* WHAT...Snow expected, mainly in the morning and overnight hours.
Total snow accumulations up to 2 inches.
* WHERE...Cowlitz County Lowlands.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Sunday to 4 AM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous.
* WHAT...Snow. Additional snow accumulations between 2 and 7 inches.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Clackamas County Cascade Foothills, West
Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft, and Cascade Foothills
of Marion and Linn Counties. In Washington, South Washington
Cascade Foothills.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous.
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 5 inches.
* WHERE...South Washington Cascades and the Northern and Central
Cascades of Oregon.
* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous.
* WHAT...Heavy snow ABOVE 3000 FEET. Additional snow accumulations
of two to four inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* WHAT...Snow on top of heavy snow that has already fallen.
Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches between noon
and 7 pm.
* WHERE...Stevens Pass.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Motorists should anticipate winter driving conditions on
Highway 2 over Stevens Pass.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snowfall will continue tonight into
Sunday, but are not expected to produce travel impacts in the
Cascades.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 1 to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Hood Canal Area and Tacoma Area.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Monday morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals will be localized in nature due
to scattered coverage of snow showers. Not all locations will
receive accumulating snowfall tonight through Monday morning.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations up to 1 to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Monday morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow totals will be localized in nature due
to scattered coverage of snow showers. Not all locations will
receive accumulating snowfall tonight through Monday morning.
* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft.
Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes, West Slopes North
Central Cascades and Passes, and West Slopes South Central
Cascades and Passes.
* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST this evening.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Light snowfall will continue tonight into
Sunday, but are not expected to produce travel impacts in the
Cascades.
* WHAT...Additional snow on top of heavy snow that has already
occurred. Additional accumulations 2 and 4 inches this afternoon
and evening.
* WHERE...Stevens Pass, Stehekin, and Holden Village.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Motorists should anticipate winter driving conditions on
Highway 2 over Stevens Pass.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
inches.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM PST Monday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Monday morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers Saturday night through Monday
morning could produce 2 to 4 inch snow accumulations. The
accumulations will be localized.
* WHAT...Heavy snow at or above elevations greater than 3000 ft.
Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches.
* WHERE...West Slopes North Cascades and Passes, West Slopes North
Central Cascades and Passes, and West Slopes South Central
Cascades and Passes.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* WHAT...Snow showers. Additional mountain snow accumulations
between 2 and 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.
* WHERE...Stevens Pass.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult over Stevens Pass.
* WHAT...Snow ABOVE 4000 FEET. Additional snow accumulations 2 to 4
inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In
Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow.
* WHAT...Heavy snow ABOVE 3000 FEET. Additional snow accumulations
between 2 and 4 inches.
* WHERE...Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow.
SABPDT
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW AND STRONG WINDS, A VARIABLE AND WEAK
SNOWPACK, AND A BUSY WEEKEND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY COULD COMBINE FOR
UNIQUELY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS.
* WHERE...THE WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER, MT HOOD, AND THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM FRI 18:00 PST TO SUN 18:00 PST.
* IMPACTS...AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY, INJURE OR KILL A PERSON
MAY BE EASY TO TRIGGER ON A VARIETY OF SLOPES. AVALANCHES MAY
BREAK WIDELY ACROSS THE SLOPE.
SABPQR
* WHAT...Significant new snow and strong winds, a variable and weak
snowpack, and a busy weekend in the backcountry could combine for
uniquely dangerous avalanche conditions.
* WHERE...The Washington Cascades from the Canadian Border to the
Columbia River, Mt Hood, and the Olympic Mountains.
* WHEN...In effect from Fri 18:00 PST to Sun 18:00 PST.
* IMPACTS...Avalanches large enough to bury, injure or kill a person
may be easy to trigger on a variety of slopes. Avalanches may
break widely across the slope.
SABSEW
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW AND STRONG WINDS, A VARIABLE AND WEAK
SNOWPACK, AND A BUSY WEEKEND IN THE BACKCOUNTRY COULD COMBINE FOR
UNIQUELY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS.
* WHERE...THE WASHINGTON CASCADES FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER TO THE
COLUMBIA RIVER, MT HOOD, AND THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS.
* WHEN...IN EFFECT FROM FRI 18:00 PST TO SUN 18:00 PST.
* IMPACTS...AVALANCHES LARGE ENOUGH TO BURY, INJURE OR KILL A PERSON
MAY BE EASY TO TRIGGER ON A VARIETY OF SLOPES. AVALANCHES MAY
BREAK WIDELY ACROSS THE SLOPE.
SABOTX
* WHAT...Significant new snow and strong winds, a variable and weak
snowpack, and a busy weekend in the backcountry could combine for
uniquely dangerous avalanche conditions.
* WHERE...The Washington Cascades from the Canadian Border to the
Columbia River, Mt Hood, and the Olympic Mountains.
* WHEN...In effect from Fri 18:00 PST to Sun 18:00 PST.
* IMPACTS...Avalanches large enough to bury, injure or kill a person
may be easy to trigger on a variety of slopes. Avalanches may
break widely across the slope.
* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet Area.
* WHEN...Until 1 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Additional snow accumulations between
6 and 12 inches, except 1 to 4 inches for Holden Village and
Stehekin.
* WHERE...Holden Village, Stehekin, and Stevens Pass.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The conditions could
impact the Friday evening commute.
