TODAY'S BIG WEATHER STORY IS...: 01/19/14

Sunday, January 19, 2014

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
SUN JAN 19 2014

...STAGNANT CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEK...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE FORMED OVER THE INLAND NORTHWEST LAST
WEDNESDAY. SINCE THEN...WINDS HAVE BEEN LIGHT AND THE ATMOSPHERE
HAS BEEN VERY STABLE. WIDESPREAD FOG AND LOW CLOUDS HAVE FILLED
THE VALLEYS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS THE
VALLEYS OF FAR NORTH IDAHO. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL LIKELY
PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ON
WEDNESDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO WEAKEN THE INVERSION BRIEFLY...BUT
IT APPEARS THAT STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK.


AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FRIDAY

* AIR QUALITY: LIGHT WINDS AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL INCREASE
  THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BUILD UP OF POLLUTANTS NEAR THE GROUND.

* TIMING: THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY
  WEAKEN THE INVERSION TEMPORARILY ON WEDNESDAY...BUT THE STRONG
  INVERSION IS EXPECTED TO RETURN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS: PROLONGED PERIODS OF STAGNANT AIR CAN HOLD FINE
  PARTICULATES CLOSE TO THE GROUND AND DEGRADE AIR QUALITY.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIR MASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION HAS THE
POTENTIAL TO INCREASE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PERSONS WITH
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR PHYSICIANS ADVICE FOR
DEALING WITH HIGH LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION.

Personnel records of dismissed police officers’ released to KLEW

By Veronica Miracle Published: Jan 17, 2014
ASOTIN, WA -
Veronica Miracle obtained nearly 200 pages of personnel files which explain the events leading up to the legal battles might surprise you.

The two Asotin police officers were fired in 2013, but they didn't take it lightly, in fact they both took action against the city.

KLEW News obtained personnel records of the two men that shed a new light on their claims.

In 2013, officers William Guinn and Danny Vargas were fired for insubordination. Both now have pending lawsuits against the city.

William Guinn alleges he was wrongfully terminated at the end of December. He's asking the city for $1.5 million in damages. But according to these personnel files...in December, Guinn responded to a call about child abuse. A child on visitation in Asotin County told Guinn his step dad was beating him. The report said Guinn tainted the investigation by returning the child to his stepfather before a detective could question the child. In a document written by Commander Scott Coppess, Guinn admitted to lying to the detective and blaming the chief for releasing the child.
full story http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/lawsuit-240805931.html

FOG & ......RIME?

Our recent stagnant weather pattern has really taken hold of the Inland Northwest. ManY were socked in again today with fog, while others experienced widespread lower clouds. And the fog has been depositing quite a bit of rime on the trees, power lines, and grass due to the air being very moist and the temperatures at or below freezing. Will this weather pattern end soon. Maybe not soon, but it has to come to end at some time, right? The dominant ridge may get nudged east or west, but it won't be going far. That means many valleys will likely see a lot of the same things for several days. If you want a change, the mountains have been enjoying mostly clear skies with above average temperatures. Temperatures at 3500 to 4000 feet have been in the 40s to near 50 degrees at times.