley rain and
high mountain snow. Around mid-day...sooner in the west...later in
the east...a strong cold occluded front will sweep through with
more abundant and heavier showers along the frontal band. The
front will promote dropping snow levels in the mountains and
increasing winds across the basin. Saturday night and Sunday the
winds will decrease...but the air mass will be cold enough for
snow showers right down to the lowest elevations across the
region.

Snow...During the warm frontal phase snow levels will be quite
high...in the 4500 to 5500 range dropping only after the occlusion
passes through. Over the Cascades and the Okanogan Highlands the
best moisture feed and dynamic support for heavy precipitation
will occur before the snow levels drop appreciably. Thus the
inherited Winter Storm Watches for these locations will be
cancelled and replaced with Winter Weather Advisories specific to
the higher Cascade valleys near the crest and Sherman Pass.

Over the eastern mountain zones the watches will be upgraded to
Winter Storm Warnings for Saturday night through Sunday with post
frontal orographic dense and sustained snow showers expected to
easily deposit 6 to 10 inches above 4000 feet. Sunday night valley
locations may also be subject to up to an inch or two on grassy
surfaces and maybe slushy roads before the temperatures recover to
well above freezing by afternoon.

Winds...The incoming surface low will be moving along a track
which is historically favorable for strong winds. Also...the GFS
and EC have been trending stronger with the central pressure
during the southern BC transit. Wind Advisories will be issued for
most of the Columbia Basin for Saturday afternoon and evening
especially for the potential for 40 to 50 mph wind gusts to
randomly surface from aloft in the well mixed post occluded front
air mass. /Fugazzi

Sunday night through Monday night: A shortwave trough will be
trailing behind the Low from the weekend. The models are in
agreement of the track and precipitation associated with this
trough. A rain shadowing effect along the Eastern slopes of the
Cascades will keep that region fairly dry. With the 925MB
temperatures expected around 0 degree C, the higher elevations can
expect snow and the valleys could see a rain/snow mix. The amounts
of precipitation are expected to be up to 0.1" for most locations
with the Blue and Clearwater Mountains seeing the heaviest amounts
of 0.4" in the form of snow around 2-3". The other areas impacted
by snow will see 0.3-1" of snow. The temperatures will remain
several degrees below the season normals, as cloud cover will keep
radiative heating from warming the day and strong southeasterly
flow will push cooler air into the region. With the daytime
temperatures being above freezing in the valleys and lower
elevations, any accumulations will be light and short lived. Winds
will be decreased from the early weekend's gusts. /JDC

Monday night through Friday...General longwave trof remains in the
vicinity which results in a cool and unsettled northwest flow on
the west side of it through most of this time interval. Systems of
note to watch include two impulses drooping down in the cool
northwest flow in the Tuesday/Wednesday interval ahead of a
synoptic scale dirty ridge that migrates through the longwave trof
Wednesday night into early Thursday. The latest model solutions
vary on timing the passing of these disturbances with ECMWF
favoring Tuesday while GFS shows drier and less intense
disturbance passing and favoring a later Wednesday time of
passage. Later Thursday and on into Friday a low pressure system
intensifying and passing per the GFS digs more to the south and
pumping up and clutter the ride ahead of it with moisture and
hints of weak disturbances (a dirty ridge) Thursday night before
the low digs farther to the south and becomes less of a
contributor of sensible weather for Eastern Washington and North
Idaho..BUT...the ECMWF doesn't dig the low south and instead passes
a very wet frontal zone with a well maintained subtropical
moisture tap oriented to mitigate the East Slopes Cascade rain-
shadow and results in cool, wet, snowy above roughly 2500 ft MSL
Thursday into Friday for most if not all of Eastern Washington and
Northern Idaho with snow levels increasing as one moves closer to
the Oregon/Washington border. With the variability of these
solutions in mind will keep some loosely defined pops throughout
this entire time interval with peaks in them on Tuesday into early
Wednesday and then again Thursday/Friday. /Pelatti

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: Fog and low stratus will continue to affect the KGEG,
KSFF, KCOE and KLWS taf sites through the late morning and into the
early afternoon hours. Confidence is low on the timing of when
conditions will improve as little mixing is occurring and not much
is expected this afternoon. Better mixing will occur this evening as
a Pacific storm system approaches and should result in VFR
conditions at all taf sites. A weak warm front will push across the
region tonight followed by a stronger cold front Saturday morning.
The warm front will result in only some light rain possibilities
tonight and will largely just increase mid and high level cloud
cover over the region. More significant rainfall is anticipated with
the cold front after 12Z at KEAT and KMWH and into extreme eastern
WA and the ID Panhandle after about 15Z. This will result in lowering
cigs and vis as the front pushes across the region. /SVH

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane        38  48  34  42  29  41 /  30 100  30  40  30  20
Coeur d'Alene  36  47  35  41  30  40 /  30 100  40  60  40  20
Pullman        36  49  32  43  26  41 /  10  80  30  50  40  30
Lewiston       39  54  38  49  34  45 /  10  60  10  50  30  20
Colville       36  47  34  44  28  43 /  60 100  80  50  20  20
Sandpoint      34  46  33  40  30  42 /  30 100  90  70  40  30
Kellogg        35  46  34  38  32  36 /  10 100  80  80  60  40
Moses Lake     40  53  35  52  25  48 /  30  70  10  20  10  10
Wenatchee      42  52  37  51  31  46 /  60  80  10  20  10  10
Omak           38  48  33  48  27  45 /  70 100  20  40  10  10

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Wind Advisory from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday for Coeur d'Alene
     Area-Idaho Palouse-Northern Panhandle.

     Winter Storm Warning from 5 PM PDT Saturday to 5 PM PST Sunday
     for Central Panhandle Mountains-Northern Panhandle.

WA...Winter Weather Advisory from 5 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday for East
     Slopes Northern Cascades-Okanogan Highlands.

     Wind Advisory from 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Saturday for Lower
     Garfield and Asotin Counties-Moses Lake Area-Northeast
     Mountains-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Washington
     Palouse-Waterville Plateau.

     Winter Storm Warning from 5 PM PDT Saturday to 5 PM PST Sunday
     for Northeast Mountains.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
659 AM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-043-044-021400-
COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-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-
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
659 AM PDT FRI NOV 1 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 AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WET AND WINDY WEATHER TO THE
INLAND NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE OVER THE COLUMBIA BASIN...WEST PLAINS...AND PALOUSE.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-038-042-021400-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
659 AM PDT FRI NOV 1 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO...
NORTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN OVER THE CASCADES TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS
WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 6000 FEET...THEN FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET
BY SUNRISE ON SATURDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CASCADES...NORTH IDAHO...AND
NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL ALSO BE
POSSIBLE ON MOUNTAIN RIDGES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.