Frisky forecasters

Once in awhile the normally dour NWS forecasters kick up their heels and add itty-bitty little personal comments in the AFD's. ANd so it is today--Christmas Day--that the Pokie-Mon (That's our private term for Pocatello NWS Forecasters) added the nifty little header the 3 am AFD:

WELCOME TO THE CHRISTMAS 2008 WINTER STORM FOR EASTERN IDAHO. A VERY COMPLEX AND DANGEROUS SITUATION HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS. CURRENT SATELLITE AND RADAR SHOW PLENTY OF SNOW ACROSS THE AREA. ADDRESSING WIND AND HEAVY SNOW FIRST...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MAGIC VALLEY AND SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE COMMON AT 245 AM IN FROM AROUND FT HALL TO POCATELLO TO WEST TO BURLEY AND ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS. THE STRONGER WINDS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO SPREAD FARTHER NORTH INTO THE SNAKE PLAIN. THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO SEE VERY STRONG WINDS UNTIL LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. FOR THE REST OF EASTERN IDAHO...SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AS WELL THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH 5PM TODAY ARE GENERALLY 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE SNAKE RIVER PLAIN. FOR THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS ARE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE PEAKS IN THE LOST RIVER/PAHSIMEROI REGION...THE REST OF THAT AREA WILL SEE 9 TO 12 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE SAWTOOTHS. OUR OTHER MOUNTAINOUS AREAS WILL SEE 8 TO 13 INCHES IN THE VALLEYS WITH UP TO 2 FEET IN THE IDAHO WASATCH. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE THE SOUTH CENTRAL HIGHLANDS WHERE 5 TO 10 INCHES TOTAL IS FORECAST.