Alert archive / Washington / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Spokane, WA
NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm warning at Dec 16, 2015, 1:53 PM PST for 10 counties in Washington; 6 counties in Idaho. It took effect at Dec 17, 2015, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 60 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
- Dec 16, 2015, 1:53 PM PST (21:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2015, 7:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2015, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 36 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, Adams County, WA, Chelan County, WA, Douglas County, WA, Ferry County, WA, Grant County, WA, Lincoln County, WA, Okanogan County, WA, Pend Oreille County, WA, Spokane County, WA, Stevens County, WA
The radar
The Spokane radar (KOTX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 10:00 PM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 6 W Moses Lake, WA | |
| Dec 18, 12:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.2 | Spokane Nws, WA | |
| Dec 18, 5:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | Deer Park, WA | SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 18, 5:20 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Deer Park, WA | VIA SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 18, 5:59 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Albeni Falls, WA | |
| Dec 18, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.5 | 1 E Moscow, ID | COCORAHS ID-LT-7 |
| Dec 18, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 10 Nne Hope, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-22 |
| Dec 18, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.1 | 3 Nnw Spokane, WA | |
| Dec 18, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.1 | 4 Nnw Spokane, WA | COCORAHS WA-SP-34 |
| Dec 18, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Rathdrum, ID | SOCIL MEDIA |
| Dec 18, 6:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Tyler, WA | SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 18, 6:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 1 Nw Plain, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-35 |
| Dec 18, 6:20 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 2 Nnw Evans, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-11 |
| Dec 18, 6:20 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.8 | 1 Sw Hayden, ID | |
| Dec 18, 6:20 AM PST | SNOW 3.8 | 4 N Coeur D'Alene, ID | |
| Dec 18, 6:21 AM PST | SNOW 4.1 | 3 N Airway Heights, WA | AT NWS OFFICE |
| Dec 18, 6:54 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 2 Wsw Suncrest, WA | |
| Dec 18, 6:54 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 7 Sse Tum Tum, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2 | Northport, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.1 | 8 Se Northport, WA | COCORAHS WA-ST-5 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | Ssw Metaline Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-PO-10 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 2.8 | 3 Ese Grand Coulee, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-2 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Fernwood, ID | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Prichard 3 Ese, ID | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.1 | 12 Sse Priest River, ID | COCORAHS ID-BR-15 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.2 | Heyburn S.P., ID | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.4 | 10 Nw Kettle Falls, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.4 | 10 Nw Kettle Falls, WA | COCORAHS WA-FY-8 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 3.5 | Creston, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-14 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | N Creston, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | N Creston, WA | COCORAHS WA-LN-14 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 1 Wsw Odessa, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Odessa, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Nnw Hayden, ID | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 1 Nw Hayden, ID | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 2 Se Wenatchee, WA | LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 2 Ssw East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-10 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | 3 Se Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-10 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | East Wenatchee, WA | LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 1 Sse East Wenatchee, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 1 Sse East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-DG-20 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 4.6 | 2 Sse East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-DG-20 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Ssw East Wenatchee, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 Ssw East Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-31 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 4 S Wenatchee, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5 | 5 S Wenatchee, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-31 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Kellogg, ID | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Mazama, WA | SOCIAL MEDIA |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 12 N Leavenworth, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 12 N Leavenworth, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-33 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 12 Nnw Lucerne, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 1 Nnw Plain, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-33 |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Plain, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Stehekin, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Nw Plain, WA | LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 18, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Plain, WA | LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 18, 7:21 AM PST | SNOW 2 | 5 Sw Omak, WA | |
| Dec 18, 7:30 AM PST | SNOW 2.3 | Ssw Metaline Falls, WA | 2.3 INCHES FELL OVER PAST 10 HRS. MODERATE SNOW FALLING AT 730 AM. |
| Dec 18, 7:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Ne Peshastin, WA | LIGHT SNOW FALLING AT 730 AM. |
| Dec 18, 7:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Ne Peshastin, WA | COCORAHS WA-CH-28 |
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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 548 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 57 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
