WWUS43 KMPX 290207 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 800 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 .A WINTER STORM SYSTEM NEAR ALEXANDRIA WILL TRACK INTO SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR ALONG AND NORTH OF THIS SYSTEM...IN THE ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...WILLMAR... AND MONTEVIDEO AREAS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD INTO THE ST CLOUD...LAKE MILLE LACS...HUTCHINSON... CAMBRIDGE...AND TWIN CITIES METRO AREAS. BY DAWN...THE SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD WESTERN WISCONSIN AS WELL. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT OVERNIGHT IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. ALSO PLAN ON A SLOW COMMUTE ACROSS EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-291351- CHIPPEWA MN-DOUGLAS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-MEEKER MN- POPE MN-STEARNS MN-STEVENS MN-SWIFT MN-TODD MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA MN...ST CLOUD MN... MONTEVIDEO MN...WILLMAR MN ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT... SNOW WILL MOVE BACK INTO CENTRAL AND WESTERN MINNESOTA...WITH A TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED IN PLACES LIKE ST CLOUD... ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS...AND MONTEVIDEO. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF AROUND DAYBREAK. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...ESPECIALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-291351- ANOKA MN-BARRON WI-BENTON MN-CARVER MN-CHIPPEWA WI-CHISAGO MN- DAKOTA MN-DUNN WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-GOODHUE MN-HENNEPIN MN-ISANTI MN- KANABEC MN-MCLEOD MN-MILLE LACS MN-MORRISON MN-PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI- POLK WI-RAMSEY MN-RUSK WI-SCOTT MN-SHERBURNE MN-ST. CROIX WI- WASHINGTON MN-WRIGHT MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE MN...MINNEAPOLIS MN... ST PAUL MN...HUTCHINSON MN...RED WING MN...RICE LAKE WI... LADYSMITH WI...MENOMONIE WI ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL MOVE BACK EASTERN MINNESOTA AFTER MIDNIGHT....AND SPREAD INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN BY DAYBREAK. LOOK FOR A TOTAL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES OF NEW SNOW BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY FROM ANOKA AND ELK RIVER...NORTH INTO CAMBRIDGE AND LAKE MILLE LACS. AREAS LIKE THE TWIN CITIES... MENOMONIE...AND EAU CLAIRE MAY RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD PLAN ON A SLOW COMMUTE ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. $$ DAVIS  WWUS43 KFGF 290230 WSWFAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 829 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...FARGO-MOORHEAD BEARING THE BRUNT OF THE WINTER STORM.... .LOW PRESSURE NEAR ALEXANDRIA MINNESOTA WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO WRAPAROUND THE LOW TONIGHT...BUT TAPER OFF AND END OVERNIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WITH THIS SYSTEM VARY GREATLY OVER A SMALL AREA. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS FALLING FROM KINDRED TO FARGO-MOORHEAD TO NORTH CLAY COUNTY WHERE 6 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN SO FAR. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ELSEWHERE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MNZ003-NDZ039-291130- CLAY-CASS COUNTY ND- INCLUDING MOORHEAD...FARGO ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE FARGO-MOORHEAD METRO AREA... THE INTENSE SNOW BAND THAT HAS SIT OVER THE FARGO AND MOORHEAD AREA WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING STORM TOTALS TO THE 7 TO 10 INCH RANGE FOR THE IMMEDIATE FARGO AND MOORHEAD AREA BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS OVERNIGHT. THIS INTENSE SNOW BAND IS VERY NARROW WITH AREAS ACROSS NORTH AND NORTHWEST CASS COUNTY...INCLUDING GRANDIN AND PAGE... RECEIVING MUCH LESS SNOW. $$ MNZ027>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-291130- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-WADENA-WEST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-WILKIN-RANSOM-RICHLAND-SARGENT- INCLUDING ELBOW LAKE...WADENA...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...WAHPETON...FORMAN ..SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT... BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA OVERNIGHT WITH UP TO ANOTHER 2 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY BY THE TIME THE STORM ENDS. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO THE 3 TO 5 INCH RANGE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. $$ RIDDLE N  WWUS43 KBIS 290322 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 920 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 .AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO CAUSE WINTRY WEATHER AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST OUT OF THE AREA. AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN A PART OF SOUTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT. NDZ025-037-048-051-291000- DICKEY ND-FOSTER ND-LAMOURE ND-STUTSMAN ND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRINGTON ND...JAMESTOWN ND...OAKES ND 920 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT... PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL OFTEN BE GOOD...BUT THEY WILL LOWER SUDDENLY AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW BECOMES HEAVY IN SHOWERS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND CARRY A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT. $$  WWUS43 KABR 290347 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN, SD 940 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 SDZ006-007-011-290438- BROWN SD-DAY SD-MARSHALL SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN SD...WEBSTER SD...BRITTON SD 940 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... SNOWFALL OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA HAS SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASED OR ENDED...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT LITTLE SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING HOWEVER...WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY DECREASING TO LESS LESS THAN ONE MILE. $$ LORENS  WWUS43 KMPX 290350 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 950 PM CST TUE NOV 28 2000 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS MOVING SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS MINNESOTA THIS EVENING...AND WAS NEAR WILLMAR AT 930 PM. