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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Washington
Issued by the National Weather Service
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List of Active Alerts by County
Admiralty Inlet Area
high wind warning
Central Coast
high wind warning
East Columbia River Gorge
wind advisory
East Puget Sound Lowlands
wind advisory
East Slopes Northern Cascades
winter weather advisory
East Slopes of the Central Casca
winter weather advisory
East Slopes of the Southern Casc
winter weather advisory
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca
high wind warning
Everett, Vicinity
wind advisory
Foothills of the Blue Mountains
wind advisory
Greater Vancouver Area
wind advisory
Hood Canal Area
wind advisory
Hood Canal, Kitsap Peninsula, WAZ011 (?), WAZ012 (?)
flood warning
Lower Chehalis Valley Area
high wind warning
Lower Columbia Basin
wind advisory
Lower Columbia, I, 5 Corrido
wind advisory
North Coast
high wind warning
Northeast Blue Mountains
winter weather advisory
Northeast Mountains
winter weather advisory
Northwest Blue Mountains
winter storm warning
Okanogan Highlands
winter weather advisory
Okanogan Valley
winter weather advisory
Olympics
winter storm warning
San Juan County
wind advisory
Seattle, Bremerton Area
wind advisory
South Washington Cascades
winter storm warning
South Washington Coast
high wind warning
Southwest Interior
high wind warning
Spokane Area
winter weather advisory
Tacoma Area
wind advisory
Upper Columbia Basin
winter weather advisory
Washington Palouse
winter weather advisory
Waterville Plateau
winter weather advisory
West Slopes Central Cascades and
winter storm warning
West Slopes Northern Cascades an
winter storm warning
Western Skagit County
wind advisory
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca
high wind warning
Western Whatcom County
wind advisory
Willapa Hills
high wind warning
Flood Warning
Hood Canal, Kitsap Peninsula, WAZ011 (?), WAZ012 (?) (Washington)
FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 807 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN WASHINGTON... SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AFFECTING MASON COUNTY. .FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 16 OLYMPIC PENINSULA REGION ONLY THE SKOKOMISH RIVER REMAINS IN A FLOOD WARNING AT THIS TIME. AFTER BRIEFLY FALLING BELOW FLOOD STAGE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AT POTLATCH ROSE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AGAIN ABOUT 4 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE RISES ARE BEING CAUSED BY THE COMBINATION OF PLANNED RELEASES OF WATER FROM CUSHMAN DAM NUMBER 2 AND RUNOFF FROM PRECIPITATION THAT WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL CREST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY FALL BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER MONDAY. WAC045-221207- /O.CON.KSEW.FL.W.0048.000000T0000Z-091124T1012Z/ /SRPW1.1.ER.091116T1148Z.091120T1545Z.091124T0112Z.NR/ 807 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH * UNTIL LATE MONDAY NIGHT. * AT 7:45 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 16.7 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 16.5 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST AT 16.9 FEET AROUND 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING...THEN FALL SLOWLY TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 16.5 FEET...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF PASTURE LANDS...WITH WATER FLOWING QUICKLY OVER EAST BOURGAULT ROAD AND SKOKOMISH VALLEY ROAD. $$ PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DO NOT DRIVE CARS...VANS...OR TRUCKS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...THIS IS THE CAUSE OF MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS IN WASHINGTON. BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES AND MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL MEDIA. ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
San Juan County (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ001-503-506-221500- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AFTER 4 AM AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 AM BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
South Washington Cascades (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 842 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ORZ011-013-WAZ019-221300- /O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT... SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS 842 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SNOW WAS REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING AS A NEW STORM PUSHES IN. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...HEAVIEST IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...BUT WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 4500 FEET IN THE OREGON CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 2500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY IN BOTH THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET. WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.| PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Willapa Hills (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON. WAZ020-221145- /O.EXB.KPQR.HW.W.0031.091122T0800Z-091122T1500Z/ WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
South Washington Coast (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON. ORZ001-002-WAZ021-221145- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CATHLAMET 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT COASTAL HEADLANDS AND BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM ON THE OREGON COAST AND BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Lower Columbia, I, 5 Corrido (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON. ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-221145- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY. WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
East Columbia River Gorge (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1037 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY... AND WALLOWA COUNTY. ORZ041-044-WAZ024-028-221500- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1037 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THOUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND NEAR NORTH TO NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Lower Columbia Basin (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1037 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY... AND WALLOWA COUNTY. ORZ041-044-WAZ024-028-221500- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1037 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THOUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND NEAR NORTH TO NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES OF THE HORSE HEAVEN HILLS AND RATTLESNAKE MOUNTAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Foothills of the Blue Mountains (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1037 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY AND WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON... THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY... AND WALLOWA COUNTY. ORZ501-504-WAZ029-221500- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-091123T0300Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...CONDON...FOSSIL... SPRAY...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1037 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL DEVELOP LATER TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Northwest Blue Mountains (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1146 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW FALL EXPECTED OVER THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL TO THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT AND TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW FURTHER MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT. ORZ502-WAZ030-221500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0300Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE 1146 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW FALL OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON IS EXPECTED TO REACH 7 TO 12 INCHES. MOST OF THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE FROM SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY... SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT PASS LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE-QUARTER MILE OF LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Northeast Blue Mountains (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ031-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0600Z/ NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF ANATONE AND PEOLA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...ANATONE...PEOLA... MOUNTAIN ROAD...CLOVERLAND ROAD. