A COLD FRONT TRACKING SOUTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON ANDNORTHEAST OREGON TONIGHT IS BRINGING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG INTERSTATE 84...HIGHWAY 204 AND HIGHWAY 395...AND HOLIDAY TRAVELERS NEED TO PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES.

* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL ALSO LOWER DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...SNOW-COVERED ROADWAYS WILL IMPACT TRAVEL. SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR WILL GREATLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

* LOCATIONS...LONG CREEK, NORTH POWDER, AND UKIAH

* SNOW LEVEL...3500 FEET LOWERING TO 2500 FEET.

* TEMPERATURES...LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID 20S.

* WEB PAGE: FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA VISIT HTTP: WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV MAP ?WFO=PDT.