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST TO AROUND RED WING BY 8 AM. A BAND OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO FALL TO THE NORTH OF THIS TRACK. LATEST INDICATIONS ARE THAT THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND LAKE MILLE LACS TO AMERY...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER SOUTH. THE SNOW IS ALREADY DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND SHOULD REACH PLACES LIKE ST CLOUD...THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA...AND CAMBRIDGE BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. THE SNOW WILL SPREAD BACK INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN AFTER 4 AM. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE READY TO ENCOUNTER SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-291536- CHIPPEWA MN-DOUGLAS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-MEEKER MN- POPE MN-STEARNS MN-STEVENS MN-SWIFT MN-TODD MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA MN...ST CLOUD MN... MONTEVIDEO MN...WILLMAR MN ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT... AT 950 PM...SNOW WAS DEVELOPING JUST WEST OF THE ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS AREAS. THIS SNOW WILL MOVE INTO ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS... WILLMAR...PAYNESVILLE...AND ST CLOUD AREAS BY 2 AM. A TOTAL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES MAY OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO LITTLE FALLS TO ONAMIA LINE. FARTHER SOUTH... 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR FROM WILLMAR TO ST CLOUD. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-291536- ANOKA MN-BARRON WI-BENTON MN-CARVER MN-CHIPPEWA WI-CHISAGO MN- DAKOTA MN-DUNN WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-GOODHUE MN-HENNEPIN MN-ISANTI MN- KANABEC MN-MCLEOD MN-MILLE LACS MN-MORRISON MN-PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI- POLK WI-RAMSEY MN-RUSK WI-SCOTT MN-SHERBURNE MN-ST. CROIX WI- WASHINGTON MN-WRIGHT MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE MN...MINNEAPOLIS MN... ST PAUL MN...HUTCHINSON MN...RED WING MN...RICE LAKE WI... LADYSMITH WI...MENOMONIE WI ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... AT 950 PM...SNOW WAS DEVELOPING ACROSS WESTERN MINNESOTA ROUND ALEXANDRIA AND MONTEVIDEO. THIS SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST INTO THE HUTCHINSON...LITCHFIELD...BUFFALO...AND TWIN CITIES METRO AREAS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM. UP 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW COULD OCCUR BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...ESPECIALLY AROUND BUFFALO...THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF THE TWIN CITIES...AND CAMBRIDGE. LESSER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR FARTHER SOUTH. MOST OF WESTERN WISCONSIN WILL PICK UP 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER DAYBREAK. $$ DAVIS  WWAK41 PAFC 290544 WSWAFC WINTER WEATHER BULLETIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2000 AKZ145-290700- SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW - PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE 900 PM AST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING... FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. ANOTHER 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH TONIGHT. 16 INCHES OF SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN AT SKWENTNA SINCE THIS AFTERNOON. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE DONE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TRAVEL IS BECOMING HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IF SNOW IS NOT PERIODICALLY REMOVED. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 3 AM. NNNN  WWUS46 KOTX 290551 WSWGEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 950 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 .COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MEANWHILE...A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STREAM OVER TOP OF THE COLD AIR BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW FROM WENATCHEE AND OMAK TO COLVILLE AND SANDPOINT. WAZ041-043-044-291225- WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- 950 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...SNOW ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE OVER THE CASCADE CREST WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN TRACK INTO THE...WATERVILLE PLATEAU...OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND WENATCHEE AREAS LATE. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY ALLOWING 1-3 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-291225- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- 950 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...SNOW ADVISORY WEDNESDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS DURING THE MORNING AND REACH THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE BY MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH WEDNESDAY ALLOWING 1 TO 3 INCHES TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO 4 INCHES THROUGH SUNSET ON WEDNESDAY WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES POSSIBLE AFTER THAT. $$  WWUS46 KSTO 290558 WSWSAC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 945 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... .SNOW...RAIN AND WIND WILL DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT AND SPREAD INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA LATE TONIGHT. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY WEDNESDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT BETWEEN 5500 TO 7000 FEET AND WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE A WHITEOUT IN SOME AREAS. THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT. CAZ013-014-063-291300- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES- 945 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL START BETWEEN 5500 AND 6500 FEET AND LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SOUTH WIND COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ CAZ068-291300- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- 945 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET AND WILL LOWER TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FROM 3500 TO 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ CAZ069-291300- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 945 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET AND LOWER TO BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. 