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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 12, 2015, 2:42 AM PST for 6 counties in Idaho; Asotin County, Garfield County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2015, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2015, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2015, 2:45 AM PST
- In force
- 39 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
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Spokane, WA (KOTX), launched 00:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 809 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
317 WWUS46 KOTX 121042 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SNOW RETURNS TONIGHT FOR THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS... .SNOW WILL BEGIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING EXCEPT NEAR THE CASCADE CREST...BUT CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING FOR THE IDAHO PANHANDLE. WAZ042-122000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AND 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-122000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0006.151213T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MID-DAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-122000- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0006.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY 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 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT THEN DROPPING BACK TO VALLEY FLOORS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION. 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. && $$ WAZ037-038-122000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS WHICH INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 OVER SHERMAN PASS AND HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN COLVILLE AND TIGER. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-122000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ031-122000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0006.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 242 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
12 follow-up statements
591 WWUS46 KOTX 121931 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SNOW RETURNS TONIGHT FOR THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS... .SNOW WILL BEGIN ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING EXCEPT NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IDAHO PANHANDLE WHERE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. WAZ042-130345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS WITH 8 TO 14 INCHES IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-130345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MID-DAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-130345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT THEN DROPPING BACK TO VALLEY FLOORS ON SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION... HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ WAZ037-038-130345- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS WHICH INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 OVER SHERMAN PASS AND HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN COLVILLE AND TIGER. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-130345- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.151212T2000Z-151213T0900Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ031-130345- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0006.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1131 AM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY EVENING...INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
692 WWUS46 KOTX 122201 AAA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...SNOW RETURNS TONIGHT FOR THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS... .SNOW WILL SPREAD EAST AND NORTHEAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...PROVIDING SOME WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS. LOWER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...ESPECIALLY THE OKANOGAN AND WENATCHEE RIVER VALLEYS...WHERE SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AT TIME. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING EXCEPT NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND IDAHO PANHANDLE AND BLUES WHERE SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING. REGARDLESS OF PRECISE AMOUNTS BE PREPARED FOR WINTER CONDITIONS IN THESE LOCATIONS...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO GET TO YOUR DESTINATION. WAZ031-130900- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0006.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET...LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. 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. && $$ WAZ042-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE RISING TO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ IDZ004-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.151213T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ037-038-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS WHICH INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 OVER SHERMAN PASS AND HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN COLVILLE AND TIGER. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ041-043-044-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 201 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...EXCEPT LESS THAN 1 INCH BELOW 1500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING...MIXED WITH OR CHANGING TO RAIN BELOW 1500 FEET. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
408 WWUS46 KOTX 130328 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 WAZ041-043-044-130430- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAIN AND SNOWFALL HAS EITHER DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OR ENDED OVER THE WENATCHEE AREA...OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ042-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-131130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET...LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. 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. && $$ IDZ001-131130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE RISING TO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-131130- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ WAZ037-038-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 728 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF VERY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS WHICH INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 OVER SHERMAN PASS AND HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN COLVILLE AND TIGER. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
307 WWUS46 KOTX 130509 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 WAZ038-130615- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAIN AND SNOWFALL HAS EITHER DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OR ENDED OVER THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ042-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET...LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. 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. && $$ IDZ001-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE RISING TO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-131315- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ WAZ037-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 909 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF VERY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS WHICH INCLUDES HIGHWAY 20 OVER SHERMAN PASS AND HIGHWAY 20 BETWEEN COLVILLE AND TIGER. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
480 WWUS46 KOTX 130554 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 954 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 WAZ037-130700- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 954 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. RAIN AND SNOWFALL HAS EITHER DECREASED SUBSTANTIALLY OR ENDED OVER THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ WAZ042-130900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 954 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER VALLEYS...8 TO 15 INCHES IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 954 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET...LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. 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. && $$ IDZ001-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 954 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE RISING TO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-131400- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 954 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$
764 WWUS46 KOTX 130846 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1246 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 WAZ042-131800- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.151213T0846Z-151213T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 1246 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS FOR LOCAL HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN...HIGHWAY 2 APPROACHING STEVENS PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CASCADE CREST. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ031-131900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1246 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET...LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. 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. && $$ IDZ001-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1246 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...INCLUDING VALLEY FLOORS BEFORE RISING TO LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-131900- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1246 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 3500 FEET TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD VALLEY FLOORS SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...TONIGHT. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$
