LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

FNUS56 KOTX 131611 FWFOTX LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 911 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING WILL BRING MORE COLD DRY WEATHER TO THE INLAND NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE RIDGE WILL BEGIN TO BREAK DOWN LATER TODAY...WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY FIRST NEAR THE NORTH CASCADES...THEN ACROSS THE REST OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST. EXPECT A STEADY TREND TOWARD WARMER AND WETTER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS A SERIES OF PACIFIC FRONTS IMPACT THE REGION. TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL SLOWLY MODERATE AND WILL APPROACH SEASONAL NORMALS BY TUESDAY. *************************************************************** FORECASTS FOR 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS (VALLEYS AND RIDGE TOPS) ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES REFLECTING RAWS WIND. *************************************************************** AVALANCHE FORECAST FROM THE US FOREST SERVICE ZONE AVALANCHE FORECASTS *OLYMPICS- *WASHINGTON CASCADES NEAR AND WEST OF THE CREST- *STEVENS, SNOQUALMIE, WHITE PASSES- FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY MORNING: MODERATE AVALANCHE DANGER 4000 FEET AND LOW BELOW. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT: INCREASING CONSIDERABLE AVALANCHE DANGER ABOVE 4000 FEET AND MODERATE BELOW. *WASHINGTON CASCADES NEAR AND WEST OF THE CREST- FRIDAY MORNING TO SATURDAY MORNING: MODERATE AVALANCHE DANGER 5000 FEET AND LOW BELOW. SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT: INCREASING CONSIDERABLE AVALANCHE DANGER ABOVE 5000 FEET AND MODERATE BELOW. OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY FURTHER INCREASING AVALANCHE DANGER. WAZ676-677-680-682-140115- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 676)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE VALLEYS (ZONE 677)- EAST WASHINGTON SOUTH CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 680)- EAST WASHINGTON CENTRAL CASCADE MOUNTAINS (ZONE 682)- 911 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-49 VALLEYS AND 35-39 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-32 VALLEYS AND 19-29 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-49 VALLEYS AND 29-39 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 32 TO 42. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 21 TO 30. HIGHS 35 TO 45. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN. LOWS 23 TO 33. HIGHS 38 TO 48. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 24 TO 34. HIGHS 38 TO 48. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 24 TO 32. HIGHS 39 TO 49. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR MAR 20 - 26 2009 NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ WAZ684-685-687-140115- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN/METHOW VALLEYS (ZONE 684)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTH CASCADES (ZONE 685)- EAST WASHINGTON OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS (ZONE 687)- 911 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-48 VALLEYS AND 34-40 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28 VALLEYS AND 19-25 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-44 VALLEYS AND 29-38 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW AND RAIN. LOWS 20 TO 30. HIGHS 32 TO 42. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 18 TO 27. HIGHS 34 TO 44. SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 21 TO 31. HIGHS 37 TO 47. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN. LOWS 23 TO 33. HIGHS 36 TO 46. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN. LOWS 23 TO 31. HIGHS 39 TO 49. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR MAR 20 - 26 2009 NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ IDZ101-WAZ686-140115- NORTHERN AND CENTRAL IDAHO PANHANDLE (ZONE 101)- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHEAST (ZONE 686)- 911 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-47 VALLEYS AND 35-44 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-26. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........NEAR SURFACE. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44 VALLEYS AND 34-42 MOUNTAINS. 20-FOOT WIND........ VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....SOUTH AROUND 7 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...MODERATE TO HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW AND VALLEY RAIN AND SNOW. LOWS 25 TO 31. HIGHS 35 TO 43. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SNOW AND RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 24 TO 31. HIGHS 38 TO 45. SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW LIKELY. LOWS 27 TO 33. HIGHS 39 TO 48. SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. LOWS 28 TO 33. HIGHS 39 TO 47. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN. LOWS 27 TO 32. HIGHS 41 TO 49. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR MAR 20 - 26 2009 NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$ WAZ673-140115- EAST WASHINGTON NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN (ZONE 673)- 911 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2009 .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-49. 20-FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........1500 FEET. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-33. 20-FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH. SNOW LEVEL..........2000 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW LIKELY AND CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-48. 20-FOOT WIND........SOUTH 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVEL..........2500 FEET. .FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...... .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS 29 TO 34. HIGHS 40 TO 48. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW. LOWS 28 TO 34. HIGHS 42 TO 51. SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 46 TO 55. SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 33 TO 39. HIGHS 43 TO 52. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS 31 TO 36. HIGHS 47 TO 56. .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR MAR 20 - 26 2009 NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION. $$