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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Boise, ID

January 6, 201714 counties in Idaho; Baker County, Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon

NWS Boise, ID issued this winter storm warning at Jan 6, 2017, 2:24 PM MST for 14 counties in Idaho; Baker County, Harney County, Malheur County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 7, 2017, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 28 hr. 14 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
Jan 6, 2017, 2:24 PM MST (21:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2017, 5:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 8, 2017, 9:13 AM MST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Boise, ID

Counties Ada County, ID, Adams County, ID, Boise County, ID, Camas County, ID, Canyon County, ID, Elmore County, ID, Gem County, ID, Gooding County, ID, Jerome County, ID, Owyhee County, ID, Payette County, ID, Twin Falls County, ID, Valley County, ID, Washington County, ID, Baker County, OR, Harney County, OR, Malheur County, OR

The radar

The Boise radar (KCBX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 2.5Grand View, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 4Boise, IDREPORTS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 4Eagle, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 4Middleton, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 4Mountain Home, IDREPORTS RANGED FROM 3 TO 4. BLOWING SNOW WAS ALSO REPORTED.
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 4Nampa, IDREPORTS RANGED FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES.
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 5Caldwell, IDREPORTS RANGED FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES.
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 5Fruitland, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 5Homedale, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 5Star, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 5Vale, OR
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 6Emmett, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 6Marsing, ID
Jan 7, 9:53 PM MSTSNOW 8Harper, ORREPORTS RANGED FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES

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, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 6 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2017-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Boise Airport, ID at 12:00Z on 2017-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 50 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
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Mixed-layer LCL
970 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
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0-1 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
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The text

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195 
WWUS45 KBOI 062124
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
224 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...ANOTHER WIND CHILL WARNING...

.SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
TONIGHT AND 15 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL IN SOUTHERN IDAHO AND EASTERN OREGON.

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHEAST OREGON BEFORE DAWN
SATURDAY AND IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO LATER SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTER
A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT A SECOND SURGE OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR
SUNDAY. SATURDAY/S EVENT WILL BE ENTIRELY SNOW BUT SUNDAY/S EVENT
WILL HAVE SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WARMER SOUTHERN AREAS
MAY EVEN HAVE PLAIN RAIN LATER SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
RISING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL GO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE
WARMEST AREAS SUNDAY.

ORZ063-070400-
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/O.NEW.KBOI.WC.W.0002.170107T0200Z-170107T1600Z/
MALHEUR COUNTY-
224 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017 /124 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MST /6 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/
SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MST /6 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW
IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM PST/ SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST /4 PM
PST/ SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE NORTH PORTION...
  SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY.
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SOUTH
  PORTION SUNDAY..

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN
  AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD 
  SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ061-070400-
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/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1200Z-170109T0000Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
124 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH PORTION...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES
  SOUTH PORTION.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN
  AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO
  SNOW- COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL
  HAZARD SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ062-064-070400-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WC.W.0002.170107T0200Z-170107T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1500Z-170109T0000Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-
WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
224 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017 /124 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017/

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MST /6 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/
SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM MST /6 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING
HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS
IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM PST/ SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/
SUNDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES SUNDAY. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN SUNDAY
  AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN RISING
  TO 5000 FEET MSL NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER SUNDAY.

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH EAST OF
  BOISE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH NEAR
  JEROME/ID.

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY
  NIGHT...THEN ANOTHER SURGE SUNDAY. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING
  RAIN AND POSSIBLY RAIN LATE SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. FREEZING
  RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
&&

$$

IDZ028-070400-
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/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
CAMAS PRAIRIE-
224 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MST
SATURDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM
SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.
  ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 MPH
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-070400-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1500Z-170109T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
224 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
8 AM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 5500 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN
  AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SNOW
  MAY CHANGE TO RAIN LATER SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ011-013-033-070400-
/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER-
224 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY
TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES NORTH...8 TO 18 INCHES IN THE
  BOISE MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THEN AGAIN LATE SUNDAY
  MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
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WWUS45 KBOI 070409
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
909 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...ANOTHER WIND CHILL WARNING...

.SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
TONIGHT AND 15 TO 30 MPH SATURDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN PRODUCE
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL IN SOUTHERN IDAHO AND EASTERN OREGON.

...ANOTHER WINTER STORM...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHEAST OREGON BEFORE DAWN
SATURDAY AND IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO LATER SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
SPREAD OVER THE ENTIRE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AFTER
A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT A SECOND SURGE OF PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR
SUNDAY. SATURDAY/S EVENT WILL BE ENTIRELY SNOW BUT SUNDAY/S EVENT
WILL HAVE SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WARMER SOUTHERN AREAS
MAY EVEN HAVE PLAIN RAIN LATER SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
RISING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL GO ABOVE FREEZING IN THE
WARMEST AREAS SUNDAY.

ORZ063-071215-
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MALHEUR COUNTY-
909 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017 /809 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM MST /4 AM
PST/ SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE NORTH PORTION...
   SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY. 
  FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO POSSIBLE SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SOUTH 
  PORTION SUNDAY.. 

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN 
  AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO 
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- 
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD 
  SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ062-064-071215-
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LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-
WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
909 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017 /809 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/
SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM MST /7 AM
PST/ SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 
  ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES SUNDAY. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN SUNDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 
  RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL NEAR THE NEVADA BORDER SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH EAST 
  OF BOISE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH NEAR 
  JEROME/ID. 

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MIDNIGHT SATURDAY 
  NIGHT...THEN ANOTHER SURGE SUNDAY. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO FREEZING 
  RAIN AND POSSIBLY RAIN LATE SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO 
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 
  FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. 
&&

$$

IDZ028-071215-
/O.CON.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
CAMAS PRAIRIE-
909 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST SATURDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO
11 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 
  ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES SUNDAY. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 MPH 
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO 
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. 
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- 
  COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ061-071215-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1200Z-170109T0000Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
809 PM PST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO
4 PM PST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES NORTH PORTION...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES 
  SOUTH PORTION. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AND SATURDAY EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN 
  AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW- COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL 
  HAZARD SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-071215-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1500Z-170109T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
909 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SATURDAY TO
5 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 5500 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN 
  AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. 
  SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN LATER SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ011-013-033-071215-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER-
909 PM MST FRI JAN 6 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO
11 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 12 INCHES NORTH...8 TO 18 INCHES IN THE 
  BOISE MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...THEN AGAIN LATE SUNDAY 
  MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$
072 
WWUS45 KBOI 071040
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
340 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND CHILL WARNING THROUGH THE MORNING...

.SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
HAVE PRODUCE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL IN SOUTHERN IDAHO AND
EASTERN OREGON.

...WINTER STORM THROUGH SUNDAY...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHEAST OREGON LATE THIS MORNING AND IN
SOUTHWEST IDAHO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OREGON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS
SOUTHWEST IDAHO. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT A SECOND SURGE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR SUNDAY. TODAYS EVENT WILL BE ENTIRELY
SNOW BUT SUNDAY/S EVENT WILL HAVE SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING
RAIN. WARMER SOUTHERN AREAS MAY EVEN HAVE PLAIN RAIN LATER SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL GO ABOVE
FREEZING IN THE WARMEST AREAS SUNDAY.

IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ062-064-071845-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-
WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
340 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /240 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/
THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON PST/
THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWER
  TREASURE VALLEY AND BAKER COUNTY WILL SEE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES
  SUNDAY. REMAINING AREAS INCLUDING THE UPPER TREASURE VALLEY WILL
  SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY. SNOW WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO
  RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND/OR SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN RISING
  TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH EAST OF
  BOISE TODAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH
  NEAR JEROME/ID.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN
  ANOTHER SURGE SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN...SLEET
  AND POSSIBLY RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER THROUGH THIS MORNING DUE TO WIND
  CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. TRAVEL
  PROBLEMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD
  SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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. &&