235 WWUS46 KOTX 162153 CCA WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 153 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...HEAVY SNOW AND POTENTIAL FREEZING RAIN TO THE CASCADES AND DEEP BASIN THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD HEAVY SNOW INTO THE CASCADES AND THE WESTERN COLUMBIA BASIN THURSDAY...AND POSSIBLY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN BY FRIDAY MORNING. TRAVEL WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. WAZ041-042-044-170600- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0007.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 153 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE... LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 2000 FEET. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 20S. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE MOST LOCATIONS BUT UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH IN SOME OF THE MORE SHELTERED VALLEYS IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND NEAR THE COLUMBIA BASIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 16 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW MAY TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT IN THE WENATCHEE VALLEY AND THE COLUMBIA BASIN NEAR THE CASCADES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ WAZ038-043-170600- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 153 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OVER THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033>035-170600- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1500Z-151219T0000Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY... RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 153 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN... MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-027-WAZ031-032-170600- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1800Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 153 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 3000 FEET FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH PRIMARILY EAST OF LEWISTON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * SNOW LEVEL...VALLEY FLOORS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THAT THEN RISES TO 5000 FEET FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ001-002-004-WAZ036-037-170600- /O.COR.KOTX.WS.A.0008.151217T1800Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 153 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE... DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE- HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH PRIMARILY IN SOUTHERN VALLEYS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 8 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SNOW LEVEL...RISING TO 3000 FEET SOUTH OF SANDPOINT. SNOW LEVELS REMAINING CLOSE TO VALLEY FLOORS NORTH OF SANDPOINT. * 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. && $$
16 follow-up statements
531 WWUS46 KOTX 170420 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...SNOW WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING IN THE CASCADES THURSDAY MORNING REACHING NORTH IDAHO IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. WAZ038-041-043-044-171500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATION...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH WENATCHEE AREA AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-171500- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ WAZ034-035-171500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA...REACHING THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THURSDAY EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-171500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES...HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-171500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 2000 FEET EAST OF LEWISTON. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-171500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1800Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THURSDAY NIGHT BELOW 3000 FEET. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 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. && $$ IDZ001-002-004-WAZ036-037-171500- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.A.0008.151217T2200Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN... WORLEY...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...SPOKANE... CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 820 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * SNOW LEVEL...SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 3000 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
305 WWUS46 KOTX 171127 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...SNOW WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING IN THE CASCADES THIS MORNING MORNING REACHING NORTH IDAHO IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. IDZ003-WAZ033-171230- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THIS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN MISTAKENLY CANCELLED. IT WILL BE RE-ISSUED IMMEDIATELY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-171930- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0008.151217T2200Z-151219T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0300Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AS 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-171930- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0008.151217T2200Z-151219T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY 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 FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. IN THE VALLEYS SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED BELOW 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. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-171930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-171930- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-171930- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0008.151217T2200Z-151219T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151218T0300Z-151218T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 5 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH . * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN NEAR DAWN ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ034-035-171930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA...REACHING THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-171930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-171930- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1800Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 327 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT NIGHT BELOW 3000 FEET. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 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. && $$
930 WWUS46 KOTX 171134 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...SNOW WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING IN THE CASCADES THIS MORNING MORNING REACHING NORTH IDAHO IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. WAZ038-041-043-044-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0300Z-151219T0000Z/ 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 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * 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. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AS 8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ WAZ042-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ004-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. IN THE VALLEYS SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. * HAZARD ELEVATION...HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET ELEVATION. SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED BELOW 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-171945- /O.EXA.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ034-035-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1500Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA...REACHING THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151218T0300Z-151218T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE TO 5 HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH . * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN NEAR DAWN ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-171945- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T1800Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 334 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT NIGHT BELOW 3000 FEET. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
