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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Boise, ID
NWS Boise, ID issued this winter storm warning at Dec 13, 2016, 12:43 PM PST for Baker County, Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon. It took effect at Dec 14, 2016, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. 10 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 13, 2016, 12:43 PM PST (20:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Dec 15, 2016, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Boise, ID
Counties Baker County, OR, Harney County, OR, Malheur County, OR
The radar
The Boise radar (KCBX), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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 14, 8:43 AM PST | SNOW 0 | Fields, OR | 4 1/4 INCHES MEASURED ON GROUND AND STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 14, 8:43 AM PST | SNOW 4.2 | Fields, OR | 4.25 INCHES MEASURED ON GROUND AND STILL SNOWING |
| Dec 14, 1:48 PM PST | SNOW 5 | 10 W Diamond, OR | SNOW HAS CHANGED TO RAIN. |
| Dec 14, 5:09 PM PST | SNOW 2 | Nyssa, OR | |
| Dec 14, 5:09 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Ontario, OR | |
| Dec 14, 5:09 PM PST | SNOW 4.1 | Harper, OR | |
| Dec 14, 5:09 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Burns, OR | |
| Dec 14, 5:09 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Andrews, OR | |
| Dec 14, 5:09 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Hines, OR | |
| Dec 14, 7:03 PM PST | SNOW 0 | Baker, OR | REPORTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES BAKER CITY AREA. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 152 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
- 1312 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 82 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
123 WWUS45 KBOI 132043 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 143 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING... .A PACIFIC WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS EASTERN OREGON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL ALSO FALL IN WESTERN IDAHO BEGINNING MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO WEDNESDAY EVENING BUT WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW INTO THURSDAY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF THE SNAKE RIVER BASIN. IDZ015-029-132145- /O.CAN.KBOI.WS.A.0004.161214T1200Z-161215T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 143 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO HIGHLANDS AND THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THESE AREAS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING BUT NOT ENOUGH NOT ENOUGH TO MEET WARNING CRITERIA. $$ ORZ061-063-140445- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.161214T0600Z-161215T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1200Z-161215T0300Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 143 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 /1243 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ TO 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ TO 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY FOR HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES IN OREGON. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL LATE WEDNESDAY...AND TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE IN THE DAY. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN NORTHERN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA...ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-140445- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.161214T0600Z-161215T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1800Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 1243 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR BAKER COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ012-014-140445- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.161214T1200Z-161215T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1500Z-161215T0200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- 143 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE TREASURE VALLEY IN IDAHO...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUING TO RISE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY ESPECIALLY EAST OF BOISE. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO ONGOING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ORZ064-140445- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.161214T0600Z-161215T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1500Z-161215T0200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 143 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OF OREGON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 3 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL LATE WEDNESDAY...AND TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT EASTERN OREGON... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-140445- /O.UPG.KBOI.WS.A.0004.161214T1200Z-161215T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1800Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 143 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE WEST CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...BOISE MOUNTAINS...AND THE UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
9 follow-up statements
697 WWUS45 KBOI 140430 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 930 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING... .PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH A WARM FRONT IS ALREADY SHOWING UP ON RADAR ALONG THE NEVADA BORDER. SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST OREGON...AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO SOUTH OF THE TREASURE VALLEY. SNOW WILL REACH BAKER COUNTY OREGON...THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...AND THE BOISE MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND THE ENTIRE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING THE FRONT PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW ABOUT 4000 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. ORZ061-063-141230- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1200Z-161215T0300Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 930 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 /830 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ TO 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL LATE WEDNESDAY...AND TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE IN THE DAY. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN NORTHERN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES LATE WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-141230- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1800Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 830 PM PST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-141230- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1500Z-161215T0200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 930 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUING TO RISE WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY ESPECIALLY EAST OF BOISE. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND WILL BECOME HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO ONGOING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-141230- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1800Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 930 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL WEDNESDAY EVENING...AND TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
999 WWUS45 KBOI 141035 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 335 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST OREGON...AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO SOUTH OF THE TREASURE VALLEY. SNOW WILL REACH BAKER COUNTY OREGON...THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...AND THE BOISE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... AND THE ENTIRE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING THE WARM FRONT...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW ABOUT 4000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. ORZ061-063-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1200Z-161215T0300Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 335 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 /235 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL TONIGHT...AND TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THE DAY CHANGING TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE IN THE DAY. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN NORTHERN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1800Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 235 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1500Z-161215T0200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 335 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...CONTINUING TO RISE OVERNIGHT TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY ESPECIALLY EAST OF BOISE. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO ONGOING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1800Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 335 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
