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FLUS45 KPIH 091027
HWOPIH

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO ID
327 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009

IDZ017>025-031-032-101030-
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-
327 AM MST MON FEB 9 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN IDAHO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW...TRYING TO MIX WITH RAIN IN SOME OF THE SOUTHERN VALLEYS
WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL DURING THE
DAYTIME WILL BE 1 TO 3 IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH LITTLE TO NO
ACCUMULATION FOR THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. FOR TONIGHT...ANOTHER 1 TO
4 INCHES FOR THE MOUNTAINS IS FORECAST WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN
THE SOUTH. AROUND 1 INCH IS POSSIBLE FOR THE SNAKE PLAIN FROM
BURLEY THROUGH THE POCATELLO AREA...WITH LESS THAN THAT FOR THE
REST OF THE SNAKE PLAIN. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP TONIGHT AS A
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ARE EXPECTED...BUT NO WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS ARE
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.  

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOWFALL WILL BE DECREASING DURING THE DAY...WITH 1 INCH OR LESS
OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN IDAHO. WINDS WILL
REMAIN ELEVATED TOMORROW...SO LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.  

A SPLIT FLOW WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA INTO
NEXT WEEKEND. THIS WILL MEAN MOST OF THE ACTIVE WEATHER WILL GO TO
THE NORTH AND/OR SOUTH OF EASTERN IDAHO...WITH PERIODIC CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE PATTERN...NO SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNTS ARE ANTICIPATED.  

.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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