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Washington Palouse (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ033-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ WASHINGTON PALOUSE- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE WASHINGTON PALOUSE BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE EAST OF ST JOHN AND COLFAX IMPACTING THE TOWNS OF PULLMAN...OAKESDALE...AND TEKOA. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MIDDAY AS SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH. THIS MAY ALSO RESULT IN SNOW DRIFTS ACROSS NORTH-SOUTH HIGHWAYS INCLUDING HIGHWAY 195 AND STATE ROUTE 27. THE SNOW AND WIND WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...PULLMAN...ROSALIA... OAKESDALE...TEKOA...UNIONTOWN. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Upper Columbia Basin (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ035-044-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU ABOVE 2000 FEET BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Spokane Area (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ036-037-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Northeast Mountains (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ036-037-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T1200Z-091123T0000Z/ SPOKANE AREA-NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD... ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE SPOKANE AREA BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE WEST PLAINS ...UPPER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH HILL...AND LOCATIONS NEAR MICA PEAK. 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WASHINGTON BEGINNING EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THIS SNOW WILL IMPACT THE TOWNS OF COLVILLE...CHEWELAN...METALINE FALLS...AND NORTHPORT. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 5 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SPOKANE...CHENEY... DAVENPORT...ROCKFORD...COLVILLE...DEER PARK...CHEWELAH... NEWPORT...KETTLE FALLS...SPRINGDALE-HUNTERS ROAD...ORIN-RICE ROAD...FLOWERY TRAIL ROAD. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Okanogan Highlands (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ038-043-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PRECIPITATION MAY START IN THE FORM OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Greater Vancouver Area (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON. ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-221145- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY. WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
East Slopes Northern Cascades (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ042-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS... LOUP LOUP PASS 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS NEAR THE NORTH CASCADES...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MOST OF THE SNOW WILL FALL AT ELEVATIONS OF 2000 FEET OR HIGHER. THIS WILL IMPACT UPPER PORTIONS OF THE METHOW VALLEY NEAR MAZAMA AS WELL AS LOCATIONS NEAR LAKE WENATCHEE INCLUDING PLAIN. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...LEAVENWORTH...MAZAMA... TWISP...WINTHROP...STEHEKIN...CONCONULLY...BLEWETT PASS...LOUP LOUP PASS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Okanogan Valley (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ038-043-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ OKANOGAN HIGHLANDS-OKANOGAN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT... BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE OKANOGAN VALLEY AND HIGHLANDS BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. FOR THE OKANOGAN VALLEY PRECIPITATION MAY START IN THE FORM OF RAIN BEFORE CHANGING OVER TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 2000 FEET IMPACTING THE REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM...AND WAUCONDA AREAS. THE SURROUNDING MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...REPUBLIC...INCHELIUM... WAUCONDA...CHESAW ROAD...HIGHWAY 20 WAUCONDA SUMMIT...BOULDER CREEK ROAD...SHERMAN PASS...OMAK...OKANOGAN...BREWSTER... BRIDGEPORT...OROVILLE...NESPELEM...DISAUTEL PASS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
Waterville Plateau (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ..SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS THROUGH THE INLAND NORTHWEST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL FALL ABOVE 2000 FEET AND IMPACT THE IDAHO PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE VALLEYS. WAZ035-044-221300- /O.CON.KOTX.WW.Y.0036.091122T0600Z-091122T2000Z/ UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN-WATERVILLE PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD 852 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY ABOVE 2000 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW ABOVE 2000 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVER THE UPPER COLUMBIA BASIN AND WATERVILLE PLATEAU ABOVE 2000 FEET BEGINNING LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 5 INCHES IS POSSIBLE ON THE WATERVILLE PLATEAU. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...WILBUR...WATERVILLE... MANSFIELD...BADGER MOUNTAIN ROAD. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
East Slopes of the Central Casca (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1146 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW FALL EXPECTED OVER THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL TO THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT AND TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW FURTHER MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT. WAZ501-502-221500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES... GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 1146 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW FALL OVER THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES IS EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM CLE ELUM WESTWARD ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND FROM RIMROCK LAKE WESTWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 12. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET AND WEST OF THE KLICKITAT RIVER. MOST OF THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT PASS LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE- QUARTER MILE OF LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Weather Advisory
East Slopes of the Southern Casc (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1146 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HEAVY SNOW FALL EXPECTED OVER THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY BRINGING SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL TO THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT AND TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT. ADDITIONALLY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW FURTHER MAKING TRAVEL CONDITIONS DIFFICULT. WAZ501-502-221500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES... GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 1146 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. TOTAL SNOW FALL OVER THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES IS EXPECTED TO REACH 5 TO 10 INCHES WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED FROM CLE ELUM WESTWARD ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AND FROM RIMROCK LAKE WESTWARD ALONG HIGHWAY 12. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES MAINLY ABOVE 2000 FEET AND WEST OF THE KLICKITAT RIVER. MOST OF THIS SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONALLY...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH AT PASS LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DOWN TO ONE- QUARTER MILE OF LESS AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING AND OR BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Western Whatcom County (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ001-503-506-221500- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AFTER 4 AM AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 AM BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Southwest Interior (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ504-512-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0006.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 4 AM AND LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AND IN THE CHEHALIS GAP...EAST-WEST VALLEYS EXPOSED TO WESTERLY FLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