$$

IDZ028-071845-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
CAMAS PRAIRIE-
340 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
  ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...40 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 MPH 
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER THROUGH THIS MORNING DUE TO WIND
  CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD. TRAVEL
  PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- COVERED
  ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-071845-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
340 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL
  CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 5500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 5500 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN AGAIN
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  DUE TO SNOW- COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING
  SNOW. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN LATER SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ011-013-033-071845-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER-
340 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 10 INCHES NORTH...8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE
  BOISE MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN AGAIN EARLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ063-071845-
/O.CON.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1200Z-170109T0000Z/
MALHEUR COUNTY-
340 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /240 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/
THIS MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM
PST/ SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 6 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE NORTH PORTION...
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY ACROSS THE
  NORTHERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SOUTH 
  PORTION SUNDAY.. 

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN A
  BREAK...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE DANGER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO
  WIND CHILL. ANIMALS WILL NEED SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND COLD.
  TRAVEL PROBLEMS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- COVERED
  ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ061-071845-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T1200Z-170109T0000Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
240 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017

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

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 1 TO 2
  INCHES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE
  COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN ONCE AGAIN
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD
  SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$
822 
WWUS45 KBOI 071546
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
846 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM THROUGH SUNDAY...

A MOIST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY.
SNOW WILL BEGIN IN SOUTHEAST OREGON LATE THIS MORNING AND IN
SOUTHWEST IDAHO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL END ACROSS
SOUTHEAST OREGON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND IN SOUTHWEST IDAHO THIS
EVENING. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT A SECOND SURGE OF PRECIPITATION
WILL OCCUR SUNDAY. TODAY/S EVENT WILL BE ENTIRELY SNOW BUT
SUNDAY/S EVENT WILL HAVE SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WARMER
SOUTHERN AREAS MAY EVEN HAVE PLAIN RAIN LATER SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE RISING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND WILL GO ABOVE FREEZING IN
MANY AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

ORZ063-080000-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
MALHEUR COUNTY-
846 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /746 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM
PST/ SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ THIS
MORNING...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 6 INCHES...HEAVIEST IN THE NORTH PORTION...
  THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES SUNDAY ACROSS THE
  NORTH PORTION OF THE COUNTY. FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET IS ALSO
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SOUTH 
  PORTION SUNDAY.. 

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN A 
  BREAK...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD
  SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ012-014-016-030-ORZ062-064-080000-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0000Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-
WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
846 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /746 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST /NOON
PST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/ SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST /8 AM PST/ THIS
MORNING...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOWER
  TREASURE VALLEY AND BAKER COUNTY WILL SEE ANOTHER 3 TO 5 INCHES
  SUNDAY. REMAINING AREAS...INCLUDING THE UPPER TREASURE
  VALLEY...WILL SEE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW SUNDAY. SNOW WILL LIKELY
  CHANGE TO RAIN... FREEZING RAIN...AND/OR SLEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 
  RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH EAST 
  OF BOISE TODAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 
  MPH NEAR JEROME/ID. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN 
  ANOTHER SURGE SUNDAY. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN...
  SLEET AND POSSIBLY RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
  DUE TO SNOW- COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE
  TRAVEL HAZARD SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING 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.

&&

$$

IDZ028-080000-
/O.EXP.KBOI.WC.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0600Z/
CAMAS PRAIRIE-
846 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM MST THIS MORNING...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  
  ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES SUNDAY.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH TONIGHT. NORTHEAST 10 MPH 
  SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

ORZ061-080000-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
746 AM PST SAT JAN 7 2017

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

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 1 TO 
  2 INCHES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF 
  THE COUNTY. 

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN ONCE AGAIN 
  SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- 
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD 
  SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ015-029-080000-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
846 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 7 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL 
  CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 5500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS...RISING TO 5500 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN 
  AGAIN SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY 
  DUE TO SNOW- COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLOWING 
  SNOW. SNOW MAY CHANGE TO RAIN LATER SUNDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. STRONG
WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WILL
LIMIT VISIBILITIES. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ011-013-033-080000-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.170107T2000Z-170109T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-UPPER WEISER RIVER-
846 AM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 10 INCHES NORTH...8 TO 16 INCHES IN THE 
  BOISE MOUNTAINS. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN AGAIN EARLY 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$
825 
WWUS45 KBOI 072130
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
230 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM THROUGH SUNDAY...

