NOAA Current Watches-WA

...The National Weather Service in Seattle WA has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Washington... Skokomish River At Potlatch affecting Mason County. .Heavy rain continues to fall over the southern Olympic Basin. This will lead to a continued rise into Moderate Flood stage on the Skokomish River. * WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Skokomish River at Potlatch. * WHEN...Until early Friday morning. * IMPACTS...At 17.5 feet, the Skokomish River will cause moderate flooding, with deep and quick flood waters inundating some residential areas, many roads, and much of the farm land in the Skokomish Valley. Inundated roads include the Skokomish Valley road, Bourgault Road West, Purdy Cutoff Road, and Highway 106. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:30 AM PST Wednesday the stage was 15.2 feet. - Flood stage is 16.5 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage this evening to a crest of 17.6 feet late tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow afternoon. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 17.6 feet on 10/20/2003. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Bridgeport, Quincy, Creston, Grand Coulee, Ephrata, Omak, Badger Mountain Road, Coulee City, Harrington, Oroville, Mansfield, Tonasket, Othello, Okanogan, Wilbur, Nespelem, Waterville, Moses Lake, Odessa, Ritzville, Brewster, and Disautel Pass. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Strongest winds along exposed ridgetops and southern areas of Ferry County. * WHERE...Boulder Creek Road, Inchelium, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Sherman Pass, Chesaw Road, Wauconda, and Republic. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur Wednesday night into early Thursday morning.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 4000 feet. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Mountain Road, Cloverland Road, and Peola. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult travel. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and power lines.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations 10 to 18 inches above 4000 feet. Up to 2 inches for Stehekin. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph in the mountains. * WHERE...Stevens Pass, Stehekin, and Holden Village. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions especially over the Cascade Passes. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and isolated power outages.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 20 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest. * WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Strong winds could cause tree damage. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Periods of heavy snow will impact the Upper East Slopes of the Washington Cascades Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning, and again late Wednesday evening through Thursday. Rain will occur along I-90 and White Pass during the day Wednesday.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 4000 feet. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 20 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Periods of heavy snow will impact the northern Blues tonight into Wednesday morning, and again late Wednesday evening through Thursday. Rain and a rain to snow mix will occur during the day Wednesday. Strong gusty winds will also produce patchy blowing snow at times late Wednesday into Thursday.

A strong frontal system will move across the area today and into tonight, bringing a round of moderate to heavy rainfall to western Washington and possible flooding. * 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 and Mason. In west central Washington, King, Lewis, Pierce and Thurston. * WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - A rising snow level, moderate to heavy rain, and to a lesser degree low- to mid-elevation snowmelt will potentially produce enough runoff to cause minor flooding of some streams and rivers. The Olympics and Cascades could see 3 to 5 inches of rain. The snow level will rise Wednesday to 4500 feet. Based on the degree of snow level changes, it's relation to precipitation, and the amount of precipitation and snowmelt makes for a fair amount of uncertainty on what, if any, rivers will flood. The exception is the Skokomish River which is highly likely to exceed flood stage and possibly Moderate Flood. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 1500 feet. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 12 inches, except 12 to 24 inches above 2500 feet. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE...South Washington Cascades and South Washington Cascade Foothills. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 AM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Strong winds could cause tree damage.

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...In Oregon, Foothills of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington. * WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 9 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest winds will occur right at the base of the Blue and Wallowa Mountains, including areas such as Cabbage Hill along I-84.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...In Oregon, North Central Oregon and Central Oregon. In Washington, Simcoe Highlands. * WHEN...Until 7 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Yakima Valley and Lower Columbia Basin of Washington. * WHEN...Until 7 AM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Tacoma Area, Hood Canal Area, Seattle and Vicinity and Bremerton and Vicinity. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Western Whatcom County and Western Skagit County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Everett and Vicinity and Admiralty Inlet Area. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...North Coast and Central Coast. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of up o 1 to 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane Ridge, Amanda Park, and Quinault. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Very strong winds could cause extensive tree damage.

* WHAT...Heavy snow above 1000 feet. Additional snow accumulations of up to 2 to 4 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Whatcom and Skagit Counties, including Maple Falls, the Mount Baker Ski Area, Newhalem, Lyman, and Concrete, Cascade mountains and valleys of Snohomish and King Counties, including Darrington, Index, Skykomish, Stevens Pass, and Snoqualmie Pass and Cascade mountains and valleys of Pierce and Lewis Counties, including the Crystal Mountain Ski Area, Paradise on Mount Rainier, Ashford, Randle, and Packwood. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Strong winds could cause tree damage.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 4000 feet. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 12 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Mountain Road, Peola, and Cloverland Road. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult travel. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and power lines.

* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total mountain accumulations of 1 to 3 feet except 2 to 4 feet above 4000 feet. For Stehekin area 4 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph in the mountains. * WHERE...Stehekin, Stevens Pass, and Holden Village. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Motorists should be prepared for winter driving conditions especially over the Cascade Passes. Strong winds could cause damage to trees and isolated power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of one inch per hour are possible over Stevens Pass through this morning. Heavy snowfall coupled with gusty winds could create white-out conditons at times.