068 WWUS45 KBOI 141244 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 544 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM TODAY AND TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST OREGON... AND SOUTHWEST IDAHO SOUTH OF THE TREASURE VALLEY. SNOW WILL REACH BAKER COUNTY OREGON...THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY...AND THE BOISE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING... AND THE ENTIRE AREA BY THIS AFTERNOON. FOLLOWING THE WARM FRONT...PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW ABOUT 4000 FEET THIS EVENING...BUT WILL CONTINUE AS SNOW IN BAKER COUNTY AND THE CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS. ORZ061-063-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0300Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 544 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 /444 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL TONIGHT...AND TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THE DAY CHANGING TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE IN THE DAY. FREEZING RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN NORTHERN HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN ALSO OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.161214T1800Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 444 AM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-016-029-030-142300- /O.EXB.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1244Z-161215T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 544 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 5 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5500 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND TO 7000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST WITH SOME GUSTY WIND DEVELOPING ACROSS THE WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ012-014-ORZ064-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1500Z-161215T0200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 544 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...CONTINUING TO RISE OVERNIGHT TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY ESPECIALLY EAST OF BOISE. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN MID MORNING AND WILL BECOME HEAVIEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON COMMUTING PERIOD. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE DURING THE CHANGEOVER IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO ONGOING SNOW... ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-142300- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.161214T1800Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 544 AM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS AT FIRST...THEN RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
295 WWUS45 KBOI 142134 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 234 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL SHIFT NORTH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WITH A PACIFIC WARM FRONT. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. IN THE COLDER VALLEYS OF EASTERN OREGON AND IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN WHICH MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WARMING ALOFT WILL RAISE THE SNOW LEVEL TO 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY IN SOUTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO. ELSEWHERE THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL...EXCEPT 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERN-MOST AREAS NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT. LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT LEADING THE WAY TO AN ARCTIC SURGE OVER THE WEEKEND. ORZ061-063-150300- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0300Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 234 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 /134 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /7 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 TO 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-150600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 134 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT...RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. THE SURFACE WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING... HOWEVER...WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA, ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ012-ORZ064-150615- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 234 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. THE SURFACE WILL STAY AT OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...HOWEVER...RESULTING IN FREEZING RAIN. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND TO RAIN BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ014-150200- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0200Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- 234 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 2 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN WESTERN ADA COUNTY. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT 15 TO 25 MPH EAST OF BOISE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-150615- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 234 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING...AND 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ015-016-029-030-150200- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 234 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
076 WWUS45 KBOI 150140 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT TAPER OFF IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO VALLEYS. A WARM FRONT ADVANCING NORTH FROM NORTHERN NEVADA WILL CROSS SOUTHWEST IDAHO LATE TONIGHT. MEANWHILE THE COLD AIR NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT IS DEEP ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE AS SNOW RATHER THAN CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING. IN THE COLDER VALLEYS OF EASTERN OREGON AND IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN WHICH MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WARMING ALOFT WILL RAISE THE SNOW LEVEL TO 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY IN SOUTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO. ELSEWHERE THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL...EXCEPT 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERNMOST AREAS NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT. LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT LEADING THE WAY TO AN ARCTIC SURGE OVER THE WEEKEND. ORZ061-063-150600- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 /540 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 TO 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-150600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 540 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT...RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. THE SURFACE WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING... HOWEVER...WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ015-029-150600- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ014-150600- /O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 2 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN WESTERN ADA COUNTY. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT 15 TO 25 MPH EAST OF BOISE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-150945- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING...AND 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ016-030-150245- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0200Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ012-ORZ064-150945- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 640 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. THE SURFACE WILL STAY AT OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...HOWEVER...RESULTING IN FREEZING RAIN. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND TO RAIN BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
