WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 930 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 AM MST WED DEC 23 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
5 AM MST WEDNESDAY...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TUESDAY TO
5 AM MST WEDNESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE AT TIMES...WILL BEGIN TO FALL TUESDAY
  AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* MAIN IMPACT...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH UP TO 6
  INCHES ON THE BENCHES.
* OTHER IMPACTS: GUSTY WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND LOCALLY
  HIGHER MAY PRODUCE POCKETS OF BLOWING AND OR DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
AND WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 929 PM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST TUESDAY.
* TIMING...SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL START TO FALL
OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* MAIN IMPACT...UP TO 12 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ABOVE 6500
FEET WITH 3 TO 8 INCHES THROUGHOUT THE MOUNTAIN VALLEYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 557 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
556 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
IDZ017>025-031-032-221300-
EASTERN MAGIC VALLEY-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS-UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS-
UPPER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-LOWER SNAKE RIVER PLAIN-
SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS-CARIBOU HIGHLANDS-
CACHE VALLEY/IDAHO PORTION-WASATCH MOUNTAINS/IDAHO PORTION-
BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI-
556 AM MST MON DEC 21 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
TONIGHT SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD OVER THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AS
TROUGHING OUT AHEAD OF A MOIST PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
AREA. OVER 10 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS
TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
TUESDAY EXPECT COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE OF A PACIFIC STORM THROUGHOUT
SE IDAHO. WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS
AND SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE AREA. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS
OF GREATER THAN 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS
IN THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS...SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...CARIBOU
HIGHLANDS AND THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS THROUGH TUESDAY. THE SNAKE
RIVER PLAIN AND VALLEYS CAN EXPECT SNOW OF 2 TO 5 INCHES THROUGH
TUESDAY. TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING HIGHER WINDS OF 15
TO 20 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUST OF 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE LIKELY.
THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EXPECT MUCH COOLER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WITH COLD...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW. DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON CHRISTMAS DAY WILL RANGE IN THE MID TEENS
THROUGHOUT THE AREA AND EVEN LOWER IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WE ASK TRAINED SPOTTERS AND CITIZENS TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER CONDITIONS WHEN IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. THESE CONDITIONS MAY
INCLUDE HAIL...TORNADOES...STRONG WIND...DUST STORMS...SNOWFALL...
EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES...FREEZING RAIN OR HEAVY RAIN...DENSE
FOG...AND FLOODING OR ICE JAMS. INFORMATION ABOUT THESE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CALLED INTO YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN POCATELLO USING THE 1-800 SEVERE WEATHER HOTLINE...OR
208-233-0834.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 212 PM MST SUN DEC 20 2009
Expiration: 1100 AM MST TUE DEC 22 2009

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
11 AM MST MONDAY...
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 11 AM MST MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND END
BEFORE NOON MONDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED OVER GALENA
SUMMIT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED
ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
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