East Puget Sound Lowlands (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ505-507>509-511-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. WINDS AROUND THE EVERETT AREA...AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE SEATTLE AREA WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AROUND 5 AM. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EVERETT AREA...AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH OF SEATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Western Skagit County (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ001-503-506-221500- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AFTER 4 AM AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 8 AM BEFORE SLOWLY DIMINISHING DURING THE LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Everett, Vicinity (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ505-507>509-511-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. WINDS AROUND THE EVERETT AREA...AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE SEATTLE AREA WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AROUND 5 AM. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EVERETT AREA...AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH OF SEATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Seattle, Bremerton Area (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ505-507>509-511-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. WINDS AROUND THE EVERETT AREA...AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE SEATTLE AREA WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AROUND 5 AM. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EVERETT AREA...AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH OF SEATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Tacoma Area (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ505-507>509-511-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. WINDS AROUND THE EVERETT AREA...AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE SEATTLE AREA WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AROUND 5 AM. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EVERETT AREA...AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH OF SEATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Admiralty Inlet Area (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ510-517-221500- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-CENTRAL COAST- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AROUND 4 AM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Wind Advisory
Hood Canal Area (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ505-507>509-511-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. WINDS AROUND THE EVERETT AREA...AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE SEATTLE AREA WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE AROUND 5 AM. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS...THEN WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE EVERETT AREA...AND STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH OF SEATTLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Lower Chehalis Valley Area (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ504-512-221500- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0006.091122T0647Z-091122T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND 4 AM AND LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AND IN THE CHEHALIS GAP...EAST-WEST VALLEYS EXPOSED TO WESTERLY FLOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
Olympics (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 WAZ513-221200- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091122T1200Z/ OLYMPICS- 1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY. A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE OLYMPICS...AND THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT HURRICANE RIDGE WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 20 INCHES ...WITH UP TO THREE FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTH FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF SUNDAY. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY AS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE OLYMPICS BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ514-515-221500- /O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0800Z-091122T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT TO WESTERLY AROUND 4 AM AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE OF THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DESTROY PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ514-515-221500- /O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0023.091122T0800Z-091122T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL RAPIDLY SHIFT TO WESTERLY AROUND 4 AM AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE OF THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATER SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DESTROY PROPERTY. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
North Coast (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ516-221500- /O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ NORTH COAST- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. WHILE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL TURN NORTHEAST AND DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT...STRONG WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL RAPIDLY DEVELOP AROUND 4 AM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
High Wind Warning
Central Coast (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .OVERVIEW...A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY ONSHORE ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE FAR SOUTH PUGET SOUND AND INTO THE CENTRAL CASCADES BY 8 AM. WAZ510-517-221500- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-091122T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-CENTRAL COAST- 1047 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH AROUND 4 AM. THE STRONG WINDS WILL LAST FOR ABOUT 3 TO 5 HOURS BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
West Slopes Northern Cascades an (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 WAZ518-519-221230- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091122T2100Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE CASCADES THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE IN THE RANGE OF ONE FOOT TO TWO AND A HALF FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE CASCADES BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES. $$ MCDONNALIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
Winter Storm Warning
West Slopes Central Cascades and (Washington)
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 WAZ518-519-221230- /O.CON.KSEW.WS.W.0026.000000T0000Z-091122T2100Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 1039 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. A VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE CASCADES THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY BE IN THE RANGE OF ONE FOOT TO TWO AND A HALF FEET. THE HEAVIEST PERIODS OF SNOW WILL BE TONIGHT WITH 10 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE NEAR 3000 FEET TONIGHT...THEN FALL TO 2000 FEET ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS SNOWFALL TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL INTO THE CASCADES BE PREPARED FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...LONG DELAYS...AND ROAD CLOSURES. $$ MCDONNALIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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