PREPARE FOR NEGATIVE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES (BELOW ZERO)

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE

GUSTY WINDS SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
Gusty winds will accompany the storm system for most of the region. Winds will increase Tomorrow and persist through Tuesday Night. Areas with higher winds on the image will have strong winds Sunday and Monday but areas in the red circle will have there strongest winds late Monday and into Tuesday Night which is not shown on the image. Negative wind chills will be present for many areas.

for larger view - 

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx&img=3&size=1

NW BRACING FOR COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN 2 YEARS

Snow, rain & wind Sunday and Monday followed by Bitter Cold for the rest of the week
click for larger view - http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx&img=2&size=1

Inland Northwest Mountain Passes-check out this new map

new feature- all in one spot - Live Cameras and current road and weather conditions for mountain passes of Eastern Washington and North Idaho    

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/otx/safety/MtnPassPage/MtnPassinfo.php

Tired of the Weather? Ready for a Change

INLAND NORTHWEST WEATHER BLOG

The Inland Northwest has had a stretch of rather strange weather, for late November that is: Dry and Sunny.  While some areas have been seeing more fog and low clouds the past few days, the overall weather for the region has been markedly different than what we typically see at this time of year.  November is one of our most active weather months, with precipitation typically falling on 2 of every 3 days.  Not so for the past 2 weeks.  But that's about to change.

full article - http://inlandnorthwestweather.blogspot.com/2013/11/tired-of-weather-ready-for-change.html

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE - STRONG STORM SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA

354 PM SAT NOV 30 2013

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
MONDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET...

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND IN
  THE MOUNTAINS 10 TO 18 INCHES.

* TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS
  WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ON MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS: EASTPORT...SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD.

* SNOW LEVEL: VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY
  MORNING...RISING TO 3000-3500 FT NEAR THE CANADIAN BORDER
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS
  AGAIN ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: MOUNTAIN ROADS WILL LIKELY BE SUBJECT TO PERIODS OF
  MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WHICH COULD POSE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS
  DRIVING CONDITIONS. VALLEY ROADS COULD ALSO SEE WINTER DRIVING
  CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE
  CHANGING TO RAIN.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT
  HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=OTX

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS
OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

SNOWFALL FORECAST FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT

INLAND NW-

Snow will develop overnight and continue through Sunday night into early Monday. Most of the snow will occur between early Sunday morning and Sunday evening. Northern valley locations will see some snow early in the day but snow levels will rise above the valley floors by midday Sunday. Several mountain passes will be impacted by the snow.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/FXC/wxstory.php?wfo=otx