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Avalanche Watch
Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center Sandpoint ID
Relayed by National Weather Service Spokane WA
619 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Idaho
Panhandle Avalanche Center.

06:00 PST Mon Dec 08 2025

The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint has issued a
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas:
NWS Missoula MT - MTZ001 (MTZ001) NWS Spokane WA - ID 017 (Bonner
County)...ID 021 (Boundary County)...ID 079 (Shoshone County)

* WHAT...An Avalanche Watch is in effect from Monday 6 AM PST to
  Monday 4 PM PST. Very dangerous avalanche conditions could
  develop overnight Monday and raise the danger to High (Level
  4of5).

* WHERE...The Selkirk, West and East Cabinet Mountains, and
  Bitterroot Mountains - Silver Valley.

* WHEN...In effect from Mon 06:00 PST to Mon 16:00 PST.

* IMPACTS...Heavy, wet snowfall Monday will transition to heavy
  rain overnight. A potent atmospheric river characterized by
  near-historic moisture will introduce a firehose of moisture
  into North Idaho and Northwestern Montana. The rain line will
  rise to around 7,000 feet overnight Monday and will saturate
  recent snowfall and buried weak layers, and could provoke a
  widespread cycle of avalanches large enough to bury, injure, or
  kill a person. Some of these avalanches could release naturally,
  and it will be very easy for backcountry travelers to trigger
  them.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in or below avalanche
  terrain is not recommended during this period.

Consult http://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.

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