992 WWUS46 KOTX 171854 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...SNOW WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN T0DAY INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING IN THE CASCADES AND REACHING NORTH IDAHO IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. WAZ038-041-043-044-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS... WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS... WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0300Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK... CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 10 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...TWISP...WINTHROP... STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ004-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-180300- /O.EXT.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151218T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. KEEP IN MIND THAT A TRACE IS STILL SIGNIFICANT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN NEAR DAWN ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE . * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ034-035-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA...OTHELLO...QUINCY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...SNOW WILL REACH THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151217T2000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK...CULDESAC...GIFFORD... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE TO UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. LOCALLY AROUND 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-180300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 1054 AM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA...MOUNTAIN ROAD... CLOVERLAND ROAD. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT NIGHT BELOW 3000 FEET. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 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. && $$
719 WWUS46 KOTX 172335 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...SNOW WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND COLUMBIA BASIN MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. IDZ003-WAZ033-180745- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.151218T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE . * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 4 INCHES. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ004-180745- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0300Z-151219T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET. IN THE VALLEYS 3 TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN FRIDAY. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FRIDAY MORNING BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.151218T0300Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS...AND 10 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ WAZ042-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. IN THE MOUNTAINS 12 TO 20 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ034-035-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES WITH HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...BUT MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.151218T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN NEAR DAWN ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN AFTER SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...TRACE UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. LOCALLY AROUND 4 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...BUT CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-180745- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 335 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE AND NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT NIGHT BELOW 3000 FEET. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 FEET. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
424 WWUS46 KOTX 180428 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...SNOW WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN INTO FRIDAY... .A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY. THE SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN IN THE VALLEYS AND COLUMBIA BASIN MAINLY SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 2. IDZ002-WAZ036-181600- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A TRACE OF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 7 INCHES...HIGHEST COEUR D'ALENE AREA AND NORTH OF SPOKANE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSITY TONIGHT...BECOMING MODERATE TO HEAVY DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * 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. && $$ WAZ035-181600- /O.UPG.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 AND 4 TO 6 INCHES NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...BUT MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR... COULEE CITY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES VALLEYS AND 9 TO 12 INCHES MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT. STEADY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ WAZ038-041-043-044-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY- WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT... CASHMERE...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE... NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD... BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 4 TO 7 INCHES. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 8 TO 15 INCHES VALLEYS AND 10 TO 20 INCHES MOUNTAINS. HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH... GENESEE...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE... TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE...PULLMAN... COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE...OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ON THE PALOUSE ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 195. * TIMING...SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH MUCH OF TONIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW OVERNIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ WAZ034-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MOSES LAKE...EPHRATA... OTHELLO...QUINCY 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...BUT MAY CHANGE TO RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 THIS EVENING...AND THEN ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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 AND FREEZING RAIN MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEWISTON...LAPWAI...PECK... CULDESAC...GIFFORD...CLARKSTON...POMEROY...ALPOWA SUMMIT 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST FRIDAY... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AROUND A TRACE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS EAST OF LEWISTON ABOVE 2000 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE...BUT CHANGE TO A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TONIGHT. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY SUNRISE FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-181600- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 828 PM PST THU DEC 17 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LITTLE OR NO ICE ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN TONIGHT NIGHT BELOW 3000 FEET. BRIEF FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THROUGH FRIDAY. * HAZARD ELEVATION...ABOVE 3000 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. && $$
