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Winter Storm Watch 6, NWS Spokane, WA

November 13, 2017

NWS Spokane, WA issued this winter storm watch at Nov 13, 2017, 2:46 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 14, 2017, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 13, 2017, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2017, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 14, 2017, 2:58 AM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Spokane, WA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Spokane, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Nov 13, 9:48 AM PST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 13, 9:48 AM PST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 13, 6:11 AM PST, 8 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Spokane WA
611 AM PST Mon Nov 13 2017

IDZ002-003-WAZ033>036-141415-
Coeur d'Alene Area-Idaho Palouse-Washington Palouse-
Moses Lake Area-Upper Columbia Basin-Spokane Area-
611 AM PST Mon Nov 13 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Idaho...
East Central Washington...Northeast Washington and Southeast
Washington.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Areas of light rain this morning will become widespread rain and
very windy. A cold front will pass through the region early this
afternoon bringing an end to the rain...but the winds will
increase again and peak late this afternoon through the evening
hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

An active pattern will pesist through the week with periods of
windy and wet weather. Snow levels will decrease to near the
valley floors during the week but no significant accumulation is
expected.

WAZ037-038-042-141415-
Northeast Mountains-Okanogan Highlands-
East Slopes Northern Cascades-
611 AM PST Mon Nov 13 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of North Central
Washington and Northeast Washington.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

The first cold front will impact the region today with periods of
valley rain and high mountain snow.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

The next storm system arriving later on Tuesday will bring lower
snow levels so many of the passes will experience periods of heavy
snow accumulation. The most likely period of heavy snow will be
Tuesday night through Wednesday morning. The valleys will likely
still see only rain except for valleys tucked up into the Cascades
that could switch over to snow.

Nearby

Winter Storm Watches in Washington, 2017Every winter storm watch in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.