3 TO 8 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN END OVERNIGHT. $$ TARDY NNNN  WWUS45 KREV 290606 WSWRNO URGENT-WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 1000 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INLAND OVERNIGHT. RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING IN THE SIERRA AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MID TO LATE MORNING. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS STORM PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA OR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE SURE YOUR GAS TANK IS FULL AND YOU ARE CARRYING HAINS...BLANKETS...EXTRA CLOTHES AND FOOD. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. CAZ072-NVZ002-291230- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING TRUCKEE...TAHOE CITY...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND MARKLEEVILLE 1000 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WEDNESDAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT AROUND 6500-7000 FEET EARLY IN THE MORNING THEN LOWER TO 5000 FEET BY MIDDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4-8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 8-16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$ CAZ071-291230- LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING SUSANVILLE...PORTOLA...LOYALTON 1000 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 6000 FEET WEDNESDAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 6000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20-40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 6000 FEET WITH 4-12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$  WWUS43 KMPX 290609 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1208 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITUATED JUST WEST OF SAINT CLOUD SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SOUTHEAST TO NEAR MILWAUKEE SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. A BAND OF MODERATE SNOW IS STILL EXPECTED TO FALL NORTH AND WEST OF THE LOW PRESSURE TRACK ...OR FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED BETWEEN ALEXANDRIA AND LAKE MILLE LACS TO AMERY. ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA WITH AN INCH OR TWO IN THE NORTH HALF. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-291700- CHIPPEWA MN-DOUGLAS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-MEEKER MN- POPE MN-STEARNS MN-STEVENS MN-SWIFT MN-TODD MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA MN...ST CLOUD MN... MONTEVIDEO MN...WILLMAR MN ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW... AT 1155 PM...SNOW IS EVIDENT ON RADAR OVER EXTREME EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WILL LIKELY OVERSPREAD ALEXANDRIA...MORRIS... WILLMAR...PAYNESVILLE BY 2 AM. A TOTAL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES MAY OCCUR BY WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH OF AN ALEXANDRIA TO LITTLE FALLS TO ONAMIA LINE. FARTHER SOUTH...2 TO 3 INCHES MAY OCCUR FROM WILLMAR TO ST CLOUD. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO DEVELOP AS WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014>016-023>028-291700- ANOKA MN-BARRON WI-BENTON MN-CARVER MN-CHIPPEWA WI-CHISAGO MN- DAKOTA MN-DUNN WI-EAU CLAIRE WI-GOODHUE MN-HENNEPIN MN-ISANTI MN- KANABEC MN-MCLEOD MN-MILLE LACS MN-MORRISON MN-PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI- POLK WI-RAMSEY MN-RUSK WI-SCOTT MN-SHERBURNE MN-ST. CROIX WI- WASHINGTON MN-WRIGHT MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE MN...MINNEAPOLIS MN... ST PAUL MN...HUTCHINSON MN...RED WING MN...RICE LAKE WI... LADYSMITH WI...MENOMONIE WI ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES SOMETIME AFTER 3 AM CST. ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTH METRO THROUGH LAKEVILLE AND REDWING WITH AND UP TO TWO INCHES POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTH METRO ON EAST TO LADYSMITH AND MENOMONIE WISCONSIN. $$ WET  WWUS46 KMFR 290621 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1020 PM PST TUE NOV 28 2000 ORZ027-028-291520- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING CRESCENT LAKE...CRATER LAKE...UNION CREEK... MT ASHLAND...HOWARD PRAIRIE...MT MCLOUGHLIN...GREEN SPRINGS ...SNOW ADVISORY WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET... SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS OVERNIGHT AND CHANGE TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO 5000 FEET BY SUNRISE AND TO 4000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET. AN ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES SISKIYOU SUMMIT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ CAZ080>083-ORZ025-291520- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS... CALLAHAN...CECILVILLE...FORT JONES...HAPPY CAMP...SOMES BAR... COPCO...HILT...WEED...YREKA...MT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... EAGLE ROCK MTN...GRASS LAKE...HAMBONE...PONDOSA...TENNANT ...SNOW ADVISORY WEDNESDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CHANGE TO SHOWERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 5000 FEET BY SUNRISE AND TO ABOUT 4000 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY AND SISKIYOU COUNTY CAN EXPECT AN ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND WATCH FOR SLICK ROADS WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER IN THE AREA. DW N  WWUS43 KFGF 290743 WSWFAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS ND 143 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER STORM WINDING DOWN ACROSS SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .THE NARROW BAND OF SNOW THAT DROPPED OVER 8 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS HAS WEAKENED AND MOVED TO THE SOUTHEAST...THEREFORE ALL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN DROPPED. MNZ027>032-040-NDZ049-052-053-290950- EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-GRANT-WADENA-WEST BECKER- WEST OTTER TAIL-WILKIN-RANSOM-RICHLAND-SARGENT- INCLUDING ELBOW LAKE...WADENA...DETROIT LAKES...FERGUS FALLS... BRECKENRIDGE...LISBON...WAHPETON...FORMAN ...SNOW ADVISORY CANCELLED... STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED...WITH JUST A FEW AREAS OF PATCHY LIGHT SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH. $$ MNZ003-NDZ039-290950- CLAY-CASS COUNTY ND- INCLUDING MOORHEAD...FARGO ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING CANCELLED... JUST A FEW AREAS OF PATCHY LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNRISE...WITH LESS THAN AN INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ SOROKA N  WWUS43 KMPX 290802 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 205 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW TAPERING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SITUATED OVER CENTRAL MINNESOTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL TRAVEL SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION AND COULD LINGER THROUGH MUCH OF THE MORNING. THROUGH 2 AM...1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN OVER MUCH OF WESTER CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND OVER A PORTION OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. HOWEVER...ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION SHOULD REMAIN ABOUT AN INCH OR LESS OVER MOST OF THE AREA. MNZ041-042-047>049-054>058-291200- CHIPPEWA MN-DOUGLAS MN-KANDIYOHI MN-LAC QUI PARLE MN-MEEKER MN- POPE MN-STEARNS MN-STEVENS MN-SWIFT MN-TODD MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA MN...ST CLOUD MN... MONTEVIDEO MN...WILLMAR MN ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE NIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ MNZ043>045-050>053-059>063-066-068>070-078-WIZ014-023>026-028-291200- ANOKA MN-BENTON MN-CARVER MN-CHISAGO MN-DAKOTA MN-DUNN WI- EAU CLAIRE WI-GOODHUE MN-HENNEPIN MN-ISANTI MN-KANABEC MN-MCLEOD MN- MILLE LACS MN-MORRISON MN-PEPIN WI-PIERCE WI-POLK WI-RAMSEY MN- SCOTT MN-SHERBURNE MN-ST. CROIX WI-WASHINGTON MN-WRIGHT MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE MN...MINNEAPOLIS MN... ST PAUL MN...HUTCHINSON MN...RED WING MN...MENOMONIE WI... EAU CLAIRE WI ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. $$ WIZ015-016-027-291200- BARRON WI-CHIPPEWA WI-RUSK WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RICE LAKE WI...LADYSMITH WI ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES BY DAWN. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AS ROADS WILL BE SLICK. $$ DWE  WWUS46 KPDT 290848 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1245 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL COVER THE AREA TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS AND BASINS AND WILL BE BANKED UP AGAINST THE EAST SLOPES CASCADES. HOWEVER ENOUGH WARMER AIR WILL RIDE OVER THE COLDER AIR TO CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN MOST AREAS. WAZ026-027-19200- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN THE KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE ENDING BY THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WAZ025-19200- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLE ELUM...GOLDENDALE...NACHES ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WAZ028-029-ORZ044-045-19200- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS (OR)- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS (WA)-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN (OR)- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN (WA)- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...CONDON...CONNELL... DAYTON...HEPPNER...HERMISTON...PENDLETON...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS... A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ ORZ042-043-19200- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEND...DUFUR...LA PINE...MADRAS...MAUPIN... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON EAST OF THE CASCADES... A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCH ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ CLOUTIER  WWUS43 KDLH 290908 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 302 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW PILING UP IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHLAND... .LOW PRESSURE IS PULLING SLOWLY TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF MINNESOTA. SNOW SHOWERS ON THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE STORM HAVE ACCUMULATED MAINLY 2 TO 3 INCHES IN A NARROW BAND ACROSS THE REGION. THE MOST SNOW APPEARS TO HAVE FALLEN IN SOUTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY WHERE UP TO 5 INCHES WAS REPORTED NEAR DAIRYLAND. THE SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND MID MORNING...BEFORE THE BAND DIMINISHES AND SLIDES TO THE SOUTH. ANOTHER INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. MNZ035>038-WIZ001-006>008-291800- BURNETT WI-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS MN-DOUGLAS WI-NORTHERN AITKIN MN- PINE MN-SAWYER WI-SOUTH AITKIN MN-WASHBURN WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER MN...AITKIN MN...DULUTH MN... HINCKLEY MN...SUPERIOR WI...GRANTSBURG WI...SPOONER WI... HAYWARD WI ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING...GENERALLY IN A NARROW BAND FROM AITKIN COUNTY AND EASTWARD TO WESTERN SAWYER COUNTY. ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE. SNOW TOTALS AS OF 230 AM THIS MORNING INDICATED 2 TO 3 INCHES AROUND HILL CITY...3 INCHES IN CARLTON...4 TO 5 INCHES NEAR DAIRYLAND...AND 2 INCHES AROUND HAYWARD. THE BAND HAS NOT QUITE REACHED DULUTH...AS SOUTHERN ST LOUIS COUNTY HAS ONLY SEEN A DUSTING..WHILE NORTHERN CARLTON COUNTY HAS RECEIVED 3 INCHES. ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE ALREADY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING THIS MORNING. $$ SHIMON/TOMALAK  WWUS43 KBIS 291040 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 435 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE CARRINGTON...JA.MESTOWN... ELLENDALE AREAS HAS ENDED... CONDITIONS IMPROVED AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WEATHER ADVISORY MOVED SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND THE SNOW TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING. TRAVELERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION BECAUSE OF SNOW COVERED AND ICY ROADS. NDZ025-037-048-051-291130- DICKEY-FOSTER-LA MOURE-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARRINGTON...JAMESTOWN...OAKES ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS ENDED... THE SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO FLURRIES AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THIS MORNING. $$ TSW  WWUS45 KREV 291110 WSWRNO URGENT-WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV 330 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA AND NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW INTO THE NORTHERN SIERRA TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS COLD FROM PRODUCING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH POOR VISIBILITIES OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES AND STRONG CROSS WINDS ALONG THE LEE SLOPES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA OR NORTHEAST CALIFORNIA ON WEDNESDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. BE SURE YOUR GAS TANK IS FULL AND YOU ARE CARRYING CHAINS...BLANKETS...EXTRA CLOTHES AND FOOD. CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER AND ROAD REPORTS BEFORE DEPARTING. CAZ072-NVZ002-292230- GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA- INCLUDING TRUCKEE...TAHOE CITY...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE AND MARKLEEVILLE 330 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER STORM WARNING TODAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO START OUT AROUND 7000 FEET BUT LOWER RAPIDLY TO 5000 FEET BY MIDDAY. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS WITH GUSTS OVER 80 MPH IN THE UPPER ELEVATIONS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER THE PASSES AND OTHER EXPOSED AREAS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE 4-8 INCHES BELOW 7000 FEET AND 8-16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ071-292230- LASSEN-EASTERN PLUMAS-EASTERN SIERRA COUNTIES- INCLUDING SUSANVILLE...PORTOLA...LOYALTON 330 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY... ...SNOW ADVISORY BELOW 6000 FEET TODAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MID TO LATE MORNING TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 6000 FEET EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND LOWER TO VALLEY FLOORS BY EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20-40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW OVER THE HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 6000 FEET WITH 4-12 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. $$  WWUS46 KSTO 291123 WSWSAC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 330 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... .SNOW...RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WIND IS OCCURRING OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY TODAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE SIERRA INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE LOWERING TO BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE DEVELOPING OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY. THE WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN SOME AREAS. THE WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SCATTERED SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. CAZ013-014-063-300000- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES- 400 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET BY MIDDAY. SOUTH WIND COULD GUST IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FROM 3000 TO 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ068-300000- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK- 400 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES EARLY TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY MIDDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH SNOW LEVELS FROM 3500 TO 4000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5500 FEET BY THIS EVENING. $$ CAZ069-300000- WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 400 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY... RAIN AND SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BETWEEN 4500 AND 5500 BY THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS COULD EXCEED 60 MPH OVER THE RIDGES. THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR LOCALIZED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. 3 TO 8 INCHES COULD ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN END OVERNIGHT. $$ RCH/LAM NNNN  WWUS46 KOTX 291135 WSWGEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 333 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 .COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE...A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STREAM OVER THE TOP OF THE COLD AIR...THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW FROM WENATCHEE AND OMAK TO COLVILLE AND SANDPOINT. WAZ041-043-044-292300- WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... STRONG UP SLOPE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE CASCADES TODAY AND THEN TRACK INTO THE...WATERVILLE PLATEAU... OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND WENATCHEE AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY ALLOWING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-292300- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING...REACHING THE PANHANDLE BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TODAY ALLOWING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES TONIGHT. $$ IDZ002-004-WAZ034>036-292300- COEUR DALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY... AN AREA OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREAS THIS MORNING. THE MIXTURE OF PRECIPITATION COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING WITH WARM AIR MOVING IN ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-292300- IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTHERN PART OF THE PALOUSE... RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE PALOUSE THIS MORNING. THE PRECIPITATION COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING NORTH OF PULLMAN. THE FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING. $$  WWUS46 KEKA 291142 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 340 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING. COLD AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY AND SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. CAZ004-292330- UPPER TRINITY RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEAVERVILLE...TRINITY CENTER...HAYFORK ...BIG BAR 340 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY... 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. AT 5500 FEET...4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP... BUT ONLY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MINOR INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$ MICHELS  WWUS46 KHNX 291143 WSWFAT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 400 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 CAZ096-300000- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON TODAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WILL FIRST DEVELOP THIS MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON. AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET...WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY THIS EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...AS WELL AS EXTRA SUPPLIES SUCH AS FOOD... BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT. ALSO EXPECT POSSIBLE DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES AS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CONTACT CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR LATER STATEMENTS...