BOUNDARY COUNTY
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Alert: Avalanche Warning until 10:00AM Thursday
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOREST SERVICE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE, WASHINGTON AND MISSOULA MONTANA THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE FOREST SERVICE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER THE FOREST SERVICE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER IN SANDPOINT HAS ISSUED A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.
* TIMING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MST THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TOMORROW.
* AFFECTED AREA SELKIRK/CABINET MOUNTAIN ZONE, SILVER VALLEY/LOOKOUT PASS ZONE, KOOTENAY/CABINET MT ZONE
* AVALANCHE DANGER THE AVALANCHE DANGER WILL RISE TO HIGH TODAY AND INTO BY TOMORROW.
* REASON/IMPACTS RECENT HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH WIND WILL CREATE WIDESPREAD AREAS OF UNSTABLE SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS AVALANCHES MAY RUN LONG DISTANCES, INTO FLAT AREAS TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED. CONSULT WWW.IDAHOPANHANDLEAVALANCHE.ORG OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE CENTER. ISSUED- 01/23/19 10AM
* AFFECTED AREAS: SHOSHONE, ID ... BONNER, ID ... BOUNDARY, ID
