WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 311 AM MST THU DEC 31 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM MST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE SNOW IN THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS...THE
CARIBOU HIGHLANDS...THE CACHE VALLEY...AND THE IDAHO PORTION OF
THE WASATCH RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5
AM MST SATURDAY.
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL START BETWEEN 900 PM MST AND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL INTENSIFY FRIDAY MORNING AND REACH ITS
PEAK DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING...THEN START TO
DECREASE.
* MAIN IMPACT...EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS OF THE
AFFECTED AREAS...WHERE THE BULK OF THE POPULATION LIVES. THE
HIGH COUNTRY WILL SEE SNOW FALL RANGE FROM 6 TO 20 INCHES...WITH
THE 15 TO 20 INCH RANGE LIMITED TO THE WASATCH RANGE OF
MOUNTAINS. LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY THE CACHE VALLEY AND
BEAR LAKE BASIN...WILL SEE RAIN MIX WITH SNOW ON FRIDAY. THIS
WILL MEAN ICE DEVELOPING FRIDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS
ROAD CONDITIONS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...MOTORISTS RETURNING FROM EXTENDED VACATIONS
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES AND POSSIBLE
DELAYS. PLAN AHEAD BY DEPARTING EARLIER THAN NORMAL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.
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