852 WWUS46 KOTX 181112 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DECREASING THIS MORNING... WAZ041-043-044-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND WENATCHEE AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH IN THE OMAK...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...AND WATERVILLE AREAS. $$ IDZ027-WAZ031-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS...AND LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING OVER MOST OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE WINCHESTER AND CRAIGMONT AREAS. POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN MAY BE POSSIBLE UNTIL 6 AM AROUND KAMIAH AND OROFINO...SO MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR LOCALIZED ICY SPOTS. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE WASHINGTON AND IDAHO PALOUSE. PRECIPITATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. $$ IDZ026-WAZ032-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ LEWISTON AREA-LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES- 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE LEWISTON AREA...AND LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING IN THE POMEROY AREA INTO THE LEWISTON...CLARKSTON VALLEY. PRECIPITATION FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. $$ WAZ034-181215- /O.CAN.KOTX.WW.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ MOSES LAKE AREA- 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE MOSES LAKE AREA. A BIT OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS IN THE MOSES LAKE AREA WILL BE MINIMAL THIS MORNING. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING FROM SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * LOCATIONS...CHEWELAH...COLVILLE...USK...METALINE FALLS...PRIEST LAKE...SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG...MULLAN...CLARKIA... DEARY. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 9 AM. SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AROUND WELLPINIT... DEER PARK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SPIRIT LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. * 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. && $$ WAZ038-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 7 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ WAZ042-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE UPPER METHOW VALLEY AROUND MAZAMA AND WINTHROP. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. * TIMING...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY 10 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$ WAZ035-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 2 CORRIDOR...FOR WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WITH THE BEST CHANCES PRIOR TO 6 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-181800- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 312 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * TIMING...A MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...MAINLY BEFORE 7 AM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH A LIGHT GLAZING OF FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * 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. && $$
498 WWUS46 KOTX 181440 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 640 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DECREASING THIS MORNING... WAZ042-181545- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- 640 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS ANTICIPATED TODAY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CASCADE CREST. $$ WAZ038-181600- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 640 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL HALF INCH BY 8 AM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DECREASE TO SNOW SHOWERS BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * 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. && $$ WAZ035-181600- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 640 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH BY 8 AM. * TIMING...RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DECREASE TO DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH FREEZING RAIN ADDING A LAYER OF ICE WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-181600- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 640 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT GLAZING BY 8 AM. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH BY 8 AM. * TIMING...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DECREASE TO DRIZZLE OR FLURRIES BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WITH A LIGHT GLAZING OF FREEZING RAIN WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY... SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD. * 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. && $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-182245- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 640 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN...AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH AND METALINE FALLS. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...KETTLE FALLS. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 9 AM. SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AROUND WELLPINIT... DEER PARK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SPIRIT LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
276 WWUS46 KOTX 181552 AAC WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 752 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DECREASING THIS MORNING... WAZ038-181700- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS 752 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS EITHER DECREASED TO LESSER INTENSITY SHOWERS OR HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8AM. $$ WAZ035-181700- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...GRAND COULEE...ODESSA... WILBUR...COULEE CITY 752 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS EITHER DECREASED TO LESSER INTENSITY SHOWERS OR HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8AM. $$ IDZ002-WAZ036-181700- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151218T1600Z/ COEUR D'ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS... HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD 752 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS EITHER DECREASED TO LESSER INTENSITY SHOWERS...AND IS EXPECTED TO END THIS MORNING...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 8AM. $$ IDZ001-004-WAZ037-190000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH...NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 752 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH AND METALINE FALLS. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 9 AM. SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AROUND WELLPINIT... DEER PARK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SPIRIT LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
620 WWUS46 KOTX 181822 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1022 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DECREASING THIS MORNING... WAZ037-181930- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- 1022 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS EITHER DECREASED TO LESSER INTENSITY SHOWERS OR HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ001-004-190000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1022 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH AND METALINE FALLS. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 9 AM. SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AROUND WELLPINIT... DEER PARK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SPIRIT LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
652 WWUS46 KOTX 181917 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1117 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DECREASING THIS MORNING... IDZ001-004-190000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL... BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...EASTPORT... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN... WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1117 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH AND METALINE FALLS. * LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...ATHOL...BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER... EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 9 AM. SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AROUND WELLPINIT... DEER PARK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SPIRIT LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. * 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. && $$ IDZ027-190330- /O.NEW.KOTX.WW.Y.0025.151219T0000Z-151219T1500Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1117 AM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
