* 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.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total 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...Washington Palouse and Spokane Area.
* 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...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 6
inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...In Idaho, Coeur d'Alene Area and Idaho Palouse. In
Washington, Northeast Mountains.
* 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.
Snowfall over the Cascades early this morning is lessening.
Therefore, the existing Winter Storm Warning will be allowed to
expire. Another strong system will bring in another round of
heavy mountain snow this afternoon through Thursday evening.
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of up to 2
to 4 feet possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 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...From this afternoon through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of up to
46 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane
Ridge, Amanda Park, and Quinault.
* WHEN...From this afternoon through Thursday evening.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to one inch.
* WHERE...Everett and vicinity, including Stanwood, Marysville,
and Mountlake Terrace and Admiralty Inlet Area, including Port
Townsend, Whidbey Island, and Camano Island.
* WHEN...Until 9 AM PST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A persistent convergence zone has caused
snowfall between Port Townsend and Gold Bar, with spotter
reports of snow accumulations up to 3 inches across Whidbey
Island and reports of 4 inches across Everett as of 3 AM.
Temperatures will continue to drop this morning and will bottom
out at or below freezing, which may cause travel impacts during
the morning commute due to snow and ice.
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory above 1000 feet, snow.
Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. For the
Winter Storm Watch above 1500 feet, heavy snow possible. Total
snow accumulations of 4 to 12 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 and Cascades
in Lane County. In Washington, South Washington Cascades and
South Washington Cascade Foothills.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, until 7 AM PST this
morning. For the Winter Storm Watch, 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.
