High Wind Warning 1, NWS Pocatello, ID

096 
WWUS75 KPIH 161944
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
144 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013

IDZ017-021>023-171000-
/O.CON.KPIH.HW.W.0001.130317T1200Z-130318T0000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS
144 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM SUNDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO OCCUR AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES AND LAST THROUGH EARLY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALTA...BURLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...RUPERT... 
  SHOSHONE...AMERICAN FALLS...CHUBBUCK...POCATELLO...OAKLEY... 
  MCCAMMON AND LAVA HOT SPRINGS. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER VERY DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ020-171000-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0005.130317T1200Z-130318T0000Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
144 PM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY...

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

* TIMING...6 AM TO 6 PM SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INL...IDAHO FALLS...CRATERS OF THE MOON.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT DRIVING
  CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

634 
WWUS75 KPIH 170938
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
338 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

IDZ017-021>023-180000-
/O.EXT.KPIH.HW.W.0001.130317T0938Z-130318T0000Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY...LAVA HOT SPRINGS
338 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES AND LAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...MALTA...BURLEY...CITY OF ROCKS...RUPERT... 
  SHOSHONE...AMERICAN FALLS...CHUBBUCK...POCATELLO...OAKLEY... 
  MCCAMMON AND LAVA HOT SPRINGS. 

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER VERY DIFFICULT
  DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ON NORTH/SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS.
  DOWNED POWER LINES ALONG WITH OTHER MINOR WIND DAMAGE WILL BE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ020-180000-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WI.Y.0005.130317T0938Z-130318T0000Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
338 AM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR AS THE COLD FRONT PASSES AND LAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES.
  WITH SHOWER ACTIVITY AHEAD AND ALONG THE COLD FRONT EARLY THIS
  MORNING...GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INL...IDAHO FALLS...CRATERS OF THE MOON.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

290 
WWUS75 KPIH 171911
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
111 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

IDZ017-021-022-180200-
/O.CAN.KPIH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130318T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPIH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130318T0200Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT...OAKLEY
111 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH 8 PM THIS
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...POCATELLO...BURELY...SUBLETT...MALTA...SHOSHONE.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ023-172015-
/O.CAN.KPIH.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130318T0000Z/
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LAVA HOT SPRINGS
111 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

BREEZY WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WERE NOTED ACROSS THE CARIBOU
HIGHLANDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHICH IS BELOW WARNING
LEVELS...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE AFTERNOON.

$$

IDZ020-180200-
/O.EXT.KPIH.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130318T0200Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
111 PM MDT SUN MAR 17 2013

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH 8 PM THIS
  EVENING. 

* WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  AT TIMES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INL...IDAHO FALLS...CRATERS OF THE MOON.

* IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL ENCOUNTER DIFFICULT 
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
335 AM MDT SAT MAR 16 2013

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. TODAY WILL BE A RELATIVELY
CALM DAY COMPARED TO WHAT IS FORECAST ON SUNDAY ACROSS OUR AREA.
SOME CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT SHOWER ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE IN THE
MOUNTAINS TODAY. IT WILL ALSO BE A BIT COOLER COMPARED TO FRIDAY
AS WELL. BY AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL BEING RAMPING UP ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND MUCH OF THE SNAKE PLAIN.