HE LATEST PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO EASTERN OREGON AND
WESTERN IDAHO THROUGH THIS EVENING.  THERE WILL BE A BREAK 
DURING THE NIGHT BEFORE A STRONGER PACIFIC WARM FRONT SPREADS
MORE SNOW INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. TEMPERATURE AND SNOW LEVELS
WILL RISE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING
RAIN AND THEN RAIN SUNDAY BELOW 6000 FEET MSL IN THE SOUTH AND
BELOW 4500 FEET MSL IN NORTHERN AREAS. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOW
ACCUMULATION BUT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEPOSIT A COATING OF ICE. THE
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY...UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...BAKER
COUNTY...AND NORTHERN MALHEUR COUNTY WILL STAY COLD AND SNOW WILL
CONTINUE THERE.

IDZ011-013-028-080600-
/O.CAN.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBOI.WS.W.0003.170108T0600Z-170109T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE-
230 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
MST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...5 TO 10 INCHES NORTH...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE
  BOISE MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY
  AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IN AN
EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...
FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ014>016-029-080600-
/O.CAN.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOI.WW.Y.0002.170107T2130Z-170108T1800Z/
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
230 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11
AM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...2 TO 4 INCHES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOW
  WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND/OR SLEET SUNDAY MORNING
  AND THEN RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 
  RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST OF
  BOISE. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH NEAR JEROME/ID.

* TIMING...SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN A SURGE OF MIXED
  PRECIPITATION SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS. FREEZING
  RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD SUNDAY.

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.
&&

$$

IDZ030-072230-
/O.CAN.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY-
230 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

ONLY 1 OR 2 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO 
RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

$$

ORZ061-080300-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T0300Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
130 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 1 TO 2
  INCHES SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS...AT THE SURFACE...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL SUNDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN A BREAK...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- 
  COVERED ROADS. FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD 
  SUNDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

IDZ012-033-ORZ062>064-080600-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER WEISER RIVER-BAKER COUNTY-
MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
230 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /130 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM PST/
SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...6 TO 10 INCHES NORTH...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER
  TREASURE VALLEY.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 5000 FEET
  MSL ABOVE THE TREASURE VALLEY BUT THE SURFACE WILL STAY COLD
  WITH SNOW AND LOCAL FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN AGAIN SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS LATER SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO 
  SNOW-COVERED ROADS. 

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.

&&

$$
234 
WWUS45 KBOI 080525
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
1025 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM THROUGH SUNDAY...

OUR CURRENT STORM BROUGHT SNOW...AND IN SOME LOCATIONS WIND...TO
EASTERN OREGON AND WESTERN IDAHO TODAY. AS OF 10 PM MST...WE ARE
IN A BREAK BEFORE A STRONGER PACIFIC WARM FRONT SPREADS MORE SNOW
INTO THE REGION SUNDAY. TEMPERATURE AND SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND THE SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND
THEN RAIN SUNDAY BELOW 6000 FEET MSL IN THE SOUTH AND BELOW 4500
FEET MSL IN NORTHERN AREAS. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION BUT
FREEZING RAIN WILL DEPOSIT A COATING OF ICE. THE LOWER TREASURE
VALLEY...UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...BAKER COUNTY... AND NORTHERN
MALHEUR COUNTY WILL STAY COLD AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THERE...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

IDZ012-033-ORZ062>064-081400-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER WEISER RIVER-BAKER COUNTY-
MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
1025 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017 /925 PM PST SAT JAN 7 2017/

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /10 AM
PST/ SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE STORM...6 TO 10 INCHES
  NORTH...3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 5000 FEET 
  MSL ABOVE THE TREASURE VALLEY BUT THE SURFACE WILL STAY COLD 
  WITH SNOW AND LOCAL FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING. 

