000 ACUS44 KWBC 200855 SCCNS4 STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 100 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM IN THE NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES BEGINS TO WEAKEN... WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. FROM THE SIERRA RANGE OF CALIFORNIA...ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN ROCKIES...PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INTO COASTAL OREGON. HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS WESTERN OREGON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COLORADO ROCKIES. AVALANCHE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES AND THE OLYMPIC RANGE OF WASHINGTON. FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV AT 000 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHERN PART OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...INCLUDING NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...HAD BEEN GENERALLY DECREASING. RAIN WAS THE PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WHILE SNOW CONTINUED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. FREEZING RAIN AND FREEZING DRIZZLE CONTINUED TO BE REPORTED THROUGH THE MID TO UPPER COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY ALONG THE WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER. ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN 16 THROUGH 000 AM PST FRI JAN 20... ...CALIFORNIA... COVINGTON MILL 23.5 WEAVERVILLE 1 SSW 16.0 JUNCTION CITY 2 N 12.0 SIMS 1 SSW 10.0 DUNSMUIR 4 SSW 8.0 CHESTER 6.0 WHITMORE 7 NW 6.0 ...IDAHO... KETCHUM 22 NW 38.5 STANLEY 28 NE 32.9 BURLEY 30 SW 22.2 PINE 16.5 MULLAN 15.0 ESTIMATED BOISE 12 NE 14.0 NW WASCO 14.0 WALLACE 14.0 ESTIMATED MONTPELIER 11 NE 13.8 OSBURN 13.5 OROFINO 3 NE 12.0 PRICHARD 12.0 ESTIMATED CORRAL 3 WSW 11.0 NNE FAIRFIELD 11.0 ...MONTANA... HERON 2 NW 15.3 MISSOULA 2 N 15.0 COPPER CAMP 13.0 MANY GLACIER 13.0 FLATTOP MOUNTAIN 12.0 HELENA 12.0 SALTESE 6 NW 12.0 PIKE CREEK 11.0 SPUR PARK 11.0 VICTOR 2 SW 11.0 BABB 11 WSW 10.0 BADGER PASS 9.0 BLACK BEAR 9.0 ...OREGON... MT. HOOD MEADOWS 50.0 ESTIMATED 50-55 TIMBERLANE 45.0 ESTIMATED 45-55 BLAZED ALDER 35.0 ESTIMATED MOUNT HOOD TEST 35.0 ESTIMATED 35-40 GOVERNMENT CAMP 34.0 BEAR GRASS 32.0 ESTIMATED 32-36 NORTH FORK 31.0 CLACKAMAS LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED CLEAR LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED DALY LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED GREENPOINT 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35 LITTLE MEADOWS 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35 MUD RIDGE 30.0 ESTIMATED 30-35 ...UTAH... ALTA 16.0 9662 FT SNOWBIRD 11.0 8100 FT PROVO CANYON 6.0 PARK CITY JUPITER PEAK 5.0 ...WASHINGTON... JUNE LAKE 31.0 SURPRISE LAKE 30.0 ESTIMATED LEAVENWORTH 12.4 N 26.5 PLAIN 0.8 NW 26.0 WINLOCK 0.5 W 25.4 CALAMITY 25.0 ESTIMATED LONE PINE 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30 OLYMPIA 6.5 SW 25.0 PEPPER CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED SPENCER MEADOW 25.0 ESTIMATED SWIFT CREEK 25.0 ESTIMATED 25-30 MINERAL 0.2 S 22.7 JUNE LAKE SNOTEL 20.0 SHEEP CANYON 20.0 ESTIMATED 20-25 ROSALIA 3 W 13.0 TACOMA 3.1 NW 11.1 SPOKANE 7.7 SEATTLE 7.1 ...WYOMING... OVANDO 2.9 SW 24.0 JACKSON 3.5 SSW 16.2 MISSOULA 5.0 E 15.2 AFTON 17 E 12.0 PAHASKA 14 NE 12.0 BONDURANT 19 SW 11.0 SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N - YELLOWSTONE 11.0 CORA 22 N 10.0 THAYNE 17.2 E 10.0 BILLINGS 1.9 NE 9.6 KEMMERER 36 N 9.0 MORAN JUNCTION 8 NNE 9.0 ALPINE 8.0 CLARK 21 W 8.0 CODY 56 SW 8.0 HOBACK JUNCTION 8.0 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN 16 THROUGH 000 AM PST FRI JAN 20... ...CALIFORNIA... GASQUET 9.80 CRESCENT CITY 3 NNW 7.36 HONEYDEW 1 SW 6.00 CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 5.87 ARCATA AIRPORT 3.63 EUREKA 3.23 ...OREGON... SWISS HOME 15.50 PORT ORFORD 5 E 11.47 FALLS CITY 10.20 SILVERTON 9 SE 8.83 AGNESS 6 NE 7.40 SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 6.82 PHILOMATH 5 SW 6.68 CAVE JUNCTION 2 N 6.25 N MYRTLE POINT 6.10 ESTIMATED CORVALLIS MUNI ARPT 5.98 OBRIEN 1 SSW 5.82 BROOKINGS 5 NNW 5.50 MCMINNVILLE MUNI ARPT 4.30 LANGLOIS 1 NNE 4.12 EUGENE/MAHLON SWEET FLD 3.95 WILDERVILLE 2 WSW 3.58 NE BROOKINGS 3.52 WILLIAMS 1 WSW 3.47 ROSEBURG 8 WSW 3.00 SCOTTSBURG 2 E 3.00 BANDON 3 NE 2.90 PORTLAND INTL ARPT 1.75 ...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM 200 PM PST MON JAN 16 THROUGH 000 AM PST FRI JAN 20... ...OREGON... N PARKDALE 1.00 W HOOD RIVER 0.25 ...WASHINGTON... ISSAQUAH 3 SW 1.00 FEDERAL WAY 1 WNW 0.50 GRAND MOUND 5 NNW 0.50 LAKE CITY 3 NW 0.50 SHELTON 4 NE 0.50 NORTH BEND 2 SE 0.30 GALVIN 2 SSE 0.25 ISSAQUAH 0.25 MIRRORMONT 1 NW 0.25 ...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE EVENT... ...NEVADA... WASHOE CITY 84 RENO 70 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 70 VIRGINIA CITY 5 E 70 ...OREGON... SUMMER LAKE 88 PAISLEY 11 W 81 TENNANT 60 ...WYOMING... WHEATLAND 9 S 77 CENTENNIAL 14 NE 68 CHEYENNE 14 WSW 67 ARLINGTON 65 CHEYENNE 10 SW 57 AS THE MAIN UPPER-LEVEL ENERGY MOVES OFF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS TODAY...PRECIPITATION CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF FURTHER. HOWEVER...MOISTURE FROM THE NEXT PACIFIC STORM IS FORECAST TO REACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. HENCE...HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IN WESTERN OREGON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. KONG $$