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/HANFORD.  WWUS46 KHNX 291146 WSWFAT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HANFORD CA 400 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 CAZ096-300000- SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON- ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA ABOVE 6000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON TODAY... A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 50 MPH WILL FIRST DEVELOP THIS MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON. AS THE AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO 6000 FEET...WITH WIND GUSTS OVER 50 MPH POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BY THIS EVENING...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET NORTH OF KINGS CANYON. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE SURE TO CARRY TIRE CHAINS...AS WELL AS EXTRA SUPPLIES SUCH AS FOOD... BLANKETS AND A FLASHLIGHT. ALSO EXPECT POSSIBLE DELAYS AND ROAD CLOSURES AS THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DETERIORATE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA. CONTACT CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-7623 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE...FOR LATER STATEMENTS...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/HANFORD. $$ BENTZIEN  WWAK41 PAFC 291203 WSWAFC WINTER WEATHER BULLETIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 3 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 AKZ145-291900- SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW - PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE 3 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTH OF TALKEETNA... 1 TO 2 FEET ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD. MORE SNOW TONIGHT. BRISK NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE DONE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IF SNOW IS NOT PERIODICALLY REMOVED. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 10 AM. $$  WWAK41 PAFC 291205 WSWAFC WINTER WEATHER BULLETIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 3 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 AKZ145-291900- SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW - PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE 3 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTH OF TALKEETNA... 1 TO 2 FEET ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD. MORE SNOW TONIGHT. BRISK NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE DONE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IF SNOW IS NOT PERIODICALLY REMOVED. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 10 AM. $$ @ RUKWBC KDENWWAK41 PAFC 291205 ANCWSWAFC WINTER WEATHER BULLETIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 3 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 AKZ145-291900- SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW - PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE 3 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTH OF TALKEETNA... 1 TO 2 FEET ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. 3 TO 6 INCHES TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD. MORE SNOW TONIGHT. BRISK NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE DONE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IF SNOW IS NOT PERIODICALLY REMOVED. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 10 AM. $$  WWUS46 KMFR 291254 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 453 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ORZ027-028-291850- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- SISKIYOU MOUNTAINS AND SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING CRESCENT LAKE...CRATER LAKE...UNION CREEK... MT ASHLAND...HOWARD PRAIRIE...MT MCLOUGHLIN...GREEN SPRINGS ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET... SNOW IS NOW DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND SISKIYOUS. THE STEADY SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS TODAY... DIMINISHING TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 5000 FEET...LOWERING TO 4000 FEET BY EVENING AND TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN 7 TO 13 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...INCLUDING SISKIYOU SUMMIT...AN ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. $$ CAZ080>083-ORZ025-291850- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-WESTERN SISKIYOU COUNTY- CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY-SOUTH CENTRAL SISKIYOU COUNTY- NORTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST SISKIYOU COUNTY- INCLUDING STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS... CALLAHAN...CECILVILLE...FORT JONES...HAPPY CAMP...SOMES BAR... COPCO...HILT...WEED...YREKA...MT SHASTA...DUNSMUIR...MCCLOUD... EAGLE ROCK MTN...GRASS LAKE...HAMBONE...PONDOSA...TENNANT ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT ABOVE 4000 FEET... SNOW IS NOW SPREADING EAST OVER THE ADVISORY AREA. THE STEADY SNOW WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS LATER TODAY...DIMINISHING TONIGHT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL INITIALLY BE AROUND 5000 FEET...LOWERING TO 4000 FEET BY EVENING AND TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. $$ MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE CHANGING ROAD CONDITIONS AND WATCH FOR SLICK ROADS WITH THE WIDE VARIETY OF WEATHER IN THE AREA. STOCKTON N  WWUS43 KDLH 291334 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 730 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW TAPERING OVER MUCH OF THE AREA... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN WISCONSIN WILL MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AND WEAKEN THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. MNZ035>038-WIZ001-006>008-291400- BURNETT WI-CARLTON/SOUTH ST. LOUIS MN-DOUGLAS WI-NORTHERN AITKIN MN- PINE MN-SAWYER WI-SOUTH AITKIN MN-WASHBURN WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PINE RIVER MN...AITKIN MN...DULUTH MN... HINCKLEY MN...SUPERIOR WI...GRANTSBURG WI...SPOONER WI... HAYWARD WI ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AN INCH OR LESS. MOTORIST SHOULD USE CAUTION THIS MORNING...AS ROADS MAY BE SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY IN AREAS. $$ TOMALAK  WWUS46 KOTX 291351 WSWGEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 549 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 .COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE...A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STREAM OVER THE TOP OF THE COLD AIR...THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD LIGHT SNOW FROM WENATCHEE AND OMAK TO COLVILLE AND SANDPOINT. WAZ041-043-044-292300- WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... STRONG UP SLOPE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW LIGHT SNOW WILL MOVE UP ALONG THE CASCADES TODAY AND THEN TRACK INTO THE...WATERVILLE PLATEAU... OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND WENATCHEE AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MOST OF WEDNESDAY ALLOWING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-292300- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING...REACHING THE PANHANDLE BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TODAY ALLOWING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES TONIGHT. $$ IDZ002-004-WAZ034>036-292300- COEUR DALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY... AN AREA OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREAS THIS MORNING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WOULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING WITH WARM AIR MOVING IN ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-292300- IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTHERN PART OF THE PALOUSE... RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE PALOUSE THIS MORNING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING NORTH OF PULLMAN. THE FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING. $$  WWUS43 KMKX 291439 WSWMKE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN, WI 839 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED THIS MORNING... .A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. STEADY LIGHT SNOW ACROSS SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN...WILL TAPER OFF BY 12 NOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL TOTAL 2 TO 5 INCHES NORTH OF MILWAUKEE...ESPECIALLY IN FOND DU LAC...SHEBOYGAN...WASHINGTON AND OZAUKEE COUNTIES. BE ALERT FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WHILE TRAVELING THIS MORNING. WIZ051-052-059-060-291800- FOND DU LAC WI-OZAUKEE WI-SHEBOYGAN WI-WASHINGTON WI- 833 AM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON... SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE....BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY 12 NOON. $$ REM/HENTZ  WWUS46 KOTX 291454 WSWGEG URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 645 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 .COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO THROUGH TODAY. MEANWHILE...A WARM SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL STREAM OVER THE TOP OF THE COLD AIR...THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD MODERATE SNOW FROM WENATCHEE AND OMAK AND LIGHT SNOW TO COLVILLE AND SANDPOINT. WAZ041-043-044-292330- WENATCHEE AREA-OKANOGAN VALLEY-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING TODAY... STRONG UP SLOPE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE CASCADES EAST SLOPES TODAY. THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU... OKANOGAN VALLEY...AND WENATCHEE AREAS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING TODAY. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-292330- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS AND NORTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING...REACHING THE PANHANDLE BY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH TODAY ALLOWING 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS. MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO 4 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH ANOTHER COUPLE OF INCHES TONIGHT. $$ WAZ042-DDHHMM EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR TODAY... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE NORTH CASCADES TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING. $$ IDZ002-004-WAZ034>036-292330- COEUR DALENE AREA-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-MOSES LAKE AREA- UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-SPOKANE AREA- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY... AN AREA OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND SPOKANE AREAS THIS MORNING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WOULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING WITH WARM AIR MOVING IN ABOVE THE SURFACE. THE FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM ABOVE FREEZING. $$ IDZ003-WAZ033-292330- IDAHO PALOUSE-WASHINGTON PALOUSE- ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTHERN PART OF THE PALOUSE... RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL MOVE INTO THE PALOUSE THIS MORNING. LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. THE PRECIPITATION COULD PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE BELOW FREEZING NORTH OF PULLMAN. THE FREEZING AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING. $$ WAZ042-292330- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- ...TEXT... $$  WWUS46 KPDT 291604 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 800 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER WEATHER WILL COVER THE AREA TODAY... .A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. COLD AIR WILL REMAIN TRAPPED IN THE VALLEYS AND BASINS AND WILL BE BANKED UP AGAINST THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. HOWEVER...ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL RIDE OVER THE COLDER AIR TO CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN MOST AREAS LATER TODAY. WAZ026-027-292000- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING TODAY... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THE KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WAZ025-292000- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CLE ELUM...GOLDENDALE...NACHES ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY... SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES...BEFORE ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ WAZ028-029-ORZ044-045-292000- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS (OR)- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS (WA)-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN (OR)- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN (WA)- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...CONDON...CONNELL... DAYTON...HEPPNER...HERMISTON...PENDLETON...