920 WWUS45 KBOI 150214 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING BUT TAPER OFF IN THE SOUTHWEST IDAHO VALLEYS. A WARM FRONT ADVANCING NORTH FROM NORTHERN NEVADA WILL CROSS SOUTHWEST IDAHO TONIGHT. MEANWHILE THE COLD AIR NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT IS DEEP ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE AS SNOW RATHER THAN CHANGING TO RAIN THIS EVENING...EXCEPT IN THE MAGIC VALLEY AND SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY WHERE SNOW IS ENDING. IN THE COLDER VALLEYS OF EASTERN OREGON AND IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN WHICH MAY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING. WARMING ALOFT WILL RAISE THE SNOW LEVEL TO 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY IN SOUTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO. ELSEWHERE THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL...EXCEPT 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN NORTHERNMOST AREAS NORTH OF THE WARM FRONT. LATER THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY THE FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH AGAIN AS A COLD FRONT LEADING THE WAY TO AN ARCTIC SURGE OVER THE WEEKEND. IDZ016-030-150315- /O.EXP.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0200Z/ WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... PRECIPITATION IS ENDING EXCEPT FOR SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 1 INCH. AS THE WARM FRONT PROGRESSES NORTHWARD ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN LATER TONIGHT. $$ ORZ061-063-150600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 /614 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL SNOWFALL 4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND 2 TO 4 INCHES SOUTH. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 TO 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY MORNING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ ORZ062-150600- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 614 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT...RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. THE SURFACE WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING... HOWEVER...WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ014-150600- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY- 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 2 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN WESTERN ADA COUNTY. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH EXCEPT 15 TO 25 MPH EAST OF BOISE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BETWEEN 6 PM AND 9 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DURING THE AFTERNOON COMMUTE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-151015- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING...AND 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ015-029-150600- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...ADDITIONAL 1 OR 2 INCHES...EXCEPT UP TO 4 INCHES IN THE OWYHEE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING...AND 7000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH NEAR JEROME. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ012-ORZ064-151015- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 714 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. THE SURFACE WILL STAY AT OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...HOWEVER...RESULTING IN FREEZING RAIN. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND TO RAIN BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
157 WWUS45 KBOI 150505 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1005 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING IN BAKER COUNTY OREGON...THE UPPER WEISER RIVER...THE WEST CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...AND THE BOISE MOUNTAINS. COLD AIR REMAINS TRAPPED IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OF IDAHO AND OREGON WHERE SNOW AND A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT...BUT WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY THURSDAY MORNING CHANGING PRECIPITATION TO RAIN. ORZ061-063-150615- /O.CAN.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ HARNEY COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- 1005 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 /905 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. EXCEPT FOR A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. $$ IDZ014-015-029-150615- /O.CAN.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T0600Z/ UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS- 1005 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. EXCEPT FOR A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF A WARM FRONT. WARMER AIR HAS MIXED DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN MOST AREAS...SO PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF RAIN. $$ ORZ062-151315- /O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 905 PM PST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT...RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET MSL THURSDAY. THE SURFACE WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING... HOWEVER...WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-151315- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 1005 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING...AND 5500 TO 6500 FEET MSL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ IDZ012-ORZ064-151200- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 1005 PM MST WED DEC 14 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... * SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND CONTINUE MOST OF THE NIGHT. * SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 4000 FEET MSL THIS EVENING AND 6000 FEET MSL BY MORNING. THE SURFACE WILL STAY AT OR BELOW FREEZING TONIGHT...RESULTING IN FREEZING RAIN. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN TONIGHT AND TO RAIN BY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
240 WWUS45 KBOI 151158 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 458 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM CONTINUING THROUGH THIS MORNING... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING IN BAKER COUNTY OREGON...THE UPPER WEISER RIVER...THE WEST CENTRAL IDAHO MOUNTAINS...AND THE BOISE MOUNTAINS. IDZ012-ORZ064-151300- /O.EXP.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1200Z/ LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 458 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM MST THIS MORNING... TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO WARM ACROSS THE TREASURE VALLEY THIS MORNING RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN RAIN COVERAGE. POCKETS OF COOLER TEMPERATURES MAY LEAVE SOME AREAS WITH CONTINUED RAIN-SNOW MIX OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...BUT SIGNIFICANT THREATS HAVE DIMINISHED. ROADWAYS MAY STILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS UNTIL TEMPERATURES WARM FURTHER. $$ ORZ062-151800- /O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 358 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES. * SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS RISING TO 3000 TO 4000 FEET MSL TODAY. THE SURFACE WILL STAY BELOW FREEZING... HOWEVER...WITH SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON ROADS THROUGHOUT THE AREA... ESPECIALLY WHERE FREEZING RAIN OCCURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-151800- /O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 458 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 5000 FEET MSL THIS MORNING...AND UP TO 6500 FEET MSL THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AT LOW ELEVATIONS FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS ON AREA ROADS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL PRIMARILY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
755 WWUS45 KBOI 151741 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 1041 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016 ORZ062-151845- /O.EXP.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ BAKER COUNTY- 941 AM PST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS ENDED. THERE IS STILL A CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ IDZ011-013-028-033-151845- /O.EXP.KBOI.WW.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-161215T1800Z/ WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE- UPPER WEISER RIVER- 1041 AM MST THU DEC 15 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... SNOW AND RAIN WILL CONTINUE IN THE VALLEYS WITH LITTLE ACCUMULATION. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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 Boise, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 13, 8:35 AM PST, 4 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 13, 8:35 AM PST, 4 hours 8 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...Corrected
National Weather Service Boise ID
935 AM MST Tue Dec 13 2016
.DISCUSSION...Cold, dry air in place today awaiting Pacific
warm front that will spread significant snow into our CWA
from the southwest late tonight and especially Wednesday.