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW- AND ICE-
  COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ011-013-028-081400-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0003.170108T0600Z-170109T0000Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE-
1025 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE STORM...5 TO 10 INCHES
  NORTH...8 TO 12 INCHES IN THE BOISE MOUNTAINS.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AGAIN SUNDAY LATE MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS THROUGH SUNDAY DUE TO SNOW-COVERED
  ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY   AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ014>016-029-081400-
/O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
1025 PM MST SAT JAN 7 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SUNDAY...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTALS FOR THE ENTIRE STORM...3 TO 6 INCHES. SNOW
  WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN AND/OR SLEET SUNDAY LATE
  MORNING AND THEN RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...THEN 
  RISING TO 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST 
  OF BOISE. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH NEAR JEROME/ID. 

* TIMING...SNOW EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN MIXED PRECIPITATION
  FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW- AND ICE-COVERED ROADS.
  FREEZING RAIN MAY INCREASE THE TRAVEL HAZARD SUNDAY.

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. 
&&

$$
109 
WWUS45 KBOI 081101
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
401 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY...

A STRONG PACIFIC WARM FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO
THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURE AND SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO
RISE THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SNOW CHANGING TO SLEET OR FREEZING
RAIN AND THEN RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET MSL IN THE SOUTH AND BELOW
4500 FEET MSL IN NORTHERN AREAS. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION
BUT FREEZING RAIN WILL DEPOSIT A COATING OF ICE. THE LOWER
TREASURE VALLEY...UPPER WEISER RIVER AREA...BAKER COUNTY... AND
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HARNEY AND MALHEUR COUNTIES WILL STAY COLD
AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THERE...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN
EARLY THIS EVENING.

IDZ015-029-081215-
/O.CAN.KBOI.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-
401 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

PRECIPITATION MAY START OFF AS SNOW...BUT QUICKLY CHANGE TO RAIN
LATER THIS MORNING SO THE ADVISORY WAS CANCEL.

$$

ORZ061-090000-
/O.EXA.KBOI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
301 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES TODAY WITH A MIX OF SLEET...FREEZING
  RAIN AND RAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
  COUNTY.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS INCREASING TO 6000 FEET THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY   AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ012-033-ORZ062>064-090000-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER WEISER RIVER-BAKER COUNTY-
MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
401 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 /301 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017/

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST /4 PM PST/
THIS AFTERNOON...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TODAY WITH A MIX OF
  SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN LATER THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 5000 FEET
  MSL ABOVE THE TREASURE VALLEY BUT THE SURFACE WILL STAY COLD
  WITH SNOW AND LOCAL FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND 9 AM MST.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS.

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.

&&

$$

IDZ011-013-028-090015-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE-
401 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY   AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ014-016-090000-
/O.EXT.KBOI.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
401 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN
  AND/OR SLEET LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN RAIN EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO 5000
  TO 6000 FEET MSL THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST OF
  BOISE. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH NEAR JEROME.

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY 9 AM MST BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET
  AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE NOON CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY EARLY
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS
  THIS MORNING. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED STREET
  FLOODING.

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. 
&&

$$
393 
WWUS45 KBOI 081613
WSWBOI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID
913 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER STORM WILL BRING MIXED PRECIPITATION TODAY...

AN ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY
OF IDAHO AND OREGON AND NEARBY AREAS INCLUDING THE UPPER WEISER
VALLEY...BAKER COUNTY...AND NORTHERN PARTS OF MALHEUR AND HARNEY
COUNTIES. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURE AND SNOW LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO RISE
THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH SNOW CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
AND THEN RAIN BELOW 6000 FEET MSL IN THE SOUTH AND BELOW 4500 FEET
MSL IN NORTHERN AREAS. THIS WILL LIMIT SNOW ACCUMULATION BUT
FREEZING RAIN WILL DEPOSIT A COATING OF ICE. 

