469 WWUS43 KBIS 080012 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 606 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 .LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF NORTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF TO FLURRIES SATURDAY MORNING...HOWEVER A NARROW BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW...WITH UP TO 6 INCHES IS LIKELY JUST NORTH OF THE BORDER WITH SOUTH DAKOTA. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS DOWN TO 35 BELOW ZERO AND RESULT IN SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. TRAVELERS SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA DRIVE TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATIONS TONIGHT. NDZ020-031>037-040>048-050-051-081000- ADAMS-BILLINGS-BOWMAN-BURLEIGH-DICKEY-EMMONS-GOLDEN VALLEY-GRANT- HETTINGER-KIDDER-LA MOURE-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-MORTON-OLIVER-SIOUX-SLOPE- STARK-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...DICKINSON...BOWMAN... BISMARCK...MANDAN...MOTT...MEDORA...LINTON...HETTINGER...ELLENDALE... BEACH AND ASHLEY 606 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT REMAINS IN EFFECT... EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT...WITH 6 INCHES IN THE FAR SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE DRIFTING SNOW AND WIND CHILLS TO 35 BELOW. $$ RSL  272 WWUS46 KOTX 080052 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 449 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 IDZ004-080700- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 449 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT... A STRONG MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE SHELTERED VALLEYS COULD SEE SOME SNOW LATE TONIGHT... ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT RIDGE TOPS...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ031-080700- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANATONE 449 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDED THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS... LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ON WEST FACING SLOPES...STRONG WINDS WILL DEPOSIT SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ON THE EASTERN SLOPES AS WELL. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ027-080700- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 449 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ISSUED FOR TONIGHT... WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW TO ACCUMULATE TO A DEPTH OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT AND NEZ PERCE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES BY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  472 WWUS45 KBYZ 080233 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 732 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 MTZ034-040-041-056-081200- PARK-STILLWATER-SWEET GRASS-WESTERN CARBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...COLUMBUS... LIVINGSTON AND RED LODGE 732 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CONTINUES THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WARNED AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH AMOUNTS TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ MTZ028>033-042-081200- CUSTER-FALLON-GOLDEN VALLEY-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-TREASURE- WHEATLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...HARLOWTON... HYSHAM...MILES CITY AND ROUNDUP 732 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... EAST TO WEST BANDS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW REPORTS OF 6 INCHES OR MORE HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED IN THIS AREA WITH DRIFTS RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 FEET DEEP. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ MTZ035-057-081200- NORTHERN BIG HORN-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILLINGS AND HARDIN 732 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... HEAVY SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS TO AROUND 8 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED OVER NORTHEAST YELLOWSTONE COUNTY. AN EAST TO WEST BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN DRIFTING SOUTH AT ABOUT 10 MPH. THIS BAND WILL BE AFFECTING ALL OF YELLOWSTONE COUNTY TONIGHT AS WELL AS NORTHERN BIG HORN COUNTY. AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS BAND OF SNOW. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL BEFORE THE SNOW TAPERS OFF SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ MTZ038-039-058-081200- EASTERN CARBON-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- 732 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BAND OF SNOW WILL BE MOVING ACROSS EASTERN CARBON...SOUTHERN BIG HORN...AND SOUTHERN ROSEBUD COUNTIES TONIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF WINTER WEATHER...SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. THE WEATHER MAY BE SIGNIFICANT...BUT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. $$  315 WWUS43 KFSD 080301 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 900 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 .A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM...LOCATED OVER EASTERN SECTIONS OF WYOMING AND COLORADO THIS EVENING...WILL MOVE QUICKLY EAST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATER TONIGHT. A MID LEVEL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM...WILL STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...PRODUCING A RELATIVELY QUICK BURST OF SNOW OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT. INCREASING NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW AND WILL ACCUMULATE ON THE ROADWAYS...MAKING THEM SLIPPERY AND HAZARDOUS TO TRAVELERS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS FOR LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066- 067-081030- BROOKINGS SD-COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-KINGSBURY SD-LAKE SD- LINCOLN SD-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MCCOOK SD-MINER SD-MINNEHAHA SD- MOODY SD-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-TURNER SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...CANTON...JACKSON...LUVERNE... MADISON...MARSHALL...PARKER...PIPESTONE...SIOUX FALLS...SLAYTON... WINDOM AND WORTHINGTON 900 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING SATURDAY... SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP OVER THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE FROM THE BIG SIOUX VALLEY INTO SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WITH SOME LOCALIZED AMOUNTS AROUND 6 INCHES ALONG THE BUFFALO RIDGE. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...AS NORTHEAST TO NORTH WINDS INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH. $$ HACKER  712 WWUS43 KMPX 080318 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 915 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL...CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHANHASSEN HAS EXPANDED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TO INCLUDE SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BLOSSOM AND SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT. THE SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN HALF OF MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. THUS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES N EFFECT HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED AND EXPANDED TO INCLUDED PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WELL. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT...MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH OR END OVER THE WESTERN SECTION EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND BY NOON ELSEWHERE. MNZ041>045-047>070-073>077-081100- ANOKA-BENTON-BROWN-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-DOUGLAS-HENNEPIN- ISANTI-KANABEC-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-LE SUEUR-MCLEOD-MEEKER- MILLE LACS-MORRISON-NICOLLET-POPE-RAMSEY-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-RICE-SCOTT- SHERBURNE-SIBLEY-STEARNS-STEVENS-SWIFT-TODD-WASHINGTON-WRIGHT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...HUTCHINSON...LITTLE FALLS... MINNEAPOLIS...MONTEVIDEO...MORRIS...REDWOOD FALLS...ST CLOUD... ST PAUL...TAYLORS FALLS AND WILLMAR 915 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO FALL IN EARNEST BETWEEN 200 AM AND 700 AM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND TREACHEROUS LATER TONIGHT AS ROAD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND PACKED. $$ MNZ082>085-091>093-081100- BLUE EARTH-FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-MARTIN-STEELE-WASECA-WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...FAIRMONT...MANKATO... OWATONNA AND WASECA 915 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN IN EARNEST BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 600 AM. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD VARY FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND TREACHEROUS LATER TONIGHT AS ROAD BECOME SNOW COVERED AND PACKED. $$ MNZ078-WIZ014>016-023>028-081100- BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-GOODHUE-PEPIN-PIERCE-POLK-RUSK- ST. CROIX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...EAU CLAIRE... MENOMONIE...RED WING AND RICE LAKE 915 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP AFTER 300 AM...AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE MORNING SATURDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BECOME SLICK AND SLIPPERY TOWARD DAYBREAK. $$  210 WWUS43 KFGF 080346 WSWFAR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EASTERN ND/GRAND FORKS 945 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...MORE BITTER COLD TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN PLAINS WHILE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN VALLEY AND MINNESOTA LAKES COUNTRY... .TEMPERATURES WILL DROP WELL BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGHOUT THE REGION. THESE TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH...WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 40 DEGREE BELOW ZERO RANGE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM THE NORTH...MOVING SOUTH OF FARGO AFTER MIDNIGHT. BUT SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES SOUTH OF A LINE FROM COOPERSTOWN TO HILLSBORO IN NORTH DAKOTA TO PARK RAPIDS MINNESOTA. MNZ001-004>009-013>017-NDZ006>008-014>016-026-027-054-081000- BENSON-CAVALIER-EAST MARSHALL-EAST POLK-EASTERN WALSH COUNTY- GRAND FORKS-KITTSON-LAKE OF THE WOODS-NELSON-NORTH BELTRAMI- NORTH CLEARWATER-PEMBINA-PENNINGTON-RAMSEY-RED LAKE-ROSEAU- SOUTH BELTRAMI-TOWNER-WEST MARSHALL-WEST POLK-WESTERN WALSH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADAMS...BAGLEY...BAUDETTE...BEMIDJI... CANDO...CAVALIER...CROOKSTON...DEVILS LAKE...FOSSTON...GRAFTON... GRAND FORKS...HALLOCK...LANGDON...MADDOCK...ROSEAU... THIEF RIVER FALLS AND WARREN ...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT FOR NORTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MINNESOTA... WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO LATE THIS EVENING WILL APPROACH 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO IN FAR NORTHERN LOCATIONS WELL AFTER MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE THESE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION DURING SATURDAY...RESULTING IN LIGHTER WINDS AND AN END TO THE LOW WIND CHILLS. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. MAKE SURE ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. $$ MNZ002-003-022>024-027>032-040-NDZ024-028>030-038-039-049-052-053- 081000- BARNES-CASS-CLAY-EAST BECKER-EAST OTTER TAIL-EDDY-GRANT-GRIGGS- HUBBARD-MAHNOMEN-NORMAN-RANSOM-RICHLAND-SARGENT-SOUTH CLEARWATER- STEELE-TRAILL-WADENA-WEST BECKER-WEST OTTER TAIL-WILKIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADA...BRECKENRIDGE...COOPERSTOWN... DETROIT LAKES...ELBOW LAKE...FARGO...FERGUS FALLS...FORMAN... LISBON...MAHNOMEN...MAYVILLE...MOORHEAD...NEW ROCKFORD... PARK RAPIDS...VALLEY CITY...WADENA AND WAHPETON ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT... SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NORTH DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH 3 TO 5 INCHES OF TOTAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. THE SNOW WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHWARD...TAPERING OFF WELL AFTER MIDMIGHT FOR THE AREA SOUTH OF FARGO. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAKING OVERNIGHT TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. AT THE SAME TIME WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM NEBRASKA LATE TONIGHT INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES SATURDAY ENDING THE SNOW AND LEAVING MUCH COLDER WEATHER IN ITS WAKE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...STAY INSIDE YOUR CAR. START YOUR CAR FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES EVERY HOUR. KEEP SNOW CLEARED AWAY FROM YOUR TAILPIPE. $$ GV  295 WWUS43 KGRB 080350 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 950 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...MODERATE SNOWFALL HEADED TOWARDS WISCONSIN... .LOW PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO MOVE FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS TONIGHT TO NEAR CHICAGO BY MIDDAY SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT...AND TO NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END FROM WEST TO EAST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. THEREFORE...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...YOU SHOULD BE READY FOR WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS. WIZ005-010>013-018>021-030-031-035-036-073-074-081030- VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-NORTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE- LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SOUTHERN OCONTO-MARATHON- SHAWANO-WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...CRIVITZ...TOMAHAWK... ANTIGO...WAUSAU...WISCONSIN RAPIDS AND STEVENS POINT ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY SATURDAY... SNOW WILL ARRIVE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM AND CONTINUE THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. $$ WIZ022-037>040-045-048>050-081030- DOOR-WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET- MANITOWOC- INCLUDING STURGEON BAY...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA... OSHKOSH...CHILTON AND TWO RIVERS ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY SATURDAY... SNOW WILL ARRIVE SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY. $$ KALLAS WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GRB  446 WWUS43 KMQT 080348 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1050 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TONIGHT AND TRACK THROUGH THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES ON SATURDAY. ALTHOUGH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY STRONG...UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND A STRONG FRONTAL ZONE WILL WORK TO PRODUCE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ACROSS PORTIONS OF UPPER MICHIGAN. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED SOUTH OF A LINE FROM IRON RIVER TO GRAND MARAIS...WHERE AS MUCH AS 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. MIZ010-011-081100- DICKINSON MI-IRON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRYSTAL FALLS...IRON MOUNTAIN... IRON RIVER AND KINGSFORD 1050 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING... SCATTERED FLURRIES WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADIER SNOW AFTER 2 AM. SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM IRON RIVER TO CRYSTAL FALLS TO FELCH. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS SATURDAY MORNING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ MIZ012>014-081100- DELTA MI-MENOMINEE MI-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...MANISTIQUE AND MENOMINEE 1050 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... SCATTERED FLURRIES OVERNIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADIER SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM SPALDING TO RAPID RIVER TO BLANEY PARK. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS SATURDAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ MIZ006-007-085-081100- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 1050 PM EST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY... SCATTERED FLURRIES OVERNIGHT WILL GIVE WAY TO STEADIER SNOW TOWARD DAYBREAK. SNOW WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON... WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRENARY TO SHINGLETON TO NEWBERRY. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS ON SATURDAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ ROLFSON  000 WWUS45 KMSO 080406 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 900 PM MST (800 PM PST) FRI MAR 7 2003 IDZ007-008-081200- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER- INCLUDING...KOOSKIA...WHITE BIRD...RIGGINS ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OROFINO GRANGEVILLE REGION AND SALMON RIVER AREA ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 2000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS. $$ MTZ005-081200- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...POSSIBLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE WESTERN BENCH ALONG THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE VALLEY BENCH AREAS. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HELLGATE CANYON AREA CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ007-081200- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. LOCAL EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AS ARCTIC AIR SURGES INTO PARTS OF THE REGION CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ001-002-081200- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH... WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO NEAR THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ003-081200- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE MISSION VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE DURING THE DAY AS THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTH...AND DRIER AIR INVADES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MISSION VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ004-006-043-081200- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...SULA ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION BELOW 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BELOW 3000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS DURING THE DAY. $$ IDZ005-006-081200- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH OVER THE PASSES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD MORE SNOW INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD RISE TO 4000 FEET...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. $$ IDZ009-010-081200- LEMHI COUNTY- INCLUDING...SALMON...LEADORE...SHOUP ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR LEMHI COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND UP TO 2 INCHES BELOW 5000 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...GUSTING TO 40 MPH OVER THE PASSES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. $$ LAKE/KOLATA  120 WWUS45 KBYZ 080408 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 909 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 MTZ036-037-081200- CARTER-POWDER RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS AND EKALAKA 909 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW...ACCUMULATING TO 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL FALL OVER THE ADVISORY AREA TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF WINTER WEATHER...SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. THE WEATHER MAY BE SIGNIFICANT...BUT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. $$  000 WWUS43 KARX 080411 WSWLSE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1010 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...SNOW TO EFFECT THE AREA BY LATE TONIGHT... .SNOW WAS BEGINNING TO EXPAND IN COVERAGE ACROSS NEBRASKA AND THE DAKOTAS LATE THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. THIS LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ILLINOIS ON SATURDAY. VERY FAVORABLE LOW LEVEL FEATURES AND WIND PROFILES WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WEATHER ELEMENTS...AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW ACROSS MINNESOTA LATE TONIGHT...PUSHING INTO WISCONSIN EARLY ON SATURDAY. CURRENTLY...THE MOST FAVORABLE AREA FOR THIS SNOW BAND LOOKS TO BE NORTH OF A ROCHESTER MINNESOTA TO BLACK RIVER FALLS WISCONSIN LINE. PERSONS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS...BRIDGES... AND SIDEWALKS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO BRING ALONG A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MNZ079-WIZ017-029-032>034-082200- BUFFALO WI-CLARK WI-JACKSON WI-TAYLOR WI-TREMPEALEAU WI-WABASHA MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALMA...ARCADIA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LAKE CITY...MEDFORD...MONDOVI...NEILLSVILLE...WABASHA AND WHITEHALL 1010 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY... SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING...CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. $$ JR  745 WWUS45 KTFX 080441 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 945 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 MTZ052>055-081200- BROADWATER-GALLATIN-JEFFERSON-MEAGHER- 945 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE VALLEYS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA...WHERE SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA...WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ESPECIALLY THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. $$ MTZ009-014-048-081200- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 945 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY AND THE ENTIRE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY AND ALONG THE ENTIRE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT OVERNIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT. HEAVY SNOWS REMAIN A THREAT FOR LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY. AN ADDITIONAL 10 TO 16 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS...AND AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE HELENA VALLEY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. $$  192 WWUS43 KUNR 080445 WSWRAP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 945 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND EASTERN WYOMING WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT...SPREADING A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES BY THE TIME THE SNOW TAPERS TO FLURRIES ON SATURDAY MORNING. THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...DRAWING COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL CREATE WIND CHILL READINGS TO 30 BELOW ZERO ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. AS OF 9 PM SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER AND LESS THAN AN INCH TO THE SOUTH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 511...OR 866,697,3511. IN WYOMING...THE NUMBER IS 888,996,7623....OR 307,772,0824. SDZ001-002-080900- HARDING-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEMMON...BUFFALO AND BISON ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH THE NIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS IF YOU DO NOT USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ014-080900- ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUPREE ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS IF YOU DO NOT USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  981 WWUS45 KRIW 080510 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 1001 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 WYZ001-002-012-014-015-024-081100- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS WY-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST WY- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- 1001 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT... SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN WYOMING...CAUSING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALSO...LOCALLY HIGHER WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL OCCUR ON RIDGE TOPS. SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS WELL TONIGHT...THOUGH THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. EXPECT ANOTHER 3 TO 8 INCHES BY MORNING. ANY TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. MANY OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND WILL REMAIN TREACHEROUS. $$ WYZ013-023-025-081100- JACKSON HOLE WY-STAR VALLEY WY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...JACKSON AND PINEDALE 1001 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT... SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THE VALLEYS AND BASINS OF WESTERN WYOMING...CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL AT TIMES TONIGHT...THOUGH THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE MAIN THREAT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE BY MORNING. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. $$ WCJIN-WYNW-WYSW TWB/MC  000 WWUS45 KGGW 080503 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 1002 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 MTZ021-022-025>027-081100- DAWSON-GARFIELD-PETROLEUM-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...JORDAN...TERRY... WIBAUX AND WINNETT ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD SATURDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS TONIGHT OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...A NORTHEAST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW...AND WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AS THE MERCURY FALLS TO AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ MTZ016>020-023-024-059>062-081100- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY COUNTY- DANIELS-EAST ROOSEVELT-MCCONE-NORTH VALLEY-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- RICHLAND-SHERIDAN-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...CULBERTSON...GLASGOW...MALTA... OPHEIM...PLENTYWOOD...SCOBEY...SIDNEY...WHITEWATER... WOLF POINT AND ZORTMAN ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN AN INCH...HIGHEST AMOUNTS SOUTH. A NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AT TIMES...AND WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AS THE MERCURY PLUMMETS TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. TO GET THE LATEST INFORMATION ON ROAD CONDITIONS...CALL THE MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ROAD REPORT NUMBER BY DIALING 5 1 1. $$ CB  000 WWUS46 KPQR 080751 CCA WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 920 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ORZ011-013-WAZ019-081400- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP...MCKENZIE BRIDGE... MOUNT ST. HELENS AND OAKRIDGE 920 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE BEEN IN THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH TOTALS SINCE THE STORM BEGAN OF TWO AND A HALF TO 6 FEET. SNOW LEVELS FROM 2500 TO 3500 FEET WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET SATURDAY. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CASCADES AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY...AND TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. $$  000 WWUS46 KPQR 080520 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 920 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ORZ011-013-WAZ019-081400- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP...MCKENZIE BRIDGE... MOUNT ST. HELENS AND OAKRIDGE 920 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW FALL AMOUNTS IN THE LAST 24 HOURS HAVE BEEN IN THE 1 TO 3 FOOT RANGE. AN ADDITIONAL ONE TO ONE AND A HALF FEET IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH TOTALS SINCE THE STORM BEGAN OF TWO AND A HALF TO 6 FEET. SNOW LEVELS FROM 2500 TO 3500 FEET WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET SATURDAY. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CASCADES AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY...AND TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. $$  077 WWUS43 KOAX 080546 WSWOMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 1145 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 NEZ011-012-016>018-081200- ANTELOPE-CEDAR-KNOX-PIERCE-WAYNE- 1145 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN PART OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA FOR TONIGHT. A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION... STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL BRING IN COLDER AIR LATE TONIGHT. THIS SHOULD CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY MORNING. ROADS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES IN THE ADVISORY AREA WILL BECOME SLICK AND LOCALLY HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WILL MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ MILLER  456 WWUS45 KBYZ 080616 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 1103 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 MTZ034-040-041-056-081200- PARK-STILLWATER-SWEET GRASS-WESTERN CARBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...COLUMBUS... LIVINGSTON AND RED LODGE 1103 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 18 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS. EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO WILL ALSO OCCUR. $$ MTZ028>033-042-081200- CUSTER-FALLON-GOLDEN VALLEY-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-TREASURE- WHEATLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...HARLOWTON... HYSHAM...MILES CITY AND ROUNDUP 1103 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE. GUSTY EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS 20 TO 35 BELOW ZERO. $$ MTZ035-057-081200- NORTHERN BIG HORN-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILLINGS AND HARDIN 1103 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. $$ MTZ036>039-058-081200- CARTER-EASTERN CARBON-POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN- SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS AND EKALAKA 1103 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO. $$ WYZ099-081202- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHERIDAN 1103 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SHERIDAN AREA LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO. $$ WCJIN-WYNW-WYNE RICHMOND  134 WWUS46 KMFR 080617 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 1010 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ORZ025-027-081230- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 1010 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND 3 TO 7 INCHES IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING WITH DECREASING CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ OBRIEN  103 WWUS46 KOTX 080622 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1017 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 IDZ004-081215- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 1017 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 3000 FEET CONTINUES THROUGH TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... A STRONG MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS OVER THE IDAHO PANHANDLE THROUGH TONIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3000 FEET BY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE SHELTERED VALLEYS COULD SEE SOME SNOW LATE TONIGHT...ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN TWO INCHES. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE AT RIDGE TOPS...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM DUE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ031-081215- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANATONE 1017 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY... A STRONG MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE FAVORABLE UPSLOPE CONDITIONS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT RIDGE TOPS... LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND ON WEST FACING SLOPES...STRONG WINDS WILL DEPOSIT SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ON THE EASTERN SLOPES AS WELL. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ027-081215- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 1017 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES FOR TONIGHT... WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. EXPECT SNOW TO ACCUMULATE TO A DEPTH OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...MAINLY ABOVE 2500 FEET ON THE CAMAS PRAIRIE. THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF WINCHESTER...CRAIGMONT AND NEZ PERCE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES OVERNIGHT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-081215- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK...DEER PARK... NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1017 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM DUE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ042-081215- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP 1017 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... ANOTHER WET WEATHER SYSTEM DUE INTO THE REGION LATE SATURDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 14 INCHES THROUGH SUNDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW THREAT WILL MAINLY BE FOR LOCATIONS NEAR THE CASCADE CREST...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER VALLEYS AWAY FROM THE CREST. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  819 WWUS43 KUNR 080658 WSWRAP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1155 PM MST FRI MAR 7 2003 .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST NEBRASKA AND EASTERN WYOMING WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVERNIGHT...SPREADING A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. WIND COMBINED WITH ARCTIC AIR WILL CAUSE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS. AS OF MIDNIGHT...SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER AND LESS THAN AN INCH TO THE SOUTH. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TONIGHT...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA ARE AVAILABLE BY CALLING 511...OR 866,697,3511. IN WYOMING...THE NUMBER IS 888,996,7623....OR 307,772,0824. SDZ001-002-081200- HARDING-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...LEMMON/BISON ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE NORTH DAKOTA BORDER. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS IF YOU DO NOT USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$ SDZ014-081200- ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...DUPREE ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA OVERNIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES BY MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILL READINGS TO NEAR 30 BELOW ZERO AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS SNOW...ICE ACCUMULATIONS...WINDS... AND COLD TEMPERATURES COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS IF YOU DO NOT USE CAUTION WHEN OUTDOORS OR TRAVELING. $$  612 WWUS43 KAPX 080851 WSWAPN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 350 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MOST SNOW TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA IN A MONTH... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE STATE OF MICHIGAN TODAY AND BRING THE MOST SNOW FOR NORTHERN LOWER AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN IN THE LAST MONTH. MIZ008-015>036-041-042-081500- ALCONA-ALPENA-ANTRIM-ARENAC-BENZIE-CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-CHIPPEWA- CRAWFORD-EMMET-GLADWIN-GRAND TRAVERSE-IOSCO-KALKASKA-LEELANAU- MACKINAC-MANISTEE-MISSAUKEE-MONTMORENCY-OGEMAW-OSCODA-OTSEGO- PRESQUE ISLE-ROSCOMMON-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGER...ALPENA...ATLANTA...AU GRES... AU SABLE...BEAVER ISLAND...BELLAIRE...BEULAH...BOYNE CITY... CADILLAC...CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN...EAST JORDAN...EAST TAWAS... ELK RAPIDS...ELLSWORTH...EMPIRE...FRANKFORT...GAYLORD...GLADWIN... GLENNIE...GRAYLING...HARBOR SPRINGS...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... INDIAN RIVER...KALKASKA...LACHINE...LAKE CITY...MACKINAC ISLAND... MACKINAW CITY...MANCELONA...MANISTEE...MIO...ONAWAY...OSCODA... OSSINEKE...PELLSTON...PETOSKEY...PRUDENVILLE...ROGERS CITY... ROSCOMMON...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. HELEN...ST. IGNACE...STANDISH... STERLING...TAWAS CITY...THE TOWN OF HUBBARD LAKE...THOMPSONVILLE... TRAVERSE CITY...WEST BRANCH AND WHITEFISH POINT 350 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TODAY... SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. $$ LUTZ/ZOLTOWSKI  640 WWUS43 KBIS 080904 WSWBIS URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 255 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WHICH BROUGHT THE SNOW TO PARTS OF THE REGION YESTERDAY EVENING AND NIGHT HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST. SOME LINGERING SNOW FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL AREAS NEAR THE SOUTH DAKOTA BORDER INTO THE MORNING HOURS TODAY WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR FROM NORTH TO SOUTH TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE MOVES INTO THE REGION. TRAVELLERS SHOULD STILL WATCH FOR LOCAL SLIPPERY SPOTS AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH SNOW PACKED ROADS TODAY. NDZ020-031>037-040>048-050-051-080930- ADAMS-BILLINGS-BOWMAN-BURLEIGH-DICKEY-EMMONS-GOLDEN VALLEY-GRANT- HETTINGER-KIDDER-LA MOURE-LOGAN-MCINTOSH-MORTON-OLIVER-SIOUX-SLOPE- STARK-STUTSMAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...DICKINSON...BOWMAN... BISMARCK...MANDAN...MOTT...MEDORA...LINTON...HETTINGER...ELLENDALE... BEACH AND ASHLEY 255 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... THE SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES AND MAY LINGER INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE ALSO DIMINISHED TO 5 TO 15 MPH AND THUS HAVE LESSED THE WIND CHILL FACTOR ACROSS THE AREA. IN ANY CASE DRESS WARM FOR THE COLD WEATHER TODAY WHEN VENTURING OUTDOORS. $$ JENSEN  998 WWUS45 KGGW 080906 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 205 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ021-022-025>027-081003- DAWSON-GARFIELD-PETROLEUM-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...JORDAN...TERRY... WIBAUX AND WINNETT ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW IS COMING TO END EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. $$ CB  626 WWUS45 KGGW 080908 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...COR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 208 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ021-022-025>027-081003- DAWSON-GARFIELD-PETROLEUM-PRAIRIE-WIBAUX- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENDIVE...JORDAN...TERRY... WIBAUX AND WINNETT ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... SNOW IS COMING TO AN END EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. $$ CB  264 WWUS45 KGGW 080918 WSWGGW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GLASGOW MT 217 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ016>020-023-024-059>062-081013- CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PHILLIPS-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY COUNTY- DANIELS-EAST ROOSEVELT-MCCONE-NORTH VALLEY-NORTHERN PHILLIPS- RICHLAND-SHERIDAN-SOUTHWEST PHILLIPS-WESTERN ROOSEVELT COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CIRCLE...CULBERTSON...GLASGOW...MALTA... OPHEIM...PLENTYWOOD...SCOBEY...SIDNEY...WHITEWATER... WOLF POINT AND ZORTMAN ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... LIGHT SNOW HAS COME TO AN END AND NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. IN ADDITION...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO LESS THAN 10 MPH SO WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE A FACTOR. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE BITTERLY COLD THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 BELOW ZERO. $$ CB  360 WWUS43 KMPX 080936 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 330 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...FOR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .A FAIRLY FAST MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR FROM NEAR REDWOOD FALLS AND MADISON...THROUGH LITCHFIELD...NEW ULM...THE TWIN CITIES...RICE LAKE...EAU CLAIRE...AND LADYSMITH. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 6 INCH RANGE IN THESE AREAS. 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE COMMON OVER CENTRAL AND FAR SOUTHERN MINNESOTA...INCLUDING...ST CLOUD...ONAMIA...MORA...FAIRMONT...AND ALBERT LEA. THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING OVER WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY AROUND 8 AM...AND THEN OVER EAST CENTRAL MINNESOTA BY 10 AM. SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON OVER MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. IN ADDITION...NORTH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING OVER PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CAUSING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOME COLD WIND CHILLS READINGS IN THE 10 TO 15 BELOW RANGE...ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THESE AREAS. A LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL BE MOVING ACROSS KANSAS TOWARD CENTRAL ILLINOIS TODAY...WHICH IS A FAVORABLE PATH FOR SNOW IN SOUTHERN MINNESOTA. MNZ078-WIZ015-016-024>028-081700- BARRON-CHIPPEWA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE-GOODHUE-PEPIN-PIERCE-RUSK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EAU CLAIRE...MENOMONIE... RED WING AND RICE LAKE 327 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY TODAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURRING BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY. $$ MNZ051>053-058>063-066>070-075>077-082>085-WIZ014-023-081700-ANOKA-BL UE EARTH-CARVER-CHISAGO-DAKOTA-HENNEPIN-ISANTI-LE SUEUR-MCLEOD-MEEKER-NICOLLET-POLK-RAMSEY-RICE-SCOTT-SHERBURNE-SIBLEY- ST. CROIX-STEELE-WASECA-WASHINGTON-WATONWAN-WRIGHT-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE...HUTCHINSON...MANKATO...MINNEAPOLIS...OWATONNA...ST PAUL...TAYLORS FALLS AND WASECA 327 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING... EXPECT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING. SOME BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE POSSIBLE...WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF NEAR 1 INCH AN HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE ENDING BY LATE MORNING. $$ MNZ054>057-064-065-073-074-081600- BROWN-CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SWIFT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEVIDEO...REDWOOD FALLS AND WILLMAR 327 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING... EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT THEN DIMINISH BY ABOUT 8 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. NORTH WINDS UP TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO THE AFTERNOON. $$ MNZ041>045-047>050-081600- BENTON-DOUGLAS-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-POPE-STEARNS-STEVENS-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA...LITTLE FALLS... MORRIS AND ST CLOUD 327 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING... EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO GRADUALLY END BY ABOUT 8 AM...LEAVING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MNZ091>093-081700- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA AND FAIRMONT 327 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS MORNING... EXPECT PERIODS OF SNOW THIS MORNING...WITH THE MOST SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OCCURRING BETWEEN 6 AM AND 10 AM. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY NOON. $$ JPR/MBK  799 WWUS43 KARX 080932 WSWLSE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 335 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPANDED... .A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE PLAINS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TODAY...BRINGING WITH IT SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW. THIS MORNING...THE STORM SYSTEM NOW APPEARS TO BE TRACKING A BIT FURTHER SOUTH. AS A RESULT...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAVE BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITIES OF AUSTIN...ROCHESTER...DODGE CENTER AND WINONA. PERSONS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS...BRIDGES... AND SIDEWALKS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO BRING ALONG A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. WIZ017-029-081800- CLARK WI-TAYLOR WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDFORD AND NEILLSVILLE 335 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. BY EVENING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF...WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ MNZ079-WIZ032>034-081800- BUFFALO WI-JACKSON WI-TREMPEALEAU WI-WABASHA MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALMA...ARCADIA...BLACK RIVER FALLS... LAKE CITY...MONDOVI...WABASHA AND WHITEHALL 335 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. BY EVENING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF...WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES. $$ MNZ086>088-094-081800- DODGE MN-MOWER MN-OLMSTED MN-WINONA MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...DODGE CENTER...MANTORVILLE... ROCHESTER AND WINONA 335 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... SNOW WILL MOVE IN FROM THE WEST THIS MORNING. THE SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND AREAL COVERAGE LATER THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE DAY. BY EVENING...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF...WITH ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. $$ KRC  986 WWUS43 KGRR 080949 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 448 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...QUICK HITTING SNOWSTORM EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .A STRONG JET STREAM DISTURBANCE WILL CAUSE RAPID SNOW DEVELOPMENT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. THE SNOW WILL LIKELY BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 3 PM AND 6 PM BEFORE IT COMES TO AN END EARLY THIS EVENING. MIZ037>040-043>045-081600- CLARE-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWAYGO...LUDINGTON...HART...EVART... CLARE...BIG RAPIDS AND BALDWIN 448 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 3 PM AND 6 PM. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. $$ BDM JK  000 WWUS43 KABR 080946 WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NEBRASKA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO MINNESOTA AND IOWA DURING THE DAY. AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE EAST...SNOW WILL END BY LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>018-081100- /CAN.KABR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-030308T1100Z/ BIG STONE-BROWN-CAMPBELL-CORSON-DAY-DEWEY-EDMUNDS-FAULK-MARSHALL- MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK-TRAVERSE-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...EUREKA...FAULKTON... GETTYSBURG...GROTON...IPSWICH...MCLAUGHLIN...MOBRIDGE...ORTONVILLE... REDFIELD...SELBY...SISSETON...WEBSTER AND WHEATON 350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE SNOW WILL END BY SUNRISE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. $$ SDZ019>023-081100- /EXT.KABR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-030308T1500Z/ CLARK-CODINGTON-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG STONE CITY...CLARK...CLEAR LAKE... ESTELLINE...MILBANK AND WATERTOWN 350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS MORNING...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ HINTZ  000 WWUS43 KABR 080955 CCA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE ...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME... NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NEBRASKA WILL MOVE RAPIDLY INTO MINNESOTA AND IOWA DURING THE DAY. AS THE LOW MOVES TO THE EAST...SNOW WILL END BY LATE MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>018-081100- /CAN.KABR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-030308T1100Z/ BIG STONE-BROWN-CAMPBELL-CORSON-DAY-DEWEY-EDMUNDS-FAULK-MARSHALL- MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK-TRAVERSE-WALWORTH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...EUREKA...FAULKTON... GETTYSBURG...GROTON...IPSWICH...MCLAUGHLIN...MOBRIDGE...ORTONVILLE... REDFIELD...SELBY...SISSETON...WEBSTER AND WHEATON 350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE SNOW WILL END BY SUNRISE ACROSS THE AREA...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS AROUND AN INCH. $$ SDZ019>023-081500- /EXT.KABR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-030308T1500Z/ CLARK-CODINGTON-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG STONE CITY...CLARK...CLEAR LAKE... ESTELLINE...MILBANK AND WATERTOWN 350 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH THE SNOW...NORTH WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS MORNING...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ HINTZ  639 WWUS43 KGRB 081009 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 353 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TO SOUTHWEST IOWA WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL...NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL AT LEAST MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-081800- FLORENCE-FOREST-LANGLADE-LINCOLN-MARATHON-ONEIDA-VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...CRANDON...EAGLE RIVER... RHINELANDER AND WAUSAU 353 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY MIDDAY. $$ WIZ035-036-082000- PORTAGE-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEVENS POINT AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 353 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ WIZ013-020>022-031-073-074-081800- DOOR-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- SHAWANO-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARINETTE...SHAWANO AND STURGEON BAY 353 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY MIDDAY. $$ WIZ037>040-045-048>050-082000- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC...OSHKOSH...WAUPACA AND WAUTOMA 353 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ MG  016 WWUS43 KFSD 081002 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 400 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS NEBRASKA THIS MORNING...AND INTO MISSOURI THIS AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA THROUGH EARLY TO MID MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW NORTH OF INTERSTATE 90. GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL ALSO CREATE BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. WITH COLD AIR OVER THE AREA...THE WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PERSON MAY WISH TO DELAY TRAVEL UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING WHEN CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE. SDZ054-061-062-066-067-081100- LINCOLN SD-MCCOOK SD-MINER SD-MINNEHAHA SD-TURNER SD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANTON...PARKER AND SIOUX FALLS 400 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-081500- BROOKINGS SD-COTTONWOOD MN-JACKSON MN-KINGSBURY SD-LAKE SD- LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MOODY SD-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...JACKSON...LUVERNE...MADISON... MARSHALL...PIPESTONE...SLAYTON...WINDOM AND WORTHINGTON 400 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TO MID MORNING...WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...ALONG WITH WIND CHILLS OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW.S $$  106 WWUS45 KTFX 080956 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 300 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ052>055-081300- BROADWATER-GALLATIN-JEFFERSON-MEAGHER- 300 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 6000 FEET... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CANCELLED OF CENTRAL MONTANA BELOW 6000 FEET... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET...AND LESS THAN 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. $$ MTZ009-014-048-081300- CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 300 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY... SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES BELOW 6000 FEET...AND LESS THAN 6 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. $$  224 WWUS43 KMQT 081016 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 515 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...HEAVIER SNOW FOCUSING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL UPPER MICHIGAN... .A BAND OF OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS POISED TO SLIDE INTO MENOMINEE...DELTA...AND SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES THIS MORNING. EXPECT A STEADY SNOWFALL THROUGH MID MORNING TO DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING...THEN END EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE BAY OF GREEN BAY AND LAKE MICHIGAN WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL ALSO PERSIST NORTH OF THIS AREA...HEAVIER SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED. MIZ010-011-081030- DICKINSON MI-IRON MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRYSTAL FALLS...IRON MOUNTAIN... IRON RIVER AND KINGSFORD 515 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ALTHOUGH STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IT NOW APPEARS THAT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE UNLIKELY. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY AFTERNOON OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...GREATEST ALONG HIGHWAY US-2. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ MIZ006-007-085-081030- ALGER MI-LUCE MI-NORTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GRAND MARAIS...MUNISING AND NEWBERRY 515 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... A STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BEFORE ENDING. HOWEVER...IT NOW APPEARS THAT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ARE UNLIKELY. THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY EARLY AFTERNOON...GREATEST SOUTH OF A LINE FROM TRENARY TO SHINGLETON TO NEWBERRY. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ MIZ012>014-081800- DELTA MI-MENOMINEE MI-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...MANISTIQUE AND MENOMINEE 515 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY DAYBREAK...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY. SNOW WILL END BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL ALONG AND SOUTH OF US-2 IN MENOMINEE COUNTY...WHERE LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ JLA  794 WWUS43 KGRB 081023 CCA WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED VALID TIMES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 420 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS... .LOW PRESSURE ALONG A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN TO SOUTHWEST IOWA WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN DURING THE DAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO CENTRAL...NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL AT LEAST MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-081800- VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON- INCLUDING EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO AND WAUSAU ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE MORNING WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY MIDDAY. $$ WIZ013-020>022-031-073-074-082000- NORTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SOUTHERN OCONTO-DOOR-SHAWANO- INCLUDING CRIVITZ AND STURGEON BAY ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THIS MORNING WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY MIDDAY. $$ WIZ035-036-081800- WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING WISCONSIN RAPIDS AND STEVENS POINT ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ WIZ037>040-045-048>050-082000- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON AND TWO RIVERS ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ MG WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GRB  136 WWUS45 KRIW 081025 WSWRIW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY 326 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 WYZ001-002-012-014-015-024-081115- ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS WY-SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES WY- TETON AND GROS VENTRE MOUNTAINS WY-WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS EAST WY- WIND RIVER MOUNTAINS WEST WY-YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY- 326 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE WINTER STORM WARNING THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN WYOMING FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN WYOMING...HOWEVER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT WILL BE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY AND BE IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL STILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS IN MOUNTAIN PASSES AND IN EXPOSED AREAS. EXPECT A BRIEF RETURN OF HEAVY SNOWFALL SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ WYZ013-023-025-081115- JACKSON HOLE WY-STAR VALLEY WY-UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN FOOTHILLS WY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AFTON...JACKSON AND PINEDALE 326 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE VALLEYS OF WESTERN WYOMING AND THE UPPER GREEN RIVER BASIN AROUND PINEDALE IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE THIS MORNING. LIGHT SNOW AND POSSIBLY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TODAY AND TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WITH WARM SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND SLOWLY DIMINISHING WIND SPEEDS...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND 1 INCH BOTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL STILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AROUND PASSES. EXPECT A BRIEF RETURN OF HEAVY SNOWFALL SUNDAY NIGHT. $$ WCJIN-WYNW-WYSW MCDONALD  643 WWUS43 KOAX 081031 WSWOMA URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA NE 430 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 NEZ011-012-016>018-081130- ANTELOPE-CEDAR-KNOX-PIERCE-WAYNE- 430 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... A MIX OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OR FLURRIES EARLY THIS MORNING. LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE IS STILL POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ON AREA ROADWAYS DUE TO AN AREA OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WHICH MOVED ACROSS PARTS OF NORTHEAST NEBRASKA OVERNIGHT. USE EXTRA CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING. $$ KING/WIESE  000 WWUS43 KUNR 081036 WSWRAP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 335 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 SDZ001-002-081134- HARDING-PERKINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEMMON...BUFFALO AND BISON ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT IS NOW CANCELLED. $$ SDZ014-081134- ZIEBACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUPREE ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT IS NOW CANCELLED. $$  000 WWUS45 KBOI 081052 WSWBOI URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BOISE ID 400 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ011-013-081120- BOISE MOUNTAINS-WEST CENTRAL MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCCALL...GARDEN VALLEY... IDAHO CITY AND CASCADE ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW IS DECREASING. ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT... GENERALLY UNDER 3 INCHES. $$  000 WWUS45 KPIH 081104 WSWPIH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE POCATELLO/IDAHO FALLS ID 400 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ018-031-081200- BIG AND LITTLE WOOD RIVER REGION-SAWTOOTH MOUNTAINS- 400 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE STEADY LIGHT SNOW IN THE STANLEY BASIN AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS NORTH OF SUN VALLEY WILL TAPER OFF BY MID-MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS STILL POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. $$  000 WWUS45 KTFX 081132 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 430 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ009-048-081700- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 430 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/GREATFALLS/ (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) $$ .A BREAK IN THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT MORE PACIFIC MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THR0UGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL AIDE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW.  000 WWUS45 KTFX 081131 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 430 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ009-048-100000- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 430 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/GREATFALLS/ (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) $$ .A BREAK IN THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT MORE PACIFIC MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THR0UGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL AIDE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW.  626 WWUS45 KTFX 081133 CCA WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ009-048-081700- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT ABOVE 5000 FEET... SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. GUSTY WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE, BUT NOT IMMINENT. AT THE TIME, THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. FUTURE DRIVING AND WALKING CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/GREATFALLS/ (USE LOWER CASE LETTERS) $$ .A BREAK IN THE HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT MORE PACIFIC MOISTURE EMBEDDED IN INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THR0UGH SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION A SERIES OF WEATHER DISTURBANCES ALOFT WILL AIDE IN THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW.  885 WWUS45 KBYZ 081137 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ034-040-041-056-081609- PARK-STILLWATER-SWEET GRASS-WESTERN CARBON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG TIMBER...COLUMBUS... LIVINGSTON AND RED LODGE 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ028>033-042-081609- CUSTER-FALLON-GOLDEN VALLEY-MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-TREASURE- WHEATLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAKER...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...HARLOWTON... HYSHAM...MILES CITY...ROUNDUP AND RYEGATE 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS BEEN REDUCED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. HEAVY SNOW IS NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE AREA...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. $$ MTZ035-057-081609- NORTHERN BIG HORN-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILLINGS AND HARDIN 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ039-081609- EASTERN CARBON- 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION AROUND AN INCH. HEAVY SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ036>038-058-081609- CARTER-POWDER RIVER-SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS AND EKALAKA 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 9 AM MST... OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER THE AREA. BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY AND QUICKLY ACCUMULATE. THE AREA WILL RECEIVE UP TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS MORNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. $$ WYZ099-081609- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHERIDAN 435 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST... OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH A STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BY NOON. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. $$ WCJIN-WYNW-WYNE HUMPHREY  163 WWUS45 KMSO 081149 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 500 AM MST (400 AM PST) SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ007-008-081800- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER- INCLUDING...KOOSKIA...WHITE BIRD...RIGGINS ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE OROFINO GRANGEVILLE REGION AND SALMON RIVER AREA ABOVE 2000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED OVER THE OROFINO GRANGEVILLE REGION AND SALMON RIVER AREA. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IDZ009-010-081800- LEMHI COUNTY- INCLUDING...SALMON...LEADORE...SHOUP ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LEMHI COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED OVER LEMHI COUNTY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL RAIN BELOW 3500 FEET. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MTZ004-006-043-081800- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...SULA ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION BELOW 3000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED BELOW 3000 FEET IN THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ001-002-081800- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ005-081800- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...POSSIBLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE WESTERN BENCH ALONG THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS...ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HELLGATE CANYON AREA CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ007-081800- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THIS MORNING THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION $$ MTZ003-081800- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE MISSION VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLATHEAD VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD EVENING AS THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTH...AND DRIER AIR INVADES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MISSION VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ IDZ005-006-081800- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET...4 TO 8 INCHES BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET...AND 1 TO 2 INCHES HEAVY WET SNOW IN THE LOWEST VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH OVER THE PASSES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS MORNING. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD MORE SNOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AT 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND RISE TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. $$ LAKE/KOLATA  000 WWUS46 KPDT 081159 RRA WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 400 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ042-043-081300- CENTRAL OREGON OR-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON OR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE AND REDMOND 400 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW ALONG THE CREST OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES IS LIFTING NORTHWARD AND SNOWFALL IS DIMINISHING. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS STILL BE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE MAINLY NEAR THE CREST ABOVE 4000 FEET. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS IN WALLOWA COUNTY. $$  000 WWUS46 KPDT 081201 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 400 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ046-WAZ030-081136- BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS WA- 400 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IS LIFTING NORTHWARD AND SNOWFALL IS DIMINISHING. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3500 FEET. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS. $$  000 WWUS46 KPDT 081159 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 400 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ050-081300- WALLOWA COUNTY OR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE 400 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... THE WINTER STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO WALLOWA COUNTY IS LIFTING NORTHWARD AND SNOWFALL IS DIMINISHING. THEREFORE...THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS STILL BE EXPECTED INTO THE AFTERNOON WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW POSSIBLE MAINLY ALONG WEST AND NORTHWEST FACING SLOPES ABOVE 3500 FEET. MOTORIST ARE URGED TO CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING ON SNOW PACKED ROADS IN WALLOWA COUNTY. $$  175 WWUS46 KPQR 081212 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 415 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ011-013-WAZ019-081900- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP...MCKENZIE BRIDGE... MOUNT ST. HELENS AND OAKRIDGE 415 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 4000 FEET IN THE NORTH TO 5000 FEET IN THE SOUTH. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CASCADES AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY...AND TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. $$  000 WWUS45 KMSO 081218 CCA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED IDZ005-006 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 518 AM MST (418 AM PST) SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ007-008-081800- OROFINO/GRANGEVILLE REGION-LOWER HELLS CANYON/SALMON RIVER- INCLUDING...KOOSKIA...WHITE BIRD...RIGGINS ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE OROFINO GRANGEVILLE REGION AND SALMON RIVER AREA ABOVE 2000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED OVER THE OROFINO GRANGEVILLE REGION AND SALMON RIVER AREA. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ IDZ009-010-081800- LEMHI COUNTY- INCLUDING...SALMON...LEADORE...SHOUP ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LEMHI COUNTY ABOVE 5000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... SNOWFALL HAS DECREASED OVER LEMHI COUNTY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY...WITH PRECIPITATION BECOMING ALL RAIN BELOW 3500 FEET. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ MTZ004-006-043-081800- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...SULA ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION BELOW 3000 FEET HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED BELOW 3000 FEET IN THE LOWER CLARK FORK REGION...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ001-002-081800- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL OCCUR TODAY...BUT LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IS EXPECTED...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ005-081800- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...POSSIBLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE WESTERN BENCH ALONG THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS...ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HELLGATE CANYON AREA CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ007-081800- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THIS MORNING THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION $$ MTZ003-081800- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE MISSION VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLATHEAD VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD EVENING AS THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTH...AND DRIER AIR INVADES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MISSION VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ IDZ005-006-081800- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH OVER THE PASSES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD MORE SNOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND RISE TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ RPN/MWJ  000 WWUS46 KMFR 081221 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 430 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ025-027-081630- EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS-SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK... STEAMBOAT...TOKETEE FALLS 430 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES HAS EXPIRED... SNOW ADVISORY FOR EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY FOOTHILLS AND THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES HAS EXPIRED. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET BEFORE ENDING BY NOON. ONLY ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED. $$ FB  000 WWUS43 KMPX 081246 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 642 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED FOR A PART OF CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL HAS MOVED SOUTH OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL THIS MORNING WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. HENCE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA FROM MORRIS AND GLENWOOD THROUGH ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE THIS MORNING...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. MNZ041-042-047-048-081341- DOUGLAS-POPE-STEVENS-TODD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALEXANDRIA AND MORRIS 642 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED FROM MORRIS TO GLENWOOD...ALEXANDRIA AND LONG PRAIRIE THIS MORNING. HENCE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SNOWFALL OBSERVER IN MORRIS REPORTED 2 NEW INCHES OF SNOW AT 6 AM. $$ MBK  925 WWUS43 KGRB 081255 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 655 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK JUST SOUTH OF CHICAGO TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL...NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL AT LEAST MIDDAY. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ005-010>012-018-019-030-081700- VILAS-ONEIDA-FOREST-FLORENCE-LINCOLN-LANGLADE-MARATHON- INCLUDING EAGLE RIVER...RHINELANDER...CRANDON...TOMAHAWK...ANTIGO AND WAUSAU ...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH MIDDAY... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY BY MIDDAY. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. $$ WIZ013-020-021-031-073-074-081700- NORTHERN MARINETTE-SOUTHERN MARINETTE-MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO-SOUTHERN OCONTO-SHAWANO- INCLUDING CRIVITZ ...WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 1 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. $$ WIZ022-081700- DOOR- INCLUDING STURGEON BAY ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DOOR COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 1 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ WIZ035-036-081700- WOOD-PORTAGE- INCLUDING WISCONSIN RAPIDS AND STEVENS POINT ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH MIDDAY... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY BY MIDDAY. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. $$ WIZ037>040-045-048>050-081700- WAUPACA-OUTAGAMIE-BROWN-KEWAUNEE-WAUSHARA-WINNEBAGO-CALUMET-MANITOWOC- INCLUDING APPLETON...GREEN BAY...ALGOMA...WAUTOMA...OSHKOSH...CHILTON AND TWO RIVERS ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 1 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. $$ KIECKBUSCH WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/GRB  094 WWUS46 KOTX 081301 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 WAZ031-081500- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANATONE 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ENDED... THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS IS SHIFTING NORTH AND THE SNOWFALL IS DIMINISHING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...RISING ABOVE 4000 FEET. SOME LINGERING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD REMAIN MINOR AND WITH AMOUNTS LESS THAN 5 INCHES AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE BREEZY THIS MORNING AND TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IDZ027-081500- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS ENDED... THE WINTER STORM THAT BROUGHT SNOW TO THE CAMAS PRAIRIE IS SHIFTING NORTH AND SNOWFALL WILL BE DECREASING. SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SOME LINGERING SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING...BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN MINOR WITH LESS THAN 2 INCHES. LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ IDZ004-090000- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WINTER STORM GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE THIS STORM LIFTS THROUGH...AN UNSTABLE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL RESUME. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 5 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP AT RIDGE TOPS BY SUNDAY...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-090000- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK...DEER PARK... NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ042-090000- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ043-090000- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONASKET...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 500 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH ISSUED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE 2 TO 5 INCHES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  254 WWUS43 KDLH 081343 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 743 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 WIZ003-004-007>009-081800- ASHLAND WI-IRON WI-PRICE WI-SAWYER WI-WASHBURN WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS 743 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING... SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS PRICE...SAWYER...WASHBURN...IRON AND ASHLAND COUNTIES THIS MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS BY THE TIME THE SNOW ENDS AROUND NOON. ROADS IN THE ADVISORY AREA MAY BE SLIPPERY AND SNOW COVERED. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...SLOW DOWN AND WATCH OUT FOR SNOW REMOVAL EQUIPMENT. $$ BERDES  000 WWUS43 KARX 081345 WSWLSE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 745 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW MOVING IN... .THE BAND OF HEAVIER SNOW CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE AREA. AT 730 AM...IT EXTENDED FROM RHINELANDER SOUTHWEST THROUGH EAU CLAIRE...RED WING AND NEW ULM. SNOWFALL TOTALS THIS MORNING WERE APPROACHING THE 2 INCHES MARK ACROSS CLARK AND TAYLOR COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR IT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE PLAINS AND MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PULLS AWAY. BUT THEN...MORE ARCTIC AIR WILL BE PULLED INTO THE REGION. THE SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 BELOW. PERSONS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS...BRIDGES... AND SIDEWALKS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO BRING ALONG A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT. STAY TUNED TO YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MNZ079-086>088-094-WIZ017-029-032>034-082000- BUFFALO WI-CLARK WI-DODGE MN-JACKSON WI-MOWER MN-OLMSTED MN- TAYLOR WI-TREMPEALEAU WI-WABASHA MN-WINONA MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALMA...ARCADIA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...DODGE CENTER...LAKE CITY...MANTORVILLE... MEDFORD...MONDOVI...NEILLSVILLE...ROCHESTER...WABASHA... WHITEHALL AND WINONA 745 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF OF A MILE. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. $$ KRC  000 WWUS46 KPQR 081354 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 555 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ013-081400- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCKENZIE BRIDGE AND OAKRIDGE 555 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BE UNDER 2 INCHES. $$ ORZ011-WAZ019-081900- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 555 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH BY MIDDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 4000 FEET IN THE NORTH TO 5000 FEET IN THE SOUTH. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CASCADES AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY...AND TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. $$  000 WWUS46 KPQR 081402 CCA WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 555 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ013-081500- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCKENZIE BRIDGE AND OAKRIDGE 555 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY. SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL BE UNDER 2 INCHES. $$ ORZ011-WAZ019-081900- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 555 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...BUT WILL DECREASE FROM THE SOUTH BY MIDDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 7 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 4000 FEET IN THE NORTH TO 5000 FEET IN THE SOUTH. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE CASCADES AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS PREPARE FOR A WINTER STORM. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY...AND TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. $$  000 WWUS43 KMPX 081435 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 823 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW DIMINISHING RAPIDLY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORA TO WILLMAR TO CANBY. THUS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE BEING CANCELLED FOR THESE AREAS. SOME OTHER CITIES NO LONGER UNDER AN ADVISORY ARE ST. CLOUD...MILACA...CAMBRIDGE...LITCHFIELD...AND MONTEVIDEO. PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD RED WING AND THEN TOWARD EAU CLAIRE COULD STILL PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE OF INCHES THIS MORNING. MNZ043>045-050>053-081430- BENTON-CHISAGO-ISANTI-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS AND TAYLORS FALLS 823 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... LIGHT SNOW WILL END BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A HALF INCH. $$ MNZ049-054>058-064-081430- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-STEARNS-SWIFT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEVIDEO...ST CLOUD AND WILLMAR 823 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... LIGHT SNOW HAS PRETTY MUCH ENDED WITH ONLY FLURRIES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME AREAS OF DRIFTING IN RURAL AREAS. $$ BAP  000 WWUS43 KMPX 081456 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 823 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW DIMINISHING RAPIDLY ACROSS CENTRAL MINNESOTA... .THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW HAS SHIFTED SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED NORTH OF A LINE FROM MORA TO WILLMAR TO CANBY. THUS WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE BEING CANCELLED FOR THESE AREAS. SOME OTHER CITIES NO LONGER UNDER AN ADVISORY ARE ST. CLOUD...MILACA...CAMBRIDGE...LITCHFIELD...AND MONTEVIDEO. PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA TOWARD RED WING AND THEN TOWARD EAU CLAIRE COULD STILL PICK UP AN ADDITIONAL COUPLE OF INCHES THIS MORNING. MNZ043>045-050>053-081530- BENTON-CHISAGO-ISANTI-KANABEC-MILLE LACS-MORRISON-SHERBURNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LITTLE FALLS AND TAYLORS FALLS 823 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... LIGHT SNOW WILL END BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF LESS THAN A HALF INCH. $$ MNZ049-054>058-064-081530- CHIPPEWA-KANDIYOHI-LAC QUI PARLE-MEEKER-STEARNS-SWIFT- YELLOW MEDICINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTEVIDEO...ST CLOUD AND WILLMAR 823 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... LIGHT SNOW HAS PRETTY MUCH ENDED WITH ONLY FLURRIES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH MAY CAUSE SOME AREAS OF DRIFTING IN RURAL AREAS. $$ BAP  031 WWUS45 KMSO 081432 AAA WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED TO REMOVE EXPIRED HILIGHTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 735 AM MST (635 AM PST) SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ004-006-043-081800- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...SULA ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY ABOVE 3000 FEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET THROUGH TODAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ001-002-081800- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS ANOTHER PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MTZ005-081800- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...A HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS. A TOTAL OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE BITTERROOT VALLEY...POSSIBLY UP TO 12 INCHES ON THE WESTERN BENCH ALONG THE BITTERROOT MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS...ARE EXPECTED IN THE MISSOULA VALLEY BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...GUSTY EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE HELLGATE CANYON AREA CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ007-081800- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THIS MORNING THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...LOCALLY UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING IN THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION $$ MTZ003-081800- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE MISSION VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLATHEAD VALLEY THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE TOWARD EVENING AS THE MAIN WEATHER SYSTEM SHIFTS SOUTH...AND DRIER AIR INVADES. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND AN INCH INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLATHEAD VALLEY...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE MISSION VALLEY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED WHICH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ IDZ005-006-081800- CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS THROUGH TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES ABOVE 3000 FEET TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH OVER THE PASSES...WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD MORE SNOW INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 3000 FEET TONIGHT AND RISE TO 5000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ MEAD  446 WWUS46 KOTX 081449 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 646 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ004-090000- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 646 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WINTER STORM GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE THIS STORM LIFTS THROUGH...AN UNSTABLE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL RESUME. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 5 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP AT RIDGE TOPS BY SUNDAY...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-090000- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK...DEER PARK... NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 646 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ042-090000- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP 646 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ043-090000- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONASKET...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 646 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE 2 TO 5 INCHES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ027-082000- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 646 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ISSUED THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY LIFT ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY NOON. LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$  586 WWUS43 KFSD 081518 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 915 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS FROM SOUTHERN CANADA THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THE ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE AREA...LEAVING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE WORST OF THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL BE ON THE BUFFALO RIDGE. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL NOT MOVE MUCH FOR THE REMAINDER OF TODAY...SO WIND CHILL VALUES WILL AVERAGE 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ACROSS THE AREA. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. MNZ071-072-080-081-081900- COTTONWOOD MN-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON AND WINDOM 915 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THE DAY WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW PROBLEMS IN RURAL AREAS. SURFACE REPORTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS INDICATE VISIBILITIES LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN SOME AREAS. A WIDESPREAD 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL ON THE BUFFALO RIDGE THIS MORNING. WITH THIS SNOW BEING LIGHT AND FLUFFY...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH WIND TO CREATE PROBLEMS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ MNZ089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056-081600- BROOKINGS SD-JACKSON MN-KINGSBURY SD-LAKE SD-MOODY SD-NOBLES MN- ROCK MN-PIPESTONE MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKINGS...JACKSON...LUVERNE...MADISON... PIPESTONE...WORTHINGTON 915 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH MIDDAY...BUT THE ACCUMULATING SNOW IS OVER. HOWEVER WITH THE WINDS AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH...THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW INTO EARLY AFTERNOON SO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$  050 WWUS43 KABR 081519 CCA WSWABR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 920 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .THE COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING BRINGING SNOW TO THE REGION HAD PUSHED FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO BRING AND END TO THE PRECIPITATION. SDZ019>023-081540- /EXT.KABR.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-030308T1500Z/ CLARK-CODINGTON-DEUEL-GRANT-HAMLIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG STONE CITY...CLARK...CLEAR LAKE... ESTELLINE...MILBANK AND WATERTOWN 920 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... MUCH OF THE SNOWFALL HAD ENDED ACROSS THE REGION. FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE...MAINLY THIS MORNING. $$ PARKIN  596 WWUS43 KGRR 081552 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 1050 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO BRING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON... .AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE RAPID SNOW DEVELOPMENT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END EARLY THIS EVENING. MIZ037>040-043>045-082200- CLARE-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWAYGO...LUDINGTON...HART...EVART... CLARE...BIG RAPIDS AND BALDWIN 1050 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING REMAINS IN EFFECT... SNOW WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM AND BECOME HEAVY BETWEEN 3 AND 6 PM. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES RAPIDLY EARLY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ LAURENS  055 WWUS45 KBYZ 081617 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 909 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ038-058-082300- SOUTHERN BIG HORN-SOUTHERN ROSEBUD- 909 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...SOME HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALLOWING FOR QUICK ACCUMULATIONS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF FALLING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES CONSIDERABLY AT TIMES. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. REDUCE DRIVING SPEEDS...LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU...AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION...AND BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. $$ HOOLEY  734 WWUS45 KBYZ 081623 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 921 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 WYZ099-081721- SHERIDAN FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHERIDAN 921 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ HOOLEY  772 WWUS45 KBYZ 081624 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 924 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ036-037-081720- CARTER-POWDER RIVER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROADUS AND EKALAKA 924 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ HOOLEY  000 WWUS43 KGRB 081635 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK JUST SOUTH OF CHICAGO TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ005-010>013-018-019-081725- FLORENCE-FOREST-LANGLADE-LINCOLN-NORTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-ONEIDA- VILAS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANTIGO...CRANDON... EAGLE RIVER AND RHINELANDER 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTH-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ030-082100- MARATHON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH ABOUT NOON...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. $$ WIZ020-021-031-073-074-082100- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY-SHAWANO-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY- SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARINETTE AND SHAWANO 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 1 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. $$ WIZ035-036-082100- PORTAGE-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEVENS POINT AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH ABOUT NOON...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. $$ WIZ037>040-045-048>050-082100- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC...OSHKOSH...WAUPACA AND WAUTOMA 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 2 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. $$ WIZ022-082100- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 1026 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DOOR COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 2 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ KURIMSKI  365 WWUS45 KBYZ 081643 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 938 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ029>031-035-057-082300- MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILLINGS...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...HARDIN... HYSHAM AND ROUNDUP 938 AM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES. OCCASIONAL HEAVY BANDS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND QUICK ACCUMULATIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL CAUSE INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS TRAVEL DELAYS...BUT NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. $$ ARTHUR  248 WWUS46 KPDT 081641 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 840 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ046-WAZ030-090600- BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS WA- 840 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY AND THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED AT ELEVATIONS BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. IN ADDITION...LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. TRAVELERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY AND THIS EVENING. $$  000 WWUS43 KDLH 081646 WSWDLH URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN 1045 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 WIZ003-004-007>009-081730- ASHLAND WI-IRON WI-PRICE WI-SAWYER WI-WASHBURN WI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASHLAND...HAYWARD AND PARK FALLS 1045 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ACCUMULATING LIGHT SNOW HAS ENDED OVER THE ADVISORY AREA...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CLC  313 WWUS46 KOTX 081644 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ004-082330- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WINTER STORM GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE THIS STORM LIFTS THROUGH...AN UNSTABLE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL RESUME. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 5 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP AT RIDGE TOPS BY SUNDAY...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ027-082330- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY LIFT ACROSS THE CAMAS PRAIRIE THIS MORNING. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES BY NOON. LOCALLY BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WAZ031-082330- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANATONE 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY LIFT ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-082330- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK...DEER PARK... NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ042-082330- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ043-082330- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONASKET...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 845 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE 2 TO 5 INCHES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  000 WWUS43 KAPX 081647 WSWAPN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 1146 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 MIZ008-015>036-041-042-082200- ALCONA-ALPENA-ANTRIM-ARENAC-BENZIE-CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-CHIPPEWA- CRAWFORD-EMMET-GLADWIN-GRAND TRAVERSE-IOSCO-KALKASKA-LEELANAU- MACKINAC-MANISTEE-MISSAUKEE-MONTMORENCY-OGEMAW-OSCODA-OTSEGO- PRESQUE ISLE-ROSCOMMON-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGER...ALPENA...ATLANTA...AU GRES... AU SABLE...BEAVER ISLAND...BELLAIRE...BEULAH...BOYNE CITY... CADILLAC...CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN...EAST JORDAN...EAST TAWAS... ELK RAPIDS...ELLSWORTH...EMPIRE...FRANKFORT...GAYLORD...GLADWIN... GLENNIE...GRAYLING...HARBOR SPRINGS...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... INDIAN RIVER...KALKASKA...LACHINE...LAKE CITY...MACKINAC ISLAND... MACKINAW CITY...MANCELONA...MANISTEE...MIO...ONAWAY...OSCODA... OSSINEKE...PELLSTON...PETOSKEY...PRUDENVILLE...ROGERS CITY... ROSCOMMON...SAULT STE. MARIE...ST. HELEN...ST. IGNACE...STANDISH... STERLING...TAWAS CITY...THE TOWN OF HUBBARD LAKE...THOMPSONVILLE... TRAVERSE CITY...WEST BRANCH AND WHITEFISH POINT 1146 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON REMAINS IN EFFECT... SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES AROUND THE ADVISORY AREA TODAY. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. $$ SWR  000 WWUS43 KMPX 081702 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1051 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW DIMINISHING RAPIDLY ACROSS SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WESTERN WISCONSIN... .THE BAND OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO SHIFT SOUTH LATE THIS MORNING. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR AREAS AROUND REDWOOD FALLS...GAYLORD...HUTCHINSON...AND BUFFALO. THEY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON SOUTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM ST. JAMES TO MANKATO...TO THE TWIN CITIES TO AMERY, WISCONSIN. UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE BY NOON AROUND EAU CLAIRE. THE REMAINDER OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN AND EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL SEE ONLY A DUSTING TO PERHAPS A HALF INCH. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING MAINLY LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA. A WIDE BAND OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL OVERNIGHT AND THIS MORNING ACROSS MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME OF THE HEAVIER REPORTS FELL FROM GRANITE FALLS THRU REDWOOD FALLS...HUTCHINSON AND THRU THE TWIN CITIES. MNZ059-065>067-073>075-081800- BROWN-MCLEOD-NICOLLET-REDWOOD-RENVILLE-SIBLEY-WRIGHT- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HUTCHINSON AND REDWOOD FALLS 1051 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... ONLY A DUSTING OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THIS MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO 2 TO 3 MILES AT TIMES. $$ MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-081800- ANOKA-BARRON-BLUE EARTH-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-DAKOTA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-PEPIN-PIERCE- POLK-RAMSEY-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-ST. CROIX-STEELE-WASECA-WASHINGTON- WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... EAU CLAIRE...FAIRMONT...MANKATO...MENOMONIE...MINNEAPOLIS... OWATONNA...RED WING...RICE LAKE...ST PAUL AND WASECA 1051 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON... UP TO ANOTHER INCH OF SNOW MAY FALL BY EARLY AFTERNOON AROUND EAU CLAIRE. THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MINNESOTA INCLUDING THE TWIN CITIES WILL ONLY SEE A DUSTING TO PERHAPS A HALF INCH. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE SOME DRIFTING SNOW IN OPEN COUNTRY. $$ BAP  000 WWUS43 KARX 081715 WSWLSE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 1115 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END THIS AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN ILLINOIS...AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY...CONTINUED TO PRODUCE BANDS OF SNOW ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING. THIS WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WAS MOVING QUICKLY EAST...HOWEVER...TAKING THE SNOW WITH IT. THE SNOW WILL THEREFORE TAPER OFF AND END IN SOUTHEAST MINNESOTA AROUND NOON...IN WESTERN WISCONSIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON...AND MID AFTERNOON IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA. WHILE THE SNOW WILL END EARLY WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CREATE BLOWING AND DRIFTING CONDITIONS...ALSO HELPING TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. PERSONS AND MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SLICK ROADS...BRIDGES... AND SIDEWALKS. TRAVEL SHOULD BE AVOIDED IF POSSIBLE. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...MAKE SURE TO BRING ALONG A WINTER WEATHER SURVIVAL KIT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. MNZ079-086>088-094-WIZ017-029-032>034-082200- BUFFALO WI-CLARK WI-DODGE MN-JACKSON WI-MOWER MN-OLMSTED MN- TAYLOR WI-TREMPEALEAU WI-WABASHA MN-WINONA MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALMA...ARCADIA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...DODGE CENTER...LAKE CITY...MANTORVILLE... MEDFORD...MONDOVI...NEILLSVILLE...ROCHESTER...WABASHA... WHITEHALL AND WINONA 1115 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON... THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS. $$ RIECK  702 WWUS46 KSEW 081748 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 939 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 WAZ012-082338- OLYMPICS- 939 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM NEAR 1000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 3500 FEET. $$ WAZ017-018-082338- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 940 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM NEAR 1000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 3500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. BUT EASTERLY WINDS IN THE PASSES WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS THERE AT THE SURFACE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL INCONVENIENCES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. $$  117 WWUS43 KMQT 081750 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 1250 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW DIMINISHING ACROSS UPPER MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON... .AN AREA OF SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN UPPER MICHIGAN WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES BY MID AFTERNOON AS COLD AND DRY AIR WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE REGION. A BRISK NORTHWEST WIND WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. MIZ012>014-082100- DELTA MI-MENOMINEE MI-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...MANISTIQUE AND MENOMINEE 1250 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO FLURRIES BY 3 PM EST. EXPECT TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM GLADSTONE AND POWERS TO MENOMINEE. A NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...AND CAUSE SOME BLOWING SNOW AS WELL AS WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 10 BELOW. IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. $$ JKL  081 WWUS43 KMPX 081754 WSWMSP URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TWIN CITIES/CHANHASSEN MN 1155 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ENDING OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WESTERN WISCONSIN... .ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED OVER EASTERN MINNESOTA AND MOST OF WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A FEW FLURRIES IS ALL THAT IS ANTICIPATED OVER THIS REGION THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR MUCH OF EASTERN MINNESOTA AND WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A WIDE AREA OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW FELL...FROM WESTERN MINNESOTA NEAR MONTEVIDEO...REDWOOD FALLS AND MANKATO...TO CAMBRIDGE...THE TWIN CITIES...AND LADYSMITH TO EAU CLAIRE. MNZ060>063-068>070-076>078-082>085-091>093-WIZ014>016-023>028-081830- ANOKA-BARRON-BLUE EARTH-CARVER-CHIPPEWA-DAKOTA-DUNN-EAU CLAIRE- FARIBAULT-FREEBORN-GOODHUE-HENNEPIN-LE SUEUR-MARTIN-PEPIN-PIERCE- POLK-RAMSEY-RICE-RUSK-SCOTT-ST. CROIX-STEELE-WASECA-WASHINGTON- WATONWAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBERT LEA...AMERY...BALSAM LAKE... EAU CLAIRE...FAIRMONT...MANKATO...MENOMONIE...MINNEAPOLIS... OWATONNA...RED WING...RICE LAKE...ST PAUL AND WASECA 1135 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CANCELLED... ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE TWIN CITIES...TO SOUTH CENTRAL MINNESOTA...AND INTO WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. A FEW FLURRIES MAY YET OCCUR...MAINLY ACROSS WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN. $$  993 WWUS45 KMSO 081811 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1110 AM MST (1010 AM PST) SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ005-081815- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...CANCEL THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY AND SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY TODAY... STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN DRYING DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND SNOW ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ MTZ007-081815- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN CANCELED. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 2 TO 4 IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ MTZ004-006-043-082315- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...SULA ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE LOWER CLARK FORK... BLACKFOOT REGIONS AND THE BITTERROOT AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ IDZ005-006-082315- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PASSES AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ003-082315- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TODAY... AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...THE BRISK WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO REDUCE THEIR SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. $$ MTZ001-002-082315- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. RISING SNOW LEVELS MAY CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE LOWER VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MEAD/DICKSON  000 WWUS45 KMSO 081811 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 1110 AM MST (1010 AM PST) SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ005-081915- MISSOULA/BITTERROOT VALLEYS- INCLUDING...HAMILTON...DARBY ...CANCEL THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING FOR THE BITTERROOT VALLEY AND SNOW ADVISORY FOR THE MISSOULA VALLEY TODAY... STRONG WEST WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN DRYING DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP IN THE MISSOULA AND BITTERROOT VALLEYS THIS MORNING. THEREFORE THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING AND SNOW ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELED. HOWEVER...AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ MTZ007-081915- BUTTE/PINTLAR REGION- INCLUDING...PHILIPSBURG...ANACONDA...DEER LODGE ...CANCEL THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN THE BUTTE PINTLAR REGION... THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL HAS ENDED THIS MORNING. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN CANCELED. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF SNOW THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ATMOSPHERE BECOMES UNSTABLE. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 2 TO 4 IN THE MOUNTAINS. $$ MTZ004-006-043-081915- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS... SUPERIOR...SULA ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA TODAY... ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST CENTRAL MONTANA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF THE LOWER CLARK FORK... BLACKFOOT REGIONS AND THE BITTERROOT AND SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE MOUNTAINS TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ IDZ005-006-081915- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVER THE PASSES AND CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. $$ MTZ003-081915- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES TODAY... AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW AND BRISK NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONE INCH OR LESS. HOWEVER...THE BRISK WINDS WILL KEEP AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO REDUCE THEIR SPEED AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. $$ MTZ001-002-081915- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...LIBBY...EUREKA...SWAN LAKE ...A WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF KOOTENAI CABINET AND WEST GLACIER REGIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. RISING SNOW LEVELS MAY CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE LOWER VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MEAD/DICKSON  797 WWUS46 KPQR 081825 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1025 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 WAZ019-082300- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 1025 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR TODAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING THEN SLOWLY TAPER OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 6 INCHES IS POSSIBLE TODAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONT WITH BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET. USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE HIGHER CASCADES AS ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...BLANKETS AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY...AND TELL SOMEONE WHERE YOU ARE GOING. $$ ORZ011-081915- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DETROIT AND GOVERNMENT CAMP 1025 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...A WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TODAY...BUT AN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. ANOTHER PACIFIC FRONT WITH BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET. $$  000 WWUS43 KFSD 081856 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1256 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 .VERY COLD HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. IF TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON...ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT IN YOUR VEHICLE AS WIND CHILLS CONTINUE TO HOVER AROUND 20 BELOW. THE WIND CHILLS WILL MODERATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS WIND SPEEDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. MNZ071-072-080-081-081930- COTTONWOOD MN-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARSHALL...SLAYTON AND WINDOM 1256 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITIES CONTINUE TO GREATLY IMPROVE...BUT AREAS OF DRIFTING SNOW LIKELY CONTINUING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$  000 WWUS43 KGRB 081935 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF CHICAGO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ035-036-082025- PORTAGE-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEVENS POINT AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ030-082025- MARATHON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ031-073-074-082100- SHAWANO-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARINETTE AND SHAWANO 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. $$ WIZ020-021-082100- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ022-082100- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DOOR COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ WIZ037>040-045-048>050-082100- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC...OSHKOSH...WAUPACA AND WAUTOMA 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAF $$ KURIMSKI  000 WWUS43 KGRB 082001 CCA WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 CORRECTED FOR CUT OFF SENTENCE IN LAST GROUP ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF CHICAGO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ035-036-082025- PORTAGE-WOOD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STEVENS POINT AND WISCONSIN RAPIDS 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ030-082025- MARATHON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUSAU 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ031-073-074-082100- SHAWANO-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARINETTE AND SHAWANO 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING THIS AFTERNOON... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. $$ WIZ020-021-082100- MENOMINEE-NORTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES IS EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH. SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW MAY OCCUR IN OPEN AREAS. $$ WIZ022-082100- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DOOR COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ WIZ037>040-045-048>050-082100- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC...OSHKOSH...WAUPACA AND WAUTOMA 129 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. $$ KURIMSKI  034 WWUS43 KARX 081943 WSWLSE URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LA CROSSE WI 145 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST... .THE RAPIDLY MOVING SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT THE SNOW TO THE REGION THIS MORNING HAS CONTINUED ITS QUICK PACE TO THE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE SNOW HAS EXITED THE AREA...LEAVING PARTLY SUNNY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BLOW AND DRIFT SOME OF THE FALLEN SNOW...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AND UNSHELTERED AREAS. MNZ079-086>088-094-WIZ017-029-032>034-082015- BUFFALO WI-CLARK WI-DODGE MN-JACKSON WI-MOWER MN-OLMSTED MN- TAYLOR WI-TREMPEALEAU WI-WABASHA MN-WINONA MN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALMA...ARCADIA...AUSTIN... BLACK RIVER FALLS...DODGE CENTER...LAKE CITY...MANTORVILLE... MEDFORD...MONDOVI...NEILLSVILLE...ROCHESTER...WABASHA... WHITEHALL AND WINONA 145 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... THE SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA...AND THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ RIECK  025 WWUS43 KMQT 082001 WSWMQT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MARQUETTE MI 300 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN... .THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOWFALL TO MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN UPPER MICHIGAN HAS PUSHED SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA. ONLY FLURRIES CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SKIES BEGIN TO CLEAR THIS EVENING ACROSS THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. MIZ012>014-082200- DELTA MI-MENOMINEE MI-SOUTHERN SCHOOLCRAFT MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ESCANABA...MANISTIQUE AND MENOMINEE 300 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO FLURRIES ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE ADVISED AREA RANGED BETWEEN 3 AND 7 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM GLADSTONE TO MENOMINEE. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ CVKING  313 WWUS43 KGRR 082006 WSWGRR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI 305 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...FAST MOVING SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... .A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL ENERGY PASSING THROUGH WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ACROSS CENTRAL LOWER MICHIGAN. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW WILL QUICKLY COME TO AN END DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS. MIZ037>040-043>045-090000- CLARE-LAKE-MASON-MECOSTA-NEWAYGO-OCEANA-OSCEOLA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWAYGO...LUDINGTON...HART...EVART... CLARE...BIG RAPIDS AND BALDWIN 305 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES QUICKLY DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CREATE SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY ON UNTREATED SURFACES. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATIONS. $$ LAURENS/MJS  000 WWUS43 KAPX 082021 WSWAPN URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GAYLORD MI 320 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW CONTINUING THIS EVENING... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH TO THE EAST OF THE GREAT LAKES REGION LATER THIS EVENING. HOWEVER PORTIONS OF NORTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION. MIZ016-017-019>021-091000- ANTRIM-CHARLEVOIX-CHEBOYGAN-EMMET-LEELANAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEAVER ISLAND...BELLAIRE...BOYNE CITY... CHARLEVOIX...CHEBOYGAN...EAST JORDAN...ELK RAPIDS...ELLSWORTH... EMPIRE...HARBOR SPRINGS...INDIAN RIVER...MACKINAW CITY...MANCELONA... PELLSTON AND PETOSKEY 320 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THIS EVENING... NUMEROUS REPORTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TODAY OVER THE WARNED AREA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH...PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ MIZ018-022>036-041-042-091000- ALCONA-ALPENA-ARENAC-BENZIE-CRAWFORD-GLADWIN-GRAND TRAVERSE-IOSCO- KALKASKA-MANISTEE-MISSAUKEE-MONTMORENCY-OGEMAW-OSCODA-OTSEGO- PRESQUE ISLE-ROSCOMMON-WEXFORD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALGER...ALPENA...ATLANTA...AU GRES... AU SABLE...BEULAH...CADILLAC...EAST TAWAS...FRANKFORT...GAYLORD... GLADWIN...GLENNIE...GRAYLING...HARRISVILLE...HOUGHTON LAKE... KALKASKA...LACHINE...LAKE CITY...MANISTEE...MIO...ONAWAY...OSCODA... OSSINEKE...PRUDENVILLE...ROGERS CITY...ROSCOMMON...ST. HELEN... STANDISH...STERLING...TAWAS CITY...THE TOWN OF HUBBARD LAKE... THOMPSONVILLE...TRAVERSE CITY AND WEST BRANCH 320 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 3 INCHES. SNOW WILL ALSO COMBINE WITH NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 20 MPH...PRODUCING REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. $$ MIZ008-015-082300- CHIPPEWA-MACKINAC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACKINAC ISLAND...SAULT STE. MARIE... ST. IGNACE AND WHITEFISH POINT 320 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... LIGHT SNOW WILL TAPER TO FLURRIES THEN END THIS EVENING...WITH LESS THAN ONE INCH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. $$ MASEK/SWR/BAK  318 WWUS43 KGRB 082027 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 224 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF CHICAGO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL QUICKLY END FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN SHOULD RECEIVE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN TODAY...USE EXTRA CAUTION AND ALLOW PLENTY OF TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. WIZ031-073-074-082122- SHAWANO-SOUTHERN MARINETTE COUNTY-SOUTHERN OCONTO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARINETTE AND SHAWANO 224 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. SOME FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WIZ037-045-082100- WAUPACA-WAUSHARA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WAUPACA AND WAUTOMA 224 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. SOME FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WIZ038>040-048>050-082100- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC AND OSHKOSH 224 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON REMAINS IN EFFECT... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL WISCONSIN UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. $$ WIZ022-082100- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 224 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON REMAINS IN EFFECT... SNOW...MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS DOOR COUNTY UNTIL ABOUT 3 PM...THEN TAPER OFF RAPIDLY THEREAFTER. MOST LOCATIONS WILL SEE TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES. $$ KURIMSKI  929 WWUS41 KBGM 082036 WSWBGM URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 335 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 NYZ009-091100- NORTHERN ONEIDA NY- 335 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS NEW YORK STATE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE A PERIOD OF SNOWFALL...BEGINNING AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF AROUND DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS A BRIEF PERIOD OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT BECAUSE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT INCONVENIENCES, BUT NOT BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS. INCONVENIENCES SUCH AS SLIPPERY ROADS, TRAVEL DELAYS AND SLICK WALKWAYS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL IN THE ADVISORY AREA...YOU SHOULD SET ASIDE EXTRA DRIVING TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES...OR VISIT OUR INTERNET WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV. $$ JML  300 WWUS41 KGYX 082035 WSWGYX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME 335 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MORE SNOW ON TAP FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN MAINE... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE MIDWEST WILL HEAD TOWARD THE ST LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY LATE TONIGHT...BEFORE HEADING INTO THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST. THE SNOW WILL FALL BRIEFLY HEAVY AT TIMES...AND MAY MIX WITH A BIT OF RAIN IN SOME PLACES AT THE START. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY MORNING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS AWAY. BY THAT TIME...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL HAVE ACCUMULATED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE PLACES LIKE PINKHAM NOTCH...ANDOVER...EUSTIS AND RANGELEY. THERE MAY BE AN ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATION AS THE SNOW SHOWERS EXIT SUNDAY MORNING. COLDER AIR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FOLLOW FOR LATER SUNDAY MORNING AND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR YOUR FAVORITE LOCAL MEDIA OUTLET...FOR THE LATEST ON THE NEXT ROUND OF SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS. MEZ007>009-NHZ001>003-090545- CENTRAL SOMERSET ME-NORTHERN COOS NH-NORTHERN FRANKLIN ME- NORTHERN GRAFTON NH-NORTHERN OXFORD ME-SOUTHERN COOS NH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BERLIN...BETHLEHEM...COBURN GORE... COLEBROOK...EUSTIS...JACKMAN...LANCASTER...LINCOLN...LITTLETON... RANGELEY AND WOODSVILLE 335 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT... EXPECT TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ HAYES  082 WWUS41 KCAR 082045 WSWCAR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MORE WINTER WEATHER TO AFFECT THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY AS IT LIFTS NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER GREAT LAKES TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND ACCUMULATE QUICKLY BEFORE ENDING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AS THE STORM MOVES INTO THE MARITIMES...GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW DURING SUNDAY. MEZ001-003-004-010-090400- CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS ME-NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS ME-NORTHERN SOMERSET ME- NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK ME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...BAXTER ST PARK...CLAYTON LAKE... DEBOULLIE MOUNTAIN...EAGLE LAKE...ESTCOURT STATION...FORT KENT... GREENVILLE...MADAWASKA...MOUNT KATAHDIN... RIPOGENUS AND SAINT PAMPHILE 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT... SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND ACCUMULATE 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MEZ002-005-006-090400- NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK ME-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT ME-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK ME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARIBOU...FORT FAIRFIELD...HOULTON... LIMESTONE...MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...PORTAGE... PRESQUE ISLE AND VAN BUREN 345 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND ACCUMULATE 2 TO 4 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL END WITH AN ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND AN INCH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR A STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ FITZSIMMONS  143 WWUS46 KOTX 082050 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 IDZ027-082330- LEWIS AND SOUTHERN NEZ PERCE COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRAIGMONT...NEZ PERCE...KAMIAH 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS ENDED... SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE TO VARY BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FEET. THESE ERRATIC SNOW LEVELS HAVE RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WHERE SNOW IS STILL OCCURRING. THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ004-082330- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WINTER STORM GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. ONCE THIS STORM LIFTS THROUGH...AN UNSTABLE MOIST WESTERLY FLOW WILL RESUME. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 5 TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP AT RIDGE TOPS BY SUNDAY...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ031-082330- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANATONE 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH THIS EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WILL SLOWLY LIFT ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY. SNOW LEVELS NEAR 3000 FEET THIS MORNING...WILL RISE ABOVE 4000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 7 INCHES. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-082330- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK...DEER PARK... NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ043-082330- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONASKET...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE 2 TO 5 INCHES. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ042-082330- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP 1247 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE TODAY AND LINGER INTO SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY RANGE FROM UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS TO UP TO 15 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$  648 WWUS43 KGRB 082102 WSWGRB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI 258 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN... .LOW PRESSURE SOUTHEAST OF CHICAGO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS AS IT DEPARTS THE REGION. IF YOU PLAN TRAVEL ACROSS WISCONSIN...CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE ROADS HAVE BEEN CLEARED OF SNOW. WIZ038>040-048>050-082130- BROWN-CALUMET-KEWAUNEE-MANITOWOC-OUTAGAMIE-WINNEBAGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...GREEN BAY...KEWAUNEE... MANITOWOC AND OSHKOSH 258 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN. SOME FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ WIZ022-082130- DOOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STURGEON BAY 258 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS NORTHEAST WISCONSIN. SOME FLURRIES ARE EXPECTED UNTIL THE SNOW ENDS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. $$ KURIMSKI  098 WWUS45 KTFX 082210 WSWTFX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 307 PM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ009-048-090500- NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT-SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT- 307 PM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... SNOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INCREASE ALONG THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. THEREFORE A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FRONT FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE, OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. $$ MTZ014-052-053-090500- BROADWATER-CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LEWIS AND CLARK-JEFFERSON- 307 PM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST MONTANA AS ANOTHER MOIST WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BROADWATER...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOW WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 5 TO 8 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND EXTREME WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$  941 WWUS46 KMFR 082219 WSWMFR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR 219 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET FOR THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... .A STORM OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN FALLING OVER THE CASCADES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH RISING SNOW LEVELS. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR GASOLINE TANK IS FULL BEFORE YOUR TRIP. ALSO CHECK ANTIFREEZE LEVELS IN YOUR RADIATOR. CONSIDER TAKING A WINTER STORM KIT ALONG WITH YOU...INCLUDING SUCH ITEMS AS TIRE CHAINS... BOOSTER CABLES...FLASHLIGHT...SHOVEL...A BAG OF SAND OR CAT LITTER... BLANKETS AND EXTRA CLOTHING...WATER...A FIRST AID KIT...OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT WOULD HELP YOU SURVIVE IN CASE YOU BECOME STRANDED. ORZ027-090600- SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRATER LAKE...DIAMOND LAKE...UNION CREEK 219 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY THROUGH SUNDAY... 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE AFTER MIDNIGHT ABOVE 4500 FT. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ABOVE 5000 FT IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ SVEN  727 WWUS46 KSEW 082234 WSWSEW URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 230 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 WAZ017-018-090430- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- 230 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM NEAR 1000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 3500 FEET SUNDAY MORNING. BUT EASTERLY WINDS IN THE PASSES WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS THERE AT THE SURFACE. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS LIGHT SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL INCONVENIENCES. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. $$ WAZ012-090430- OLYMPICS- 230 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE FROM NEAR 1000 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON TO AROUND 3500 FEET BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. EXPECT 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ABOVE 3500 FEET. $$  631 WWUS45 KBYZ 082238 WSWBYZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 333 PM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ029>031-035-038-057-058-090500- MUSSELSHELL-NORTHERN BIG HORN-NORTHERN ROSEBUD-SOUTHERN BIG HORN- SOUTHERN ROSEBUD-TREASURE-YELLOWSTONE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BILLINGS...COLSTRIP...FORSYTH...HARDIN... HYSHAM AND ROUNDUP 333 PM MST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH MIDNIGHT... OCCASIONAL SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES. BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. IN ADDITION...IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY COLD WITH WIND CHILLS APPROACHING 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. USE CAUTION IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE IN FRONT OF YOU. $$ ARTHUR  327 WWUS46 KPQR 082238 WSWPQR URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 235 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 WAZ019-090630- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER AND MOUNT ST. HELENS 235 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CHANGED TO A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SNOW ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT AND SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...THEN INCREASE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES SUNDAY. UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 7 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH ANOTHER 5 INCHES POSSIBLE SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 4000 FEET EARLY TONIGHT THEN RISE TO 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. $$  580 WWUS46 KPDT 082243 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ORZ046-WAZ030-082315- BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS WA- 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WIDESPREAD SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE AROUND AN INCH THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT FOR NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS AGAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$  166 WWUS46 KOTX 082249 WSWOTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 WAZ031-090700- NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ANATONE 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS ENDED... SNOW HAS BEGUN TO TAPER OFF AND SNOW LEVELS HAVE BEGUN TO RISE ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS SHOULD RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN UNDER ADVISORY AMOUNTS. THEREFORE...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ IDZ001-WAZ037-038-090700- NORTHERN PANHANDLE-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS-OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BONNERS FERRY...CLARK FORK...DEER PARK... NEWPORT...METALINE FALLS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND 6 TO 12 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ IDZ004-090700- CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CATALDO...ST MARIES 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY... ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY AS A WINTER STORM GRADUALLY LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS WITH 5 TO 10 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH SUNDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL REDEVELOP AT RIDGE TOPS ON SUNDAY...LEADING TO BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ043-090700- OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TONASKET...OROVILLE...NESPELEM 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND REMAIN INTO SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOOR...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. REMEMBER...A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ WAZ042-090700- EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...METHOW...WINTHROP 245 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER STORM WATCH CHANGED TO A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW THROUGH SUNDAY... A MOIST WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND REMAIN INTO SUNDAY. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS AND UP TO 16 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS CAN BE EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL START ON THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT WILL RISE ABOVE 3500 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$  200 WWUS43 KDTX 082254 WSWDTX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 554 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS... .HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE TRI CITIES AND THUMB IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE DETROIT AREA. THIS LOW WILL QUICKLY EXIT THE REGION THIS EVENING...ENDING THE SNOWFALL IN THE TRI CITIES AND THUMB BY 10 PM. DUE TO THE ONGOING HEAVY SNOW AND 30 MPH WIND GUSTS...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS THE TRI CITIES AND THUMB. WITH THE SNOWFALL AND WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH 10 PM BEFORE ENDING...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW WILL HAS BEEN ISSUED. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ON EAST-WEST ROADS. MIZ047>049-053>055-090300- BAY MI-HURON MI-MIDLAND MI-SAGINAW MI-SANILAC MI-TUSCOLA MI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SANDUSKY...SAGINAW...MIDLAND...CARO... BAY CITY...BAD AXE...VASSAR...SEBEWAING...PORT AUSTIN...PINCONNING... MARLETTE...HARBOR BEACH...CHESANING...CASS CITY AND BIRCH RUN 545 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2003 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT THIS EVENING... SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 PM BEFORE ENDING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY 10 PM. NORTH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER A MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. $$ CONSIDINE  121 WWUS45 KMSO 082258 WSWMSO URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA MT 356 PM MST (256 PM PST) SAT MAR 8 2003 MTZ002-090500- WEST GLACIER REGION- INCLUDING...SWAN LAKE ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST GLACIER REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 16 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. RISING SNOW LEVELS MAY CAUSE THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE LOWER VALLEYS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ001-043-090500- KOOTENAI/CABINET REGION-BLACKFOOT REGION- INCLUDING...DRUMMOND...SEELEY LAKE...LIBBY...EUREKA ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE KOOTENAI CABINET AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE KOOTENAI CABINET AND BLACKFOOT REGIONS BELOW 4500 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 4500 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BELOW 4500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM THERE. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ MTZ003-090500- FLATHEAD/MISSION VALLEYS- INCLUDING...KALISPELL...POLSON...ST. IGNATIUS ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLATHEAD AND MISSION VALLEYS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AS THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE REGION. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. $$ IDZ005-006-MTZ004-006-090500- NORTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS-SOUTHERN CLEARWATER MOUNTAINS- LOWER CLARK FORK REGION-BITTERROOT/SAPPHIRE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING...ELK RIVER...PIERCE...NOXON...THOMPSON FALLS...SUPERIOR... POWELL...ELK CITY...DIXIE...SULA ...A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA ABOVE 4000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE NORTH CENTRAL IDAHO AND WEST CENTRAL MONTANA BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW AND WIND WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA. RISING SNOW LEVELS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION TO CHANGE TO RAIN OR A MIXTURE OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN...AND LIGHT SNOW IN THE VALLEYS SUNDAY. $$ MEAD/DICKSON