The storm will be at its peak Wednesday afternoon in the
Treasure Valley which may cause problems for the Wednesday
evening commuting period. This is the main reason the Upper
Treasure Valley was added to the Winter Storm Watch. Warmer
air will come in late Wednesday through Thursday with snow
level rising to 6000 feet MSL by sunrise Thursday, except
5000 feet MSL in northern-most areas, with pcpn becoming
plain rain below. We will re-introduce a chance of freezing
rain to the Lower Treasure Valley Wednesday evening but
latest models suggest only a short period before it changes
to plain rain. Strong cold front and snow showers expected
Friday morning, then sharp cooling as modified arctic air surges
in Friday afternoon through Sunday. Saturday and Sunday will
be the coldest days so far this season. Latest models trending
colder with more direct northerly flow aloft than before. Any snow
cover will lower temps even further.
&&
.AVIATION...Mostly VFR with areas of fog causing MVFR/IFR. Fog
burnoff expected by 18Z. Snow showers beginning to push in from the
southwest after 00Z Wednesday and continuing to track northeast
through the period. Areas of MVFR/IFR within these showers. Surface
winds, variable 10 kts or less through 18Z Wednesday then increasing
to 10-25 kts. Winds aloft to 10k feet MSL, westerly 10-35 kts.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...Today through Wednesday...Transitory ridge
continuing to build over the area this morning, with clearing
skies resulting in some areas of patchy fog, especially around
Baker. These limited visibilities will again remain through at
least the morning hours before lifting. With the current building
ridge, mostly dry conditions expected through the afternoon,
though a slight push of moisture may result in a few areas of
snowfall across northern Valley and Adams counties this afternoon.
A wide swath of moisture continues to be depicted in recent model
analysis, with moisture reaching into south-central Oregon by late
Tuesday night/early Wednesday morning. Snow levels will remain low
through Wednesday, with prevailing snowfall anticipated as moisture
spreads into western and central Idaho. Some areas, especially
eastern Oregon may see significant snowfall with this event, with
the current forecast demonstrating the potential for 4 to 8 inches
with locally higher amounts over the higher terrain. Potentially
significant snowfall also remains favorable to develop across
western Idaho, especially Wednesday afternoon and evening when 1 to
3 inches will be possible. With snowfall anticipated to reach into
the Lower Treasure Valley during the afternoon commute, the decision
was made to include the area in the Winter Storm Watch. Models are
not as bullish with snowfall amounts as they have been in past.
Because of this, confidence is not high enough to upgrade or alter
additional portions of the ongoing highlights. Timing may need to be
delayed slightly based on most recent model runs showing snowfall
impacts lingering into Thursday morning. Consequently the watch will
be passed to the dayshift to see another round of model solutions
before making final decisions in regards to timing and impacts.
LONG TERM...Wednesday night through Monday...Models in better
agreement with the latest model runs and also agree with timing of
precipitation. A warm front is still on track to move north over the
forecast area Wednesday night into Thursday morning. This warm front
will bring widespread precipitation to the region with the heaviest
showers over Baker County and the West Central and Boise Mountains.
As the warm front moves north, snow levels will go from the valley
floors to around 6,000 feet near the Nevada border to around 4,000
feet near Baker and McCall. There may be a brief period of freezing
rain in some valley locations Wednesday night before changing to
rain. Cold front will move from west to east over the forecast area
Thursday. Snow levels behind the cold front will once again fall to
valley floors by Friday morning. Precipitation will decrease from
west to east Friday as the axis of an upper level trough shifts to
the east. Mostly dry conditions will be over the area Saturday
through Sunday as a northwesterly flow develops over the area. The
airmass with the northwesterly flow is on the dry side, but enough
moisture to keep a slight chance mention of snow over the higher
terrain. Saturday through Sunday the northwesterly flow will slowly
shift to a more northerly flow with colder temperatures spreading
over the forecast area. High temperatures for the weekend will be in
the teens. Monday models begin to diverge with timing of the next
shortwave ridge that will move into the Pacific Northwest. Depending
on the timing of this shortwave ridge, could see a zonal flow set up
behind the ridge that could bring at least a slight chance of
precipitation to northern zones for Monday. With some uncertainty in
the models will go ahead and keep at least a slight chance mention
of precipitation over northern zones and will slowly warm up
temperatures.
&&
.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Winter Storm Watch from late tonight through Wednesday evening
IDZ011>015-028-029-033.
OR...Winter Storm Watch from this evening through Wednesday evening
ORZ061>064.
&&
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DISCUSSION...LC
AVIATION.....JC
PREV SHORT TERM...KB
PREV LONG TERM....JAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 12:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | BOI | Malheur | 45 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.