Today's and yesterday's warnings in reverse chronological order.
THE SECOND FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THE NIGHT.
IDZ001-WAZ037-080700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 254 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS A SECOND FAST MOVING STORM ARRIVES.
TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET AROUND SANDPOINT... CHEWELAH...AND METALINE FALLS. THIS TOTAL SNOW INCLUDES THE AMOUNTS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT AND OVERNIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO THIS EARLY SEASON WINTER WEATHER EVENT...PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONSIDER THAT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
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IDZ004-080700- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 254 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY.
ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THE SECOND FAST MOVING STORM ARRIVES.
TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET AROUND MULLAN... KELLOGG...AND ST MARIES. THIS TOTAL SNOW INCLUDES THE AMOUNTS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT AND OVERNIGHT.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD EXPECT TREACHEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THE PASS LEVEL IS ROUGHLY 4700 FEET...SO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 NEAR THE IDAHO...MONTANA BORDER.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DUE TO THIS EARLY SEASON WINTER WEATHER EVENT...PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONSIDER THAT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.
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THE SECOND FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
IDZ004-080415- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T1400Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1203 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SUNDAY.
AS ONE STORM SYSTEM EXITS THE CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE THIS MORNING... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE FOUND AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET.
ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AS THE SECOND FAST MOVING STORM ARRIVES.
TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET AROUND MULLAN... KELLOGG...AND ST MARIES.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD EXPECT TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THE PASS LEVEL IS ROUGHLY 4700 FEET...SO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 NEAR THE IDAHO...MONTANA BORDER.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONSIDER THAT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.
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IDZ001-WAZ037-080415- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.W.0027.000000T0000Z-091108T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1203 PM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
AS ONE STORM SYSTEM EXITED NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS MORNING...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WERE FOUND AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.
ANOTHER 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AS THE SECOND FAST MOVING STORM ARRIVES.
TOTAL STORM SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET AROUND SANDPOINT... CHEWELAH...AND METALINE FALLS.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONSIDER THAT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
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A PAIR OF FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. THE FIRST ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE SECOND ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
IDZ001-WAZ037-072230- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1800Z-091108T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0027.091107T1500Z-091108T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 417 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET AROUND SANDPOINT... CHEWELAH...AND METALINE FALLS. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING. THEN...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONSIDER THAT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
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IDZ004-072230- /O.UPG.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1800Z-091108T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.W.0027.091107T1500Z-091108T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 417 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE LIKELY BY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET AROUND MULLAN... KELLOGG...AND ST MARIES. HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY THIS MORNING. THEN...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR TONIGHT.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER LOOKOUT PASS SHOULD EXPECT TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING...AND AGAIN TONIGHT. THE PASS LEVEL IS ROUGHLY 4700 FEET...SO EXPECT SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON INTERSTATE 90 NEAR THE IDAHO...MONTANA BORDER.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW...LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL LIKELY OCCUR ON THE MOUNTAIN RIDGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD CONSIDER THAT CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS COULD BE POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.
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STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL BE THE CULPRIT FOR TWO ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
IDZ001-WAZ037-071430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1800Z-091108T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 1020 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ABOVE 5000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM ARE NOT ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
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IDZ004-071430- /O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1800Z-091108T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 1020 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM PST SATURDAY THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM ARE NOT ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.
EXPECT WINDS TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT...REMAINING BELOW ADVISORY STRENGTH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE EVENING HOWEVER.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD.
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A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. THE MOTORISTS PLANNING TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM COEUR D'ALENE TO RITZVILLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A STRONG HEADWIND. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM SPOKANE TO WILBUR...AND ON HIGHWAY 195 FROM SPOKANE TO PULLMAN. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY CROSS WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD.
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STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL BE THE CULPRIT FOR TWO ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
IDZ001-WAZ037-070700- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1800Z-091108T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 248 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ABOVE 5000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM ARE NOT ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
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IDZ004-070700- /O.EXT.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1800Z-091108T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 248 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET...
THE WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM ARE NOT ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS.
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A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE PALOUSE...WEST PLAINS...AND THE SPOKANE...COEUR D'ALENE AREAS.
SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE LIKELY TODAY. THE GUSTIEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
MOTORISTS PLANNING TO DRIVE ON INTERSTATE 90 FROM COEUR D'ALENE TO RITZVILLE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A STRONG HEADWIND. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE ENCOUNTERED ON HIGHWAY 2 FROM SPOKANE TO WILBUR...AND ON HIGHWAY 195 FROM SPOKANE TO PULLMAN. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY CROSS WINDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD.
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STRONG UPSLOPE FLOW FROM THE SOUTHWEST WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS AND TWO SEPARATE SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN IDAHO PANHANDLE WILL BE THE CULPRIT FOR TWO ROUNDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
IDZ001-WAZ037-062330- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1200Z-091108T1200Z/ NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 344 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. ABOVE 5000 FEET...ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM ARE NOT ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD.
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IDZ004-062330- /O.NEW.KOTX.WS.A.0009.091107T1200Z-091108T1200Z/ CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...MULLAN...LOOKOUT PASS 344 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT ABOVE 4500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET. IN ADDITION...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES. MOUNTAIN RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL DURING THIS STORM ARE NOT ADVISED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM IS THE FIRST POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM OF THE SEASON. PEOPLE PLANNING RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER FORECAST CLOSELY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR TURN TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LOOKOUT PASS...MULLAN PASS.
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THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST FRIDAY.
A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT PASSAGE WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING INTO FRIDAY. WITH COLD FRONT PASSAGE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH WITH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. NEAR AND SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN FRIDAY SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW ADVISORY VELOCITY AND DECREASE FURTHER WITH TIME FRIDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS GUSTS OF 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D'ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...MOSCOW...PLUMMER...POTLATCH...GENESEE... CLARKSTON...POMEROY...PULLMAN...COLFAX...ROSALIA...LA CROSSE... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN...RITZVILLE...GRAND COULEE... ODESSA...WILBUR...COULEE CITY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT... ROCKFORD.
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