NOAA Current Watches-WA

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 1000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, except 3 to 8 inches below 2000 feet. * WHERE...In Oregon, Coast Range of Northwest Oregon and Central Coast Range of Western Oregon. In Washington, Willapa Hills. * WHEN...Until 7 AM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 1500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and South Washington Cascade Foothills. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches. * WHERE...Olympic mountains, including Hurricane Ridge. * WHEN...Until noon PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on very difficult travel.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Localized snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington. * WHEN...Until noon PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Heavy rainfall over the past couple of days will force rises on the Chehalis River today with the river cresting close to minor flood stage. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington, including the following counties, in northwest Washington, Grays Harbor. In west central Washington, Thurston. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Shower activity continues today, but heavy rain over the river basin has ended. The river crested and will fall below flood stage later this morning. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch. * WHEN...Until late this morning. * IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, the Skokomish River will cause widespread flooding of pasture lands, with water flowing quickly over West Bourgault Road and Skokomish Valley Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:30 AM PST Friday the stage was 16.5 feet. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage later this morning and continue falling to 14.6 feet late Tuesday evening. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.5 feet on 01/30/2004. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Willapa Hills above 1000 feet. * WHEN...Until 7 AM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 9 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and Foothills above 1500 feet. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Heavy rain has ended, with mainly shower activity continuing into Friday. The river has crested and will continue to recede tonight into Friday. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring. * WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch. * WHEN...Until late tonight. * IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, the Skokomish River will cause widespread flooding of pasture lands, with water flowing quickly over West Bourgault Road and Skokomish Valley Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:15 PM PST Thursday the stage was 17.0 feet. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:15 PM PST Thursday was 17.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this evening and continue falling to 14.7 feet Tuesday afternoon. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 16.8 feet on 11/23/1990. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 4000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up and inch or two. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the evening commute.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to two inches. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to noon PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Localized heavier amounts of snow are possible due to convective snow banding, which will increase snowfall rates.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to 18 inches. * WHERE...Olympic mountains, including Hurricane Ridge. * WHEN...Until noon PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on very difficult travel.

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 1000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 10 inches. Snow will be heaviest above 4000 feet. * WHERE...Cascade mountains of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, including the Mount Baker Ski Area, Cascade mountains of Snohomish and King Counties, including Stevens Pass, and Snoqualmie Pass, and Cascade mountains of Pierce and Lewis Counties, including the Crystal Mountain Ski Area, and Paradise on Mount Rainier. * WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 1500 feet. Additional snow accumulations of 3 to 10 inches, except 6 to 14 inches above 2500 feet. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and South Washington Cascade Foothills. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

Heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours will force rises on the Chehalis River today and Friday with the river cresting close to Minor flood stage. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington, including the following counties, in northwest Washington, Grays Harbor. In west central Washington, Thurston. * WHEN...Through Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Heavy rain has ended, however shower activity will continue throughout the day today. The river has crested and fallen into minor flood stage and will continue to recede through the day. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch. * WHEN...Until just after midnight tonight. * IMPACTS...At 16.5 feet, the Skokomish River will cause widespread flooding of pasture lands, with water flowing quickly over West Bourgault Road and Skokomish Valley Road. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 AM PST Thursday the stage was 17.4 feet. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 9:15 AM PST Thursday was 17.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage late this afternoon and continue falling to 14.8 feet early Tuesday morning. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.3 feet on 03/06/2014. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches * WHERE...Holden Village, Stevens Pass, and Stehekin. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions especially over the Cascade Passes.

* WHAT...Snow expected above 4000 feet. Additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Cloverland Road, Peola, and Mountain Road. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and power lines.

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Colville, Airway Heights, Kettle Falls, Boulder Creek Road, Fruitland, Wauconda, Inchelium, Tiger, Sherman Pass, Spokane Valley, Chesaw Road, Chewelah, Downtown Spokane, Northport, Republic, Orin-Rice Road, Springdale-Hunters Road, Metaline, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Rockford, Cheney, Deer Park, Flowery Trail Road, Newport, Metaline Falls, Fairfield, Davenport, and Ione. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Creston, Mansfield, Brewster, Waterville, Odessa, Okanogan, Wilbur, Bridgeport, Ephrata, Omak, Coulee City, Nespelem, Tonasket, Ritzville, Harrington, Moses Lake, Othello, Badger Mountain Road, Oroville, Quincy, Grand Coulee, and Disautel Pass. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.