* 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.
* 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...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph
possible.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Wallowa County, John Day Basin, Foothills
of the Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon and Foothills of the
Southern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In Washington, Foothills of
the Blue Mountains of Washington.
* WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power
lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be
difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
* 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 as high as 60
mph expected, mainly along ridgetops.
* WHERE...Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Wednesday to 4 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 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Okanogan Valley, Waterville Plateau, Moses Lake Area, and
Central Columbia Basin.
* WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 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...Winds will peak around midnight.
* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Okanogan Valley, Waterville Plateau, Moses Lake Area, and
Central Columbia Basin.
* WHEN...From 7 AM Wednesday to 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.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations above 4000
feet of 2 to 4 feet. Total snow accumulations below 4000 feet of 2
to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Stevens Pass, Stehekin, and Holden Village.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 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 or more
will likely occur at Stevens Pass. Heavy snowfall coupled with
gusty winds could create white-out conditons at times.
* 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, Cloverland Road, and Peola.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
hazardous conditions could impact the Wednesday morning and
evening commutes. Very strong winds could cause extensive damage
to trees and power lines.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations above 4000
feet of 1 to 3 feet. Total snow accumulations below 4000 feet of 2
to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Loup Loup Pass, Methow, Twisp, Winthrop, Plain,
Leavenworth, Conconully, and Mazama.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 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 or more
will likely occur at Stevens Pass. Heavy snowfall coupled with
gusty winds could create white-out conditons at times.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Most locations will have snow accumulations
of up to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Highest snow
totals will be along the Washington/Idaho border and the higher
hills.
* WHERE...Cheney, Davenport, Downtown Spokane, Colfax, Spokane
Valley, La Crosse, Fairfield, Rosalia, Tekoa, Airway Heights,
Oakesdale, Uniontown, Rockford, and Pullman.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches.
Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Northport, Plummer, Tiger, Newport, Genesee, Coeur
d'Alene, Kettle Falls, Colville, Springdale-Hunters Road, Moscow,
Fruitland, Orin-Rice Road, Flowery Trail Road, Chewelah, Deer
Park, Post Falls, Metaline Falls, Worley, Hayden, Ione, Potlatch,
and Metaline.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will transition to rain Wednesday
morning that could lead to slush on roadways.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 1000 feet. Total snow
accumulations of up to 2 to 4 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40
mph on Wednesday.
* 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, Paradise on
Mount Rainier.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 1
to 3 feet. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph on Wednesday.
* WHERE...Olympic mountains, including Hurricane Ridge.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible above 1500 feet. Total snow
accumulations of 4 to 11 inches, except 12 to 24 inches above
2000 feet. West to southwest winds could gust as high as 50
mph.
* WHERE...In Washington, South Washington Cascades and South
Washington Cascade Foothills.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty winds could bring
down tree branches.
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible above 1500 feet. Total snow
accumulations of 4 to 11 inches, except 10 to 24 inches above
2500 feet. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills, Northern
Oregon Cascades, Cascade Foothills in Lane County, Cascades in
Lane County and Upper Hood River Valley. In Washington, South
Washington Cascades and South Washington Cascade Foothills.
* WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Patchy blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty winds could bring
down tree branches.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 22
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.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected above 4000 feet. Total snow
accumulations of 8 to 19 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 Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and again
late Wednesday evening through Thursday. Strong gusty winds will
also produce low visibilities at times late Wednesday through
Thursday.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations above 4000
feet of 2 to 3 feet. Total snow accumulations below 4000 feet of
2 to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Western Chelan County.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 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 or more
will likely occur at Stevens Pass. Heavy snowfall coupled with
gusty winds could create white-out conditons at times.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations above 4000
feet of 1 to 2 feet. Total snow accumulations below 4000 feet
of a trace to 4 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph.
* WHERE...Central Chelan County and Western Okanogan County.
* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Strong
winds could cause damage to trees and isolated power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snowfall rates of one inch per hour or more
will likely occur. Heavy snowfall coupled with gusty winds could
create white-out conditons at times.
