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WGUS86 KSEW 212016
FLSSEW
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1216 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN
WASHINGTON...
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY.
.FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 15
OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION
ONLY THE SKOKOMISH RIVER REMAINS IN A FLOOD WARNING AT THIS TIME.
WHILE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AT POTLATCH FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
MORNING...IT WILL RISE BACK ABOVE FLOOD STAGE TONIGHT AND REMAIN
ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THROUGH MONDAY. THE RISES WILL BE CAUSED BY THE
COMBINATION OF PLANNED RELEASES OF WATER FROM CUSHMAN DAM NUMBER 2
AND RUNOFF FROM PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
WAC045-220416-
/O.EXT.KSEW.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-091124T1012Z/
/SRPW1.1.ER.091116T1148Z.091120T1545Z.091124T0112Z.NO/
1216 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR
THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH
* UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
* AT 12:00 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.5 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL RISE TO AROUND 16.9 FEET EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING THEN SLOWLY FALL SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
* THERE WILL BE A PLANNED RELEASE OF 3000 CFS FROM CUSHMAN DAM NUMBER
2 INTO THE NORTH FORK OF THE SKOKOMISH RIVER TODAY. THIS RELEASE...
IN COMBINATION WITH PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL KEEP THE
SKOKOMISH RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE.
* IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD
FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER EAST
BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD.
$$
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS
THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR
RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA.
&&
ALBRECHT
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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000
WWUS76 KSEW 211813
NPWSEW
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1013 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
WAZ001-503-506-220215-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091121T2000Z-091122T1200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
1013 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH. WINDS WILL EASE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
&&
$$
WAZ510-220215-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091121T2000Z-091122T2000Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1013 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY.
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING FOLLOWED BY STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40
MPH ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR. WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
&&
$$
WAZ514-220215-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T1200Z-091122T2000Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1013 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO NOON PST SUNDAY.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. WINDS
WILL EASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
&&
$$
WAZ504-512-517-220215-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0008.091122T0800Z-091122T1800Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
1013 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
STRONG WESTERLY WINDS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST THROUGH
THE CHEHALIS GAP AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR SOUTH OF OLYPMIA
LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY MORNING...WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45
MPH AND GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING
WINDS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE
SOME STRUCTURES.
&&
$$
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WWUS46 KPDT 211239 CCA
WSWPDT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
438 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...HEAVY SNOW FALL POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND
ON SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM IS
UNCERTAIN. IF THE STORM TRACKS EAST ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...THE BLUE MOUNTAINS COULD RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
FALL. THIS IS CURRENTLY THE ANTICIPATED TRACK. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL THOUGH...THAT THE SYSTEM COULD MOVE FURTHER NORTH INTO
CANADA...REDUCING THE SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
ORZ502-WAZ030-212315-
/O.COR.KPDT.WS.A.0008.091122T0900Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE
438 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON FOR HEAVY SNOW...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOW FALL OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON COULD REACH 7 TO 12 INCHES.
MOST OF THIS SNOW WOULD FALL FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
$$
000
WWUS46 KPDT 211233
WSWPDT
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
433 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...HEAVY SNOW FALL POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...
.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND
ON SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS STORM IS
UNCERTAIN. IF THE STORM TRACKS EAST ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...THE BLUE MOUNTAINS COULD RECEIVE SIGNIFICANT SNOW
FALL. THIS IS CURRENTLY THE ANTICIPATED TRACK. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL THOUGH...THAT THE SYSTEM COULD MOVE FURTHER NORTH INTO
CANADA...REDUCING THE SNOW POTENTIAL FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
ORZ502-WAZ030-212300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0008.091122T0900Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE
433 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
TOTAL SNOW FALL OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON COULD REACH 7 TO 12 INCHES.
MOST OF THIS SNOW WOULD FALL FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
$$
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WWUS46 KSEW 211230
WSWSEW
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
430 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
WAZ518-519-220030-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-091121T1400Z/
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0014.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0026.091121T2100Z-091122T2100Z/
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
430 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO THE CASCADES BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
MIDDAY SUNDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE RANGE OF ONE
FOOT TO TWO AND A HALF FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BE
TONIGHT WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 1500 FEET THIS MORNING...RISE TO
3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY AS SNOWFALL
TAPERS OFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE CASCADES BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES.