287 WWUS46 KOTX 131135 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 335 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 WAZ031-131945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 335 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET...LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FEET...1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 3500 FT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH BELOW 2500 FEET. * TIMING...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW RATES ARE EXPECTED TO DWINDLE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 335 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. 1 TO 3 INCHES BELOW 4000 FEET...WITH LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION ON VALLEY FLOORS. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF AROUND MIDDAY SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ IDZ004-131945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 335 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 3500 FEET THIS MORNING...THEN DROPPING BACK TOWARD VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...OVERALL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 7 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-131945- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.151213T1800Z-151214T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 335 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...THREE TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TONIGHT * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ042-131800- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 335 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM THIS MORNING AND THEN TAPER OFF. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
801 WWUS46 KOTX 131758 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 958 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 WAZ031-140500- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.151213T1758Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 958 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 8. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THROUGH SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH TONIGHT * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ001-131900- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151213T1800Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD 958 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING ABOVE 4000 FEET... WHILE ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND OVER THE REGION...THE THREAT OF SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION HAS DWINDLED. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IDZ004-140500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 958 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. 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. && $$ WAZ042-140500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 958 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY WANE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-140500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.151213T1800Z-151214T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 958 AM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY MODERATE TO HEAVY THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
784 WWUS46 KOTX 140200 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 IDZ004-141000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-141000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY TONIGHT * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ027-141000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-141000- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY WANE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
409 WWUS46 KOTX 140423 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 823 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 IDZ004-141200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 823 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-141200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 823 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY TONIGHT * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ027-141230- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 823 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-141200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 823 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES WEST OF A LINE FROM LEAVENWORTH TO WINTHROP. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY WANE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
066 WWUS46 KOTX 140631 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1031 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 IDZ004-141200- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1031 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT TRAVEL ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS INCLUDES I-90 OVER LOOKOUT PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 4000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ031-141445- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151214T2300Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1031 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE 30S. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW CONTINUE INTERMITTENTLY TONIGHT * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ IDZ027-141445- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151214T1800Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1031 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL INTERMITTENTLY MODERATE TO HEAVY TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-141200- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 1031 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN COLES CORNER AND STEVENS PASS... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES WEST OF A LINE FROM LEAVENWORTH TO WINTHROP. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AND GRADUALLY WANE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM LEAVENWORTH TO STEVENS PASS...AND HIGHWAY 20 IN THE METHOW VALLEY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
423 WWUS46 KOTX 141045 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 245 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 IDZ004-141145- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151214T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- 245 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY BUT FURTHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MINOR AND SPOTTY. $$ IDZ027-141845- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 245 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$ WAZ031-141845- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-151215T0000Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 245 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO VALLEY FLOORS LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES PRIMARILY ABOVE 3500 FEET. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL SLIPPERY. * WINDS...WEST 5 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. * HAZARD ELEVATION...3500 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ042-141500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-151214T1500Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN 245 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE EAST CASCADE CREST INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN WINTON AND STEVENS PASS... * LOCATIONS...MAZAMA...STEHEKIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ON THE HIGHWAY 2 APPROACH TO STEVENS PASS FROM WINTON. * TIMING...MODERATE CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL... INCLUDING HIGHWAY 2 FROM WINTON TO STEVENS PASS. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?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. && $$
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 Dec 11, 9:34 PM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 11, 9:34 PM PST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Spokane WA
934 PM PST FRI DEC 11 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A storm this weekend will bring snow accumulations for all but
the lower elevations of central Washington. Light to moderate snow
accumulations will be possible in the valleys primarily above 2000
feet. Heavy snow accumulations will be possible in the mountains,
especially over the Cascade crest, Northeast Blue Mountains and in
the Idaho Panhandle. Temperatures will turn colder for next week
with an active weather pattern continuing.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Added some fog to the forecast for the northern valleys of
Washington and Idaho with an update this evening. Additionally
updated the winter weather highlights and pulled a few lower
elevation cities and locations from the winter weather advisory
for snow for tomorrow. /Pelatti
&&
.AVIATION...
06Z TAFS: Two weather disturbances bringing a wintry mix of
precipitation to the aviation area during the next 24 hours. The
first disturbance has most of its energy passing to the south via
a route through Oregon but enough forcing extends north to add
light precipitation of rain and snow to the tafs tonight through
early tomorrow morning. There is a substantial decrease, well
almost a break, between 18Z Saturday until near 00Z Sunday for
the Spokane area that ends an hour or two earlier for points to
the west between the exit of the first weather disturbance and the
arrival of the second which spreads light to moderate amounts of
precipitation in the form of another wintry mix that will
accumulate in many locations above 2000 feet msl after 00Z Sunday.
LIFR ceilings and visibilities are likely to be associated with
the snow produced by the second disturbance. /Pelatti
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 30 37 34 38 27 34 / 20 50 100 70 30 20
Coeur d'Alene 29 37 33 38 29 33 / 20 50 100 70 50 30
Pullman 31 39 35 39 29 33 / 40 40 100 90 50 30
Lewiston 34 44 38 43 33 39 / 30 40 90 80 50 50
Colville 28 35 33 36 25 34 / 20 50 100 50 20 10
Sandpoint 28 36 32 36 29 34 / 20 50 100 70 40 20
Kellogg 28 35 32 36 28 31 / 30 60 100 90 80 50
Moses Lake 30 39 35 42 28 39 / 20 60 100 20 10 10
Wenatchee 32 37 32 38 29 36 / 40 80 100 20 10 10
Omak 30 35 31 36 25 34 / 20 70 100 20 10 10
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday
night for Central Panhandle Mountains.
Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through Sunday
morning for Northern Panhandle.
WA...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday afternoon through late Sunday
night for Northeast Blue Mountains.
Winter Weather Advisory from noon Saturday to 1 AM PST Sunday
for East Slopes Northern Cascades-Northeast Mountains-
Okanogan Highlands-Okanogan Valley-Waterville Plateau-
Wenatchee Area.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 11, 6:01 AM PST, 20 hours 41 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service SPOKANE WA 601 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 IDZ001>004-027-WAZ031-033-036-037-121415- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-SPOKANE AREA- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 601 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho...Northeast Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY Saturday night and into Sunday a cooler Pacific storm system will bring moderate snow accumulations to the mountains and valleys of northeast washington and the Idaho Panhandle. Minor snow accumulations are possible in the Spokane/Coeur D'Alene area and northern Columbia Basin. A second organized Pacific storm system will arrive on or about Wednesday afternoon or Wednesday night with another chance of minor valley accumulations and moderate mountain snow accumulations. This storm will bring a warm front which will turn valley precipitation back to rain during the day Thursday. $$ WAZ038-041>044-121415- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 601 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Central Washington and North Central Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY Saturday night and into Sunday a cooler Pacific storm system will bring potential heavy snow accumulations to the Cascades east slopes...the Waterville Plateau and the Okanogan Highlands. Moderate amounts of wet snow are possible in the lower elevations around Wenatchee and Omak. A second organized Pacific storm system will arrive on or about Wednesday afternoon or Wednesday night and last through Thursday with another chance of moderate valley accumulations and moderate to heavy mountain snow accumulations. IDZ026-WAZ032-034-035-121415- LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- 601 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central Idaho...East Central Washington and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY No hazardous weather is expected at this time.
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.