148 WWUS46 KOTX 182050 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1250 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTRY PRECIPITATION DECREASING THIS MORNING... IDZ001-182200- /O.CAN.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE- 1250 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN HAS EITHER DECREASED TO LESSER INTENSITY SHOWERS OR HAS ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ IDZ004-190000- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0000Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 1250 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. UP TO 2 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND CHEWELAH AND METALINE FALLS. * LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * TIMING...THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR PRIOR TO 9 AM. SNOW MAY MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN OR RAIN AROUND WELLPINIT... DEER PARK...PRIEST RIVER...AND SPIRIT LAKE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT THIS MORNING. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-190500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0025.151219T0000Z-151219T1500Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 1250 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * 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. && $$
821 WWUS46 KOTX 182130 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 130 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 IDZ004-190300- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 130 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. * LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * TIMING...CONTINUING NOW THROUGH 7 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-190530- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0025.151219T0000Z-151219T1500Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 130 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * 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. && $$
998 WWUS46 KOTX 182140 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 140 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 IDZ004-190300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 140 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING SANDPOINT...BONNERS FERRY...KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. * LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * TIMING...CONTINUING NOW THROUGH 7 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-190545- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0025.151219T0000Z-151219T1500Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 140 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * 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. && $$
376 WWUS46 KOTX 182211 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 211 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 IDZ004-190300- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 211 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * VALLEY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL INCH IN THE VALLEYS INCLUDING KELLOGG... MULLAN... AND CLARK FORK. * MOUNTAIN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE INCLUDING LOOKOUT PASS. * LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN... FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...LOOKOUT PASS. * TIMING...CONTINUING NOW THROUGH 7 PM. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. * WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/MAP/?WFO=OTX. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ IDZ027-190615- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0025.151219T0000Z-151219T1500Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT... NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 211 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...KAMIAH...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER... SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 7AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. * 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. && $$
761 WWUS46 KOTX 190301 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 701 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 IDZ004-190415- /O.EXP.KOTX.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151219T0300Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST... OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS... LOOKOUT PASS 701 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... MOST OF THE SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT WILL BE FOCUSED OVER REMOTE SOUTHEAST SHOSHONE COUNTY...WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OVER LOOKOUT PASS. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ IDZ027-191500- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-151219T1500Z/ LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE... WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD 701 PM PST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... * LOCATIONS...CRAIGMONT...NEZPERCE...WINCHESTER...SOLDIERS MEADOW ROAD. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITY WILL MAKE FOR TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES OVER THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. * 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 16, 12:13 PM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 16, 12:13 PM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Spokane WA
1213 PM PST WED DEC 16 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A dry break in the weather will envelop the region this afternoon and
tonight. A strong Pacific storm system will spread snow over the
region Thursday and Thursday night with many locations
experiencing a messy wintry mix of precipitation into Friday. An
active and wintry weather period will persist through the weekend.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Cancelled the last of the advisories for the Camas Prairie and the
Central ID Panhandle Mountains. Cameras across the area show that
snow showers have subsided and road temps are warming enough that
any isolated snow shower that may develop this afternoon would not
provide any more than a dusting of snow on the roads. Skies are
continuing to clear with temps warming into the upper 30s and
lower 40s for the Wenatchee area/Okanogan Valley and western
Columbia Basin. Have already updated forecasted high temps, but
will continue to monitor and update again if needed. /Nisbet
&&
.AVIATION...
18Z TAFS: Cold frontal passage has left the vast majority of Ern
Wa and far N Idaho under clear skies. The pcpn along the front
across the Palouse/Lewiston/Camas Prairie region will end approx
between 18z and 21z. However, fcst soundings show a moist sfc lyr
and upslope flow through 02z, keeping the threat of IFR/MVFR
stratus/fog in the fcst... mainly for KPUW. The big wildcard is if
the temps rise and melt some snow... which would nearly guarantee
IFR cigs/vsby. For KMWH and KEAT...the main issue will be timing
the lowering ceilings and start of the snow between 12z and 18z
Thurs. For now we added MVFR conditions.bz
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Spokane 34 19 30 27 38 27 / 0 0 50 100 80 20
Coeur d'Alene 32 19 30 27 38 29 / 10 0 20 100 90 30
Pullman 33 23 31 31 41 31 / 10 0 70 100 80 30
Lewiston 39 27 35 34 46 35 / 10 0 60 100 70 40
Colville 30 17 28 25 35 26 / 0 0 40 90 90 30
Sandpoint 33 19 28 24 37 29 / 10 0 20 100 90 30
Kellogg 29 16 28 25 36 29 / 30 10 20 100 100 30
Moses Lake 41 23 31 28 39 24 / 0 0 80 90 50 20
Wenatchee 43 25 30 27 35 26 / 0 10 80 90 50 20
Omak 38 22 29 27 34 25 / 0 0 70 80 60 30
&&
.OTX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...None.
