NOAA Current Watches-WA

* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Additional snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes and West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches abvoe 3500 feet. * WHERE...Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions on Highway 2 over Stevens Pass.

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 2 to 5 inches above 4000 feet. * WHERE...Cloverland Road, Mountain Road, and elevations above 4000 feet near Peola. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Winter driving conditions and localized drifting snow will occur in the Blue Mountains of southeast Washington today above 4000 feet.

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches above 4500 feet with 6 to 10 inches expected along the I-84 corridor. * WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Periods of moderate and heavy snow will cause low visibilities to create difficult driving conditions.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 10 and 14 inches. * WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Periods of moderate and heavy snow will combine with low visibilities to create difficult driving conditions.

Areas of dense freezing fog will impact portions of the Yakima Valley and sections of Interstate 82, including Yakima and Union Gap. Visibilities of less than 1/2 mile were occurring in spots. Motorists are urged to use caution when traveling through the morning hours due to localized areas of low visibilities and patches of ice.

* WHAT...Heavy snow will continue Saturday night into Sunday. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 feet by Sunday afternoon above 3500 feet. * WHERE...Stehekin, Holden Village, and Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals for Stehekin and Coles Corner will be between 1 and 3 inches.

* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches. * WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Periods of moderate and heavy snow will combine with low visibilities to create difficult driving conditions.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 10 and 14 inches. * WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Significant snowfall with periods of heavy snowfall rates will combine with low visibility to create very difficult driving conditions.

* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 18 inches. * WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes and West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Additional snow accumulations between 6 and 24 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Freezing rain will transition to snow this afternoon. Additional ice accumulations up to 0.05". Snow then becomes heavier this evening. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 feet by Sunday afternoon above 3500 feet. * WHERE...Stehekin, Holden Village, and Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals for Stehekin and Coles Corner will be between 1 and 3 inches.

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 6 inches over the mountains, up to 2 inches of snow near the Canadian border, and additional ice accumulations around 0.05 inches. * WHERE...Clark Fork, Metaline Falls, Tiger, Ione, Deer Park, Priest River, Schweitzer Mountain Road, Newport, Northport, Colville, Fruitland, Kettle Falls, Flowery Trail Road, Sandpoint, Athol, Bonners Ferry, Orin-Rice Road, Springdale-Hunters Road, Metaline, Chewelah, and Eastport. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional light snow is expected through Sunday morning.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Freezing rain will transition to snow this afternoon. Additional ice accumulations up to 0.05". Snow then becomes heavier this evening. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 feet by Sunday afternoon above 3500 feet. * WHERE...Holden Village, Stehekin, and Stevens Pass. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals for Stehekin and Coles Corner will be between 1 and 3 inches.

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet accumulations of 2 to 6 inches over the mountains, up to 2 inches of snow near the Canadian border, and additional ice accumulations around 0.05 inches. * WHERE...Bonners Ferry, Springdale-Hunters Road, Athol, Sandpoint, Clark Fork, Tiger, Metaline, Deer Park, Ione, Eastport, Flowery Trail Road, Newport, Orin-Rice Road, Schweitzer Mountain Road, Northport, Priest River, Fruitland, Chewelah, Colville, Kettle Falls, and Metaline Falls. * WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional light snow is expected through Sunday morning.

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch near the Canadian border and ice accumulations around a light glaze to 0.05". * WHERE...Sherman Pass, Inchelium, Creston, Chesaw Road, Wauconda, Boulder Creek Road, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Odessa, Wilbur, Republic, Harrington, Coulee City, Ritzville, and Grand Coulee. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Total snow accumulations between 12 and 24 inches, with locally higher amounts over the highest peaks. * WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes and West Slopes North Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snoqualmie Pass will see lesser amounts of 6 to 10 inches.

* WHAT...Snow expected at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches, with locally higher amounts over the highest peaks. * WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult to impossible.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of northwest Washington, including the following county, Mason. * WHEN...Through Sunday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A storm system will bring 2 to 3 inches of rain, possibly more to the Olympic mountains into Sunday morning. With snow levels above 7000 feet for the bulk of the precipitation, most of that will be rain and that could be enough to drive the Skokomish River above flood stage. The current river forecast has it cresting just below flood stage Sunday morning. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood