More Winter Weather on the Way!

Blizzard WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON,
A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM AKST THIS MORNING
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA
TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND WEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH
TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. VISIBILITIES MAY BE
REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE SOUTHERN
COASTLINE OF KACHEMAK BAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY
TUESDAY EVENING AS SNOW ENDS.
A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR
BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES.
THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY
DANGEROUS.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME
THIS
MORNING,
THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME THIS
MORNING.
POCKETS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE
NORTHERN THIRD OF NORTHEAST TEXAS, MCCURTAIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST
OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS. THE TEMPERATURE
THIS MORNING REMAINS NEAR THE FREEZING MARK AND AS THIS LIGHT
RAIN FALLS THROUGH A RELATIVELY DRY LOW LEVEL ATMOSPHERE, THERE
IS A CHANCE THE TEMPERATURE WILL REMAIN AT OR NEAR THE FREEZING
MARK THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.
THERE COULD BE SOME SLICK SPOTS THIS MORNING, MAINLY ON ELEVATED
OBJECTS SUCH AS BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. IF TRAVELING THIS
MORNING, USE EXTREME CAUTION IF YOUR ROUTE TAKES YOU ACROSS AN
ELEVATED BRIDGE OR OVERPASS. SURFACE STREETS AND ROADS SHOULD NOT
BE ICE COVERED DUE TO SOIL TEMPERATURES WHICH ARE ABOVE FREEZING.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
TODAY,
, ANOTHER WINTER STORM EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING,
.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG
WINDS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN ARIZONA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA ABOVE 5500 FEET THROUGH MID DAY
TODAY BEFORE DIMINISHING BY THIS EVENING.
ANOTHER WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE WEDNESDAY EVENING AND
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE ADVERSE DRIVING
CONDITIONS. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AREAS ABOVE
6000 FEET, ALTHOUGH LIGHTER SNOW COULD FALL AS LOW AS 3500 FEET
BY FRIDAY MORNING.
, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME THIS
AFTERNOON,
, WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING,
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF
NORTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS
MORNING, GRADUALLY DECREASING BY THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM ABOUT 5500 FEET THIS MORNING, TO
AROUND 3500 TO 4500 FEET BY MIDDAY. AT TIMES, SOUTHWEST WINDS OF
15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE SNOWFALL
TO PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES.
EXPECT THE FOLLOWING STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY THIS
AFTERNOON:
ELEVATIONS FROM 5500 TO 7000 FEET , , . 4 TO 8 INCHES.
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET , , , , . 6 TO 12 INCHES.
HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE
8000 FEET.
ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA BY WEDNESDAY
NIGHT, CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS STORM HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF A FOOT ABOVE
6000 FEET, WITH LOWER AMOUNTS DOWN TO 3500 FEET BY FRIDAY
MORNING. SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING, ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW AND OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONG WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS
MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND/OR CLOSURES, CALL THE ADOT
FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB
SITE AT AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB
AT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF.
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS.
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST
ARIZONA ABOVE 5000 FEET, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWEST ARIZONA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING.
THERE MAY BE A TEMPORARY BREAK CHRISTMAS DAY BEFORE MORE SNOW
DEVELOPS LATE IN THE DAY AND CONTINUES MUCH OF THURSDAY NIGHT.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH
STORM TOTALS OF A FOOT OR MORE POSSIBLE.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER TO DEVELOP, BUT DETAILS ARE STILL
UNCERTAIN.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW, FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HANFORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA
NEVADA AND TEHACHAPI MOUNTAINS.
TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THE FIRST WILL MOVE SOUTH ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY
SPREADING RAIN AND SNOW INLAND. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE FROM 4000 TO
5000 FEET. A SECOND COLDER SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY, WITH THE SNOW LEVEL LOWERING TO 2500 TO 3000
FEET. TOTAL SNOWFALLS OF UP TO 2 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET, WITH A FOOT POSSIBLE AS LOW AS
4000 FEET.
FOR THE KERN COUNTY PASSES, THE SNOW LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
JUST ABOVE THE PASSES UNTIL EARLY THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE LOWERING.
TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES COULD BE HAMPERED IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE FOR A
WHILE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR CHRISTMAS DAY.
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 FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES,
.A STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA, SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE
EXPECTED. PRELIMINARY RAINFALL TOTALS WITH THIS SYSTEM ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ALONG SOUTH-FACING SLOPES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL
OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA AND LOS
ANGELES COUNTIES.
WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED AROUND 5500 FEET, SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE EXPECTED AT THE RESORT LEVEL BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE SNOWFALL, GUSTY SOUTHEAST
WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE
COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
HAZARDOUS WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS.
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOS ANGELES/OXNARD HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY MORNING, AND
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 FEET IS POSSIBLE AT THE RESORT LEVEL. IN
ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL, STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS. THE
COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE
DANGEROUS WINTER STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF VENTURA
AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOW, STRONG WINDS AND DENSE FOG THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
RAIN AND SNOW TO AFFECT THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA CHRISTMAS
EVE AND CHRISTMAS DAY,
.A STRONG AND WET PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE WEST COAST
WEDNESDAY BRINGING RAIN AND SNOW TO NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND
NORTHWEST NEVADA THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL.
PERSONS PLANNING TO TRAVEL OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY SHOULD CONSIDER LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID
HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT
WEATHER.GOV/RENO OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR UPDATES ON
THIS WINTER STORM.
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RENO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST NEVADA AND THE
SURPRISE VALLEY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY.
* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AROUND 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN
LOWER VALLEYS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ON FOOTHILL LOCATIONS.
* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY CREATING BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AT MOST VALLY FLOORS
HOWEVER THEY MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO 5500 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS: THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
THAT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
HEAVY SNOWFALL POSSIBLE IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN
BERNARDINO COUNTY MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY,
.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOWFALL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
MOUNTAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY.
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN DIEGO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
LIGHTER PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY WITH SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES OR LESS ABOVE 5000 FEET. PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT CHANGING TO
SHOWERS THURSDAY AND DECREASING DURING THE DAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR
5000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO AROUND
6000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT, THEN FALL TO AROUND 5000 FEET
THURSDAY. SNOWFALL OF 8 TO 16 INCHES IS POSSIBLE FROM 6000 TO 7000
FEET WITH SNOWFALL OF ONE TO TWO FEET POSSIBLE ABOVE 7000 FEET.
ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5500 AND 6000
FEET WITH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 INCHES OR LESS BELOW 5500 FEET.
THERE WILL ALSO BE AREAS OF STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
DENSE FOG WILL BRING AREAS OF NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
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.
TRAVELERS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO CHECK THE LATEST
ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. ALWAYS CARRY CHAINS AND TAKE EXTRA
FOOD AND CLOTHING IF YOU MUST TRAVEL INTO THE MOUNTAINS.
ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE REGION WEDNESDAY INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY,
.ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM CONTINUES TO GATHER STRENGTH OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD GENERALLY
LIGHT PRECIPITATION INLAND ACROSS THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN
INTENSITY WEDNESDAY, BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES CHRISTMAS EVE AND
CHRISTMAS DAY. ALONG WITH THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION, STRONG GUSTY
SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. SEVERAL
FEET OF SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA BY LATE AFTERNOON ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECIPITATION IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF
ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT.
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SACRAMENTO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY AND
THE LASSEN PARK AREA, INTERIOR COAST RANGE NORTH OF CLEAR LAKE,
AND THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY.
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE INTERIOR OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY
AND CONTINUE THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO
10 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN
SIERRA NEVADA.
IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOW, GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50
MPH WILL DEVELOP LEADING TO AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
WITH LIMITED VISIBILITY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN THE
MOUNTAINS NORTH OF REDDING AND 4000 TO 5000 FEET ACROSS THE
NORTHERN SIERRA ON WEDNESDAY, BUT WILL LOWER TO 1500 TO 3000 FEET
ON CHRISTMAS.
PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION THURSDAY
NIGHT.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AND BLOWING SNOW THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
COLORADO AVALANCHE INFORMATION CENTER.
, AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, GRAND
MESA, AND MARBLE AREAS COLORADO,
HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS HAVE CREATED A HIGH DANGER OF AVALANCHES
IN THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, ON GRAND MESA, AND IN THE MARBLE
AREAS. THIS INCLUDES MCCLURE, WOLF CREEK, AND COAL BANK PASSES.
SPONTANEOUS AVALANCHES ARE POSSIBLE AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES
ARE LIKELY. BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND
AVOID THE RUNOUT AREAS OF AVALANCHE PATHS.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED UPDATE WILL BE 17:00 TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS STATEMENT IS OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO PERSONS USING THE
BACKCOUNTRY OUTSIDE DEVELOPED SKI AREA BOUNDARIES. WHEN NECESSARY
SKI AREAS USE AVALANCHE CONTROL METHODS WITHIN THEIR BOUNDARIES.
ONE STORM EXITS BY TONIGHT, ANOTHER ARRIVES CHRISTMAS EVE,
.WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A MAJOR WINTER STORM
MOVES ACROSS UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. THIS PROLONGED STORM WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND
VALLEYS OF EASTERN UTAH AND WESTERN COLORADO. IN ADDITION, GUSTY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND
CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES.
ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL BRING MORE HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN UTAH
AND WESTERN COLORADO, ALONG WITH THE HIGH VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST
COLORADO OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. VERY STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS STORM, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL
MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY DIFFICULT BY LATE CHRISTMAS DAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.
PLEASE VISIT
http://www.weather.gov/gjt
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, DIAL 511.
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MOUNTAIN STANDARD
TIME TODAY,
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLOWING SNOW REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME TODAY.
PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING, BEFORE TAPERING OFF
THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOWFALL FROM THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 4 TO 8 INCHES.
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
THIS
EVENING,
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME
THIS EVENING.
THIS WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 10000 FEET AND THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS ABOVE 10000 FEET. THIS
INCLUDES WOLF CREEK PASS AND CUMBRES PASS.
PERIODS OF SNOW, HEAVY AT TIMES, WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION, ACROSS THE SAN JUAN
MOUNTAINS, WILL BE 2 TO 3 FEET WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS ON
SOUTHWEST SLOPES.
ACROSS THE LA GARITA MOUNTAINS, SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FEET. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON
WEST FACING SLOPES.
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL
CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WHITEOUT CONDITIONS
AT TIMES. DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THE AVALANCHE THREAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE QUITE HIGH AS MORE HEAVY
SNOWFALL IMPACTS AN AREA THAT HAS SEEN CONSIDERABLE SNOWFALL
RECENTLY. BACK-COUNTRY TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED, AND EVERYONE
SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HEIGHTENED AVALANCHE THREAT.
ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE REGION
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY EVENING. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,
STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY ARE EXPECTED DUE TO HEAVY
SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW.
AVOID TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL
IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING, LISTEN TO
THE LATEST WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER
TIME OR BY ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WARNING, TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL
KIT. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED IN A RURAL AREA, STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE UNTIL HELP ARRIVES. TO KEEP WARM IN YOUR VEHICLE, RUN
YOUR ENGINE 10 MINUTES EACH HOUR, AND MAKE SURE THE EXHAUST PIPE
IS CLEAR OF SNOW TO AVOID CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP.
WINTER STORMS MAY HAVE STRONG WINDS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY DUE TO
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF OVER
6 INCHES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND HIGH VALLEYS OR OVER 8 INCHES IN
THE MOUNTAINS MAY OCCUR. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE
WATCH AREA DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH, LISTEN TO THE LATEST
WEATHER FORECAST AND CONSIDER TRAVELING AT ANOTHER TIME OR BY
ANOTHER ROUTE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN OR THROUGH THE WATCH AREA
DURING THE TIME OF THE WATCH, TAKE ALONG A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT.
MORE SNOW TODAY AND INTO WEDNESDAY,
.TWO SEPARATE WINTER STORMS WILL AFFECT THE AREA WITH LITTLE IF
ANY BREAK BETWEEN THEM. THE FIRST STORM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE
ACCUMULATING SNOW TO THE AREA TODAY. GUSTY SE WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WILL PRODUCE SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY CAUSE TRAVEL
PROBLEMS. THE SECOND STORM ARRIVES TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY
WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BRING MORE SUBSTANTIAL SNOWFALL TO THE AREA.
, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME THIS
AFTERNOON,
, WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON,
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CENTRAL
STANDARD TIME THIS
AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS
EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
OCCASIONAL SNOW TODAY WILL PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES
ON TOP OF OVERNIGHT SNOW AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO NEAR 2 INCHES.
SOME SLEET MAY OCCUR SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 34 THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL NEW
SNOW TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SUNSET TODAY WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS 50 MILES EITHER SIDE OF A OTTUMWA IOWA TO STERLING
ILLINOIS LINE. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE MINOR
DRIFTING AND SOME BLOWING OF SNOW IN OPEN AREAS ADDING TO TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES.
SNOW WILL INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND INTO WEDNESDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE WATCH
AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT IN
DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW.
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLICK, SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND BE CAREFUL WHILE
DRIVING.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW, SLEET, AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD SERIOUSLY
IMPACT TRAVEL. MONITOR LATER FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BOISE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD LIGHT SNOW OVER
THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION WILL BE LATE
WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY CAUSE
BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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.
A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN MONTANA AND CENTRAL
IDAHO THROUGH CHRISTMAS,
.A VERY MOIST AND DYNAMIC WINTER STORM WILL CROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES REGION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH CHRISTMAS DAY. DEEP
LIFTING OF WARM, MOIST AIR OVER THE EXISTING DOME OF COLD AIR
CURRENTLY OVER THE REGION WILL PRODUCE PERSISTENT MODERATE AND
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OVER
NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO. CONTINUOUS
PRECIPITATION WILL THEN SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN MONTANA AND
NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS STILL EXPECTED OVER NORTHWEST MONTANA AND NORTH
CENTRAL IDAHO. CHRISTMAS MORNING A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION PROVIDING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL
BEFORE EXITING TO THE EAST BY CHRISTMAS AFTERNOON. SHOWERY
CONDITIONS WILL BRING CONTINUED ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL DURING THE
AFTERNOON, BUT AT A MUCH SLOWER RATE.
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MISSOULA HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG AND DYNAMIC WINTER STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS OF WESTERN MONTANA
BEGINNING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH CHRISTMAS
DAY. EIGHT TO TWELVE INCHES OF NEW SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THE END
OF CHRISTMAS DAY WITH LOCAL AREAS RECEIVING CLOSE TO TWO FEET OF
NEW SNOW. TRAVEL OVER LOLO PASS WILL BE IMPACTED BY THIS STORM.
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.
ANOTHER SNOW STORM EXPECTED CHRISTMAS EVE INTO CHRISTMAS DAY,
.THE SNOWY WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. THE NEXT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON
CHRISTMAS EVE AND LINGER INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
ARE LIKELY OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES ON CHRISTMAS
EVE, WITH SNOW SPREADING INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN
IDAHO LATE IN THE DAY.
, WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING,
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE SPOKANE
AND COEUR D`ALENE AREAS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON THE MORNING
OF CHRISTMAS EVE AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS
DAY.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS, COEUR D`ALENE,
POST FALLS, HAYDEN, SPOKANE, CHENEY, DAVENPORT, ROCKFORD.
WINTER STORM HEADED FOR CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY,
.A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM IN EASTERN COLORADO WILL SPREAD A
VARIETY OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS A PERIOD OF SNOW DURING THE
MORNING, THEN WILL TRANSITION TO FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE I-72 CORRIDOR BY AFTERNOON. FURTHER SOUTH, THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL WARM UP ENOUGH TO SUPPORT A CHANGE TO RAIN BY
EVENING. THE WARMER AIR WILL FLOW FURTHER NORTHWARD LATE
TONIGHT, EVENTUALLY CHANGING THE WINTRY MIX TO RAIN AS FAR
NORTHWEST AS THE I-55 CORRIDOR.
, FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME THIS AFTERNOON,
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CENTRAL STANDARD TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
A MIXTURE OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA
THIS MORNING, BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR
LESS.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 AM eastern standard time WEDNESDAY,
THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 1 AM eastern standard time WEDNESDAY.
A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE PLAINS AND SPREAD
PRECIPITATION ACROSS INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL INTERACT WITH
COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE AND THIS WILL ALLOW FOR FREEZING RAIN THIS
AFTERNOON. FREEZING RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLY MIXED WITH LIGHT SLEET
AND SNOW AT THE ONSET, BUT WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL FREEZING RAIN BY
THIS EVENING. AS WARMER AIR ARRIVES, IT WILL THEN CHANGE THE
PRECIPITATION OVER TO ALL RAIN BY MIDNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS.
A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
PERSONS SHOULD MONITOR FUTURE BROADCASTS AND LISTEN FOR THE
LATEST UPDATES ON THIS STORM.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM eastern standard time THIS
MORNING,
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM eastern standard time
THIS
MORNING.
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SUBZERO
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 BELOW
THIS MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN
20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
DOUBLE BARREL SNOW EVENT ON THE WAY TODAY INTO WEDNESDAY,
.A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS ON TAP FOR NORTHERN MICHIGAN
BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.
MOSTLY LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND
THIS EVENING, THOUGH AREAS NEAR LAKE MICHIGAN MAY SEE SOME PERIODS OF
HEAVIER SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AND NIGHT DUE TO LAKE ENHANCEMENT.
SNOW IS EXPECTED POSSIBLY BECOME MORE INTENSE ON WEDNESDAY, AS
WELL AS WETTER AND HEAVIER, WHICH WILL SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT
CHRISTMAS EVE TRAVEL.
, WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 AM eastern standard time WEDNESDAY,
, WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GAYLORD HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM eastern standard time WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN LOWER
MICHIGAN, STARTING THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION, PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, FURTHER
EXACERBATING THE POOR ROAD CONDITIONS.
SNOW, POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES, COULD ONCE AGAIN OVERSPREAD THE
AREA QUICKLY WEDNESDAY MORNING, CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION, THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR HEAVY
SNOWFALL RATES, POSSIBLY APPROACHING AN INCH OR TWO PER HOUR AT
TIMES.
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 ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PERSONS WHO HAVE
TRAVEL PLANS CHRISTMAS EVE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ADVERSE DRIVING
CONDITIONS AND PLAN ACCORDINGLY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 AM eastern standard time WEDNESDAY,
, WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAND RAPIDS HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM eastern standard time WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH
IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE ANTICIPATED TODAY WITH ANOTHER
1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO POTENTIAL FOR 3 TO
6 INCHES OF SNOW TO FALL WEDNESDAY.
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.
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.
SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON,
, NEXT STORM DUE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
.SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, AS A
POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE FOUR CORNERS EASTWARD TO THE
TEXAS PANHANDLE BY LATE TONIGHT. DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHEAST COLORADO WILL MOVE TO THE TEXAS PANHANDLES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON, AND A COLD FRONT SINKING SOUTHWARD, WILL PRODUCE
RAPID INCREASES IN WIND SPEEDS. WITH STRONGEST WINDS FROM THE
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN EASTWARD, GUSTY WINDS COMBINED WITH
FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES
INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO, SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY OVERNIGHT
TO EASE THIS ROUND OF DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER. THE RELIEF WILL BE
BRIEF, AS THE FIRST OF ANOTHER PAIR OF SYSTEMS FROM THE NORTH
PACIFIC WILL SLAM INTO NEW MEXICO LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH THE
SECOND ARRIVING ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW
WILL REDEVELOP OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
, WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD
TIME THIS
AFTERNOON,
, WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBUQUERQUE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER STORM WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME THIS AFTERNOON.
HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS
GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL PRODUCE POOR VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW. DRIFTING SNOW MAY OBSTRUCT ROADS THROUGH THE DAY
TODAY. EXPECT STRONGEST WINDS OVER SUMMITS AND HILLTOPS, THROUGH
GAPS AND PASSES, AND BELOW CANYONS.
FOR RIO ARRIBA COUNTY NORTH OF HIGHWAY 64 AND EAST OF HIGHWAY
84, EXPECT 8 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE IN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.
FOR SANDOVAL COUNTY NORTH AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 550, EXPECT 4 TO 8
INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS
OVER THE JEMEZ MOUNTAINS. SOUTH AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 550, EXPECT 3
TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW.
FOR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW, WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS NEAR EL MORRO NATIONAL MONUMENT AND
THE RAMAH NAVAJO RESERVATION IN WESTERN CIBOLA COUNTY. FROM THE
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE WEST TO THE ARIZONA BORDER..EXPECT 2 TO 6
INCHES OF NEW SNOW, WITH HEAVIEST SNOW OVER THE HIGHER COUNTRY.
EAST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE, EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS OVER THE SAN MATEO
MOUNTAINS NEAR GRANTS AND ACOMA.
FOR THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS, EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF NEW
SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON, WITH HEAVIEST SNOWFALL FROM TAOS
NORTHWARD TO THE COLORADO LINE.
FOR THE SANTA FE AREA, EXPECT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. FOR THE LOS ALAMOS AREA, EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
SNOW WILL TAPER OFF GRADUALLY TO EASE THIS ROUND OF DANGEROUS
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS.
AN APPROACHING PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SNOW TO THE SAME AREAS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT, WITH WINTER
CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH FRIDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS WILL
EXCEED A FOOT OVER NORTHERN RIO ARRIBA COUNTY, WITH 8 TO 10
INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN MOUNTAINS, AND 4 TO
6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVER THE SANGRE DE CRISTO MOUNTAINS AND THE
HIGH COUNTRY OF SAN JUAN COUNTY.
