WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 142 PM MST FRI DEC 11 2009
Expiration: 500 PM MST SUN DEC 13 2009

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
* TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS. 1 TO 2 FEET
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
* WINDS: GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS: POTENTIAL FOR CLOSED ROADS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW OR BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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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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