WA...Winter Storm Watch from Thursday morning through Friday morning
for East Slopes Northern Cascades-Waterville Plateau-
Wenatchee Area.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 16, 6:06 AM PST, 7 hours 47 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service SPOKANE WA 606 AM PST WED DEC 16 2015 IDZ001-002-WAZ034>038-041>044-171415- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-COEUR D'ALENE AREA-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-WENATCHEE AREA-EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 606 AM PST WED DEC 16 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... Central Washington...East Central Washington...North Central Washington and Northeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A strong storm system will bring widespread and possibly heavy snow to the region on Thursday night and Friday. Snow will start in the Cascades Thursday morning and spread eastward during the day, reaching the Idaho Panhandle by late afternoon. Snow may change to freezing rain in the Columbia Basin by Friday morning with light to moderate accumulations of ice in addition to snow accumulation. The storm will exit the region on Friday. Be ready for snowy and icy travel on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Additional snowy weather systems are expected for Sunday and possibly Monday next week which may produce light to moderate accumulations in the valleys and possibly heavy mountain accumulations. Please see our Weather Stories at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx IDZ003-004-026-027-WAZ031>033-171415- IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-LEWISTON AREA- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- LOWER GARFIELD AND ASOTIN COUNTIES-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- 606 AM PST WED DEC 16 2015 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho... North Central Idaho and Southeast Washington. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A storm system will bring moderate to heavy accumulations of snow to the area this morning. The heaviest snow is expected above 2000 feet elevation making travel difficult on the Palouse and Idaho Panhandle mountains...the Blue mountains and Camas Prairie. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY A stronger storm system will bring widespread and possibly heavy snow to the region on Thursday night and Friday. Snow will start late Thursday afternoon. The storm will exit the region on Friday. Be ready for snowy travel on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Additional snowy weather systems are expected for Sunday and Monday...both of which are capable of producing moderate low land accumulations and possibly heavy mountain accumulations. Please see our Weather Stories at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 16, 8:18 AM PST, 5 hours 35 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
818 AM PST WED DEC 16 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0800 AM HEAVY SNOW SPOKANE 47.67N 117.41W
12/16/2015 M3.3 INCH SPOKANE WA PUBLIC
SPOKANE AIRPORT GEIGER FIELD TOWER
0745 AM HEAVY SNOW MOSES LAKE 47.12N 119.29W
12/16/2015 M1.3 INCH GRANT WA PUBLIC
0745 AM HEAVY SNOW PULLMAN 46.73N 117.16W
12/16/2015 M7.0 INCH WHITMAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
PULLMAN HIGH SCHOOL
0745 AM HEAVY SNOW PULLMAN 46.73N 117.16W
12/16/2015 M8.0 INCH WHITMAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
0745 AM HEAVY SNOW ST. MARIES 47.31N 116.57W
12/16/2015 M7.0 INCH BENEWAH ID PUBLIC
FACEBOOK
0730 AM HEAVY SNOW MOSCOW 46.73N 117.00W
12/16/2015 M7.0 INCH LATAH ID TRAINED SPOTTER
FACEBOOK POST
0730 AM SNOW PALOUSE 46.91N 117.07W
12/16/2015 M4.0 INCH WHITMAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
0725 AM SNOW SANDPOINT 48.28N 116.56W
12/16/2015 M3.5 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0705 AM SNOW 4 SSE JULIAETTA 46.52N 116.67W
12/16/2015 M1.5 INCH NEZ PERCE ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-NP-1
0700 AM SNOW ESE COLFAX 46.88N 117.36W
12/16/2015 M3.0 INCH WHITMAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-WM-1
0700 AM SNOW 1 ENE KELLOGG 47.54N 116.12W
12/16/2015 M2.5 INCH SHOSHONE ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-SH-1
0700 AM SNOW ESE RITZVILLE 47.13N 118.37W
12/16/2015 M1.0 INCH ADAMS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-AD-7