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. IF YOU MUST
TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS
ACROSS NEW MEXICO, CALL 1-800-432-4269 OR 5 1 1.
REMEMBER, A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE
FOR A HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH
AREA.
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME
WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH 4 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, POSSIBLY BECOMING HEAVY AT
TIMES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF
ONE TO TWO FEET ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
A STRONG STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OF
CHRISTMAS DAY. NORTH CENTRAL OREGON MAY RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 5
TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON OF CHRISTMAS DAY.
CENTRAL OREGON MAY RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 7 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW.
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES MAY RECEIVE
ANYWHERE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES INCLUDING
KLICKITAT VALLEY MAY RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM 7 TO 15 INCHES OF
SNOW. THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE MAY RECEIVE ANYWHERE FROM
4 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.
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
.
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND/VANCOUVER
METRO AREA, THE LOWER COLUMBIA, THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE, THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY, AND THE UPPER HOOD
RIVER VALLEY,
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SNOW AND POSSIBLE FREEZING RAIN REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTHEAST INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A RELATIVELY
COLD AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM, BRINGING
THE CHANCE FOR SOME LOW ELEVATION SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
AT THIS TIME THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW COLD THE
AIR WILL BE AHEAD OF THE STORM IN THE LOWER VALLEYS, AND HOW
LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THE COLD AIR IS DISPLACED BY ABOVE
FREEZING TEMPERATURES. IT APPEARS THE PRECIPITATION WILL START
OUT AS SNOW WEDNESDAY, CHANGE TO FREEZING RAIN, AND THEN TO RAIN
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. ALTHOUGH FAR FROM CERTAIN, THERE IS A
POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW OR FREEZING RAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
IF THE TRACK OF THE STORM IS JUST A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH THAN
CURRENTLY EXPECTED, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE PRECIPITATION
WOULD QUICKLY CHANGE OVER TO RAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
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.
A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING MORE SNOW TO THE STATE ON CHRISTMAS
DAY,
A MOIST PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO IMPACT THE STATE CHRISTMAS
DAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN
UTAH ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, CENTRAL UTAH EARLY THURSDAY
EVENING, AND SOUTHEASTERN UTAH BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD
FRONT, AND THE VALLEYS COULD SEE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.
HOWEVER, AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH, RAIN WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO
SNOW. A PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND BEHIND THE
FRONT, AND COULD DROP IN EXCESS OF SIX INCHES OF SNOW IN THE
WESTERN VALLEYS AND OVER A FOOT IN THE MOUNTAINS STATEWIDE BY
FRIDAY EVENING.
STRONG, GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PRECEDE THE FRONT, MAKING
FOR HAZARDOUS TRAVELING CONDITIONS ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL MAKE TRAVEL PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH-PROFILE
VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST-WEST ROADS. STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS
ACCOMPANYING THE FRONT COMBINED WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL RESULT IN
REDUCED VISIBILITY.
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING.
ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTHEAST INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. A RELATIVELY
COLD AIR MASS WILL BE IN PLACE AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM. WITH THE COLD
AIR IN PLACE, UP TO ANOTHER SIX INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS POSSIBLE
BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH THE SNOW BEGINNING SOMETIME LATE TONIGHT. AS
THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH, THE LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW WILL BECOME
SOUTHWESTERLY. THIS SHOULD WARM UP THE AIR MASS ENOUGH TO CHANGE
THE PRECIPITATION FROM SNOW TO RAIN. THIS TRANSITION IS EXPECTED
TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BUT THERE IS PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY
SURROUNDING THE TIMING OF THIS TRANSITION IF IT EVEN OCCURS AT
ALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS,
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WATCH AREA, CARRY AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WATER, AND BLANKETS IN CASE OF
EMERGENCY.
WINTRY TRAVEL OVER THE CASCADES CHRISTMAS EVE INTO THE
WEEKEND,
A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING SNOW TO THE CASCADES
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN BELOW PASS LEVELS. UP TO A FOOT OF NEW
SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE FIRST ROUND OF
SNOWS. ADDITIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL REACH THE AREA LATER FRIDAY
AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY KEEPING SNOW IN THE FORECAST FOR THE CASCADES.
PERSON TRAVELING ACROSS THE CASCADES IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD
BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.