High Wind Warning 6, NWS Pocatello, ID

000 
WWUS75 KPIH 021438
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
738 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

IDZ017-020-021-030600-
/O.EXT.KPIH.HW.W.0006.131202T1600Z-131203T0600Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY...POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
738 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BEFORE NOON TODAY
  FOLLOWED BY THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A
  COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 4 PM MST AND 6 PM MST.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF 45 MPH BEFORE NOON FOLLOWED BY A SHARP INCREASE TO
  4O TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL
  PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...BURLEY...SHOSHONE...POCATELLO... 
  BLACKFOOT... INL AND IDAHO FALLS...AMONG OTHER SMALLER 
  COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN AND EASTERN MAGIC 
  VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS CAN ALSO 
  PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT 
  TIMES...AS WELL AS WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

IDZ022-030600-
/O.NEW.KPIH.WI.Y.0032.131202T1600Z-131203T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OAKLEY
738 AM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...INCREASING WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING AND
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS.

* WINDS...INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING WITH SPEEDS REACHING 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  BY AFTERNOON. STRONGER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH FROM THE NORTHWEST ARE
  ANTICIPATED AROUND 4 PM MST AS A COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 84...INCLUDING SWEETZER
  SUMMIT...MALTA AND IDAHOME.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS...
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

000 
WWUS75 KPIH 030438
NPWPIH

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
938 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013

IDZ017-021-030600-
/O.CAN.KPIH.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131203T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KPIH.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131203T0600Z/
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BURLEY...RUPERT...SHOSHONE...CAREY...
POCATELLO...BLACKFOOT
938 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM MST. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. 

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...URLEY...SHOSHONE...POCATELLO... BLACKFOOT...
  AMONG OTHER SMALLER COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN
  AND EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY.

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

IDZ020-030545-
/O.CAN.KPIH.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-131203T0600Z/
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...IDAHO FALLS...REXBURG...RIGBY
938 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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


$$

IDZ022-030600-
/O.CON.KPIH.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-131203T0600Z/
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OAKLEY
938 PM MST MON DEC 2 2013

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH 11 PM MST. 

* WINDS....WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE...INTERSTATE 84...INCLUDING SWEETZER 
  SUMMIT...MALTA AND IDAHOME. 

* IMPACTS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS CAN MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS... 
  ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 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
200 PM MST SUN DEC 1 2013

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A STRONG PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM DIGGING SSE ALONG THE CANADIAN COAST WILL SETTLE INTO ERN
WASHINGTON BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH AN INCREASINGLY STRONG AND MOIST
WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW DEVELOPING OVER SRN IDAHO. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS/ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE FOR THE MOUNTAINS AS A RESULT. A
COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCOMING STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO
SHIFT THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON WITH
VERY STRONG WINDS ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT. THUS A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. A
BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL LINGER OVER THE REGION TUESDAY PROMOTING
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. BY WEDNESDAY...A DEEP NORTHERLY FETCH WILL
DRIVE MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SOUTH INTO THE AREA WITH HIGHS IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS IN THE MOUNTAINS AND TEENS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN.
HUSTON

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
AT AROUND 140W IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AIDING IN
A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW OVER ID FOR THE LONG TERM. MODELS CONTINUE TO
AGREE ON FRIGID TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND AS THE FLOW TAPS
INTO AIR NEAR THE ARCTIC CIRCLE. THE ECMWF HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY
COLDER THAN THE GFS BUT BOTH HAVE BEEN TRENDING COOLER RUN TO RUN.
VALLEY LOWS CURRENTLY FORECAST TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH HIGHS
IN THE TEENS. ALTHOUGH...IF MODELS KEEP TRENDING COLDER AND FRESH
SNOW IS ON THE GROUND...FORECAST MAY TREND BELOW ZERO FOR VALLEY
LOCATIONS FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. WITH SUCH COLD
TEMPERATURES... WIND CHILL MAY BECOME AN ISSUE BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW
WINDS FORECAST TO BE TOO LIGHT FOR HEADLINES. FOR PRECIP
CHANCES...MODELS HAVE BEEN INCONSISTENT RUN TO RUN AS FAR AS
BRINGING IN ANOTHER TROUGH IN THE NORTHERLY FLOW. HAVE KEPT SLIGHT
CHANCES IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE LONG TERM. EP
&&

.AVIATION...MVFR CEILINGS ANTICIPATED THROUGH TOMORROW. WILL SEE
SNOW SHOWERS AT KSUN AND RAIN SHOWERS AT VALLEY SITES TODAY THROUGH
ABOUT 02/03Z WITH WIND GUSTS AT VALLEY LOCATIONS AT 20 TO 30 KTS.
SNOW SHOWERS AROUND KSUN THROUGH THE NIGHT THEN ON SITE STARTING
02/10Z. VALLEY SITES WILL SEE SHOWERS AGAIN STARTING AROUND 02/12Z
WITH WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 45 KTS AS A FRONT PASSES THROUGH BETWEEN
02/18Z AND 03/03Z. EXPECT A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IN THE VALLEY AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WITH ALL SNOW BEHIND IT. FRIGID TEMPERATURES FOR THE
LATTER PART OF THE WEEK. EP
&&

.PIH WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 6000 FEET FOR THE IDZ032.

WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 6 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE 6000
FEET FOR THE IDZ019-023.

WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT ABOVE
6000 FEET FOR THE IDZ031.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH 6 AM MST TUESDAY ABOVE
6000 FEET FOR THE IDZ025.

WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT IDZ018.

HIGH WIND WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING
IDZ017-020-021.
&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
416 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013

IDZ017>025-031-032-021130-
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-
416 AM MST SUN DEC 1 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE FOR MUCH OF THE
SOUTHEAST IDAHO HIGH COUNTRY THROUGH TUESDAY. VISIT OUR WEBSITE
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. EXPECT SNOW TO INTENSIFY ACROSS THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AROUND NOON AND SPREAD TO THE EASTERN HIGHLANDS
BY MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AND COULD
CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH STRONG
WINDS...POSSIBLY APPROACHING WARNING LEVEL...DURING THE DAY
MONDAY. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL. TEMPERATURES AND WILL PLUMMET ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY
AND BEYOND WITH WIND CHILLS DROPPING AS LOW AS 20 TO 30 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO.

.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.