0700 AM SNOW 5 S WENATCHEE 47.36N 120.33W
12/16/2015 M1.0 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-CH-31
0700 AM SNOW 10 NW KETTLE FALLS 48.72N 118.20W
12/16/2015 M1.9 INCH FERRY WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-FY-8
0700 AM SNOW N CRESTON 47.76N 118.52W
12/16/2015 M1.0 INCH LINCOLN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-LN-14
0700 AM SNOW 6 S SPOKANE 47.59N 117.42W
12/16/2015 M3.2 INCH SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-SP-4
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 E MOSCOW 46.73N 116.97W
12/16/2015 M7.0 INCH LATAH ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-LT-7
0700 AM SNOW PRICHARD 3 ESE 47.64N 115.92W
12/16/2015 M2.7 INCH SHOSHONE ID CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW GENESEE MCGREGOR 46.55N 116.91W
12/16/2015 M4.0 INCH LATAH ID CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM SNOW 12 SSE PRIEST RIVER 48.03N 116.81W
12/16/2015 M1.3 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-BR-15
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW FERNWOOD 47.11N 116.40W
12/16/2015 M6.0 INCH BENEWAH ID CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW WORLEY FIRE DISTRICT 47.48N 117.00W
12/16/2015 M5.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID CO-OP OBSERVER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 6 SE CLARK FORK 48.09N 116.09W
12/16/2015 M4.0 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 WSW PULLMAN 46.72N 117.19W
12/16/2015 M6.0 INCH WHITMAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
0700 AM SNOW 2 ENE ATHOL 47.95N 116.68W
12/16/2015 M1.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-KT-3
0700 AM SNOW 1 SSW RATHDRUM 47.79N 116.90W
12/16/2015 M1.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-KT-5
0700 AM SNOW 1 NNW HAYDEN 47.77N 116.80W
12/16/2015 M1.5 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-KT-21
0633 AM SNOW MOSCOW 46.73N 117.00W
12/16/2015 M7.0 INCH LATAH ID PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0611 AM SNOW 10 S COEUR D'ALENE 47.55N 116.77W
12/16/2015 M4.5 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0611 AM SNOW 4 N COEUR D'ALENE 47.75N 116.80W
12/16/2015 M1.2 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0600 AM SNOW 10 NNE HOPE 48.38N 116.26W
12/16/2015 M1.6 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS ID-BR-22
0558 AM SNOW S SANDPOINT 48.27N 116.56W
12/16/2015 M6.0 INCH BONNER ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0550 AM SNOW 1 SW ENTIAT 47.67N 120.23W
12/16/2015 M0.5 INCH CHELAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
0548 AM SNOW COEUR D'ALENE 47.70N 116.79W
12/16/2015 M1.0 INCH KOOTENAI ID TRAINED SPOTTER
0548 AM SNOW 5 ESE SPOKANE 47.65N 117.32W
12/16/2015 M3.0 INCH SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 AM SNOW 4 NNW SPOKANE 47.72N 117.45W
12/16/2015 M3.8 INCH SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-SP-34
0500 AM SNOW 1 NNW OROVILLE 48.96N 119.44W
12/16/2015 M2.0 INCH OKANOGAN WA TRAINED SPOTTER
COCORAHS WA-OK-5
0442 AM SNOW MOSES LAKE 47.12N 119.29W
12/16/2015 M1.3 INCH GRANT WA PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0349 AM SNOW SANDPOINT 48.28N 116.56W
12/16/2015 M5.0 INCH BONNER ID PUBLIC
VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
0333 AM SNOW 3 N AIRWAY HEIGHTS 47.69N 117.58W
12/16/2015 M2.3 INCH SPOKANE WA OFFICIAL NWS OBS
AT NWS OFFICE
0306 AM SNOW AIRWAY HEIGHTS 47.64N 117.58W
12/16/2015 M3.2 INCH SPOKANE WA NWS EMPLOYEE
0306 AM SNOW 2 NNW SPOKANE 47.70N 117.43W
12/16/2015 M3.0 INCH SPOKANE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
IN THE SHADLE PARK AREA
&&
PBOSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Spokane, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 2:38 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Chelan, Douglas, Grant | 11 hr |
| Dec 16, 5:25 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | OTX | Spokane, Whitman | 5 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | OTX | Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens | 14 hr |
| Dec 16, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | OTX | Adams, Asotin, Douglas, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln and 3 more | 37 hr |
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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.