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Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Spokane, WA

February 11, 20146 counties in Idaho; 6 counties in Washington

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Feb 11, 2014, 1:49 PM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; 6 counties in Washington. It took effect at Feb 11, 2014, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. 25 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 11, 2014, 1:49 PM PST (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2014, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Feb 12, 2014, 12:25 PM PST
In force
20 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, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA

The radar

The Spokane radar (KOTX), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:50 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 12, 4:13 AM PSTSNOW 43 S Kellogg, ID24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Feb 12, 4:35 AM PSTSNOW 147 E Chewelah, WA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Feb 12, 4:45 AM PSTSNOW 64 Wsw Colburn, ID24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Feb 12, 5:05 AM PSTSNOW 710 N Newman Lake, WA24 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTAL
Feb 12, 6:00 AM PSTSNOW 21 Nnw Oroville, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-5
Feb 12, 6:00 AM PSTSNOW 23 Sw Clayton, WACOCORAHS WA-ST-1
Feb 12, 6:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.86 W Newport, WACOCORAHS WA-PO-9
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 21 Sw Brewster, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-1
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.58 Se Northport, WACOCORAHS WA-ST-5
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.5Sw Dover, IDCOCORAHS ID-BR-19
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.8Northport, WA
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 34 Wnw Winthrop, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-11
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.310 Nw Kettle Falls, WACOCORAHS WA-FY-8
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.5Ssw Metaline Falls, WACOCORAHS WA-PO-10
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.87 Nnw Winthrop, WACOCORAHS WA-OK-16
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 54 Sse Bonners Ferry, IDCOCORAHS ID-BD-1
Feb 12, 7:00 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 5.5Boundary Dam, WA
Feb 12, 7:13 AM PSTSNOW 3.51 Ene Metaline, WA3.5 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT.
Feb 12, 7:13 AM PSTHEAVY SNOW 52 N Naples, ID5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED OVERNIGHT.
Feb 12, 7:30 AM PSTSNOW 25 Se Clark Fork, ID
Feb 12, 7:55 AM PSTSNOW 2Tonsket 11ne, WA
Feb 12, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.26 Wsw Sagle, IDCOCORAHS ID-BR-14
Feb 12, 8:00 AM PSTSNOW 3.7Nw Naples, IDCOCORAHS ID-BD-5
Feb 12, 8:30 AM PSTSNOW 3.63 W Colville, WACOCORAHS WA-ST-14
Feb 12, 9:00 AM PSTSNOW 2.53 Nne Brewster, WA

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, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2014-02-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Spokane, WA at 12:00Z on 2014-02-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 373 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
569 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
373 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
451 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

747 
WWUS46 KOTX 112149
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
149 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

WAZ042-120600-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.140212T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.140212T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...
LOUP LOUP PASS
149 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN
  THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 18 INCHES.


* TIMING: A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
  TO THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...
  STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT
  IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-043-120600-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.140212T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.140212T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS
149 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW
  ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND MOST LIKELY THE VALLEYS
  TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... 
  HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN 
  PASS... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...
  NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* 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-WAZ037-120600-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.140212T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.140212T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
149 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 18
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
  THEN A STRONGER STORM WILL BRING HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... 
  EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... 
  CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... 
  ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-120600-
/O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0004.140212T0000Z-140213T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0005.140212T0000Z-140213T0600Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
149 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 16
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: THERE WILL BE A BREAK PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED QUICKLY BY A STRONG WINTER
  STORM TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW POTENTIAL.
  GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... 
  FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
384 
WWUS46 KOTX 120034
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
434 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

WAZ042-120845-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...
LOUP LOUP PASS
434 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 
  IN THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 18 INCHES. 

* TIMING: A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW 
  ACCUMULATIONS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 
  TO THE VALLEYS THIS EVENING AND WEDNESDAY. 

* LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... 
  STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-043-120845-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS
434 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 15 
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... 
  HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN 
  PASS... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... 
  NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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-WAZ037-120845-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
434 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 10 TO 18 
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... 
  EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... 
  CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... 
  ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-120845-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0600Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
434 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 16 
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT
  IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... 
  FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$
358 
WWUS46 KOTX 120418
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
818 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

WAZ042-121500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...
LOUP LOUP PASS
818 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND 
  IN THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 18 INCHES. 

* TIMING: LIGHT SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE
  TO INTENSIFY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF
  WEDNESDAY MORNING EXCEPT ALONG THE CASCADE CREST WHERE SHOWERS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... 
  STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ038-043-121200-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS
818 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 7 TO 10 INCHES
  IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY 
  OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF 
  LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... 
  HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN 
  PASS... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... 
  NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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-WAZ037-121500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
818 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 12 INCHES
  IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BECOMING HEAVY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER THE
  MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... 
  EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... 
  CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... 
  ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-121500-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0600Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
818 PM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BECOMING HEAVY AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER 
  THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS MAY 
  RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... 
  FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$
228 
WWUS46 KOTX 121211
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
411 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

WAZ038-043-121315-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140212T1200Z/
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS
411 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE
DAY. SNOW WILL LIKELY RETURN TO THE AREA TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT. 

$$

WAZ042-122015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
411 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 MORE INCHES EXPECTED TODAY. .

* TIMING: SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY MAINLY NEAR THE
  CASCADE CREST. 

* LOCATIONS: LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... 
  STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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-WAZ037-122015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
411 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 MORE INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES
  IN THE MOUNTAINS.

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING...BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS. 

* LOCATIONS: SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... 
  EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... 
  CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... 
  ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$

IDZ004-122015-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0600Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
411 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 7 
  INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. 

* TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING...BEFORE
  TAPERING OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MIDDAY. MOST OF THE SNOW THIS
  AFTERNOON WILL FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT
  IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

* LOCATIONS: KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... 
  FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$
738 
WWUS46 KOTX 121627
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
827 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

IDZ001-WAZ037-121730-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT...
SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...
NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD
827 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT FURTHER
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR AND LIMITED TO HIGHER TERRAIN.

$$

IDZ004-121730-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0600Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
827 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY BUT FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR AND
LARGELY LIMITED TO THE MOUNTAIN SLOPES AND PEAKS.

$$

WAZ042-130000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
827 AM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES. VALLEYS WILL
  EXPERIENCE OCCASIONAL RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WITH POCKETS OF
  FREEZING RAIN POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS.

* TIMING: FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY
  MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SNOW COVERED 
  ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. GUSTY WINDS MAY RESULT IN 
  BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 

* 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.

&&

$$
902 
WWUS46 KOTX 122025
WSWOTX

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1225 PM PST WED FEB 12 2014


WAZ042-122130-
/O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140213T0000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
1225 PM PST WED FEB 12 2014

...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
AFTERNOON NEAR THE CASCADES CREST...BUT FURTHER SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR AND SPOTTY.

$$

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 11, 11:21 AM PST, 2 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 11:21 AM PST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
1121 AM PST Tue Feb 11 2014

.SYNOPSIS...
Another storm system will bring light to moderate precipitation to
the forecast area tonight and Wednesday. expect rain across the
south and snow across the north. More storms will track through
the region during the week. Each will deliver periods of
precipitation...mainly rain in the valleys and snow in the mountains.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Currently we are in a break between weather disturbances. The
moisture associated with the exiting storm has finally moved out
of the region and the remaining Winter Weather Advisories were
ended. Stratus and areas of fog have developed through the morning
across all of the northern valleys and spilling south into the
Basin...Wenatchee Valley...Spokane area and portions of the
Palouse. As such fog and a bit more cloud cover was added to the
forecast. Areas in the stratus and fog will not make it to
forecasted highs and these temps were cooled off by a few degrees.

For tonight and Wednesday the next storm system will move into the
region and this storm will be a bit stronger than the last. Good
southerly flow will allow snow levels to begin to rise across the
southern zones. Not so confident that the northern mountain
valleys will see snow levels rise as quick as previous thinking
and highlights for the valleys may need to be added. A little
tougher call in areas that have stratus and fog as cooler
temperatures will most likely allow precipitation to begin as snow
or snow/rain mix before changing over to all snow. Also it looks
like the Waterville Plateau...Wenatchee Valley and part of the
northern basin may see some freezing rain early Wednesday morning.
Highlights will be updated with the afternoon package. Beyond that
conditions warm up enough for lower elevation rains and mountain
snow. /Tobin

&&

.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: The forecast area is currently in between weather
systems. Some fog/stratus development has occurred behind the
exiting weather system...but is trying hard to mix out per
satellite imagery. As such expect widely variable conditions at
most TAF site through the afternoon as fog/stratus clears and
reforms. The biggest challenge will be the KGEG-KCOE corridor
where the stratus is expected to mix up and rebuild through the
afternoon. As such expect anywhere from VFR to MVFR at times and
possibly IFR on occasion. Otherwise TAF sites will be mainly VFR
through 00z. Moisture is quickly moving in from the west as the
next storm system is expected across the Cascades by this evening
and move across the forecast area through the night. Expect
precip at the KEAT/KMWH to start as snow but change over to rain
...with the possibility of an hour or so of freezing rain around
06z with IFR/LIFR conditions through the night. KGEG-KCOE will
begin as snow after 03z and turn to rain 06z-08z again with
IFR/LIFR cigs/vsby. For KPUW/KLWS precipitation as rain through
the night with MVFR conditions. /Tobin

&&

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

&&

.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Flood Watch from 10 PM PST this evening through Friday evening
     for Central Panhandle Mountains-Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho
     Palouse-Lewis and Southern Nez Perce Counties-Lewiston Area-
     Northern Panhandle.

     Winter Storm Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through
     Wednesday afternoon for Northern Panhandle.

     Winter Storm Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through
     Wednesday evening for Central Panhandle Mountains.

WA...Winter Storm Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through late
     tonight for Okanogan Highlands-Okanogan Valley.

     Flood Watch from 10 PM PST this evening through Friday evening
     for Lower Garfield and Asotin Counties-Northeast Blue
     Mountains-Northeast Mountains-Spokane Area-Upper Columbia
     Basin-Washington Palouse.

     Winter Storm Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through
     Wednesday afternoon for Northeast Mountains.

     Winter Storm Watch from 4 PM PST this afternoon through
     Wednesday afternoon for East Slopes Northern Cascades.

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 11, 6:17 AM PST, 7 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
617 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

WAZ038-042-043-121430-
OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
617 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS WILL SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK WITH
HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS. GUSTY
WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

IDZ001-004-WAZ037-121430-
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-
617 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALL WEEK AS SNOW IN
THE VALLEYS TURN TO RAIN. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY
WEDNESDAY.

IDZ002-003-026-027-WAZ031>036-041-044-121430-
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-
WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
617 AM PST TUE FEB 11 2014

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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE WITH HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW
AND MIXED RAIN AND SNOW IN THE VALLEYS. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO
LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 11, 1:07 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningOTXBenewah, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce5 days
Feb 11, 1:09 PM PSTAreal Flood WarningOTXBenewah, Kootenai, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce5 days

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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.