Here we go....Again...

Winter Storm Warning:

Issued by The National Weather Service
Spokane, WA
9:05 am PDT, Wed., Oct. 28, 2009

... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF WET SNOW ARE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS ON THURSDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FIVE TO TEN INCHES OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG THE CANADIAN BORDER. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM THE VALLEYS TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... CHANGING THE SNOW TO RAIN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

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THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... SANDPOINT... RATHDRUM... BONNERS FERRY... PRIEST RIVER... SCHWEITZER MOUNTAIN ROAD... COLVILLE... DEER PARK... CHEWELAH... NEWPORT... KETTLE FALLS... SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD... FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD... REPUBLIC... INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA... CHESAW ROAD... HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD... SHERMAN PASS... LEAVENWORTH... MAZAMA... TWISP... WINTHROP... STEHEKIN... CONCONULLY... BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS... OMAK... OKANOGAN... BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT... OROVILLE... NESPELEM... DISAUTEL PASS.

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... FIRST SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY...

.A MOIST WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH IDAHO ON THURSDAY. LOW LEVEL COLD AIR WILL BE SLOW TO ERODE... LEADING TO THE POTENTIAL OF SIGNIFICANT EARLY SEASON SNOW IN THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS NORTH OF WENATCHEE TO COEUR D'ALENE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.