1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Boise, ID wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 17, 1:45 PM PST, 15 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 245 PM THU MAR 17 2005 .SHORT TERM...A BREEZY AND COOL DAY IN THE WAKE OF THE WIND EVENT OF LAST NIGHT. NORTHWEST FLOW TO REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH FRIDAY WITH CHILLY TEMPERATURES RETURNING OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AS WIND ABATES. FRIDAY LOOKS LIKE A NICE DAY AHEAD OF MAJOR PATTERN CHANGE TAKING SHAPE FOR THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM NICELY IN WARM ADVECTION PATTERN AHEAD OF MID AND HIGH CLOUDS APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA. IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BRANCHES WILL MERGE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST OREGON COAST ON SATURDAY AND CONSOLIDATE THE FLOW AS IT TURNS INLAND TO OUR AREA. VERY IMPRESSIVE STORM POISED OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST AT THIS TIME WITH PW VALUES RUNNING QUITE HIGH (ABOVE 2.00 INCHES IN SOME SPOTS). MOISTURE LADEN SYSTEM HAS TROPICAL ORIGINS AND THIS IS EXPECTED TO BE A HEAVY RAIN EVENT AGAIN FOR CALIFORNIA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. FOR OUR AREA...IT WILL HEAVILY DEPEND ON EXACT LOCATION OF THE MERGING STREAMS BUT IF MODELS ARE CORRECT...THEN A WET SCENARIO IS FINALLY HEADING OUR WAY ON SATURDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGHEST POPS MAY COME AS EARLY AS MID DAY SATURDAY AS A MODERATE SWATH OF RAIN DEVELOPS ALONG AN EASTWARD MOVING WARM FRONT. STEADY PRECIP THEN BREAKS UP INTO A MORE SHOWERY REGIME FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS LOOK TRICKY AND THIS SYSTEM MAY SURPRISE US WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW. AT CURRENT TIME...MODEL THICKNESSES PROJECT SNOW LEVELS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO BE SOMEWHERE AROUND 5000 FEET. QPF NOW LOOKS IMPRESSIVE FOR THE WEST CENTRAL AND BOISE MOUNTAINS WITH ABOUT A HALF INCH OF LIQUID PROJECTED. IF THIS CONTINUES TO BE THE CASE...THEN WE MAY BE ISSUING A WSW PRODUCT THIS TIME FRIDAY AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM...SOUTHWEST IDAHO AND SOUTHEAST OREGON SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THE ONLY CHANGE OTHER THAN ISC ADJUSTMENTS IS HIGHER POPS WEDNESDAY WHEN LAST NIGHTS MODELS BRING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AS ITS WEAKER NORTHERN PARTNER CROSSES IDAHO. THE 12Z ECMWF OPERATIONAL CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THIS TIMING. HOWEVER THE 12Z GFS WANTS TO DELAY THE TROUGH UNTIL THURSDAY AND THERE IS GOOD REASONING TO SUPPORT THE SLOWER TIMING (SEE LATEST HPC EXTENDED DISCUSSION). IF TONIGHTS RUNS ARE CONSISTENT THEN WE WILL NEED TO DELAY THE BEST CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION UNTIL THURSDAY. LOOKING AT MONDAY AND TUESDAY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BRINGS A LONG FETCH OF MOISTURE INLAND ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND OVER OUR ZONES ALONG WITH GOOD JET DYNAMICS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THIS IS A PATTERN WHICH FAVORS OUR HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH SOME SHADOWING IN THE SNAKE RIVER VALLEY. THEN THE WEDNESDAY SYSTEM (ALREADY DISCUSSED) WOULD BE FOLLOWED BY DRYING THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH THE PERIOD AND AVERAGE A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. && .AVIATION...DRYING NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING CLEARING AND STABILIZING OVER IDAHO THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. && .BOI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .ID...NONE. .OR...NONE. && WEATHER.GOV/BOISE SHORT TERM...GS LONG TERM AND AVIATION...JT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 630 AM MST THU MAR 17 2005 IDZ011>016-028>030-ORZ061>064-181300- WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS-LOWER TREASURE VALLEY ID-BOISE MOUNTAINS- UPPER TREASURE VALLEY-SOUTHWEST HIGHLANDS-WESTERN MAGIC VALLEY- CAMAS PRAIRIE-OWYHEE MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN TWIN FALLS COUNTY- HARNEY COUNTY-BAKER COUNTY-MALHEUR COUNTY- LOWER TREASURE VALLEY OR- 630 AM MST (530 AM PST) THU MAR 17 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL IDAHO...SOUTHWEST IDAHO...WEST CENTRAL IDAHO...SOUTHEAST OREGON AND NORTHEAST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WIND ADVISORY CONTINUIES TODAY UNTIL NOON FOR MOST AREAS AND UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM IN THE MAGIC VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong high pressure behind a cold front.
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