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS... A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ ORZ042-043-292000- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BEND...DUFUR...LA PINE...MADRAS...MAUPIN... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON EAST OF THE CASCADES... A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL LIKELY CHANGE TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO RAIN. STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. $$ EARLE  WWAK41 PAFC 291751 WSWAFC WINTER WEATHER BULLETIN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 9 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 AKZ145-291900- SUSITNA VALLEY INCLUDING TALKEETNA - WILLOW - PARKS HIGHWAY HOUSTON TO DENALI PARK ENTRANCE 9 AM AST WED NOV 29 2000 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NORTH OF TALKEETNA... ...FREEZING RAIN WARNING FOR THE SKWENTA AREA TODAY... 1 TO 2 FEET ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TODAY AND TONIGHT IN THE CHULITNA AREA WITH AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 6 INCHES ELSEWHERE. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. BRISK NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. A WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. ALL TRAVEL SHOULD BE DONE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. TRAVEL IS HAZARDOUS. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IF SNOW IS NOT PERIODICALLY REMOVED. USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING DUE TO VERY SLIPPERY SURFACES. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE NEXT STATEMENT IS SCHEDULED AT 3 PM. $$  WWUS45 KMSO 291758 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1100 AM MST (1000 AM PST) WED NOV 29 2000 MTZ001>004-043-300600- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS-LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BLACKFOOT REGION ...A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST MONTANA THROUGH TONIGHT... SNOW WILL BE INCREASING TODAY WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ MTZ005-006-IDZ005>008-300600- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER REGION ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA THROUGH TONIGHT... PERIODS OF SNOW...POSSIBLY MIXED RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS BELOW 4000 FEET TODAY INTO TONIGHT. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS BY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ .A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BE SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN MONTANA TODAY...AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF RAIN...SNOW...AND LOCAL FREEZING RAIN WILL PLAGUE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA. WHILE FARTHER NORTH...PRECIPITATION WILL CONSIST PRIMARILY OF SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT.  WWUS46 KSTO 291807 WSWSAC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SACRAMENTO CA 1000 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 CAZ013-014-063-300000- SHASTA LAKE AREA/NORTHERN SHASTA COUNTY- BURNEY BASIN/EASTERN SHASTA COUNTY- MOUNTAINS SOUTHWESTERN SHASTA TO NORTHERN LAKE COUNTIES- 1000 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS DOWNGRADED THE WINTER STORM WARNING TO A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TODAY... PRECIPITATION WILL SLACKEN OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY MIDDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO 3500 TO 4500 FEET. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LOCALLY GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH IS POSSIBLE. A FEW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT. $$ CAZ068-069-300000- WESTERN PLUMAS COUNTY/LASSEN PARK-WEST SLOPE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA- 400 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TODAY... MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 4000 FEET NEAR MT LASSEN AND TO NEAR 5000 FEET ALONG THE I-80/US-50 CORRIDOR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 5000 TO 6000 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WIND OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH MAY CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ACROSS THE PASSES. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH QUICKLY ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. $$ MOTORISTS TRAVELLING TO THE MOUNTAINS TODAY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. CARRY CHAINS AND CHECK WITH CALTRANS FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE DEPARTING. THE CALTRANS ROAD CONDITION PHONE NUMBER IS 1-800-427-7623. ROWE  WWUS43 KMKX 291821 WSWMKE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN, WI 1221 PM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW TO ACCUMULATE INTO THIS AFTERNOON... .STEADY SNOW WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AS LOW PRESSURE SLIDES SOUTHEAST OF THE REGION. A BAND OF SNOW...EXTENDING ACROSS OZAUKEE...WASHINGTON...NORTHERN WAUKESHA AND EASTERN DODGE COUNTIES...WILL ADD ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW...TO THE 2 TO 4 INCHES THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN. RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE LAKE. DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WIZ059-060-292200- OZAUKEE WI-WASHINGTON WI- 1212 PM CST WED NOV 29 2000 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CONTINUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON... ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS EXPECTED BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ REM  WWUS46 KEKA 291829 WSWEKA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA, CA 1030 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW SHOWERS DIMINISHING TODAY... .A STRONG FRONT BROUGHT COLD AIR INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THIS MORNING...AND SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO NEAR 4000 FEET. HEAVY PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE FRONT FELL MOSTLY AS RAIN BELOW 5500 FEET. ALTHOUGH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ABOVE 4000 FEET...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT. CAZ004-292330- UPPER TRINITY RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WEAVERVILLE...TRINITY CENTER...HAYFORK ...BIG BAR 1030 AM PST WED NOV 29 2000 ...SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...AS SHOWERS OVER THE AREA HAVE DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY. 1 TO 3 MORE INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET TODAY. $$