SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 417 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 300 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009

...WARMER BUT SNOWY OVER THE WEEKEND...
A FLOW FROM THE PACIFIC WILL BRING A RETURN TO WARMER WEATHER.
HOWEVER...A STORM SYSTEM AND MOISTURE WITH IT WILL CREATE ANOTHER
PERIOD OF SNOW FOR EASTERN IDAHO THROUGH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
THE FIRST WAVE TONIGHT WILL BRING UP TO 2 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS
AND AN INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY IN THE TRACK OF THIS STORM AND A HEAVIER BAND OF SNOW
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA...IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE SOUTHERN HALF OF
IDAHO AS WELL AS THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS WILL SEE SEVERAL INCHES
OF NEW SNOW SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 60 HOUR SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN MOUNTAINS WILL BE 6 TO 16 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS. ACROSS THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS...THE WESTERN HALF
WILL SEE 6 TO 16 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER WITH AREAS FARTHER
NORTH AND EAST SEEING 1 TO 6 INCHES AND LOCALLY HIGHER. THE SNAKE
PLAIN WILL SEE 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 9 ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN BENCHES. BLOWING AND/OR DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE LOCALIZED
UNTIL SUNDAY WHEN THE WINDS PICK UP ALL OVER EASTERN IDAHO. EVEN
THEN...IT MAY BE ONLY AN ISSUE WHERE MORE FLUFFY SNOW EXISTS.
PLEASE STAY TO THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND
LOCAL MEDIA FOR UPDATES AND ANY ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS ON THIS
LATEST SNOWSTORM.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 406 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 415 AM MST SAT DEC 12 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
404 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
IDZ017>025-031-032-121115-
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-
404 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ONE MORE DAY OF COLDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS
WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S OVER MUCH OF EASTERN IDAHO. ANOTHER
ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW WILL ARRIVE OVERNIGHT. UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW
IS POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS...WITH 1 INCH OR LESS IN THE VALLEYS.
ANY THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BE VERY LOCALIZED.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A WARMER BUT SNOWY WEEKEND IS ANTICIPATED FOR EASTERN IDAHO.
ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS IN PLACEMENT OF A BAND OF HEAVIER
SNOW FOR THE AREA...IT DOES APPEAR THE SOUTHERN HALF OF IDAHO AND
THE UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS WILL SEE QUITE A BIT OF NEW SNOW THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. DESPITE WARMER
TEMPERATURES...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE IN THE LOWER
VALLEYS. BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE A PROBLEM IN SOME
AREAS...ALTHOUGH WITH WETTER SNOW IT MAY NOT BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE
EVEN ON SUNDAY AS WINDS INCREASE AREAWIDE. INITIAL STORM TOTALS -
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT - ARE AS FOLLOWS:
SNAKE PLAIN: 3 TO 7 INCHES WITH UP TO 9 ALONG THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN BENCHES
SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS/UPPER SNAKE HIGHLANDS/CARIBOU HIGHLANDS/IDAHO
WASATCH/CACHE VALLEY: 6 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS
WESTERN VALLEYS/RANGES OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS: 6 TO 16 INCHES
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
THE REST OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS: 1 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS
FOR MORE A DETAILED LOOK AT THESE SNOWFALL TOTALS...PLEASE VISIT
WEATHER.GOV/POCATELLO AND VISIT OUR WEATHER STORY SECTION.
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH AN EMPHASIS
ON THE MOUNTAINS SEEING A MUCH BETTER CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
VERSUS THE SNAKE PLAIN. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S AND
30S.
.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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