NOAA Current Watches-WA

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 5 inches. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and the Northern and Central Cascades of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous.

* WHAT...Heavy snow ABOVE 3000 FEET. Additional snow accumulations of two to four inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

* WHAT...Snow on top of heavy snow that has already fallen. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches between noon and 7 pm. * WHERE...Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Motorists should anticipate winter driving conditions on Highway 2 over Stevens Pass. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snowfall will continue tonight into Sunday, but are not expected to produce travel impacts in the Cascades.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Hood Canal Area and Tacoma Area. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals will be localized in nature due to scattered coverage of snow showers. Not all locations will receive accumulating snowfall tonight through Monday morning.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 1 to 3 inches. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals will be localized in nature due to scattered coverage of snow showers. Not all locations will receive accumulating snowfall tonight through Monday morning.

* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. * WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes, West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes, and West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snowfall will continue tonight into Sunday, but are not expected to produce travel impacts in the Cascades.

* WHAT...Additional snow on top of heavy snow that has already occurred. Additional accumulations 2 and 4 inches this afternoon and evening. * WHERE...Stevens Pass, Stehekin, and Holden Village. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Motorists should anticipate winter driving conditions on Highway 2 over Stevens Pass.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the Monday morning commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers Saturday night through Monday morning could produce 2 to 4 inch snow accumulations. The accumulations will be localized.

* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. * WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes, West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes, and West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* WHAT...Snow showers. Additional mountain snow accumulations between 2 and 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult over Stevens Pass.

* WHAT...Snow ABOVE 4000 FEET. Additional snow accumulations 2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to heavy snow.

* WHAT...Heavy snow ABOVE 3000 FEET. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 4 inches. * WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to heavy snow.

SABPDT * WHAT...SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW AND STRONG WINDS, A VARIABLE AND WEAK SNOWPACK, AND A BUSY WEEKEND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY COULD COMBINE FOR UNIQUELY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. * WHERE...THE WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER, MT HOOD, AND THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. * WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM FRI 18:00 PST TO SUN 18:00 PST. * IMPACTS...AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY, INJURE OR KILL A PERSON MAY BE EASY TO TRIGGER ON A VARIETY OF SLOPES. AVALANCHES MAY BREAK WIDELY ACROSS THE SLOPE.

SABPQR * WHAT...Significant new snow and strong winds, a variable and weak snowpack, and a busy weekend in the backcountry could combine for uniquely dangerous avalanche conditions. * WHERE...The Washington Cascades from the Canadian Border to the Columbia River, Mt Hood, and the Olympic Mountains. * WHEN...In effect from Fri 18:00 PST to Sun 18:00 PST. * IMPACTS...Avalanches large enough to bury, injure or kill a person may be easy to trigger on a variety of slopes. Avalanches may break widely across the slope.

SABSEW * WHAT...SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW AND STRONG WINDS, A VARIABLE AND WEAK SNOWPACK, AND A BUSY WEEKEND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY COULD COMBINE FOR UNIQUELY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS. * WHERE...THE WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE COLUMBIA RIVER, MT HOOD, AND THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. * WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM FRI 18:00 PST TO SUN 18:00 PST. * IMPACTS...AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY, INJURE OR KILL A PERSON MAY BE EASY TO TRIGGER ON A VARIETY OF SLOPES. AVALANCHES MAY BREAK WIDELY ACROSS THE SLOPE.

SABOTX * WHAT...Significant new snow and strong winds, a variable and weak snowpack, and a busy weekend in the backcountry could combine for uniquely dangerous avalanche conditions. * WHERE...The Washington Cascades from the Canadian Border to the Columbia River, Mt Hood, and the Olympic Mountains. * WHEN...In effect from Fri 18:00 PST to Sun 18:00 PST. * IMPACTS...Avalanches large enough to bury, injure or kill a person may be easy to trigger on a variety of slopes. Avalanches may break widely across the slope.

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Admiralty Inlet Area. * WHEN...Until 1 AM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches, except 1 to 4 inches for Holden Village and Stehekin. * WHERE...Holden Village, Stehekin, and Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The conditions could impact the Friday evening commute.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 6 inches. * WHERE...In Oregon, North Oregon Coast Range. In Washington, Willapa Hills. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous.

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 2500 feet. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 14 inches, and up to 2 feet above 5000 feet. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and the Northern and Central Cascades of Oregon. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous.