* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Light snow accumulations up to one
inch and ice accumulations of a tenth to a quarter of an inch
likely between 500 and 2500 feet. Higher accumulations of three to
four tenths possible above 3000 feet.
* WHERE...In Oregon, North Oregon Cascades and Upper Hood River
Valley. In Washington, South Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous.
Patchy dense fog will affect the Blue Mountain Foothills through
the early morning hours. Visibilities will be 1/4 mile or less in
area impacted by dense fog. If you encounter fog, slow down, use
low beam headlights and allow for extra space between your vehicle
and those around you.
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3
to 8 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
* WHERE...Upper and Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades
Crest.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest chance of freezing rain and light
ice accumulation will be in the vicinity of Trout Lake and
Glenwood.
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1
to 3 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.
* WHERE...Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest chance of freezing rain and ice
accumulation will be in the vicinity of Satus Pass and Bickleton.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley and Yakima Valley.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday
morning commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest snow totals are expected in the
western portions and higher elevations of the Yakima and Kittitas
Counties.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7
inches. Between Coles Corner and Stevens Pass 6 to 10 inches is
expected.
* WHERE...Plain, Holden Village, Stehekin, Leavenworth, and Stevens
Pass.
* WHEN...From 3 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The conditions could impact
the Friday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 2 to 5 inches.
Locations along the Columbia River will generally see 1 to 2
inches. The mountains above 3000 feet will see 4 to 8 inches, with
locally higher amounts in Idaho.
* WHERE...Ione, Chewelah, Northport, Flowery Trail Road,
Springdale-Hunters Road, Bonners Ferry, Metaline, Clark Fork,
Kettle Falls, Athol, Tiger, Fruitland, Metaline Falls, Schweitzer
Mountain Road, Eastport, Newport, Priest River, Orin-Rice Road,
Sandpoint, Deer Park, and Colville.
* WHEN...From 9 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The conditions could impact
the Friday evening commute.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
inches. Locations along the Okanogan and Columbia River will
generally see an inch or less. Loup Loup and Sherman Pass is
expected to see 5 to 7 inches.
* WHERE...Winthrop, Tonasket, Conconully, Loup Loup Pass, Nespelem,
Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Wauconda, Boulder Creek Road, Methow,
Twisp, Chesaw Road, Omak, Inchelium, Republic, Sherman Pass,
Brewster, Mazama, Disautel Pass, Oroville, Bridgeport, and
Okanogan.
* WHEN...From 6 AM Friday to 7 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The conditions could impact
the Friday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
inches. On the higher benches of the Waterville Plateau 4 to 7
inches expected. Along the Columbia River accumulations will
generally be 1 to 2 inches.
* WHERE...Number 2 Canyon, Badger Mountain Road, Wenatchee, Pangborn
Airport, Waterville, Mansfield, Number 1 Canyon, Cashmere, Entiat,
and Chelan.
* WHEN...From 3 AM Friday to 2 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The conditions could impact
the Friday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Ice accumulations around a light
glaze to 0.15".
* WHERE...Hayden, Wilbur, Coeur d'Alene, Fairfield, Airway Heights,
Spokane, Davenport, Creston, Ritzville, Harrington, Worley,
Cheney, Post Falls, Spokane Valley, Odessa, and Rockford.
* WHEN...From 4 AM to 1 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Freezing rain could
impact the Friday morning commute.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 4 and 7
inches. Between Coles Corner and Stevens Pass 6 to 10 inches is
expected.
* WHERE...Holden Village, Stevens Pass, Leavenworth, Stehekin, and
Plain.
* WHEN...From 3 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations 2 to 5 inches.
Locations along the Columbia River will generally see 1 to 2
inches. The mountains above 3000 feet will see 4 to 8 inches, with
locally higher amounts in Idaho.
* WHERE...Colville, Priest River, Deer Park, Springdale-Hunters
Road, Clark Fork, Ione, Northport, Bonners Ferry, Flowery Trail
Road, Eastport, Chewelah, Kettle Falls, Fruitland, Tiger,
Metaline, Metaline Falls, Athol, Sandpoint, Newport, Schweitzer
Mountain Road, and Orin-Rice Road.
* WHEN...From 9 AM Friday to 10 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Friday evening commute.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
inches. Locations along the Okanogan and Columbia River will
generally see an inch or less. Loup Loup and Sherman Pass is
expected to see 5 to 7 inches.
* WHERE...Chesaw Road, Mazama, Methow, Sherman Pass, Brewster, Omak,
Disautel Pass, Republic, Twisp, Inchelium, Nespelem, Wauconda,
Highway 20 Wauconda Summit, Tonasket, Bridgeport, Boulder Creek
Road, Oroville, Loup Loup Pass, Okanogan, Winthrop, and Conconully.
* WHEN...From 6 AM Friday to 7 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 2 and 4
inches. On the higher benches of the Waterville Plateau 4 to 7
inches expected. Along the Columbia River accumulations will
generally be 1 to 2 inches.
* WHERE...Badger Mountain Road, Cashmere, Number 1 Canyon, Chelan,
Pangborn Airport, Waterville, Entiat, Number 2 Canyon, Wenatchee,
and Mansfield.
* WHEN...From 3 AM Friday to 2 AM PST Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.
ESFSEW
Multiple weather systems will move across western Washington Friday
through the weekend, bringing heavy precipitation at times to the
Olympic Peninsula. Heaviest amounts are forecast over the
southwestern slopes of the Olympic Mountains, with 2 to 4 inches of
rainfall expected during this period. This will result in the
potential for the Skokomish River to rise above flood stage over the
weekend. Snow levels will initially be between 5000 to 6000 feet on
Friday, and will drop between 3500 to 4500 feet Saturday and Sunday.
Please monitor the latest river forecasts from the National Weather
Service for additional information.
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3
to 10 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
* WHERE...West Slopes South Central Cascades and Passes.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There may be a brief period this evening when
the snow tapers off before the snow increases again in intensity
tonight.
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 3
to 8 inches and ice accumulations around a light glaze.
* WHERE...Upper and Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades
Crest.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest chance of freezing rain and light
ice accumulation will be in the vicinity of Trout Lake and
Glenwood.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley and Yakima Valley.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult due to periods of moderate to
heavy snow. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday
evening and Friday morning commutes.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest snow totals are expected in the
western portions and higher elevations of the Yakima and Kittitas
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation expected. Total snow accumulations of 1
to 3 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch.
* WHERE...Simcoe Highlands.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest chance of freezing rain and ice
accumulation will be in the vicinity of Satus Pass and Bickleton.
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Light snow this afternoon will mix
with and change to rain and freezing rain tonight. Most of the
freezing rain will occur in the valleys between 500 and 2000 feet.
Snow levels will hover near 500 feet into this evening, then
slowly rise overnight reaching 2500 feet or higher later tonight.
Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 4 inches with ice
accumulations of a tenth to a quarter of an inch likely. Heavier
snow accumulations expected for areas above 3000 feet, where 3 to
9 inches of snow is expected through tonight.
* WHERE...In Oregon, North Oregon Cascades and Upper Hood River
Valley. In Washington, South Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will
likely become slick and hazardous.