IDZ012-033-ORZ062>064-090015-
/O.UPG.KBOI.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOI.IS.W.0001.170108T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-UPPER WEISER RIVER-BAKER COUNTY-
MALHEUR COUNTY-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR-
913 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017 /813 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017/

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST /10 PM PST/ THIS
EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL THEN CHANGE
  TO FREEZING RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET...THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH.

* SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 6000 FEET MSL ABOVE THE TREASURE VALLEY
  BUT THE SURFACE WILL STAY COLD WITH FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE-COVERED ROADS.
  ICE WILL ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED SURFACES AND MAY WEIGH DOWN OR
  BREAK POWER LINES AND SMALL TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

ORZ061-090015-
/O.UPG.KBOI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBOI.IS.W.0001.170108T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
HARNEY COUNTY-
813 AM PST SUN JAN 8 2017

...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING THEN FREEZING RAIN
  OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH.

* SNOW LEVELS...RISING TO 5000 FEET MSL BUT THE SURFACE WILL STAY
  COLD WITH FREEZING RAIN CONTINUING.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS. ICE
  WILL ACCUMULATE ON EXPOSED SURFACES AND MAY WEIGH DOWN OR BREAK
  POWER LINES AND SMALL TREE BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

IDZ011-090015-
/O.NEW.KBOI.IS.W.0001.170108T1800Z-170109T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KBOI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170108T1800Z/
WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-
913 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* SNOW AMOUNTS...3 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH NOON MST.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH. 

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS. SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 4000 FEET
  MSL THIS AFTERNOON BUT VALLEYS WILL STAY COLD WITH FREEZING
  RAIN CONTINUING.

* WINDS...LIGHT SOUTHEAST.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS.

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.

AN ICE STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATIONS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY
DISCOURAGED. COMMERCE WILL LIKELY BE SEVERELY IMPACTED. IF YOU
MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND WINDS WILL
LIKELY LEAD TO SNAPPED POWER LINES AND FALLING TREE BRANCHES THAT
ADD TO THE DANGER.

&&

$$

IDZ013-028-090015-
/O.CON.KBOI.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170109T0600Z/
BOISE MOUNTAINS-CAMAS PRAIRIE-
913 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...4 TO 8 INCHES.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOORS.

* WINDS...GENERALLY SOUTHEAST 5 TO 15 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW-COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY   AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$

IDZ014-016-090000-
/O.CON.KBOI.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170109T0000Z/
UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY-
913 AM MST SUN JAN 8 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* SNOW AMOUNTS...UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN
  AND/OR SLEET LATER THIS MORNING AND THEN RAIN EARLY THIS
  AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL FORM A THIN COATING OF ICE THIS
  AFTERNOON UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING.

* SNOW LEVELS...VALLEY FLOOR THIS MORNING...THEN RISING TO 5000 
  TO 6000 FEET MSL THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...EAST OR SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 30 MPH EAST 
  OF BOISE. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH NEAR JEROME. 

* TIMING...SNOW BEGINNING BY 9 AM MST BECOMING MIXED WITH SLEET 
  AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE NOON CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY EARLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL PROBLEMS DUE TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS 
  THIS MORNING. RAIN THIS AFTERNOON COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED STREET 
  FLOODING. 

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. 
&&

$$

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 Jan 6, 9:36 AM MST, 4 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 9:36 AM MST, 4 hours 48 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Boise ID
936 AM MST Fri Jan 6 2017

.DISCUSSION...Very cold wx will continue through Saturday
morning.  East winds will increase in southern Idaho tonight and
Saturday ahead of the next Pacific storm and another wind chill
warning will be issued for the Upper Treasure Valley and Western
Magic Valley.  A winter storm watch has already been issued for
Harney and Malheur Counties in Oregon for the Pacific storm and will
probably be expanded later today to include the rest of our CWA.
Models continue to advertize strong warming into Sunday with pcpn
becoming rain in southern valleys but we believe the models
have too much warming and start it too soon.  Current forecast
is on track for the moment.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR under mostly clear skies. Local MVFR and IFR
conditions in fog and low stratus through 19Z. Surface winds
generally 10 knots or less, except easterly 15-20 knots in the Snake
River Plain from KMUO to KJER/KTWF. Winds aloft westerly 5-15 knots
up through 10K feet MSL.

