HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 650 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 700 AM PST WED DEC 16 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
649 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
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COEUR D'ALENE AREA-IDAHO PALOUSE-NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
WASHINGTON PALOUSE-MOSES LAKE AREA-UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
SPOKANE AREA-WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
649 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO...
CENTRAL WASHINGTON...EAST CENTRAL WASHINGTON...NORTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...NORTHEAST WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ANOTHER ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
OVER MUCH OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO. LIGHT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WENATCHEE...OMAK...AND
WATERVILLE...AND SPOKANE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LIGHT
MIX OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE IN MOSES LAKE...
EPHRATA...AND WILBUR. A RAIN AND SNOW MIX IS LIKELY TODAY OVER THE
PALOUSE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE WEDNESDAY OVER MOST OF THE REGION.
$$

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 539 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 400 AM PST WED DEC 16 2009

...A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.THE FIRST ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED IN THE WENATCHEE...
OMAK...AND WATERVILLE AREAS. SNOW WILL DECREASE IN THE
SPOKANE...PULLMAN...AND SANDPOINT AREAS BY MID MORNING. THE SECOND
ROUND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FAR
NORTHERN VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO.
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WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...
BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD
539 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER
STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
  IN WATERVILLE AND MANSFIELD AREAS. A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE FROM
  FREEZING RAIN MAY OCCUR AS WELL TONIGHT.
* TIMING: SNOW WILL LIKELY REDEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE
  THROUGH THE NIGHT. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW MAY TURN TO LIGHT FREEZING RAIN
  TONIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN
  ROAD.
* WINDS: NORTH AROUND 5 MPH.
* IMPACTS: THE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL FALL ON
  ACCUMULATIONS THAT OCCURRED MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL CREATE
  SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
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: 219 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

...A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
.THE FIRST ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL COME TO AN END IN THE
WENATCHEE...OMAK...AND WATERVILLE AREAS BY 4 AM. SNOW WILL
DECREASE IN THE SPOKANE...PULLMAN...AND SANDPOINT AREAS BY MID
MORNING. THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE FAR NORTHERN VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON
AND NORTHERN IDAHO.
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WENATCHEE AREA-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...
CASHMERE...WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD
218 AM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
  EXPECTED THIS MORNING IN THE WENATCHEE AREA AND OVER THE
  WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3
  INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: THE SECOND ROUND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: WENATCHEE...CHELAN...ENTIAT...CASHMERE...
  WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND VERY HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
&&
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WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 448 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

...A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
.A TWO PART STORM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW
TO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
FALL ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. WARM AIR WILL PUSH IN FROM THE SOUTH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
CHANGING SNOW TO RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS
THE COLUMBIA BASIN...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND WENATCHEE VALLEY
BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. A SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL BRING MORE
SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY EVENING.
WAZ038-043-142300-
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OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...
BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS
448 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH 4 TO 8
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING...
FOLLOWED BY 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 3 TO 6 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: ROUND ONE MONDAY NIGHT. A BREAK ON TUESDAY...FOLLOWED
BY ROUND TWO TUESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...WAUCONDA...CHESAW
ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...
SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN... BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...
OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND VERY HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL BECOME DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 230 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

...A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO MUCH OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...
.A TWO PART STORM WILL BRING THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW
TO THE INLAND NORTHWEST. A ROUND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL
FALL ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. WARM AIR WILL PUSH IN FROM THE SOUTH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...CHANGING SNOW TO RAIN SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY EVENING
ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...AND WENATCHEE
VALLEY BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN. A SECOND DISTURBANCE WILL BRING
MORE SNOW TO THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN MOUNTAINS TUESDAY EVENING.
IDZ002-WAZ036-043-140630-
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COEUR D`ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...
OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...
DISAUTEL PASS
230 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 7 INCHES.
* TIMING: 4 PM PST MONDAY THROUGH 10 PM PST TUESDAY.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...HAYDEN...
WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...OMAK...
OKANOGAN...BREWSTER...BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...
DISAUTEL PASS.
* IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CREATE SLICK ROADS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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