&&
$$
WAZ513-220030-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0014.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0026.091121T1800Z-091122T1200Z/
OLYMPICS-
430 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
TO THE OLYMPICS BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH
TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS AT HURRICANE RIDGE WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO
20 INCHES...WITH UP TO THREE FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH
FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL
OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SUNDAY.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET THIS MORNING...RISE TO
3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY AS SNOWFALL
TAPERS OFF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...
SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU
PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE OLYMPICS BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES.
&&
$$
MCDONNAL
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WWUS76 KPDT 211221
NPWPDT
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
421 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS
PORTIONS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...
.A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM DEVELOPING OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THIS
MORNING WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON
SUNDAY. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS. AT THIS TIME...THE EXACT TRACK OF THE SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM IS UNCERTAIN. THE TRACK OF THIS
SURFACE LOW WILL AFFECT THE STRENGTH OF WIND SPEEDS AND THE AREAS
POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. FOR NOW THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE THE
STRONG WINDS WILL BE CENTRAL OREGON...THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
FOOTHILLS...THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY.
ORZ042-043-212300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.HW.A.0007.091122T0600Z-091122T1600Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...BEND...
LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
421 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY
DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
$$
ORZ049-050-212300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.HW.A.0007.091122T0300Z-091122T1600Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION...
ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
421 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP LATE
LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
$$
ORZ501-504-WAZ029-212300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.HW.A.0007.091122T0900Z-091123T0000Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...CONDON...FOSSIL...
SPRAY...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
421 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON.
SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH MAY DEVELOP
LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS MAY
ALSO SWITCH TO A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION AND CONTINUE DURING THE
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR
GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH
AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER
INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
$$
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WWUS46 KOTX 211059
WSWOTX
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...
.SNOW WILL INCREASE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING AS A STRONG
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS ACROSS WASHINGTON. HEAVY SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET. WHILE
THE EXACT TRACK OF THE INCOMING STORM AND THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY
SNOW ACCUMULATION ZONE REMAINS UNCERTAIN...WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM.
IDZ002-WAZ036-220000-
/O.EXB.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0800Z-091122T2000Z/
COEUR D`ALENE AREA-SPOKANE AREA-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D`ALENE...POST FALLS...
HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY
ABOVE 2000 FEET ELEVATION.
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.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COEUR D`ALENE...POST
FALLS...HAYDEN...WORLEY...SPOKANE...CHENEY...DAVENPORT...
ROCKFORD.
$$
WAZ035-220000-
/O.EXA.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH ABOVE 2000 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND INTENSIFY OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY NORTH OF HIGHWAY TWO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR.
$$
WAZ042-220000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...
LOUP LOUP PASS
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY...INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER VALLEYS AND NEAR THE CREST.
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.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA...
TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP
LOUP PASS.
$$
IDZ001-220000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
NORTHERN PANHANDLE-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST
INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE
ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SANDPOINT...RATHDRUM...
BONNERS FERRY...PRIEST RIVER...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
$$
WAZ043-044-220000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DISAUTEL PASS...WATERVILLE...
MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASE TONIGHT AND
PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ABOVE 2000 FEET...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS
IN THE OKANOGAN VALLEY.
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.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...DISAUTEL PASS...
WATERVILLE...MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD.
$$
WAZ037-038-220000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0200Z-091122T2000Z/
NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...
BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING ABOVE 2000 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TODAY...INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO
SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE
2000 FEET...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE
ELSEWHERE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...
CHEWELAH...NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...
ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...
WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER
CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS.
$$
IDZ004-220000-
/O.CON.KOTX.WS.A.0011.091122T0600Z-091123T0000Z/
CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS
259 AM PST SAT NOV 21 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET...
A WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 2500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY ABOVE 2500
FEET...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE.
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.
&&
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...KELLOGG...PINEHURST...
OSBURN...WALLACE...MULLAN...FOURTH OF JULY PASS...DOBSON PASS...
LOOKOUT PASS.
$$
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