Weekend Outlook...Snow still on track to spread over southeast
Oregon Saturday morning and southwest Idaho Saturday afternoon. Snow
will be widespread over the forecast area by Saturday afternoon
along with IFR conditions and mountain obscuration. Snow levels will
slowly rise with sleet and freezing rain possible Sunday night into
Monday morning from KBNO east toward the Treasure and Magic Valleys.
A changeover to rain is expected in the Magic and Upper Treasure
Valleys with warm air aloft.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
SHORT TERM...Today through Saturday...Cold surface high will persist
over the area through Saturday as upper flow shifts to the west and
then southwest. Today is the coldest day with most sites staying
well below 20 degrees for afternoon highs and wind chills near or
below zero through the day. Expect the low stratus that has formed
over southeast Oregon and lower Treasure Valley of southwest Idaho
to erode this afternoon as dry air aloft works toward the surface.
Warming aloft begins Friday night as flow shifts to the west.
However the surface layer remains cold and with clear skies early in
the night, temperatures will again drop quickly, going below zero
for many sites. Combined with winds of 10 to 20 MPH in the Snake
Plain (especially east of Boise) wind chill values will reach 10 to
25 degrees below zero in the coldest spots. Clouds increase toward
Saturday morning as flow aloft transitions to the southwest.
Southeast Oregon will see light snow develop early Saturday morning,
shifting to southwest Idaho zones by afternoon. While the southwest
flow will bring warmer temperatures aloft, this first round of
precipitation will be all snow to the lowest valley floors.
Potential snow accumulations in Harney and Malheur counties is
enough to warrant a Winter Storm Watch starting midday Saturday.

LONG TERM...Saturday night through Thursday...Interesting
pattern and very difficult forecast shaping up for southern Idaho
and southeast Oregon. Light to moderate snow will continue into
Sunday before warmer temperatures aloft begin to move into the
region. With the arctic air in place, as well as the arctic air
infiltrating down the Snake Plain from eastern Idaho, believe it
will take longer than guidance indicates to warm, thus have kept
snow levels lower through Sunday night. GFS and ECMWF bring snow
levels to 5000-9000 feet on Monday, although the Canadian model
keeps wet bulb zero (snow levels) at the surface, generally north of
a line from Burns, OR to Ontario, OR. Do think sleet and freezing
rain will develop in the valley with this scenario on Monday and a
change over to rain is expected from Boise southeast to the Magic
Valley. By Monday afternoon, a cold front moves through the region
bringing snow levels back to the valley floors. Another warm front
moves into the region on Wednesday, with a complicated scenario
setting up once again on Wednesday. Freezing rain and sleet is again
possible Wednesday as this warm front brings warm air aloft.
Canadian model keeps wet bulb zero height near the surface once
again in the Treasure and Magic Valleys, which would keep snow at
most locations. A cold front moves through the region on Thursday
morning bringing snow levels back to the valley floors. Temperatures
will remain at or below normal through the extended period.

&&

.BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
ID...Wind Chill Warning until 11 AM MST this morning IDZ014-016-030.
     Wind Chill Warning until 11 AM MST this morning IDZ015.
OR...Winter Storm Watch from Saturday morning through late Saturday
     night ORZ061-063.

&&

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DISCUSSION...LC
AVIATION.....JA
PREV SHORT TERM...DG
PREV LONG TERM....KA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Boise, ID issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 2:24 PM MSTWind Chill WarningBOIAda, Camas, Canyon, Elmore, Gem, Gooding and 5 more19 hr
Jan 6, 4:55 AM MSTWinter Storm WatchBOIHarney, Malheur9 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.