EVERYTHING IS STILL ON TRACK FOR CONDITIONS TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE
OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM CROSSES IDAHO. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN
BETWEEN 6000-7000FT AHEAD OF THE FRONT...BUT WILL QUICKLY CRASH
JUST BEHIND IT. IT APPEARS THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE STATE AROUND
OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AHEAD OF
THE FRONT...WITH HIGH WINDS OCCURRING ALONG AND BEHIND THE
FRONT. EVEN THOUGH THE SYSTEM COMES THROUGH OVERNIGHT...WE ARE
EXPECTING A FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP. THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
6000FT SHOULD SEE ANYWHERE FROM 1-4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WHICH WOULD ESPECIALLY BE TRUE WITH THUNDERSNOW. IN THE
SNAKE PLAIN AND THE SOUTHERN HIGHLAND VALLEYS...IT WILL BE MAINLY
RAIN WITH A QUICK CHANGE TO SNOW JUST BEFORE THE MOISTURE MOVES
OUT. SO WE ARE EXPECTING LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION EVEN ON
GRASSY/ELEVATED SURFACES THERE. WINDS WILL BE THE STRONGEST AND
REMAIN ELEVATED FOR MOST OF THE DAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SNAKE
PLAIN AND SOUTHERN MOUNTAINS. WE ARE UPGRADING THE HIGH WIND
WATCH TO A WARNING FOR ALL OF PORTIONS OF THESE AREAS. WIND GUSTS
AROUND 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES IN THE WARNING
AREA...ESPECIALLY THROUGH LUNCHTIME. THE REST OF THE AREA MAY NEED
ADVISORIES...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS WHERE IT WILL BE
SNOWING. SINCE THERE IS STILL SOME QUESTION TO HOW MUCH OF AN
IMPACT THE WIND WILL HAVE WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING
CONDITIONS...WE WILL REISSUE THE SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT. THE
DAY CAN TAKE ANOTHER PEEK AND SEE IF HIGHLIGHTS...EVEN IF JUST FOR
THE WIND ITSELF...ARE NEEDED. TEMPERATURES WILL BE TRICKY TOMORROW
AS SOME AREAS MAY SEE HIGHS OCCUR EARLIER IN THE DAY...DEPENDING
ON CLOUD COVER, ETC.

CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN IMPROVING SUNDAY NIGHT. WE WILL PROBABLY SEE
A FEW SHOWERS CONTINUING ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS
AT TIMES. SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE QUITE COLD EVERYWHERE...WITH SINGLE
DIGITS AND TEENS IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE SHOULD RECOVER SOME...BUT
ONLY IN THE 40S TO NEAR 50 FOR LOWER VALLEYS AND SOME 20S OR 30S
IN THE MOUNTAINS.  KEYES

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.

MAINLY DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS LIKELY FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. THE MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS WILL SEE A GOOD CHANCE FOR
RAIN AND SNOW WITH THIS SYSTEM. GUSTY WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM WHICH WILL PRODUCE A DOWNSLOPE EFFECT OVER THE SNAKE RIVER
PLAIN. PRECIPITATION CHANCES LINGER INTO THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE
MOUNTAINS AND HIGHLANDS. EXPECT MAINLY DRY BUT COOLER CONDITIONS FOR
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

VALLE

&&

.AVIATION...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION TODAY WITH A FEW
GUSTS TO 25KTS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SNAKE PLAIN. VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT ALONG WITH A COLD FRONT. THE
FRONT WILL CARRY A FEW SHOWERS WITH IT AS WELL WHICH COULD LOWER
CEILINGS INTO THE MVFR CATEGORY FOR A TIME.

VALLE

&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM MDT SUNDAY IDZ017-021>023.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
357 AM MDT FRI MAR 15 2013

IDZ017>025-031-032-161000-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
357 AM MDT FRI MAR 15 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS VERY LOW THROUGH TONIGHT.
LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY
ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS OF 10-20 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SNAKE PLAIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A POWERFUL STORM WILL AFFECT EASTERN IDAHO SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS BEGIN ABOVE 6000FT AND DROP QUICKLY TO VALLEY
FLOORS. MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL OF 1-4 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER IS
EXPECTED. MOST OF THE SNAKE PLAIN AND SOUTHERN HIGHLAND VALLEYS
WILL SEE LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION. AN INCH OR TWO OF WET SNOW IS
POSSIBLE FROM IDAHO FALLS NORTHWARD.

WINDS OF 15-30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IDAHO IS
LIKELY ON SUNDAY. WITH THE COLD FRONT...GUSTS OF 40-60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE FOR A SHORT TIME. OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER SNAKE
PLAIN...MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...HIGH WINDS WILL
REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR SOME OF THESE AREAS FOR WINDS OF 40+MPH AND GUSTS
NEAR 60 MPH AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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